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Alto Paraná Argentina: Dengue Alert, suspected 924 new cases

Alto Paraná Ciudad del Este. The rains in recent days are conducive to the formation of breeding of Aedes aegypti. The cities most affected by the disease are Ciudad del Este, with 63 confirmed cases and Presidente Franco, 28.In the Alto Paraná appeared a total of 924 new suspects. Since the beginning of the epidemic, 108 cases were confirmed in just six weeks, and 30 hit last week, according to the records of the Department of Epidemiology. Dengue does not let up and the infected increases, while the work of the various institutions to prevent the spread of the disease does not appear to have the desired outcome. Read Article

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Mendoza Argentina: methodology of thefts against tourists at Terminal de Ómnibus

Crimes against tourists Argentina According to mdzol.com, Mendoza, Argentina is known to be relatively safe for foreign tourists. However, their weakest area may be the main bus station known as, La Terminal de Ómnibus. This large bus terminal is a sea of humanity with lots of people and numerous foreign tourists coming from Chile and […]

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Argentina: eight Australians feared trapped by landslides near Puente del Inca

canberratimes.com.au reported that eight Australians are believed to be trapped in South America after severe landslides hit Argentina. The Australian climbers were reported to have been at the Puente del Inca, a naturally-formed arching bridge over a river about 1400 kilometres west of Buenos Aires when the first of the landslides hit on Thursday. “We […]

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Woman in Argentina dies of influenza “A” after visiting the United States

She spent several days in intensive care and contracted the flu virus in the United States. She died on Friday, as reported by the Ministry of Health of the Province of Buenos Aires. The woman, 39, remained in the clinic Rossi de La Plata from Jan. 28 to be affected by the virus. Read Article

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Los Libertadores pass linking Argentina and Chile may be closed 10 days, cause shortages, price hikes

cooperativa.cl reported that the President of the Confederation of Truck Owners, Juan Araya, said the prolonged closure of the Los Libertadores pass, linking Chile with Argentina, will cause shortages and price spikes in our country. The international crossing is blocked from Friday 8 febrer or because of landslides that covered up the road on both […]

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Landslides close border with Chile Argentina, 130 tourists evacuated by plane from Chile

National Route 7 is cut by landslides. And the steps are kept closed to Chile in Mendoza and San Juan. Evacuated more than 100 tourists by plane. Hundreds of people were now isolated in the high mountains of Mendoza after landslides that cut traffic on National Highway 7, while more than 130 tourists were evacuated […]

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Santa Cruz Mine, Argentina: 800 evacuated, 60 injured in food poisoning episode

opisantacruz.com.ar reportedWith Crash site San Jose Green Eggs and total work stoppage, the staff of Minera Santa Cruz in Perito Moreno tries to draw public attention to a mass poisoning suffered, but until when the source has been reported that resulted in the serious incident. As usual in these cases, the company does not respond […]

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Argentina: two gangs dedicated to truck assaults broken up, numerous weapons confiscated

According to amprovincia.com, the operation was in the south of Buenos Aires. They arrested more than 50 people and seized 80 firearms. After a series of raids by police in the province of Buenos Aires in matches Avellaneda, Lanús and Almirante Brown, was arrested more than 50 people and seized 80 firearms and a grenade […]

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IMF censures Argentina regarding facts and figures regarding inflation, GDP data

According to Reuters.com, the International Monetary Fund issued a “declaration of censure” against Argentina on Friday in its harshest reprimand to date over the quality of its inflation and GDP growth data, and gave the country until September 29 to take action. The IMF’s executive board said Argentina had failed to make sufficient progress in […]

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Tigre Argentina: six drones monitoring security and criminal activity

In an article by Clarin.com, suburban Buenos Aires there are police, patrol and thousands of cameras to try to lessen the drama of everyday insecurity. The municipality of Tigre now adds a hint, at least, novel: a fleet of six “drones,” unmanned aerial vehicles are remotely operated. Robots transmit real-time images that are taken during […]

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Argentina: last two weeks of January 2013, 56 dead on nation’s highways

Clarin.com reported that in the last 13 days of January there were 56 deaths by road accidents in the country’s roads. The number is almost double the number of deaths (30) in the second half of January 2012 and surpasses the 43 that occurred during the first month of last year. The data comes from […]

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Argentina: Internet and other digital products highest in Latin America

Clarin.com reported that a private report, prices are higher than in other Latin American countries. The obstacles to imports more expensive equipment and limited their range. And they pay higher taxes. According to a private report, prices are higher than in other Latin American countries. The obstacles to imports more expensive equipment and limited their […]

