Argentina
Horacio Paone for The New York Times
Chronology of Coverage
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Apr. 7, 2014
Spanish man Jose Maria Galante, along with other victims of torture under Franco dictatorship in the 1970s, are seeking to prosecute notorious enforcer Antonio Gonzalez Pacheco; sweeping amnesty law has long protected those accused of war crimes in Spain, but judge is now considering whether to extradite Pacheco and another individual accused of torture to Argentina, where they would face prosecution.MORE » -
Mar. 14, 2014
Buenos Aires Journal; soaring prices following devaluation in January of Argentia's currency, the peso, has burdened citizens and set ground for uprisings; many have accused government of incompetence in country where inflation rates are routinely some of world's highest.MORE » -
Mar. 11, 2014
Roger Cohen Op-Ed column relates stories of Gonzalo Reggiardo Tolosa and his girlfriend Jimena Vicario, children of parents who were 'disappeared' during Argentina's Dirty War in late 1970s; notes both have endured an endless sense of loss as they pursue the truth of their parents' death.MORE » -
Feb. 26, 2014
Spanish oil company Repsol says it agrees to $5 billion compensation deal with Argentina for seizure of company's operations in that country, ending bitter two-year dispute and hopefully ending serious tensions between two countries.MORE » -
Feb. 9, 2014
Tyler Cowen Economic View column; self-inflicted political wounds from problems in governance, more than global economic tides, appear to be shaking nations like Argentina, Turkey, Ukraine and Thailand.MORE »
Articles
Argentina: Stiff Sentences for 10 in Retrial of Human Trafficking Case
A court handed down sentences of 10 to 22 years in
prison on Tuesday to 10 defendants accused of kidnapping and forcing
into prostitution a young woman whose disappearance raised global
awareness about human trafficking.
April 9, 2014, Wednesday
Facing His Torturer as Spain Confronts Its Past
José María Galante says he was tortured by an
infamous enforcer of the Franco dictatorship in the 1970s. He is seeking
to prosecute the man in an Argentine court.
April 7, 2014, Monday
No Monkeying Around for These Partners
Genetic analysis supports what observation had
already suggested about the steadfast monogamy of Azara’s owl monkeys in
South American.
March 25, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON ARGENTINA AND: Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Journal), Argentina, Monkeys and Apes, Sex, Reproduction (Biological)
Countdown to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil: Day 90
Injuries to some key players are probably keeping World Cup coaches up at night.
March 15, 2014, Saturday
MORE ON ARGENTINA AND: Argentina, Soccer, Ozil, Mesut, Sports Injuries, Aguero, Sergio, Germany, World Cup 2014 (Soccer), Spain
Soaring Prices Fuel Frustrations Among Weary Argentines
Since the peso was devalued, Argentines have grappled
with one of the world’s highest inflation rates, tilling the ground for
social unrest, including a strike by schoolteachers and police sit-ins.
March 14, 2014, Friday
Left Hand Among Bones
Two children of the disappeared know the nature of endless loss.
March 11, 2014, Tuesday
MORE ON ARGENTINA AND: Politics and Government, Vicario, Jimena, Argentina, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Reggiardo Tolosa, Gonzalo
Ted Turner Expected to Undergo Emergency Medical Treatment in Argentina
Ted Turner, the American media magnate, was expected
to undergo emergency medical treatment in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s
national news agency reported Friday.
March 8, 2014, Saturday
MORE ON ARGENTINA AND: Turner, Ted, News and News Media, Argentina, Media, Emergency Medical Treatment
Cry for Me, Argentina
Hope is hard to banish from the human heart, but Argentina does its best to do so.
February 28, 2014, Friday
MORE ON ARGENTINA AND: Peron, Eva Duarte de (1919-52), Kirchner, Cristina Fernandez de, Argentina, Peron, Juan Domingo (1895-1974), Kirchner, Nestor
Super Rugby Expands Into Argentina
The South American country, which joined the Rugby
Championship a few years ago, will get its own Super Rugby franchise,
starting in 2016.
February 27, 2014, Thursday
Repsol in $5 Billion Settlement With Argentina
The Spanish oil company would receive Argentine bonds
in exchange for the 51 percent of the company YPF, which Argentina
expropriated in 2012.
February 26, 2014, Wednesday
MORE ON ARGENTINA AND: Repsol YPF SA, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Kirchner, Cristina Fernandez de, Argentina, YPF SA, Spain
Argentina Takes Its Debt Case to the U.S. Supreme Court
In 2001, Argentina defaulted on $80 billion in government bonds, and some bondholders are still trying to collect.
February 25, 2014, Tuesday
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