WEATHER WARNING: This warning applies to the city and several parts of the country are expected heavy rainfall, gusty winds and possible hail the coming hours, city government announced. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued by a thunderstorm warning for the Federal Capital and the provinces of Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Santa Fe and La Pampa. […]
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A Santa Fe family who had come to Carlos Paz to spend the weekend was the victim of a robbery on Friday while he was lunching in a flood Resturante Freedom and Maipú. The incident occurred around 15:15 am María Valeria Funes explained, one of the tourists. While eating in place, someone told them that […]
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Governments throughout Latin America are ramping up dengue prevention campaigns after 1.5 million people were infected and over 1,000 people in the region died of the disease in 2010. There have already been deaths from dengue fever this year, the most recent one in Perú, where the deaths are exceeding hospital capacity – and it […]
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Argentina is suffering from a fuel crisis with rising prices.
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The Matanza river also known as Riachuelo or little river, defines the southern boundary of Buenos Aires and according to a number of studies it is one of the most polluted places in the world. The area has become a dumping ground for industrial, chemical and household waste.
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A group of Argentine and U.S. paleontologists has discovered that fossil remains found years ago in northwestern Argentine belong to a heretofore unknown species of dinosaur that lived 230 million years ago, the scientists told Efe on Thursday. Read Article
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Motochorros stole money intended for the president’s travel to the Middle East. The robbery and assault took place in the neighborhood of Palermo, of employee of the Presidency that is dedicated to coordinating presidential trips. Stolen from the assistant was $ 68 000 dollars and 17 000 euros. Read Article
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Argentina will import an additional 3 billion pesos (750 million US dollars) in 100-peso notes from state-owned mint Cada de Moeda do Brasil, central bank President Mercedes Marco del Pont said Monday. Argentina originally signed an accord in November with the Rio de Janeiro-based mint to produce 130 million 100- peso notes. Read Article
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Argentina will continue to have a rainfall deficit in the seven days from Monday. Telvent DTN Inc. said in a forecast. The lack of rainfall, combined with above-normal temperatures, will stress pollinating corn and developing soybeans, the forecaster said. Read Article
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Lanxess is expanding its activities in Latin America. The company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Rhein Chemie has acquired Argentina-based Darmex – a leading manufacturer of release agents and curing bladders for the tire industry. As a result of the acquisition, Rhein Chemie will become one of the world’s leading providers of release agents for rubber products in […]
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The Tourism Law Association received 154 cases this year against 89 in 2009. In most, the tourists made the bank deposit and the landlord then disappeared. The coastal areas have been the areas most affected. Most of the scams are run on the internet, where the thief demands a fifty percent down payment for a […]
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Environmental organizations in Argentina are protesting the delays in the application of the law to protect glaciers passed in late September 2010. Read Article
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A new way of sharing music has caught on in Argentina, with bands — both new and established — filmed in impromptu performances on rooftops or in markets and other public spaces in Argentina. The high-quality videos, which are shot in one single take, are then posted on the Internet. Read Article
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Two sons of former high-ranking military leaders in Argentina have been arrested in Spain after police allegedly discovered almost a tonne of cocaine on board a medical transport aircraft. Read Article
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Argentina is suffering a shortage of banknotes, with long queues outside cash machines across much of the country, which critics blame on the country’s runaway inflation. Argentina’s central bank announced last month that it plans to increase the amount of money in its economy in order to keep interest rates down and sustain steady economic […]
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A Czech tourist was killed Friday afternoon and two are in very serious condition after their vehicle overturned in Uspallata, Las Heras. The accident happened at 16:30 hours on Route 149 at 49 kilometers from the border of San Juan province. Read Article
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Argentines faced long lines outside banks this week due to cash shortages at ATMs that critics say is linked to the government’s refusal to recognize burgeoning inflation by printing larger bills. Argentina has one of the world’s highest annual inflation rates at more than 25 percent, according to private forecasts that more than double the […]
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Buenos Aires: The moment a mother lowered her daughter onto a rail track in front of a train has been caught on video. The girl survived the ordeal by scuttling into a hollow underneath the platform. The drama unfolded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, when the mother tried to avoid being caught by ticket collectors. Read […]
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German intelligence knew Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was hiding out in Argentina eight years before Israeli agents kidnapped him in 1960, the Bild daily cited newly released documents as saying. Skip related content Related photos / videos Adolf Eichmann Enlarge photo .Related content Germany vows action after dioxin scare Global fears rise over German […]
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This year will be the ninth straight year of impressive economic growth for Argentina. Some analysts say the international context is the key to the high rates of growth since 2003, while others stress that there are also internal factors behind the expansion. The latest report by the Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ADEFA) points to […]
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A Robinson 44, registration LVZYO, departed Sunday from Brandsen piloted by former Commissioner Alejandro Ferzola and planned a tour of the route Interbalnearia for the National Highway Traffic Safety Agency (ANSV). The flight planned to refuel and pick up staff in Santa Teresita, but never reached its destination. Read Article
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Some 120 rural workers in illegal and slave like conditions were discovered on a ranch outside Buenos Aires as part of a criminal investigation, union sources said. Many of the workers are from Santiago del Estero Argentina.Read Article
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The blackouts that occurred in Argentina earlier this year are related to the lack of investment by the company Edesur, said the chief of staff, Aníbal Fernández. Since late December, various locations in Buenos Aires suffered blackouts of up to 72 hours, initially attributed to the increase in demand caused by a heat wave with […]