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Laguna Figueroa Argentina: military finalizes demining process of 1400 explosives

elpinguino.com reported that three months after the start of the demining process in the Laguna Figueroa, in the province of Ultima Esperanza, was finalized officially leaving the work clean the land of 1,400 explosives. In the latter area was withdrawn signage that realized the warning “minefield”, work that was attended by provincial and municipal authorities […]

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Chubut Argentina: Woman with baby forced into prostitution rescued after promise of job

She was with her baby and was forced into prostitution. She was taken to Chubut with the promise of a job. Proceedings of the Federal Justice of Bariloche. A woman and her baby were rescued from a trafficking network in the city of Esquel Chubut. It was subjected to prostitution and had Tucumán search request. […]

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Buenos Aires: Four best places to eat Chorizo Steak

BEST PLACES TO EAT BUENOS AIRES Elpais.com reported that there are some keywords that if introduced into the world’s most popular search engine can result in an approximate picture of Argentina: Maradona & Messi + Tango + Caramel + Chorizo ​​Beef. Much has been written of the former but little of the latest and juiciest […]

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Miami: Aerolineas Argentinas jet collides after landing with Air France Jet

miami.cbslocal.com reported that aviation officials are investigating after two jets collided on the runway at MiamiInternationalAirport early Thursday evening. Officials say the Aerolineas Argentinas A-340 jet clipped an Air France Boeing 777 as it was parked at the gate boarding passengers. Read Article

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Argentina: University report forecast 30 percent inflation for 2013

Morningstar.com reported, Argentina’sTorcuato Di Tella University said Wednesday in a closely watched monthly survey that Argentines expect inflation of 30% in 2013. Most private-sector economists think that 12-month inflation in Argentina has been running at or above 20% for the last three years due to lax monetary and fiscal policy. Capital flight spurred by galloping […]

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Argentina disrupts pedophilia ring distributing child pornography

Argentina Police foiled an international criminal organization that smuggled and distributed child pornography and ordered the arrest of 62 people after conducting 61 raids in different parts of the country, said Friday the Security Ministry said in a statement. “We identified the IP addresses of the computers containing pornographic material and sending and located the […]

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Argentina: Four tourists die when huge boulder crushes their car

Tn.com.ar reported four people were killed last night by falling on the car they were traveling in a storm large rock. It was when these people were traveling in a Chevrolet Corsa, from the town of San Juan Jáchal Chilecito, La Rioja. Police said, the car was crushed by a stone that fell four meters […]

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Argentina reasserts claim over Falklands

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has released a public letter urging the United Kingdom to relinquish its control over the disputed Falkland Islands. She accused Britain of taking part in an act of “blatant colonialism” in claiming the archipelago and called on UK Prime Minister David Cameron to honour UN resolutions that indicate both […]

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Foreigners Residing in Argentina Permitted to Change Sexual Identities on Official Documents

Reurters reported that Foreign residents in Argentina can change sexual identity in the DNI Foreigners residing in Argentina sexual identity can change their identity in the South American country, as the Argentines could do, according to a resolution published today in the Official Gazette. The Gender Identity Act, adopted last May by the Argentine Congress, […]

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Santa Fe Argentina: two detained for transporting 43 kilos of marijuana

Two men were arrested in the province of Santa Fe, accused of carrying on the car they were traveling more than 43 kilograms of marijuana, police sources said Sunday. The incident occurred during the last hours, when staff of the Directorate General of Prevention and Control of Addictions santafesina police conducted a raid on National […]

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Aerolineas Argentinas averaging daily losses of 2.7 million dollars in 2012

Aerolineas Argentinas will close this year with losses averaging $ 2.7 million per day. Very far from “positive balance” that based on “scientific calculations” predicted this 2012 the owner of the company, Mariano Recalde, in the first months of the nationalization, the flagship airline overtake the December 31 record around a red of $ 980 […]

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Chile: Red Alert Copahue Volcano

Chile maintains this Sunday the red alert for the volcano began Copahue although no evacuations, while Argentina rose to orange in the presence of lava in the crater mouth massif shared border, officials of both countries. The Chilean National Emergency Office (Onemi) declared a red alert by continuous seismic activity at the volcano, on the […]

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Buenos Aires: Toxic Cloud covers many areas, hospitals red alert

