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Last week Argentina became the first Latin American nation to legalize gay marriage, granting same-sex couples all the legal rights, responsibilities and protections that marriage brings to heterosexuals.Last week Argentina became the first Latin American nation to legalize gay marriage,... more
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In Argentina, thousands of indigenous peoples from 30 communities throughout the country arrived in Buenos Aires last week to demand the opening of a new dialogue with the government of President Cristina Fernandez.In Argentina, thousands of indigenous peoples from 30 communities throughout the... more
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HAVANA (AP) - Fidel Castro watched the U.S. inauguration on television and said Wednesday that Barack Obama seems "like a man who is absolutely sincere," Argentina's president said after meeting with the ailing Cuban icon. "Fidel believes in Obama," Cristina Fernandez said.
"He told me he had followed the inauguration of Barack Obama very closely, that he had watched the inauguration on television all day," Fernandez said. "He had a very good perception of President Obama."
Fernandez said Castro called Obama "a man who seems absolutely sincere," who believes strongly in his ideas "and who hopefully can carry them out."
Raul Castro, who took over the presidency from his brother, appeared with Fernandez, scoffing at the rumors about his brother's health.HAVANA (AP) - Fidel Castro watched the U.S. inauguration on television and said... more
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The leaders of Venezuela and Argentina have cancelled a planned meeting with Bolivia's president after violent clashes between police and protestors.
Presidents Hugo Chavez and Cristina Fernandez had been due to fly to Bolivia to discuss energy contracts. They cancelled the visit when protestors attempted to storm the runway at Tarija airport in the south. Tensions are high in Bolivia ahead of a referendum on whether President Evo Morales should remain in office. Mr Chavez, who is on a visit to Argentina, said calling off the meeting had been the best option in the circumstances.
Elsewhere, two miners died in clashes with police near Bolivia's largest tin mine, near Huanuni, where miners are demanding higher pensions. In Tarija, police used tear gas to break up dozens of protesters at the airport, shouting slogans against Mr Chavez, who had been scheduled to land there with Ms Fernandez. The military shut the airport after the protest.
Mr Chavez is a major ally of Mr Morales, and has pledged investment in Bolivia's rich natural gas fields. Argentina, which buys natural gas from Bolivia, had planned to sign energy accords in the Tarija meeting. Mr Morales will hold a recall referendum on 10 August, on whether he and eight regional governors should remain in office.
He is locked in a bitter dispute with regional governors who want more autonomy from the central government. In June the province of Tarija became the fourth region to vote in favour of greater independence. The government said that both the Huanuni and the Tarija protests were attempts by the opposition to weaken the president before the recall vote.
At the heart of Bolivia's political impasse is Mr Morales's attempt to push through constitutional changes that would enshrine reforms such as land redistribution to Bolivia's indigenous majority and the sharing of wealth with the poorer western regions. The proposals also include allowing the president to stand for re-election for another five-year term. The leaders of Venezuela and Argentina have cancelled a planned meeting with... more
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Interesting article:
Newly elected (first ever female) president of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez and crazy president Hugo Chavez entangled in a trail of money smuggling, and double agents getting caught in a Miami Starbucks....
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Newly elected (first ever female) president of Argentina,... more
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