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The clear waters of Lake Nahuel Huapi, in Bariloche, have changed color in the last several hours. Scientists believe the change in color is a result of the recent earthquake in Chile.Read Article
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Argentina reaffirmed its sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands Monday, 178 years after losing the disputed territory to Britain. “Argentina once again reaffirms the imprescriptible sovereignty over the Malvinas, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime area,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Read Article
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Benedict XVI gave us words of great comfort and encouragement in the message he delivered on Christmas Eve. “God anticipates us again and again in unexpected ways,” the pope said. “He does not cease to search for us, to raise us up as often as we might need. He does not abandon the lost sheep […]
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A young person died as a consequence of having contracted [a] hantavirus [infection], which he acquired in the Quilmes area, where he lived and collected food and bottles at the municipal incinerator. The disease [virus] is common in rats, which eliminate the bacteria [sic; virus] in its urine, which hit the man. This time, the […]
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Bank robbers in Argentina have tunnelled into a vault and emptied more than 100 safety deposit boxes, police say. The robbery in Buenos Aires was only detected when bank staff returned to work after the new year weekend. Since the 1991 financial crisis, many residents in Argentina have kept cash in safety deposit boxes. Read […]
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Welcome to chaos. The tourists began their holiday, thousands of them just arrived from the city of Buenos Aires, they met an old acquaintance here all year, the picket line. This time in the hands of lifesavers who, in the wage claim, cut access to the beaches of Punta Mogotes amid a major scandal. Read […]
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Two and a half years ago, the Baker River in Chilean Patagonia suddenly tripled in size, causing a virtual river tsunami. In less than 48 hours, roads, bridges, and farms were severely damaged and dozens of livestock drowned. Residents were in disbelief. Read Article
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Following: Magnitude 6.9 Date-Time Saturday, January 01, 2011 at 09:56:57 UTC Saturday, January 01, 2011 at 06:56:57 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 26.843°S, 63.151°W Depth 562.6 km (349.6 miles) Region SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, ARGENTINA Distances 150 km (95 miles) NE of Santiago del Estero, Argentina 185 km (115 miles) […]
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Greece’s foreign ministry says a small bomb exploded outside the Greek embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, causing minimal damage and no injuries. Foreign Ministry spokesman Grigoris Delavekouras told the AP said the device was very small and that there was no one at the embassy when it went off Thursday. Read Article
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The Argentine Air Force has created a commission to record and investigate reports of unidentified flying objects (UFO) in the South American country’s airspace, a spokesman told AFP Wednesday. Read Article
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The head of Government of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri, said today that the country lacks an “immigration policy” which determines not know “who comes” from the outside of the country. Read Article
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One person died and at least three were injured in a fire this afternoon destroyed a service station in the town of Rodeo de la Cruz, 12 miles east of Mendoza. The Civil Defense director of the province, Rafael Garay, said there was “a person who died” as a result of the fire, also caused […]
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The Permanent Household Survey Indec found that the median earnings of men stood in the third quarter at $ 2,000 per month, while the female was $ 1,500. In the first case(Men) required to work 44 hours per week and the second(Women) only 32 hours. Read Article
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Much of Argentina is now under red alert regarding a heat wave. The red alert indicates that even healthy individuals can be impacted by the heat. The alert is regarding the central part of the country.Read Article
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Due to the high temperatures recorded in the City of Buenos Aires, the National Weather Service (NWS) maintains the “orange alert” in the territory of Buenos Aires and Greater Buenos Aires. Read Article
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Conflicting assessments of Argentina’s military capacity, defence policies and future planning were given by the brand-new Defence minister, Arturo Puricelli and a former minister from the opposition. Read Article
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Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced Monday the launching of operation “Guard Watch” with the deployment of 6.000 border guards throughout the Greater Buenos Aires with the purpose of combating the insecurity wave and putting an end to the rash of illegal occupation of open spaces by organized squatters. Read Article
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Flight attendants are on strike at LAN Argentina, causing delays and cancellations of about 30 flights a day. The strike affects all LAN Argentina flights out of the domestic and international airports in Buenos Aires. Read Article
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Argentina gave energy companies the go-ahead on Tuesday to hike prices at gas stations, reversing a decision from months ago that ordered them to roll back price increases. Read Article
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Residents clash with squatters building a shanty town in the grounds of a Buenos Aires sports club. View Video
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A two-week old labor dispute at Argentina’s largest energy company, YPF, could start to cause fuel shortages in the coming days as refineries run out of crude oil supplies, two energy firms said on Tuesday. Read Article
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Convincing young people who have dropped out of school to resume their studies is no easy feat. Which is why a group of social organisations in Argentina are joining with the government to launch a different kind of campaign to bring young people back into the classroom in 2011. Read Article
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s the 2011 election year is around the corner, Argentines are still uncertain whether President Cristina Fernandez would seek reelection. The president’s office has said a decision on this would be announced in April or May 2011, roughly six months before the presidential elections scheduled for Oct. 23. According to an opinion poll of the […]
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An inspection of 1.826 firms throughout Costa Rica by the Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social (MTSS) – Labour Ministry – reveals that 39% of businesses do not pay minimum wages. Read Full Article
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