Telegraph.co.uk reported that aA shipping container holding pesticide exploded this morning with smoke diffusing across central parts of the Argentine capital. The offices of the Air Force, two major banks, a court and a school where among the buildings within a 20-block radius of the city’s port – obscured by a yellow cloud – evacuated […]

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Argentina’s Jewish community ask for Ecuador’s Correa to make apology for statements

International leaders Simon Wiesenthal Center asked the Argentine government claiming “an immediate apology” to President Rafael Correa for his “contempt for the victims of terrorism sponsored by Iran.” The center was reacting to statements made Correa on Tuesday in Argentina, in which defined Iran as “one of the few democracies” in the Middle East and […]

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Argentina must deliver a report on statistics advances by Dec 17, to IMF

The IMF ratified last week that by December 17 Argentina must reply to Managing Director Christine Lagarde on the latest advances referred to the country’s statistics both on inflation and GDP growth. Gerry Rice, head of IMF Public Relations was in charge of making the announcement following on a question from an Argentine journalist who […]

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Córdoba Argentina: 60 percent of drug investigations involve retail (kiosk) operations

Today is effective the new law 10,067, which cases “simple” related to drug trafficking in our province (“kiosks” drug and retail) shall be investigated by the provincial Justice. The Federal Court, for its part, will continue to investigate those cases considered complex: drug trafficking to medium and large scale. NOTE: Hanging tennis shoes from telephone […]

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Argentinians Set New Guinness Record With 3,733 HIV Tests at World AIDS Day Event

IDS Healthcare Foundation welcomes its newest partner country, Argentina, with a World AIDS Day event to remember: the City of Rosario, AHF, and multiple health care partners set a new Guinness World Record for “Most HIV Tests Given in One City in Multiple Venues in One Day” With ten venues throughout Rosario offering free tests […]

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Argentina: Standard and Poor’s issues warning on debt

Standard & Poor’s said yesterday that unless Argentina and holdout bond investors reach a payment agreement on defaulted debt from 2002 its B-minus credit rating on the South American nation is at risk of a downgrade. On Nov. 29 the US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals granted an emergency stay on a lower court’s order […]

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Argentina: “Death Flights” pilots go on trial

Pilots for Argentina’s infamous “death flights” have begun trial, and brought up on charges for crimes against humanity for their active participation in de facto president Jorge Rafael Videla’s “dirty war” that consumed the Latin American county for years. From 1976-1983 during Videla’s reign as Argentina’s dictator, in addition to the armies kidnappings and murders, […]

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Seabourn Cruise Line discontinues visits to Falkland Islands

The Bahamas flagged cruise vessel ‘Seabourn Sojourn’ that on Thursday berthed at Ushuaia reported to Argentine port authorities it has no plans to visit the Falklands/Malvinas Islands according to press reports from the capital of Argentine Tierra del Fuego. Apparently the Seattle based Seabourn Cruise Line told the local officials in Ushuaia that “Malvinas are […]

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Argentina court of appeals rules that punishment for cultivation of marijuana for personal use

An appeals court in Argentina declared unconstitutional a rule that punishes marijuana cultivation for personal use, and dismissed a couple who had several plants and seeds in a nursery itself, said Wednesday the Judicial Information Center (ICJ). Failure of the Second Division of the Federal Court of La Plata (60 km south of Buenos Aires) […]

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Argentina rejects British complaints on maritime security regarding Falkland Islands

Argentine ambassador Alicia Castro rejected at the International Maritime Organization, IMO, British complaints on maritime security in Argentine waters and navigation obstacles for British and Falklands flagged vessels which access Argentine ports. Read Article Read Article

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Argentina: nationalists ransack shipping offices of cruise line that serves the Falkland Islands

Britain has called on the European Union to intervene after hard-line nationalists in Argentina ransacked a shipping office that handles cruises to the Falkland Islands, pelting it with stones and paintballs. Foreign Office mandarins accused the Argentinian government of seeking to “strangle” the Falklands’ economy by failing to prevent last Monday’s raid in Buenos Aires, […]

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Wall Street-owned media group “Clarín” spearheading anti-government drive in Argentina

Wall Street-owned media group “Clarín” spearheading anti-government drive in South America’s Argentina. Wall Street-owned media group “Clarín” spearheading anti-government drive in South America’s Argentina. The US-engineered “Arab Spring” brought us the “April 6 Youth Movement” in Egypt, run by Wall Street-backed Mohammed ElBaradei in coordination with the Muslim Brotherhood, the “February 17 Revolution,” consisting of […]

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Elliot Managment coercing Argentina to settle debts

