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UPDATE 1-Argentinas main grains ports paralyzed by labor strike
Mon May 20, 2013 4:09pm EDT (Adds comment from port chamber) BUENOS AIRES May 20 (Reuters) - Port workers in Argentina's main grains hub of Rosario went on strike over wages on Monday, a local union spokesman said, slowing exports from the world's No. 1 soymeal and soyoil supplier. Wage strikes are common in Argentina, where private economists clock annual consumer price inflation at ...
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Iran enforces memorandum with Argentina to look into AMIA terrorist bombing
The business representative of the Iranian embassy in Buenos Aires Alí Pakdaman announced on Monday that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad endorsed without Congress approval the Memorandum of Understanding signed by Argentina and Tehran in order to investigate the AMIA Jewish centre bombing which killed 85 people in ...
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Life In Argentinas Little School Prison Camp
During Argentina's so-called Dirty War, thousands were abducted and taken to secret prisons like a place known as "the little school," where many were tortured and killed. Guest host Jennifer Ludden talks to a former prisoner, Alicia Partnoy, about her disappearance and her time ...
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Argentina Takes EU Biodiesel Policy to WTO
has requested World Trade Organization consultations with the European Union regarding measures imposed by the EU and its member states that affect the importation and marketing of biodiesel, as well as measures supporting the biodiesel industry.Argentina is specifically referring to measures applied by the EU for the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and the introduction of ...
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Iran Ratifies Memorandum of Understanding with Argentina
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Argentina. The MoU, a bilateral agreement, was created between the two countries in January this year and represents a commitment on the part of both nations to investigate the circumstances surrounding the AMIA attack of 1994. The attack, which left 85 people dead, has yet to see the perpetrators identified or brought to justice. The Iranian president, ...
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Joint Vatican City State and Argentina Stamps Presented to Pontiff
Stamps Dedicated to Beginning of Pope Francis PontificateBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY, April 30, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Pope Francis was presented with the stamps issued jointly between the Vatican City State and Argentina, which are dedicated to the beginning of his pontificate. The presentation was made this morning in the Library of the Vatican Apostolic Palace.The four stamps in the set, ...
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Chemical castration in Argentina for rapists?
Chemical castration of rapists seems a good way to prevent them from re-offending. But, if the 'treatment' is reversible by simply not taking the medicine anymore, and if taking the treatment get the rapist a light sentence, is it fair that the victim still has to carry his child if he makes her pregnant in the attack?
It was announced by officials in Argentina’s Mendoza province on the 21st of March, 2010, that chemical castration has been authorized for rapists convicted in the province. The move came after what the authorities called, a “significant rise” in the number of sexual assaults last year. Read more
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