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Argentina Launches Second Telecommunications Satellite
Argentina celebrated the launch its second geostationary satellite into space yesterday, a national project to provide more of its own telecommunications services and reduce its dependency on foreign...
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Ex-Transport Secretary Admits to Receiving Bribes
Ricardo Jaime (Photo taken from Wikipedia) Former Transport Secretary Ricardo Jaime admitted to receiving bribes whilst in office, in order to obtain a reduced sentence in a corruption case. Prosecutor...
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The Jáchal river basin, near to where Barrick Gold spilled 1m litres of cyanide solution last month, is contaminated with heavy metals up to 1,400% above safe levels, a study by the National University...
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Police Suppress Women’s March in Mar del Plata
A march in the centre of Mar del Plata as part of the National Women’s Encounter (ENM) was suppressed by police last night. At least three women were held by police inside the city’s Cathedral and many...
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Ex-Transport Secretary Sentenced In Corruption Case
Ricardo Jaime (Photo taken from Wikipedia) A federal judge sentenced Ricardo Jaime, the former Transport Secretary, to a year and a half suspended sentence for taking bribes. Jaime, who admitted to...
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Thousands Still Without Power in Buenos Aires
Over 60,000 Buenos Aires residents remain without power in Recoleta and Palermo after a massive outage caused by damage to cables yesterday. The local power company, Edesur, announced that 35,000...
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Killing of Trans Activist Condemned as ‘Hate Crime’
The Argentine Homosexual Community (CHA) has condemned the killing of prominent trans activist Diana Sacayán as a hate crime. Sacayán, who has spent years campaigning for LGBTI rights as co-ordinator...
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Police Repress Anti-Mining Protest in Famatina
Police shot rubber bullets at the protesters (photo: UCR Press) A peaceful anti-mining march headed towards the Midais mining site in La Rioja was forcefully put down by police using tear gas and...
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Chaco: Social Movement Leader Dies After Altercation With Police
Angel Verón, the leader of a social movement in the province of Chaco who was injured in an episode of police repression on 24th September, died yesterday in Perrando hospital in the provincial capital...
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Ex-Navy Officers Sentenced for Crimes Against Humanity
Three former high-level Navy officers were sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity committed during the last military dictatorship. Five other former officers received 25-year...
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Opposition Legislators Accuse Government of Illegal Spying
Two opposition legislators have alleged that government intelligence officials have been spying on over 200 politicians, judges, journalists, and other people of interest. Legislators Laura Alonso and...
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Police Violently Break Up Anti-Mining Protest in San Juan
Shortly after 4am this morning police and national infantry troops violently responded to protesters blocking the entrance to the Veladero mine in San Juan de Jáchal. Twenty-three people were arrested,...
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Resurgent Macri Takes Presidential Election to Second Round
Argentina’s presidential run-off will be decided in a second round run-off on 22nd November after a surprisingly strong performance by opposition alliance Cambiemos in yesterday’s election. With 90.2%...
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Sergio Massa Presents Proposals for Presidential Candidates
UNA candidate Sergio Massa, who came third in the presidential election last Sunday, gave a press conference yesterday but did not explicitly support any of the remaining candidates for the second...
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Government Nominates New Supreme Court Judges
The government revoked the candidacy of Roberto Carlés today and is preparing to nominate two new judges to fill the vacancies in the Supreme Court. The candidates, Eugenio Sarrabayrouse and Domingo...
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Increased Security in Shopping Centres Over Terrorist Threat
Security Secretary Sergio Berni (photo: Víctor Santamaría) The Argentine Security Ministry and National Criminal Intelligence Directory (DNIC) have implemented increased security measures at the Abasto...
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Congress Passes Bill to Ensure Free University Education
The Senate passed a bill on Wednesday to ensure higher education remains free of charge. The bill, which introduces modification to the Higher Education Law, was authored by Frente Para la Victoria...
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Mining Company Forced to Withdraw From Famatina
Residents in the town of Famatina celebrate a major victory today after La Rioja’s governor-elect [current vice-governor], Sergio Casas, announced that the Midais mining company would discontinue its...
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Mapuche Woman Acquitted by Intercultural Jury
A Mapuche woman from Neuquén was found not guilty of attempted murder by the first intercultural jury trial in Latin America yesterday. Relmu Ñamku celebrates the verdict (photo: 8300/ Avkin Pivke...
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Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo Recover 118th Missing Grandchild
The organisation, Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, announced yesterday that they have found the 118th grandchild abducted during Argentina’s last military dictatorship. Martín was the son of Stella Maris...
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