With his trimmed white beard and rounded metal spectacles, Paul Singer might come across as a slightly miffed professor, his lips pursed and one eyebrow arched a touch higher than the other reported Independent.co.uk. But the balding billionaire behind the New York hedge fund group Elliott Management is in fact one of Wall Street’s reigning […]

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Buenos Aires Argentina: U.S. tourist shot by robbers when attempting to buy dollars on black market

An American tourist was injured today bullet in the buttocks while trying to resist an assault in the center of Buenos Aires when bought dollars in the black market, police said. The tourist was hospitalized and is out of danger, while the robbers, one from Argentina and one in Uruguay, were arrested while trying to […]

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Argentina: professor from the University of North Carolina sentenced to prison for smuggling drugs

Professor Paul Frampton Professor from the University of North Carolina Standard.co.uk reported that a British scientist caught smuggling two kilos of cocaine at a South American airport has been jailed for almost five years. Professor Paul Frampton, 68, claimed he was duped into carrying the drugs in a honeytrap sting involving a glamour model. But […]

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Argentina: Unions strike, begins 24 hour strike

Unions oppose the Argentine government on Tuesday blocked roads and streets, paralyzed air and ground transportation and grain exports slowed in the first general strike in nearly 10 years to demand compensation for workers by high inflation in the country. The 24-hour protest called by the main labor union, the Peronist Confederation of Labour (CGT), […]

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700,000 Argentines stop smoking in the last three years

The growing encirclement of smokers seems to work. According to a survey conducted early in the country, 700,000 Argentines left the cigarette in the past three years. The data, which is known on the eve of the International Day of Clean Air, adds to a significant drop in the percentage of young people who start […]

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Santa Ana Posadas Argentina: Child diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis

Santa Ana Posadas child who was diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis and is hospitalized at Children’s Hospital, is the second case in the same household as one of his sisters had contracted the disease two years ago, approximately. According to the experts warned, is the first time that this situation is known since leishmaniasis began to […]

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Corrientes Argentina: leishmaniasis outbreak among police dogs

A control operating Zoonoses area of the Province yesterday found six dogs infected with leishmaniasis in the Division of Police Canes Corrientes. The news sparked concern in the whole area of the district Antarctica Argentina, where is located the distribution of the Force. The deputy director of Zoonoses Public Health Ministry,… Read Article

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General Confederation of Labour (Argentina) plans country wide protest November 20, 2012

Losandes.com.ar reported that the General Confederation of Labour (Argentina)- The head of the CGT opposition and dissident CTA couple announced they will march to Plaza de Mayo. They warned that there will be 100 roadblocks, bridges and roads across the country. The head of the opposition CGT, Hugo Moyano, and his counterpart from the CTA […]

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Cellphone users in Argentina turn phones off to protest poor service from Movistar, Claro y Personal

Cellular blackout to protest poor service and collection calls abuse diariouno.com.ar reported that this Wednesday from 16 to 17 mobile phone users turn off their devices as a sign of dissatisfaction with suppliers. They are supported by several consumer associations. The call arose spontaneously in social networks under the slogan “We turned the phone to […]

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Argentina: Television journalist escapes after three months of captivity

According to losandes.com.ar, the Secretary of the Interior and Security of Coronel Suárez, Gustavo De Battista, said today that the woman rescued after spending three months in captivity in a house in that town Buenos Aires “dropped 30 kilos and was in a terrible state” and said that “having kidnapped a week passed, would have […]

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Buenos Aires Argentina: City Council passes ordinance prohibiting establishments offering prostitution

The City Council of the City of Capital today approved an ordinance that prohibits both competency as the operation of establishments where prostitution is exercised, so that no alternate premises will enable new and existing will have 30 days to cease definitely their activities in the town, once the rule takes effect. This standard, unprecedented […]

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Argentina: Number of informal or illegal merchants increase (Saladitas)

2,200 million pesos driven as much illegal trade known as “Crackers” and the presence of “street vendors” in public, a report said today the Argentina Confederation of Medium Companies (CMEA). The CAME poll in 160 cities in 24 provincial jurisdictions found that 370 were detected in October Saladitas in the country, 35 more than in […]

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Ghana cuts electricity, water to Argentina’s ship Fragata Libertad in continuing dispute

Ghana today submitted a complaint for contempt and left without water, electricity and fuel to the ship “Freedom” after armed sailors prevented an operation to move to another berth the vessel held since early October in a Ghanaian port by a legal claim hedge fund, spokesmen said yesterday Tema port. The defense ministry had previously […]

