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A make-shift bed of a homeless person, with a sign on top that reads "I'll be right back," in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Sept. 11.
Economics
A third of Argentina is poor. That’s not what the government used to say.
A sign marking the base of the Uritorco hill is seen in the Argentine city of Capilla del Monte, in Cordoba province, December 20, 2012. The mountain is popular among UFO spotters in Argentina.
Science
The rise and fall of Argentina’s real-life X-Files unit
Argentina's former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has lost her verified Twitter status, but not her prolific style.
Global Politics
Argentina’s outgoing president has refused to give up her official Twitter account
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner walks on the carpet before a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing February 5, 2015.
Culture
Argentine president in China to negotiate deals on ‘lice and petloleum’
Dean Parker, a commercial housepainter and avid surfer from Florida, traveled to northern Iraq to fight with the Kurdish Peshmerga against ISIS.
Global Scan
Some foreigners fight for ISIS, but this American joined the fight against it
Argentina's President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, sitting in a wheelchair, addresses the nation during a televised speech in Buenos Aires announcing an attempt to disband SIDE, the country's intelligence agency.
Global Politics
Argentina’s president declares war on ‘the power behind the power’ — her country’s spies
A man looks at a poster placed on an advertising board that reads "Yesterday, Braden or Peron - Today: Griesa or Cristina", in Buenos Aires on July 29, 2014. Argentine debt negotiators held talks in New York on Tuesday with the U.S. mediator in the South
Economics
The new Argentine debt crisis resurrects painful memories and fears of economic disaster
Global Politics
Will Nestor Kirchner’s death leave a power vacuum in Argentina?
Global Scan
What would global cartoonists do without US spying revelations?
A young supporter of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner at an election rally. The president hopes to harness the power of teen voters at elections later this month.
Global Politics
Apathy? Argentina’s newly empowered teen voters say ‘no way’
Global Politics
Argentina debating granting right to vote to teens, immigrants
Business, Economics and Jobs
Argentina likely manipulating Big Mac prices to keep inflation seemingly lower
Global Politics
Argentina President Ditches Dollars to Save in Pesos
Global Politics
How A Big Mac Can Hide Inflation