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Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
The World
June 20, 2008
The answer to our Geo Quiz today is Rosario. The Argentine city outside Buenos Aires has erected a new monument to its best-known native son, Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Correspondent Ian Mount prepared our report.
Questions about a 1994 bombing in Argentina
The World
July 18, 2008
Today is the 14th anniversary of the bombing of the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires where 85 people were killed, but despite the blame placed on Hezbollah and Iran for the bombing by the Argentine government
Environment
Illegal dinosaur bones
The World
July 24, 2008
Correspondent Richard Reynolds reports on the illegal trade in dinosaur bones from Argentina, as four tons of fossils were recently returned to Argentina from the United States.
Arts, Culture & Media
Tango therapy
The World
July 29, 2008
Psychologists and physical therapists believe learning to tango can help people suffering from Alzheimers, Parkinson's Disease, and depression, and Richard Reynolds finds out more at the first International Conference on Tango Therapy.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Latin America's commodity cushion
The World
October 20, 2008
Commodity exports have soared in recent years and they've helped cushion Latin America from much of the global downturn. But many countries including Argentina are still vulnerable. Ian Mount sent us this report from Buenos Aires.
Global Politics
Argentina's bailout
The World
October 24, 2008
Argentina's President (Cristina Fern-ndez de Kirchner) this week announced plans to nationalize the country's private pension funds. Some see it it as a reasonable move in times of a financial crisis.
Conflict & Justice
Argentina 'dirty war' suspects released
The World
December 19, 2008
A court in Argentina has ordered the release, on bail, of "Dirty War" suspects. Anchor Marco Werman gets background on the story from Ian Guest, author of a book on Argentina's "disappeared."
Arts, Culture & Media
Two to tango
The World
January 28, 2009
Argentina and Uruguay have agreed to share their claim as home to the tango. Anchor Marco Werman has details.
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
The World
February 11, 2009
The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Mt. Darwin in Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America. As The World's David Leveille reports, the mountain was named in honor of Charles Darwin on February 12, 1834 -- his 25th birthday.
Lifestyle & Belief
Argentina expels holocaust-denying bishop
The World
February 20, 2009