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    Goats and Soda
    Paola Osman, a second year resident at the Hospital San Martin in La Plata, Argentina, just got vaccinated with the Sputnik V vaccine from Russia.
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    Argentina Takes A Shot With Russia's Sputnik Vaccine

    Jan 15, 2021
    The nation has been hard hit by the pandemic. The president vowed to start a vaccination campaign by the end of 2020. That did happen — but not exactly as they'd hoped.
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    Latin America
    Abortion-rights activists in favor of a bill legalizing abortion gather outside the legislative building in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Thursday.
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    Argentina Legalizes Abortion In Historic Senate Vote

    Dec 29, 2020
    Argentina will legalize abortion following a successful vote in the Senate early Wednesday. The decision could send shock waves throughout the heavily Roman Catholic region of Latin America.
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    Latin America
    Demonstrators wait with green headscarves — the symbol of abortion rights activists — outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, where lawmakers endorsed a bill to legalize abortion
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    In Historic Vote, Argentina Chamber OKs Bill Legalizing Abortion

    Dec 11, 2020
    "The world is unjust, but the answer is not in our uterus," lawmaker Gabriela Cerruti said of the vote in Argentina's Chamber of Deputies.
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    World
    Leopoldo Luque, the neurosurgeon of former  soccer star Diego Maradona, is being investigated by Argentine prosecutors after questions over Maradona's death were raised.
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    Diego Maradona Doctor Under Investigation In Soccer Legend's Death

    Nov 30, 2020
    Police in Argentina seized information tied to Maradona's treatment and medical history from his doctor, Leopoldo Luque, after questions over the former soccer player's death were raised.
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    World
    A man cries as he waits in a line outside the presidential palace to pay his final respects to Diego Maradona, in Buenos Aires on Thursday.
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    'Gracias Diego': Maradona's Fans Mourn Legendary Player's Death

    Nov 26, 2020
    Thousands of fans lined up from the early hours on Thursday to file past Maradona's wooden casket in the presidential palace. Argentina's beloved soccer star died on Wednesday.
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    The Picture Show
    Diego Maradona celebrating Argentina victory of World Cup at Azteca stadium, Mexico City, World Cup 1986.
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    Photos: Remembering Maradona, Latin America's Patron Saint Of The Pitch

    Nov 25, 2020
    Plus: NPR's Latino staffers share their memories of the Argentine soccer legend.
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    World
    Former Bolivian President Evo Morales (middle) greets supporters during a welcoming ceremony after he crossed the border from Argentina after one year in exile on Monday, in Villazón, Bolivia.
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    Evo Morales Makes Triumphant Return To Bolivia

    Nov 09, 2020
    The former president crossed the border from Argentina and was welcomed by a large group of supporters, just a day after his former economy minister, Luis Arce, was sworn in as president.
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    Goats and Soda
    Relatives at a mass burial of pandemic victims at the Parque Taruma cemetery in Manaus, Brazil, mourn a family member.
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    COVID-19 Deaths Top 1 Million Worldwide. How These 5 Nations Are Driving The Pandemic

    Sep 28, 2020
    Nine months after the first reported fatality in China last January, the world has hit a sobering milestone.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    A cyclist crosses Plaza de Mayo in the center of Buenos Aires on April 30. Argentina is loosening its strict lockdown but keeping most restrictions in the capital in place.
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    Argentina Reacted Early And Kept The Coronavirus Largely Contained

    May 12, 2020
    Once there were 100 cases, the government imposed broad confinement measures. More than seven weeks later, with 317 coronavirus-related deaths, Argentina is easing its lockdown outside Buenos Aires.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Supermarket workers wear face masks as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus inside the metro in Santiago, Chile, on March 18.
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    As Coronavirus Cases Jump, Chile Faces Pressure To Lock Down The Country

    Mar 24, 2020
    Local leaders in the South American nation are calling on the president to take far stronger measures to tackle the virus, after the number of identified cases rose from 170 to 922 in just a day.
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    Environment
    Penguins gather near a Chilean research station on the Antarctic Peninsula, not far from the Argentine station that reported the record high temperature Thursday. World meteorological experts still need to verify the record, but it does fit with a broade
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    It Was 65 Degrees In Antarctica This Week

    Feb 07, 2020
    The preliminary finding, reported by Argentine researchers on the Antarctic Peninsula, would be the continent's hottest temperature on record if verified by the World Meteorological Organization.
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    Latin America
    Peronist presidential candidate Alberto Fernández and running mate, former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, wave to supporters after incumbent President Mauricio Macri conceded defeat at the end of election day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sund
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    Argentina's President Macri Defeated As Voters Cast Verdict On Ailing Economy

    Oct 28, 2019
    President-elect Alberto Fernández, backed by his running mate, former two-term president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, won a convincing victory over conservative incumbent Mauricio Macri.
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    Goats and Soda
    Locusts swarm over Yemen's capital.
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    Maybe The Way To Control Locusts Is By Growing Crops They Don't Like

