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Occidental Petroleum to sell Argentina assets to Chinese firm for $2.45 billion
Money & CompanyWestwood-based Occidental Petroleum Corp. has agreed to sell its oil and gas assets in Argentina to China Petrochemical Corp., parent of Sinopec Corp., for $2.45 billion, the Chinese company said in a news release. Occidental holds interest in 23... -
WikiLeaks on Latin America: Clinton asks personal questions about Argentina's Kirchners
La PlazaA secret U.S. diplomatic cable published by Wikileaks reveals requests by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on the mental health and decision-making style of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. The cable bearing Clinton's name... -
Fugitive in UC Irvine fertility scandal arrested in Mexico City; U.S. hopes to extradite him
L.A. NOWA physician who rocked a UC Irvine fertility clinic 15 years ago when he and a partner switched the frozen embryos of dozens of unsuspecting women, has been taken into custody by Mexican authorities, officials said Monday. Ricardo Asch, one...... -
Argentina: Former dictator gets life in prison
La PlazaA former Argentine military dictator was sentenced Wednesday to life in a "common prison" for the torture and killing of 31 dissidents during the nation's so-called Dirty War in the 1970s and '80s. The sentencing of Jorge Videla, center in the photo... -
Nestor Kirchner dies at 60; former president of Argentina
Former President Nestor Kirchner, the husband of Argentina's current leader and a frequently mentioned possible candidate to succeed her, died unexpectedly Wednesday of an apparent heart attack. He was 60.
Kirchner, who guided the country from 2003 to...Tags: Venezuela, Hospitals and Clinics, Regional Authority, Physical Conditions, Elections
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PASSINGS: Ernesto Sabato, Henry Cooper, Olaf Helmer
Ernesto Sabato
Argentine writer presided over probe of rulers
Argentine writer Ernesto Sabato, 99, a widely admired intellectual who presided over a probe into the crimes committed by the nation's military rulers, died Saturday of complications from...Tags: Science and Technology, England, Henry Cooper, Social Issues, Colleges and Universities
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Emilio Massera dies at 85; member of Argentine junta that waged 'dirty war'
Emilio Massera, a former Argentine admiral and member of the military junta that toppled President Isabel Peron in 1976 and waged a "dirty war" against political opponents, has died. He was 85.
Massera died Monday of a cerebral hemorrhage, said Ruben...Tags: Government, Prisons, Human Rights, Punishment, Diseases and Illnesses
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PASSINGS: Maria Esther Gatti de Islas, Chane't Johnson
Maria Esther Gatti de Islas
Uruguayan human rights activist
Maria Esther Gatti de Islas, 92, a human rights activist who helped found Uruguay's organization for relatives of people who disappeared during South America's "dirty wars," died Sunday, her...Tags: Brothers (movie), Celebrities, Physical Conditions, Athol Fugard, Political Systems
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Colombian ex-model faces drug-smuggling charges in Argentina
La PlazaA former model and beauty queen from Colombia is claiming her innocence of charges in Argentina that she led a ring of young female models who worked as "mules" smuggling cocaine on flights to Mexico and Europe. Authorities arrested Angela Sanclemente,... -
DNA testing pits media family against Argentina government
La PlazaThe DNA testing of children adopted during the dirty war period is an effort to find closure for surviving victims of the military junta responsible for as many as 30,000 deaths between 1976 and 1983. But the Herrera family says their proceedings have... -
For $10,000 or so, a trip to Argentina with Nancy Silverton and Suzanne Tracht
Daily DishAn 11-day, first-class, food-themed tour of four cities in Argentina with Nancy Silverton and Suzanne Tracht? The chefs of Mozza and Jar, respectively, will be taking part in Argentina 444's September tour of Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Bariloche and El...
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