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Why a U.S. military plane landed in Ushuaia: lawmakers, ports and geopolitics
The landing in Ushuaia of a U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying a bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers has reignited political controversy in Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego province and sharpened attention on the country’s strategic footprint in the South Atlantic an...
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Politics
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Economy
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Energy & Oil
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Environment
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Health & Science
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- Argentine health authorities concerned over growing number of superflu cases