    Aug 19, 2019
    A lab at Arizona State University tries to find new ways to combat the global scourge of locusts. One solution may have to do with farming practices.
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    Latin America
    President of Argentina Mauricio Macri speaks during a news  conference at Casa Rosada on Monday in Buenos Aires.
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    Markets In Argentina Plunge After Poor Primary Showing For Incumbent President

    Aug 13, 2019
    Investors feared that the country could default on its $57 billion IMF loan if President Mauricio Macri loses October elections to his leftist rival.
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    Opinion
    Argentine President Mauricio Macri waves during the inauguration of the congress session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 1.
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    Opinion: Much Of Argentina Wants Its Populists Back

    Aug 10, 2019
    The election four years ago of pro-market Mauricio Macri was a rebuke of the populism of the Kirchners. As the country heads into a new election season, the populists look to be making a comeback.
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    World
    Adolf Eichmann, standing in a glass booth and flanked by guards, in the Jerusalem courtroom during his trial in 1961 for war crimes committed during World War II.
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    The Doctor Who Helped Israeli Spies Catch Eichmann But Refused Recognition For It

    Jul 16, 2019
    Yonah Elian played a key part in spiriting Nazi officer Adolf Eichmann out of Argentina to stand trial in Israel. His family couldn't understand why he never spoke about the heroic role he served.
    NPR
    National Security
    U.S. federal agents say an international operation seized 5,300 firearms and components from a transnational criminal organization.
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    U.S. Agents Announce Thousands Of Weapons Seized In 'Operation Patagonia Express'

    Jun 28, 2019
    The bust "resulted in the largest weapons seizure in Argentine history," a U.S. federal official said. A married couple in their 60s who lived in Broward County, Fla., have been arrested.
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    Latin America
    A woman prepares milk bottles Sunday using candles at her home in Montevideo during a power cut.
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    Millions In Argentina And Uruguay Without Electricity After Power Failure

    Jun 16, 2019
    Argentina's main energy company says it is gradually restoring power after the massive failure halted trains and darkened homes and traffic lights.
    NPR
    World
    A River Plate fan sits on an empty stand at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, after the all-Argentine Copa Libertadores second leg final match against Boca Juniors was postponed on Sunday for the second time following an attack on the Boca team bus
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    An Attack On Players Forces Major Soccer Match In Argentina To Be Canceled — Twice

    Nov 25, 2018
    The second leg of the final of the Copa Libertadores was billed as a glorious highlight in the tournament's history — the first ever meeting of age-old rivals Boca Juniors and River Plate.
    NPR
    Latin America
    Relatives of crew members on board the ARA San Juan submarine wait outside the navy base in Mar del Plata. Argentina's navy announced early Saturday the missing submarine has been located in a deep ravine in the Atlantic Ocean.
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    Missing Argentine Submarine Found In Deep Ocean Ravine

    Nov 17, 2018
    The submarine had 44 crew members when it lost contact with Argentina's military. Its disappearance has prompted protests by family members of those on board.
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    Pilots Fly Glider To New Heights In Argentina Above Andes

    Sep 10, 2018

    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pilots with a Nevada glider team have flown to new heights above the Andes Mountains in Argentina using only wind as their engine.

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    Economy
    Pedestrians pass a building decorated with the Argentine national flag in Buenos Aires' financial district earlier this summer.
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    Argentina Hikes Interest Rate To 60 Percent In Bid To Halt Currency's Fall

    Aug 30, 2018
    When President Mauricio Macri requested early release of a $50 billion loan, he said it was to assuage market watchers' fears. But the opposite happened — and the central bank felt it had to step in.
    NPR
    Technology
    Demonstrators against decriminalizing abortion celebrate outside the national Congress building in Buenos Aires on Thursday.
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    For Abortion Activists In Argentina, A Campaign Waged Online Faces A Disconnect

    Aug 10, 2018
    This week, Argentina's Senate rejected a bill to legalize abortion. The decision came as a letdown for feminist organizations that conducted their battle largely on social media.
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    Latin America
    Anti-abortion demonstrators gather last weekend in Buenos Aires, in a rally organized by the Christian Alliance of Evangelical Churches in Argentina under the slogan "Let's Save Both Lives."
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    Argentina To Decide Fate Of Landmark Bill Legalizing Abortion

    Aug 08, 2018
    The legislation, which allows abortion before 14 weeks of pregnancy, passed the lower house of Congress by a slim margin. Now senators are debating it — and demonstrators are massing in Buenos Aires.
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    Latin America
    Abortion rights activists break out into happy tears in Buenos Aires, reveling with other demonstrators at the bill's passage Thursday.
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    With Narrow Vote, Argentina Takes Big Step Toward Legalizing Abortion

    Jun 14, 2018
    The country's lower chamber of Congress has passed a bill that would legalize abortion before 14 weeks, approving it by a four-vote margin. But it's likely to face a tougher test in the upper chamber.

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