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Cristina Fernández Kirchner’s assets grew to 82 million pesos in nine years

The assets of the Kirchner went from 7,000,000 to about 82 million pesos from 2003 to 2012. Weeks ago Cristina Fernandez denied a Harvard student asked him how he had managed to increase its equity from 2 to 79 million pesos. The figure was not correct, because the increase reached 82 million, as reported by […]

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Past week in Argentina, Pure Hell – opinion

By Federico Tessore. The snare the dollar is getting stronger. Government officials acknowledge, the President insists on denying and meanwhile Argentine savers are seeing their capital is destroyed, unless they do something. This was a hell week in Argentina, especially in Buenos Aires. Massive power outages, garbage in the streets, very hot, many demonstrations, strikes […]

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Argentina: analysis of current protests in Buenos Aires November 2012

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Aerolineas Argentina to increase number of domestic flights, decrease international frequencies

Planning Minister Julio De Vido announced that Aerolineas Argentinas will “review” the offer of international travel in countries “where demand does not justify” and increase the frequency of domestic flights. The package aims to cut labor benefits pilots as flight hours and rest. “We will have more planes and more agile systems technology because we […]

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Argentina: Dengue a regional problem

Having suffered a serious outbreak of dengue in 2009, Argentina has managed to lower the incidence of cases by 96% and looks, along with other neighboring countries, find a regional strategy to control the disease. We talked with Dr. Lilian Tartaglino, Minister of Quality of Life of the City of Posadas …… Present for centuries […]

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Latin American countries monitoring precursor chemicals in effort to curb drug manufacturing

Drug Office of the National Gendarmerie, along with local agencies and most of Latin America, put in place a mechanism to control the production of chemicals that can be used to make drugs. These are the results. The need to participate, engage and coordinate objectives and global efforts against this scourge according to defonline.com.ar The […]

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Toyota to invest 150 million pesos in lithium mining project, Argentina

The Japanese company announced the Secretary of Mining, Jorge Mayoral, that in the next 15 days will make the first disbursement of 150 million pesos for the construction of lithium mining project Olaroz Salar in the province of Jujuy. Mayoral met in Tokyo with executives from Toyota after the completion of the 2nd Seminar on […]

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Argentina: Journalists attacked during protests in Bueno Aires – video

Nicholas Ayuso, a young man who beat the journalist Néstor Dib, C5N channel, during the protest held at the Obelisk and Plaza de Mayo recovered in the last hours of freedom after being held at the police station on the 2nd of this capital. Ayuso, 29, was arrested on Thursday night when they face the […]

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Severe rains drench Buenos Aires Argentina, storm alerts, floods

The water came when there was still trash accumulated in some places. There are already problems in Palermo, Villa Ortuzar, Barrio Norte and Belgrano. In Blanco Encalada Cabildo and flooding prevented the pedestrian and automobile. The warning also covers eight provinces. After the heat wave that occurred in the City of Buenos Aires in recent […]

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Buenos Aires: Thousand march in protest against inflation, crime, and corruption

Angry over inflation, crime and corruption, hundreds of thousands of Argentines of all ages flooded the capital’s streets for nearly four hours to protest against President Cristina Fernandez in Argentina’s biggest anti-government demonstration in years. In a Thursday night march organized on social media, demonstrators filled the Plaza de Mayo in front of the pink […]

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Chevron’s assets in Argentina embargoed by court over Ecuador claim

An Argentine judge embargoed Chevron Corp.’s assets in Argentina to carry out an Ecuadorean court order that awarded $19 billion to plaintiffs in an environmental damage lawsuit in the Amazon, a lawyer said Wednesday. Read Article

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Real Estate Sales in Buenos Aires Argentina drops nearly fifty percent

The purchase and sale transactions in the City of Buenos Aires during September were down 47% compared to the same month last year, totaling 3247 writings. These data confirm the uncertainty in the sector due to the controls implemented by the national overplays market changes and marked “the lowest level of the series that began […]

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Argentina real estate investment drops 50 percent in Uruguay

According Cameras sector, the contraction is due to the fear of the Treaty of Tax Information Exchange between the two countries that ratify the Uruguayan Parliament before year end. Punta del Este, the most affected. Uruguayan real estate industry representatives presented a report last week in the Senate in ratifying the Argentina fall in investment […]

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Argentina: legal age for voting changed to sixteen

