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WEBAug 10, 2022 · BOOKS & LITERATURE Publisher brings LatAm's best lit to English-speaking audiences . 04-02-2023 06:30 Only around three percent of books published each year in the English-speaking world are translations, but some are attempting to rewrite that wrong. Charco Press, a small Argentine-led Edinburgh-based publishing house, wants to make Latin American literature more accessible, and it’s ...
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WEB2 days ago · SPORTS BROADCASTING Pirate football streaming sites come under attack from authorities. 15-08-2024 17:18 Argentina’s justice system launches a probe against football piracy in Argentina, shuttering the popular ‘Fútbol Libre’ site and a host of others. Behind the criminal complaints are a group powerful firms, grouped together as the Alianza Contra la Piratería Audiovisual, who are ...
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WEBSep 28, 2024 · Child poverty in Argentina Child benefits, food stamps and social policies ‘cannot be a stopgap’ measure. 28-09-2024 06:58 In the first half of 2024, child poverty reached 71 percent with over 1.5 million kids newly impoverished, according to a report from the ACIJ NGO. Despite cuts in the budget dedicated to children in diverse programmes, the AUH (Asignación Universal por Hijo) payment ...
Villarruel vows to reopen criminal cases against anti-junta guerrillas
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Vice-President Victoria Villarruel promised Tuesday to reopen criminal cases investigating the deaths of victims of left-wing guerrilla fighters who fought against Argentina’s 1976-1983 military dictatorship. The move sparked criticism from human rights groups, who said the conservative leader was disregarding the “genocide” committed ...
Argentina arrests ex-member of Italy's Red Brigades
WEBAug 29, 2024 · A former member of Italian Marxist-Leninist armed group the Red Brigades was arrested in Argentina on Thursday, authorities in Rome and Buenos Aires said. Leonardo Bertulazzi was detained after authorities in Argentina revoked the refugee status he had obtained in the country in 2004 and following a …
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WEB4 days ago · Child poverty in Argentina Child benefits, food stamps and social policies ‘cannot be a stopgap’ measure. 28-09-2024 06:58 In the first half of 2024, child poverty reached 71 percent with over 1.5 million kids newly impoverished, according to a report from the ACIJ NGO. Despite cuts in the budget dedicated to children in diverse programmes, the AUH (Asignación Universal por Hijo) payment ...
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WEB2 days ago · DRUG-TRAFFICKING ‘Mochileros de la cocaína’ – Rising numbers of drug ‘mule’ backpackers. 12-09-2024 13:00 Farm hands, manual labourers and local guides in the north of Argentina are being coopted by criminal organisations for the overland transfer of drugs across the frontier with Bolivia, crossing mountains and valleys without caring about the weather or the visibility.
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WEBSep 29, 2024 · Foreign relations & diplomacy VP Villarruel breaks ranks over Argentina-UK agreement. Yesterday 09:54 Victoria Villarruel, Argentina’s military-loving vice-president, highlights disagreements over new accord and asks if United Kingdom is “playing us for fools”; New agreement between Buenos Aires and London is “contrary to national interest,” supports “occupation” and allows ...
Private estimates say Argentina’s poverty rate has risen to 43%
WEBJul 9, 2023 · According to specialist estimates, Argentina ended the first half of the year at a poverty rate of between 42 and 43 percent. This would imply that a further one million people have slipped below the poverty line since the most recent official figure published by the government. Back in March, the INDEC national statistics bureau reported that ...