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Communist demonstrators hold up posters decrying United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May and U.S. President Donald Trump as imperialists in Spanish in Buenos Aires on November 30th, 2018.
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The G20 Summit Brings Leaders Together as Protesters Gather (in Photos)

International—and intranational—tensions are high in Buenos Aires.

Demonstrators protest against the upcoming Group of Twenty (G20) summit in Leon Kolbowsky Stadium on November 27th, 2018, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Leftist groups have planned more demonstrations and invited international activists to join them.
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Viewfinder: Unrest in Argentina Over the G20 Summit

Demonstrators protest against the upcoming G20 summit in Leon Kolbowsky Stadium on November 27th, 2018, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

View of the Constitución train station and empty bus stops in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during a 24-hour general strike, on September 25th, 2018. With no public transport or taxis running, Tuesday's strike was largely respected, as many shops remained closed and citizens found themselves unable to get to work. The strike was called to reject an austerity budget that Argentine President Mauricio Macri says is needed to secure funds from the International Monetary Fund.
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Viewfinder: Transit Centers in Buenos Aires Stand Empty During a General Strike Across Argentina

View of the Constitución train station and empty bus stops in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during a 24-hour general strike, on September 25th, 2018.

People demonstrate against the government of President Mauricio Macri and the latest deal with the International Monetary Fund during the 202th anniversary of independence along 9 de Julio Avenue in Buenos Aires, on July 9th, 2018.
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Viewfinder: Thousands Protest Argentina's Latest Deal With the IMF

People demonstrate against the government of President Mauricio Macri on July 9th, 2018.

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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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.