After 11 hours of debate, between chants, booing, rudeness, abandonment of the rooms and insults crossings, the Chamber of Deputies Argentina approved Wednesday night the right to vote from the age of 16. He did it with 131 votes in favor, two against and one abstention. The text, which was approved in the Senate in […]

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Jesus Lopez Londoño most important narco boss captured in Argentina

Security Secretary emphasized the thoroughness of the investigation and said it will consider whether there was connivance of the police. Amidst the impressive security operation to transfer Henry de Jesus Lopez Londoño, Colombian drug boss known as “Mi Sangre,” Secretary of Homeland Security, Sergio Berni, said last night “is captured most important criminal narco world. […]

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Argentina: Vehicle accident reveals level of narcotics trafficking in Chaco

A fortuitous discovery that leads to carrying 367 kilos of marijuana along National Route 16. Versions are crossed on the logistic support that took the drug. Sáenz Peña (Agency). There was no intelligence task force or provincial or national. It was a fortuitous event with a finish that shows the high degree of vulnerability to […]

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Neuquén Argentina: Supermarket roof collapses, unknown numbers dead, wounded, missing

A roof of a supermarket located in the west of the capital of Neuquén collapsed yesterday afternoon and, according to Fire, would have caused an unknown number of dead and wounded, though not specified the exact amount of victims according to losandes.com.ar. The Black River Journal reported that five people have died because of the […]

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General Motors to invest millions in new plant to produce cars for export to South America

General Motors confirmed that from 2015 will produce a new vehicle plant in Alvear, exclusive to South America. The president of the company worldwide, Dan Akerson, explained yesterday to President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner the details of “Project Phoenix,” which will require an investment of 2,100 million pesos and will start from early next year. […]

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Corrientes Argentina: Man detained 384 kilos marijuana in boat being towed by car

A man was arrested in the province of Corrientes accused of carrying more than 384 kilos of marijuana hidden in a double deck of a boat carrying attached to his car, sources National Gendarmerie. The arrest was finalized this morning, when members of the squad 48 “Currents” conducting a routine vehicle control on National Highway […]

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300 Argentine sailors to leave Ghana via jet

The crew of an Argentine navy ship, which was impounded as part of a debt dispute more than three weeks ago in Ghana, have boarded a plane for Argentina, according to bbc.co.uk. Almost 300 sailors will leave on an Air France plane chartered by the Argentine government. Read Article

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Aerolineas Argentinas pay dispute may be reactivated by unions

The Argentina Federation of Airman (FAPA), comprised of four unions in the industry, this week warned that the pay dispute could be reactivated with Aerolineas Argentinas and Austral once you complete the compulsory conciliation issued by the Ministry of Labour. Read Article

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San Isidro Argentina: Pair of thieves kidnap person sitting in car, take on shopping spree

One per pair of criminals captured a young woman in San Isidro, was forced to go ATMs, then did buy appliances in a renowned shopping area north and finally released at Fort Apache, where a thief stole $ 100 dollars to the kidnappers had left to take ….. Read Article

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Douglas Tompkins seeks support in Europe to establish national parks in Latin America

Latercera.com reported that Douglas Tompkins seeks support in Europe to create new national parks in Latin America. To date, the employer has created two national parks in our country and other three “are about will be donated” future Pumalín national parks of Patagonia and Ibera, Argentina. The U.S. couple Douglas and Kristine Tompkins, who in […]

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Argentina: impounded ship in Ghana evacuated

The Argentine government ordered on Saturday the evacuation of the naval training frigate ARA Libertad impounded in Ghana by international creditors, following the warning made on Friday that complaints would be taken to the UN over the controversy. Read Article

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Argentina: Apple Notebooks stolen in Highway Pirate assault after leaving airport

In order to alert potential buyers, Mac Station released the serial numbers of the 110 computers that were stolen when they were transported in a truck on Highway 25 May….Apple Mac Station published the list of the serial numbers of the 110 Mac Book Air that were stolen by pirates asphalt on Wednesday when they […]

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Chief of Police, Santa Fe Argentina resigns after investigation shows ties to drug trafficking

The police chief of the province of Argentina Santa Fe , Hugo Tognoli commissioner, resigned after being involved in a court case that is investigating him for alleged links to drug trafficking, said the provincial security minister, Raul Lambert. Tognoli resigned following revelations that justice ordered his arrest for alleged payment of bribes to allow […]

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Argentina’s Navy chief of staff resigns over Ghana event

