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Glacier trekking in Argentina
In photographer Nahid Bhadelia's own words, "The ice trekking tour on this glacier has to be one of the most surreal experiences of my life. A lot of the North hemisphere glaciers are shrinking but Perito Moreno is one of the most stable glaciers in the world. Being on this body of ice makes you realize how ephemeral and ever changing even the most solid appearing elements of our surroundings are."
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Who's your Papa?
The Pope, whose direct line to the Almighty might be Argentina's secret weapon in this World Cup, loves to talk smack about sports. A year ago, his beloved San Lorenzo beat its more powerful and famous Buenos Aires rival Boca Juniors. After the game, Pope Francis rode in the Popemobile through St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, waving to the throng of tourists and worshipers.
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2014 FIFA World Cup: Argentina vs. Netherlands preview
FIFA World Cup 2014: Argentina vs. Netherlands preview, live commentary and recap.
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#FreeArturo: 200,000 sign petition to move 'depressed' polar bear to Canada
More than 200,000 people have signed an online petition calling for a polar bear living in ‘deplorable’ conditions in an Argentinian zoo to be moved. Supporters of the online appeal want to transfer Arturo, who has been dubbed the ‘world’s saddest animal’, to Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, Canada.
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Man abducted by Argentina’s military regime in 1977 reunites with grandmother
Argentine activist Estela Barnes de Carlotto was finally reunited with her grandson, Guido Montoya Carlotto, after 36 years of searching. Guido, raised as “Ignacio Hurban,” was abducted by Argentina’s military government and was thought to be missing until last Tuesday.
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Argentina seeks to export more food to sanction-hit Russia
Major world food supplier Argentina will send a trade delegation to Russia next week to try to increase exports to the country, which this month banned many Western products in response to sanctions over its intervention in Ukraine.
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US could topple my government, kill me: Argentina's Kirchner
Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner charged in an emotional address that domestic and US interests were pushing to topple her government, and could even kill her. Domestic business interests "are trying to bring down the government, with international (US) help," she said.
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Purse snatcher gets locked in, beat to tears by the driver and arrested.
Guy gets locked inside a bus after attempting to snatch a purse. The driver then locks the door, jams the guy's hand and beat him with a home made wooden club (all while operating the bus until the cops show up).
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Argentine official drafted arrest warrant for president
Before his death, Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman had drafted an arrest warrant for the country's president in connection with an alleged secret deal with Iran to cover up the bombing of a Jewish community center two decades ago, the chief investigator of Nisman's death said Tuesday. Nisman was found dead in his apartment with a gunshot wound to the head Jan. 18, one day before he was to present details of the case to Argentina's...
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Argentine President Kirchner is being formally investigated for alleged cover-up of 1994 bombing
Kirchner is being investigated over an alleged cover-up of Iran's role in the 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires.
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Argentinian man dies after having sex with a scarecrow
An Argentinian sheep farmer was found dead on his farm when he was discovered alongside a scarecrow. However, it appears Jose Alberto was having sex with the scarecrow as it was wearing a woman's wig and was adorned with lipstick. It also had a six-inch dildo attached to its frame. Investigators initially thought there were two bodies in the field, however on closer inspection, the remains were identified as Alberto.
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Child abuser has sentence halved as judges rule six-year-old victim 'was gay'
Two Argentine judges are under fire after cutting the sentence of a paedophile in half on the grounds that his six-year-old victim was gay. Describing the now 11-year-old as having a “homosexual orientation”, appeal court judges Horacio Piombo and Benjamín Sal Llargués decided to cut the prison sentence for Mario Tolosa from six years to three, as they felt his victim was “accustomed to sexual behaviour” following years of abuse by his father.
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Who killed Alberto Nisman?
In January a high-profile prosecutor was found in a pool of blood in his bathroom, days before he was due to release a report condemning the Argentine government. Wyre Davies examines claims that he was murdered and that the investigation into his death was bungled. Buenos Aires may be fading at the edges but it is still one of the world's great capitals - witness to some of the most tragic and momentous events in Argentine history.
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In Welsh Patagonia
After years of idle dreams, Jasper Rees visits the valleys in Argentina that have been an outpost of Wales for 150 years.
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The gruesome, untold story of Eva Peron’s lobotomy
Did Evita die as the result of sinister brain surgery? One neuroscientist believes so, as David Robson discovers.
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A Deadly Conspiracy in Buenos Aires?
Alberto Nisman accused Iran and Argentina of colluding to bury a terrorist attack. It may have got him killed. By Dexter Filkins.
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Slow Moving, Very Bright Fireball Turns Sky Green Over Argentina
A slow moving and very bright fireball was observed and recorded over Argentina around midnight UTC on July 31, 2015 (21:00 local time on July 30). Observers say the spectacle lasted about 10 seconds, turning the whole sky green.
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Argentine F1 legend Juan Manuel Fangio exhumed
The body of 1950s F1 legend Juan Manuel Fangio has been exhumed on the orders of a judge in Argentina to try to resolve two paternity cases.
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Patagonia’s subterranean, moon-like landscape
Getting to Patagonia’s Viedma Glacier requires a day’s hike – but the landscape’s raw, sculpted beauty and striking glacial caves make the trek more than worth it.
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500 Days Alaska to Argentina - The Modern Motorcycle Diaries
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