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Argentina Olympics Ad Tweaks Britain on Falklands

John Johnson — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:28:05 CDT

Argentina isn't afraid to play politics with the Olympics: A controversial new ad shows an Argentine athlete training on the Falklands with the tagline, "To compete on British soil, we train on Argentine soil," reports the Guardian . The 90-second ad also refers to the islands by their Argentine name, the...

Argentina Seizing Key Energy Firm

Rob Quinn — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:21:05 CDT

The government of Argentina, claiming that a rise in oil imports is making the country "unviable," is taking control of the country's main oil producer. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has announced plans to nationalize YPF, and is sending a bill to the country's senate allowing the government to expropriate...

'Stillborn' Baby Found Alive in Coffin

Mark Russell — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:50:00 CDT

A premature baby pronounced stillborn was found alive and well 12 hours later—in her coffin in the hospital morgue, reports the BBC . Analia Bouter was six months pregnant when she gave birth in a northern Argentina hospital, but the baby showed no signs of life. "That night I went...

Argentina OKs Abortions for Rape Victims

Rob Quinn — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:24:16 CDT

Argentina's highest court has decided the country should stop prosecuting rape victims who have abortions. The court, ruling on the case of a 15-year-old girl who was raped by her stepfather, decided that a 1922 law saying abortion shouldn't be punished if the "pregnancy stems from a rape or an...

25 Anonymous Hackers Busted in 4 Countries: Cops

Rob Quinn — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:35:00 CST

Some 25 suspected members of the Anonymous hacking collective have been arrested in Europe and South America, according to Interpol. The international police agency says 250 items of IT equipment were seized in raids in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Spain, the BBC reports. The suspects—including "Pacotron," the alleged chief...

49 Die in Argentine Train Crash

Kevin Spak — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:54:32 CST

A train full of people crashed into a station in Buenos Aires today, injuring at least 550 people and killing 48 adults and one child in Argentina's worst train accident since 1970. The train came into the station too fast and hit the shock-absorbing pad at the end of the...

Sean Penn, Brits Bicker Over Falklands

Rob Quinn — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:50:00 CST

Sean Penn has waded into the latest dispute between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands , much to the annoyance of British lawmakers. After meeting with Argentina's president, the actor and Haitian ambassador-at-large urged the UK to join UN-sponsored talks over the islands' future, warning that "the world is not...

Argentina Going to UN Over Falklands Dispute

Rob Quinn — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:30:33 CST

Some 30 years after Britain and Argentina fought a war over the Falkland Islands, tensions are rising again. Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner plans to file a formal complaint to the United Nations about Britain's recent "militarization" of the disputed islands, the BBC reports. Argentina has been enraged by...

Argentina's President Didn't Have Cancer After All

John Johnson — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:17:18 CST

Argentina's popular president and her followers have gotten some surprise good news: She never had cancer despite last month's diagnosis , reports the BBC . Cristina Fernandez was thought to have thyroid cancer and had the gland removed this week, but post-op analysis revealed it had no cancerous cells, notes Reuters . The...