Mercopress.com reported that the ARA Libertad conflict retained in Ghana has a new victim: Argentina’s Navy chief of staff Admiral Carlos Alberto Paz tendered his resignation and was replaced by his deputy Vice-Admiral Daniel Alberto Martin. Admiral Paz resignation was tendered before Minister of Defence Arturo Puriceili after it was announced that two Navy officers […]

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1900 bullet proof vests delivered to Federal Police of Argentina fail to meet standards

RESEARCH SERVICES, OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE LATIN AMERICA – HIRE US zonapolicial.com.ar reported that 1900 vests delivered to PFA (Argentina Federal Police) not meet RENAR standards as the trial. According to the analysis conducted by experts from the Army, whose results were collated by three experts and a former senior official of Renar, determined that there […]

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Rosario Argentina: father and daughter murdered by assassins, “payback” possible motive

Cadena3.com reported the incident occurred yesterday when a couple and their two daughters aged 2 and 4 years on a motorcycle down the street Ayacucho to 4800, and was struck by another motorcycle with two men on board, who opened fire on the family. A young man and his 4 year old daughter ceased to […]

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Argentina: Study show 67 percent of people cannot read nutrional labels on food

Labels difficult to read 67% of people can not read the labeled food, creating that “not met the consumer’s right to choose what to buy, thinking about your health and that of their family,” said a report by the Foundation Daat. The company, which specializes in the treatment of obesity and diabetes, surveyed 140 people […]

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Cordoba Argentina: After extreme heat, this week expecting rains winds

lavoz.com.ar reported….The beginning of the week will be rainy. The National Weather Service lassoed a new alert for Cordoba, by heavy rain with wind gusts from the south and the temperature drop during Monday. The expected maximum is 26 ° and a low of 17 °. Meanwhile, on Sunday the temperature slightly exceeded 30 °, […]

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Argentina: Dollar restrictions extend to exiting tourists

“Dollar clamp” in Argentina extended to all outgoing tourists The Argentine foreign exchange clamp has reached the outgoing tourism industry which to have access to Central bank US dollars for the trip, must now report each ticket or package sale plus the overseas services contracted according to the latest resolution. In practical terms this means […]

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Argentine naval shipped stranded in Ghana, over Argentina debt issues

The Accra High Court rejects Argentina frigate release “Freedom”, held at a port in Ghana for a complaint against the Argentine government over unpaid debts. The Accra High Court today rejected the frigate Argentina release “Freedom”, held at a port in Ghana since last day 2 by a complaint filed by creditors of the Argentine […]

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Zarate Argentina: three tons of marijuana seized in truck, ten arrested

Drug Route A truck with three tons of marijuana was detected in the toll crossing of routes 12 and 6, in the town of Zarate. According to police sources, the vehicle traveled from Misiones and Entre Rios after crossing on Route 14, entered the province of Buenos Aires, to be discovered by the Buenos Aires […]

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Greenpeace activists protest Argentina’s e-waste law

Greenpeace activists placed Argentina on Tuesday on the steps of Congress a “bomb” symbolic demanding the adoption of e-waste law. Dressed in suit and tie, dozens of Greenpeace activists sat on the steps of Congress “armed” with sticks and detonators to be prepared to detonate simulated a massive “pump” symbolic. Read Article

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San Luis Province Argentina: whiskerías investigated for human trafficking

According to one researcher speculated, on Saturday morning, the storm subsided the number of customers in the three southern whiskey bars of San Luis that were raided by members of the Federal Agency Cuyo. Six people, two managers for every local, said the source, were arrested. Monica Spagnuolo, the federal prosecutor in San Luis, who […]

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Argentina government repudiates British exercises firing missles from Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

The national government repudiated today new military exercises with firing of rockets from the Islands Malvinas announced by British military forces, according to a statement released by Foreign Ministry. In the official document, the portfolio of Héctor Timerman announced rejected exercises “between 8 and 19 October,” which “constitutes a flagrant contradiction” by the United Kingdom […]

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Argentina, two Colombians may be responsible for the trafficking of drugs marked with seal of a horse

“Horse” is the legend discovered cocaine in packages of three important operating and now trying to identify the owners of the “brand” The track to reach “Horse”, the hallmark of drug trafficking in Argentina, may be behind Arthur and Fermin, two Colombian citizens have a direct connection with the 67 kilos of cocaine out of […]

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Argentina dethrones Colombia with the most holidays in the world

Argentina set a new world record, this time by the number of national holidays that records: a total of 19. With that figure became the country with most holidays and the podium and moved to Colombia, which accounts for 18 days. The situation changed temporarily after Congress declared a one-time holiday to Monday September 24 […]

