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President Fernández Diagnosed With Laryngitis
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (photo: Luis Cetraro/enviado especial/Télam/cf)President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has suspended her agenda for the next 48 hours after being diagnosed...
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Historic Presidential Debate Confirmed for 4th October
Argentina is set to hold its first ever presidential debate on 4th October at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) law faculty. The six candidates to succeed President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner...
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Córdoba: High Court Ratifies Ban on Open-Pit Mining
The High Court of Córdoba (TSJ) today ruled that a provincial ban on open-pit mining was constitutional, thereby rejecting an appeal by mining and nuclear energy companies. Approved in 2008, provincial...
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ArBus Announces New Service to Ezeiza Airport
State-run airport shuttle service ArBus has announced that it will be launching a new route to Ezeiza International airport from October. The company made the announcement as it celebrates one year...
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Scioli Takes Comfortable Lead in Presidential Primaries
Frente para la Victoria’s (FPV) Daniel Scioli won 38.4% of the vote in yesterday’s primary elections, over 12 points ahead of his closest rival, Buenos Aires mayor Mauricio Macri, who gained 24.3%....
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FPV Wins Tucumán Election Amid Controversy
Governor-elect of Tucumán Juan Manzur (photo: Wikipedia) Frente Para la Victoria (FPV) candidate and former health minister, Juan Manzur, was elected governor of Tucumán yesterday with 54,42% of the...
View ArticleTucumán: Several Injured After Police Suppress Protest
Several people received injuries from rubber bullets and tear gas after police violently suppressed a protest in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán last night. Thousands of people had gathered in the...
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Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo Recover 117th Grandchild
The Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo have announced the recovery of the 117th grandchild abducted during Argentina’s last military dictatorship. (Photo courtesy of @abuelasdifusion Twitter account). The...
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Argentina Seeks Beef Exports to US ‘Before Year Ends’
The Argentine government said it would be ready to export beef to the US “before the end of the year” after the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruled that Washington must end a 14-year ban. The WTO’s...
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San Juan: Local Panic After Cyanide Spill in Barrick Gold Mine
Residents in the town of San José de Jáchal, in the province of San Juan, are demanding reassurances amid concerns that a cyanide spill from a mining project may have contaminated the local water...
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Tucumán: Electoral Board Ratifies FPV Victory
Luis Manzur’s victory was confirmed by the Electoral Board (photo: Wikipedia) Almost three weeks after the disputed Tucumán elections, the results of the final recount were delivered last night by the...
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Health Ministry Removes Ban on Homosexual Blood Donors
The Argentine Health Ministry has announced a resolution that will allow homosexuals to donate blood from today. The resolution officially abolishes previous restrictions that barred people from...
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Tucumán: Court Annuls Provincial Elections, Orders New Vote
A court in Tucumán has ruled that the provincial elections that took place on 23rd August should be annulled and a new vote called to elect both provincial and municipal authorities. The Administrative...
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PRO Deputy Candidate Fernando Niembro Resigns
Fernando Niembro (photo: Wikimedia Commons) One of the main candidates in the race for national deputy for the province of Buenos Aires, Fernando Niembro, resigned on Wednesday amid a growing scandal....
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Chaco: Kirchnerist Candidate Elected Provincial Governor
Kirchnerist candidate Domingo Peppo was elected governor of Chaco province Sunday with a lead of over 13 points. Peppo, the leader of Frente Chaco Merece Más, received 55.4% of the vote and easily...
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Tucumán: Provincial Court Overturns Decision to Annul Elections
Juan Luis Manzur won the contested election by around 110,000 votes. (photo: Wikipedia)The Supreme Court of Tucumán has overturned a lower court decision to annul the result of last month’s provincial...
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Buenos Aires Province Establishes Transgender Jobs Quota
The province of Buenos Aires has approved a pioneering law requiring that at least 1% of jobs in public agencies be set aside for transvestites, transsexuals, and transgender people. The provincial...
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Barrick Admits ‘Over 1m Litres’ of Cyanide Solution Spilled in San Juan
Over a million litres of a cyanide solution gushed into the Potrerillos River from the Barrick Gold-owned Veladero mine in San Juan, the company reported on Wednesday. The Canadian mining company...
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President Fernández Gives Last Speech Before UN General Assembly
President Cristina Fernández stressed the need for a more equitable debt repayment system in an impassioned final speech to the United Nations 70th General Assembly on Monday. President Fernández at...
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Domestic Workers Secure Historic Collective Wage Agreement
Domestic workers have closed their first collective wage negotiations in a historic agreement at the Employment Ministry, achieving a pay increase of 28%. Seven domestic labour unions signed the...
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