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Pro-choice activists demonstrate outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, on June 13th, 2018, calling for the approval of a bill that would legalize abortion. Lawmakers in traditionally conservative Argentina began a key session on Wednesday ahead of a divisive vote.

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Viewfinder: Pro-Choice Argentinians Rally for a Bill That Would Legalize Abortion

Pro-choice activists demonstrate outside the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, on June 13th, 2018, calling for the approval of a bill that would legalize abortion.

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Dozens of pro-choice activists gather in front of the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, on June 3rd, 2018, calling for the approval of a bill that would legalize abortion. The abortion bill will go to a vote in the lower house on June 13th.

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Viewfinder: Pro-Choice Activists Demonstrate in Front of the Argentine Congress

Dozens of pro-choice activists gather in front of the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, on June 3rd, 2018, calling for the approval of a bill that would legalize abortion.

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A man prays in front of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association Jewish community center during the commemoration of the 23rd anniversary of the terrorist bombing attack that killed 85 people and injured 300, in Buenos Aires on July 18th, 2017.

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Viewfinder: Jewish Mourning in Argentina

A man prays in front of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association Jewish community center during the commemoration of the 23rd anniversary of the terrorist bombing attack that killed 85 people and injured 300, in Buenos Aires on July 18th, 2017.

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Viewfinder: Professors on Strike in Argentina

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The Week in Photos: From Conscription Protests to Plush Pandas

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Buenos Aires Is Closing Its Zoo. Should American Cities Follow?

A look at the science on whether zoos teach kids about conservation. By Francie Diep Sandra at Buenos…

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Alberto Nisman and Argentina’s History of Assassinations and Suspicious Suicides

Whether the crusading prosecutor’s death is found to be a suicide or homicide, many Argentines probably won’t believe it. The past has taught them to always look for the sinister explanation.

Sebastian Rotella

Social Justice

Buenos Aires Painting the Town With Christmas Ornaments

What to do with thousands of abandoned Christmas ornaments stored in a down-and-out section of Buenos Aires? Turn them into a social science experiment, of course!

Elise Hennigan

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Redefining the Youth Bloc: Giving 16-Year-Olds the Vote

A decision to lower the voting age from 18 is making waves in Argentina.

Sarah Sloat