Business, Economics and Jobs
GlobalPost
February 07, 2017
After Eric Trump reportedly ran up the taxpayer bill on a trip to Uruguay, we look at a few properties in South America that were supposed to carry the Trump name. Some still haven't gotten off the grand, and at least one was ditched by the president's company.
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Sports
Iranians share their anger, and apologies, over the World Cup draw in Brazil
PRI's The World
December 11, 2013
Brazilian supermodel Fernanda Lima has received a torrent of online abuse from Iranian soccer fans, following her appearance at last week's World Cup draw. Lima's dress was too revealing for Iranian TV, which interrupted the live program every time the cameras focused on the model — which was often.
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Business, Economics and Jobs
Afraid of losing their jobs, workers take over the business
GlobalPost
March 23, 2017
An estimated 250 million people are employed in worker cooperatives worldwide. Argentina is one interesting case study, where a crashing economy drove workers to stage takeovers. But the conservative leader is not a fan.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Argentine president in China to negotiate deals on 'lice and petloleum'
PRI's The World
February 05, 2015
Tweeting in Spanish during her state visit to China, Argentina's president made fun of Chinese accents and caused a furor on social media.
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Science, Tech & Environment
It's open season on Patagonia's voracious, disruptive ... beavers?
Living on Earth
May 06, 2015
In their natural habitats, beavers and their dams are vital parts of the ecosystem. But in Patagonia, where the beaver is an invasive species, they're wreaking havoc on the local environment. Now the government is responding to stop the damage, and even local cooks are doing their part.
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Argentina gives 16-year-olds the right to vote
GlobalPost
November 01, 2012
Argentina's Congress votes to lower voting age by two years, but some suspect measure is intended to garner more votes for president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
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Business, Economics and Jobs
Argentina's president denies Trump pressed him on a private tower deal
PRI's The World
November 21, 2016
Updated
An Argentine journalist caused an uproar alleging that Donald Trump used a congratulations call from President Mauricio Macri to press the Argentine leader to help advance a Buenos Aires building project.
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Politics
Argentina's president declares war on 'the power behind the power' — her country's spies
PRI's The World
January 27, 2015
The Secretaría de Inteligencia allegedly got its start helping Nazis move to Argentina. It's now a powerful spy agency that the president of Argentina is blaming for the recent murder of a prosecutor, and is trying to disband.
Politics
Argentina's YPF announces oil find
GlobalPost
November 08, 2011
Argentina's biggest oil and natural gas company said it found nearly a billion barrels of shale oil in Patagonia.
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Lifestyle & Belief
Why Pope Francis is 'throwing down a gauntlet' on environmental destruction
Living on Earth
July 25, 2014
Pope Francis has already called attention to poverty and inequality, and he's now calling Catholics to pay more notice to the environment. In doing so, he could change not only policy but the way that people view sin and responsibility.
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Politics
Argentine president outlines economic vision
GlobalPost
November 23, 2011
Emphasizes expansion of economy, downplays rising prices.