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China gets approval to build Argentina satellite tracking station for moon missions

Argentina successfully launched a geostationary communications satellite that was built at home with local technology, a first for Latin America. The ARSAT-1, the product of seven years of work by a team of 400 specialists, launched from the launch pad at the ESA base in Kourou, French Guiana in October, 2014. Photo: ARSAT

Argentina's Congress has approved the installation of a Chinese satellite tracking station in the South American country's Patagonia region.

27 Feb 2015 - 3:20AM

Corruption scandal swirls around Argentine leader

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (centre) at the Government House in Buenos Aires earlier this month. Photo: AFP
18 Dec 2013 - 11:53AM

Thousands protest against government in Argentina

Citizens take part in a protest against the Argentine Government of President Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo: EPA
9 Aug 2013 - 12:26PM

Abuse victims want pope to open Argentina files

Pope Francis. Photo: AP
20 Mar 2013 - 5:27PM
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Thousands march against Argentine government

Thousands of people participate in a demonstration against the government of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in Buenos Aires. Photo: EPA
14 Sep 2012 - 1:36PM
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