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Finding a plane used to "disappear" people during Argentina's dictatorship
A plane used to hurl people to their deaths during Argentina's military dictatorship was found in Florida decades later.CBS News - 1d -
Siblings torn apart by Argentina's dictatorship find each other
A woman found her brother decades after he was snatched at birth in an Argentinian death camp.CBS News - 1d -
Finding the plane used for Argentina’s dictatorship-era “death flights” | 60 Minutes
Argentines are unraveling what happened under the country’s ruthless dictatorship decades ago. One investigation led to a “death flight” plane, used to throw citizens to their deaths.CBS News - 14h -
Elon Musk waves 'bureaucracy chainsaw' gifted by Argentina
Argentina's president gifted Elon Musk a chainsaw to symbolise cuts to bureaucracy.BBC News - Feb. 21 -
Human rights groups protest mass layoffs in Argentina
Argentine President Javier Milei's government laid off human rights workers who investigate, document, and educate the public about crimes committed by the military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983.CBS News - 1d -
Trump’s Bad Plan to Make America Argentina Again
It was no surprise to Argentina watchers that Trump began his term by blocking cash flows and firing workers — exactly as Javier Milei’s government started doing a year ago.The New York Times - 19h -
Author behind Oscar-nominated film finds praise and ire for his rebuke of Brazil's dictatorship
Marcelo Rubens Paiva, a popular author in Brazil for four decades, has had intense days and exchanges since the movie based on his 2015 book “I’m Still Here” became a box-office successABC News - 4d -
Argentina court clears 3 accused in singer Liam Payne’s death
An Argentine court has cleared three of the five people accused of their alleged involvement in singer Liam Payne’s death, local media reported Thursday.NBC News - Feb. 21 -
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Argentina prays for native son Francis, the first Latin American pope in history
Catholics from across Argentina have flocked to churches to pray for the recovery of native son Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope in historyABC News - Feb. 24 -
Milei pledges antitrust probe after Telefónica sells Argentina unit
$1.25bn sale to firm part owned by Grupo Clarín is first big move by Spanish telecoms company’s new chairFinancial Times - Feb. 24 -
Argentina’s Milei to bypasses senate to name supreme court judges
Libertarian leader’s use of controversial clause threatens to spark fight with oppositionFinancial Times - 6d -
‘The forests are going up in flames – so is the rule of law’: Argentina’s climate of fear
Wildfires are devastating Patagonia. In response, Argentinian authorities are removing environmental protections and raiding Indigenous communities. Soraya Maicoñio lives in Mallín Ahogado, a rural ...The Guardian - 5d -
Argentina’s chainsaw reformer is more orthodox than he looks
The risk is that President Javier Milei declares victory in his economic programme too earlyFinancial Times - 4d -
Argentina’s Crypto Scandal Swindled Thousands. What Did Javier Milei Know?
A new cryptocurrency called $Libra bilked investors out of $250 million. It had been promoted by President Javier Milei.The New York Times - 3d -
Argentina court drops charges against three people over Liam Payne death
Charges of criminal negligence dropped against three key defendants over death of British singer in October. A court in Argentina has dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the ...The Guardian - Feb. 20
