The Caribbean
Haiti: UN mission reduced; opposition grows
The UN is thinking about reducing its "peacekeeping" force in Haiti to a few thousand soldiers and police agents; activists in Argentina want a reduction to zero.
Tag: Argentina
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Argentina: US sued at Hague over default
Argentina wants to sue the US at the World Court for forcing the country into default on its debt, but the US has a habit of ignoring the court and its decisions.
Palestine
Latin America: more nations recall Israel envoys
Latin American governments continued their diplomatic protests against Israel's operations in Gaza, but now the protests aren't just from left and center-left leaders.
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Argentina: US hedge funds force bond default
Argentina has defaulted for the second time in 13 years, thanks to US investors and US courts. Economists warn that the precedent could threaten the global financial system.
Palestine
Latin America: Gaza attack draws strong protests
From indigenous Mapuche in southern Chile to Mayan Muslims in southeastern Mexico, thousands of Latin Americans expressed solidarity with Palestinians under attack from Israel.
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BRICS nations plan new development bank
Five large non-Western economies are planning a new development bank, but activists say the bank's impact will depend on the ability of the countries' populations to mobilize.
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Latin America: protests target Monsanto, Chevron
Activists across Latin America participated in international protests against Monsanto and Chevron—but some "pink tide" governments continue to cozy up to Chevron.
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Argentina: ‘villa’ residents fast for city services
Buenos Aires residents go on fighting the "tale of two cities" policies of Mayor Macri, while in Santiago del Estero an editor is charged with "terrorism."
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Argentina: deal to probe AMIA blast struck down
An appeals court in Argentina ruled that a controversial agreement with Iran to investigate the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center was unconstitutional.
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Argentina: general strike targets Fernández policies
A general strike reveals fractures in the labor movement and in the center-left alliance that has dominated Argentina's government for the last decade.
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Argentina: piqueteros press wage, service demands
Unemployed and contingent worker groups are again blocking roads, just as they did in the run-up to Argentina's 2001 economic collapse.
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Argentina: clash with police in Chaco water protest
More than 10 were injured in Argentina's Gran Chaco as police broke up a road blockade by indigenous campesinos who were protesting lack of potable water in their villages.