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Breathing Life into Argentina's Abandoned Railways
In the past fifty years thousands of kilometres of railway were abandoned in Argentina leaving hundreds of communities cut off from the rest of the country. Depopulation and ghost towns were the result. Now a group of friends is working hard to restore Argentina's once mighty railroad to it's former glory.
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African Immigrants Turn to Argentina for Opportunity
Escaping war, poverty or political persecution in their homelands, it's estimated that immigrants from over 29 African countries are now living in Argentina.
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In Argentina, Solar Villages Light up The Andes
Residents of the Puna, the Andean highlands are cut off from everything except the sun. Solar technology is now offering them a lifeline
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Argentina: The Latest Potosí
Critics of open-pit mega-mining in the hands of transnationals state that what these companies are doing amounts to plundering. Profits are enormous, and the state does not control the activities of the mega-mining companies.
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High Export Duties Frustrate Argentina's Soy Farmers
Argentine soy farmer speaks out against export duties as high as 44 percent.
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15-Year-Old Dreams of Escaping from Argentine Slums
In the city of Cordoba in central Argentina, there are more than 100 slums, where approximately 60,000 people live. In these places, most don't finish primary school and have little hope finding a job. 15-year old Carlitos is determined to be the exception to the rule.
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Antoine Raux
Video Journalism: VJ profile for Antoine Raux, a video journalist based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Argentine Soy Boom Leaves Some Behind
Argentina is the world's third-largest producer of transgenic soy. The government changed the tax system that led to strikes. And now there is drought
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Cristian Maldonado
VJ profile for Cristian Maldonado: professional video journalist based in Cordoba, Argentina.
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Church Versus Drugs in Argentinian Slums
There is a group of Catholic priests who work in the slums in and around Buenos Aires city, because local authorities and police look the other way while drug use and commerce booms.
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The Celebrated Steak Surrenders to Soy
Famous Argentine steak is threatened as livestock production must make way for the multi-million soybean industry and the beef quality drops
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Former Military Dictatorship on Trial for Rights Abuses
Besides the trials, the relatives of the victims of state terrorism hope to know, some day, where the remains of their disappeared relatives are. This still appears to be a remote possibility since, with respect to the issue, there seems to be complete silence from officials, silence which is known as "the blood pact."
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Mightier Than the Sword
In any society, there is always the struggle between the free press and the people in power.
