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Argentinian officials seize passports of Iranian crew of grounded Venezuelan plane
Jun 14, 2022 09:51Argentinian officials have seized the passports of five Iranian crew members of a Venezuelan cargo plane grounded in the South American country last week, pending a probe into their purported affiliation to Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
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Firefighters battle forest blaze in nine provinces of Argentina
Jan 15, 2022 06:25With temperatures climbing upwards, firefighters were deployed ahead of the weekend to forest fires in nine of Argentina's 23 provinces, including one blaze that has been active for more than a month.
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Argentina lashes out at UK over planned military exercises in Malvinas Islands
Apr 14, 2021 10:44Argentina has lashed out at Britain over its plan to hold military exercises and missile tests in the occupied Malvinas Islands, which the British call Falkland Islands, saying they are part of a "pattern" of "hostile acts" and an "unjustified show of force."
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Maradona buried as Argentina pays last respects to football legend
Nov 28, 2020 06:12Argentine football icon Diego Armando Maradona was laid to rest in a cemetery outside the country's capital Buenos Aires, where his parents are buried.
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Football world mourns death of Diego Maradona
Nov 26, 2020 08:13Diego Armando Maradona, widely considered one of the greatest footballers of all time, died at the age of 60 due to a heart attack.
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Presidents of Argentina, Venezuela join the protest for decrying Assange’s prosecution
Sep 21, 2020 10:57The presidents of Venezuela and Argentina have joined a growing chorus of voices calling for an end to the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is currently fighting extradition to the United States at a British court.
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Argentinians protest as government begins debt talks with IMF
Feb 13, 2020 11:44Thousands of people have protested in Argentina against their government’s dealings with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as Buenos Aires opens week-long talks with the US-based organization in an attempt to seek relief from its foreign debt burden.
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Mexico says Bolivian regime harassing diplomatic personnel after granting of asylum to Morales
Dec 26, 2019 11:43Mexico says the Bolivian regime is “harassing” and “intimidating” its diplomatic personnel in the Bolivian capital, La Paz, in what seems to be retribution for the granting of asylum by Mexico to former Bolivian president Evo Morales.
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Bolivia enmeshed in chaos as Morales heads to Mexico
Nov 12, 2019 10:38Chaos has struck Bolivia following the resignation and departure of President Evo Morales for Mexico under pressure from the military and political opponents.
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Polls open as Argentina votes in presidential election
Oct 27, 2019 16:18Voting got underway Sunday in Argentina's presidential election after a campaign dominated by the economy with center-left Peronist candidate Alberto Fernandez favored to oust market-friendly President Mauricio Macri.