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The discovery of butchered bones belonging to a glyptodont, a giant relative of the armadillo, suggests that humans were living in Argentina 20,000 years ago. Ancient humans may have butchered and eaten a giant armadillo-like creature around 20,000 years ago in what is now Argentina, a new study finds. The discovery of the butchered bones supports a growing body of evidence that people spread throughout the Americas much earlier than previously assumed. During the Late Pleistocene epoch (129,000 to 11,700 years ago), ice sheets and glaciers covered much of the planet, particularly during the Last Glacial Maximum, a period around...

Activists cry tears of joy over pro-abortion victory in Argentina…just like they did in IrelandThe scene was eerily similar to one that unfolded in Ireland in 2018.December 17, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – In what can only be described as a bizarre and even demonic display of pro-abortion ideology, women in Argentina last week wept tears of joy upon their country’s Congress advancing legislation legalizing abortion. The scene was eerily similar to one that unfolded in Ireland in 2018, when the formerly Catholic country voted overwhelmingly to repeal its pro-life 8th Amendment and legalize the killing of babies in the womb.In Ireland,...

Argentine Farm Policies Could Dent Grains Output BUENOS AIRES - Government policies aimed at fighting inflation and cashing in on high global grains prices could lead Argentine farmers to grow less wheat and soy, a leading grains producer said Wednesday. Argentina is one of the world's top suppliers of soy, wheat, corn and beef, but surging export demand has pushed up the price of everyday staples and the government has responded with export bans, price controls and export tax increases. Last week, the government raised duties on soy and sunseed sales abroad -- a measure that has infuriated exporters and...