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Why Argentines invest in cars

Car sales are booming in Argentina, but it's not just because Argentines want to get out on the road. As Julia Kumari Drapkin reports, Argentines are buying cars as a hedge against inflation.

Why Argentines invest in cars
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Cars: Argentina's new piggy bank

Cars: Argentina's new piggy bank

Budget brawling and airline pilots punching

Budget brawling and airline pilots punching
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Argentina tests stolen children

Argentina tests stolen children
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Torn between identities in Argentina

Torn between identities in Argentina
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Argentina: Telling stories through soccer

Q&A: The author of "The Secret in Their Eyes" on his passion for soccer and his upcoming film.

Argentina: Telling stories through soccer
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Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner dies

Kirchner helped turn Argentina's economic tide and was expected to run again for president.

Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner dies
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Peru: On a roll with water wheels

In Peru, ancient Inca water systems inspire a new wave of hydroelectric technology.

Peru: On a roll with water wheels
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New Orleans' undocumented workers

Construction has slowed almost everywhere in the US. Everywhere, except New Orleans. One New Orleans attorney is leading the charge to help the city's new Latino work force fight for their pay. The world's Julia Kumari Drapki reports.

New Orleans' undocumented workers
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Boca vs. River: the culture of soccer in Argentina

Imagine the Red Sox and the Yankees in the same city.

Boca vs. River: the culture of soccer in Argentina
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Starting a solar-powered tradition

In Bolivia, the tradition of cooking with wood and fire is going up in smoke.

Starting a solar-powered tradition
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New Orleans' immigrant flavor since Katrina

After Katrina struck New Orleans, Latino workers arrived to help rebuild the city. Many of them have stayed and are buying homes of their own. Correspondent Julia Kumari Drapkin reports on the changing face of New Orleans five years after Katrina.

New Orleans' immigrant flavor since Katrina
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Cactus Power

Video: Chilean ecologist looks at a cactus patch and sees bio-energy's future.

Cactus Power
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Soccer loyalty in Argentina

Argentina's soccer fans are united behind the country's World Cup team, but before the players come together for the country, they play for local club teams, and THAT'S where the fiercest loyalty lies. Julia Kumari Drapkin reports from Buenos Aires.

Soccer loyalty in Argentina
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For immigrants, an extra challenge in Gulf oil spill

The Vietnamese fishermen who provide the US with much of its seafood are getting locked out of cleanup efforts.

For immigrants, an extra challenge in Gulf oil spill