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Argentina

A group of women raise their arms and wave green flags
Reproductive rights
Bill legalizing abortion passed in pope’s native Argentina
Obama does the tango with a dancer in Buenos Aires
Global Politics
The presidential tango: Was this really the right time for Obama to visit Argentina?
Prosecutor Viviana Fein, who is investigating the death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman, speaks to journalists outside her office in Buenos Aires.
Global Politics
The plot thickens in the case of Argentina’s slain prosecutor
A mountain of grain in a Chinese warehouse. China is importing more of its supply of thirsty and land-intensive crops like corn and soy, often from leased or purchased land that guarantees a supply outside of the regular international market.
Environment
Guaranteed lunch? China’s food ‘pipeline’
Unemployed Argentines and workers line up outside the Banco de la Nacion in Buenos Aires trying to collect their money, December 21, 2001. Argentina would default on its sovereign debt days later.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Argentines, after going through it themselves, can’t understand why America would voluntarily default
A young supporter of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner at an election rally. The president hopes to harness the power of teen voters at elections later this month.
Global Politics
Apathy? Argentina’s newly empowered teen voters say ‘no way’