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Argentina, Nearly 500 tourists stranded on Train to the clouds, Tren de las Nubes

About 480 tourists were stranded at 4,000 meters high in the “Train to the Clouds”, that crosses the Andes in northwestern Argentina, by a technical fault and had to be transported by bus, local media reported Wednesday. Passengers on this train tour, one of the most popular in Argentina, were stranded on Friday for about […]

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Argentina, customs in Jujuy authorized to accept imports explosives for mining

The General Secretary of the Interior, Michelangelo counter Lembo announced that Customs of Jujuy has been “authorized for importation of explosives used in mining.” He stressed that one of the new provisions that were taken from the Directorate General of Customs – Afip in the control and collection, issue addressed in previous meetings. Read Article

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Argentina: senator claims march was result of professionals organizing social networks

Senator Kirchner said the call made ​​through social networks was organized by experts digitaron mobilization. “There were hundreds and thousands of false identities,” complained .. Senator Kirchner said the call made ​​through social networks was organized by experts digitaron mobilization. “There were hundreds and thousands of false identities,” complained. Read Article

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Córdoba, Argentina: used car sales up ten percent August 2012

Automobile Chamber of Commerce (CEC) reported that in August the buying selling cars amounted to 167,691 units, representing an increase of 10.37 percent from July, when 151,937 units were sold. “We are optimistic that the trend will remain bullish and thus could achieve the same volume traded over the past year lies ahead for the […]

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Argentina: 100 kilos of coca leaves seized on new drug route from Bolivia

One person was arrested on Route 9, in access to the town of La Caldera, a distance of 25 kilometers from the capital, when he tried to enter the city almost 100 kilos of coca leaves premium bringing contraband from the neighboring Republic of Bolivia. Effective Operations Division, under the Directorate General of Dangerous Drugs, […]

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Argentina: Marine explosives unit sent to Tierra del Fuego, seeking possible bombs

fmairelibre.com.ar reported that the Secretary for Security, Daniel Facio confirmed arrival in Tierra del Fuego, personnel Battalion Marines Buenos Aires, who arrived with equipment to rule out explosives in the Santa Rita Quarry, located at exit Northern RG. Following the discovery of a bomb in this sector of Rio Grande, in the course of last […]

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Neuquén, Argentina: Protests among union members increases over salaries, threat of coup,

The unions demand wage hikes and threaten to cut off access to the province. Sapag K ally, accusing them of trying to destabilize it. Neuquén crisis adds to the conflict in Santa Cruz and Chubut, among other districts. Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Chubut, Santa Cruz. The list of provinces with fiscal problems, to claim funds and […]

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Bariloche Argentina: Mother, children detained after holding up chocolate store at gunpoint

Clarin.com reported that the Torres Chocolates employee suspected nothing when a mother accompanied by a girl of about 10 years and their teenage son entered the store and looked at the prices of chocolates. Just when the mother began to pretend that he left a young man entered (Jonatan Mayorga, 19) who would be another […]

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Argentina: Coast Guard seized shipment of four tons of marijuana in Puerto Rico

According to noticias.terra.com.ar, staff of the Coast Guard today seized a shipment of more than four tons of marijuana in the resort of Puerto Rico missionary in the center east of the province. The drugs seized is worth about 19 million dollars on the black market. The tasks were performed under the operating provisions of […]

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Argentina Travel Alert: Limits placed on dollar trading for arriving tourists, airports – ports

TRAVEL ALERT ARGENTINA Mercopress.com reported limits dollar trading for arriving tourists in ports and airports in Argentina The Argentine government is further tightening the US dollar clamp. On Thursday the Central bank announced that state-run banks and agencies will be the only ones officially allowed to operate foreign currency exchange offices in airports and ports. […]

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Argentina: Policeman caught with 123 kilos of drugs, which police had seized in May

Police arrested with 123 kilos of drugs seized in May • It was early yesterday morning near Leoni • He had drugs in his car • There was a large and police believe is also • The drug was stolen from the First Sectional Precinct Puerto Rico • PUERTO RICO. An officer Assistant Police Quest […]

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Human trafficking in Buenos Aires Argentina, home of a thousand brothels

Prostituted women in the city are no exception to the general law: from the countries bordering the provinces of NOA, suburbs. Girls are often very young and very poor, recruited with the promise of a good job. But end up prisoners of a network, first, subject to a “soft” brutal, a cocktail consisting of rape, […]

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