The dispute that in 1982 led to an improbable war over the remote Falkland Islands is back, only this time it is not likely to end so well for the Brits. The Falklands War began when a faltering Argentine military dictator tried to resurrect his popularity by sending troops to seize the islands, claimed by [...]

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A British Navy destroyer has intercepted an Argentinian warship in an apparent escalation of the Falklands Island Oil Crisis, according to The Sun.
The announcement comes just hours after the Argentinians filed a complaint with the United Nations over British oil exploration in the Falklands.
The small group of islands off the coast of Argentina are a [...]

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Plans to drill for oil in the Falklands provoke angry words from Argentina
Argentina and the Falklands: Oil and troubled waters | The Economist

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Argentine and Russian leaders on Wednesday pledged to share technical information related to the construction of nuclear?power plants.
The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at helping Argentina examine the possible use of Russian nuclear reactor technology to build power plants in Argentina.
Argentina, Russia Looking To Cooperate On Nuclear Technology

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A fresh diplomatic row has erupted between Britain and Argentina over the disputed Falkland Islands which is claimed as an overseas territory by both London and Buenos Aires.
Last month, Argentina enacted a law laying claim over the Malvinas Islands, which are called the Falklands by Britain.

Fresh row erupts over UK Falkland claims
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A serious shortage of coins in Argentina causes problems for consumers and merchants.
Think you’ve got cash problems? Just be glad you’re not in Argentina.
No one knows the inconveniences of the peso better than Buenos Aires’s convenience store owners. Walter Teich and his wife opened one right in the center of town three years ago. He’s [...]

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Argentina and Brazil are to jointly build nuclear-powered submarines by pooling their expertise in atomic technology, Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim said in an announcement published Sunday. The project will also involve France, which is to contribute to the non-nuclear side of building the vessels, he told the Argentine newspaper Clarin. The plans were revealed [...]

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Argentina and Brazil have agreed to build a joint nuclear reactor to address looming energy shortages.
The agreement came as part of a plan by South America’s two biggest economies to extend defence and energy projects.
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“I have no doubt that the most senior Iranian leadership, with the help of Hezbollah, is responsible for the attacks in Buenos Aires against AMIA [the community center in 1994] and the Israeli Embassy [in 1992],” Nisman said Tuesday night at the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism of the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya.
While investigating the two attacks, [...]

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WASHINGTON—While the world was concentrating on Iran’s nuclear drama, some Latin American nations were going nuclear too. Argentina and Brazil have relaunched their nuclear energy programs big time and in Chile, despite President Michelle Bachelet’s initial skepticism, officials are beginning to consider that option.
In the case of Brazil and Argentina, it’s all about an old [...]

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