Argentine president Cristina Kirchner will announce today her National Strategic Tourism Plan that will open bidding for the construction of electrical lines that connect Buenos Aires to Tucumán, according to lavoz.com.ar. Kirchner will be broadcasting from the Hall of the Bicentennial Argentine Women in the Casa Rosada, after which she will take calls from prospective bidders who will fund and build the transformer station for the power lines linking the two provinces.
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The body of a 20-year-old pregnant woman who has been missing since Sunday was found last night in General Las Heras, Buenos Aires, reports telam.com.ar. The remains of Solange Vera were found by four men who were hunting in the area. According to forensic experts on site, the body appeared to have eight stab wounds […]
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National Gendarmerie 26 foreign women rescued three nightclubs and its dependencies. The raids were simultaneously this weekend in La Plata and Florencio Varela.By order of the Functional Unit of Instruction No. 1 Berazategui, the staff of “Operation Sentinel” South Zone carried out raids on five properties in the locality of La Plata and Florencio Varela. […]
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Continues to carry out information campaign on Chagas disease in Capital. In the first two days, more than 5000 people became familiar in the disease. Also yesterday in the mobile health unit located in Junin Street extraction was performed biochemical analysis of blood for free. Read Article
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The escalating cyber war by Anonymous, seconded by cyber activists and hackers of all kinds have been disabled for hours, even days, the websites of the governments of Peru, Colombia, Chile and Ecuador, including Argentina recently. The foray into Colombia, where he hacked into the websites of the Senate and the Ministries of Defence and […]
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In an interview with the Uruguayan government sponsored daily La República, published Monday Timerman praised Uruguayan president Jose Mujica for his attitude towards the bilateral dialogue in line with ‘the historic relation between the neighbouring countries’ enabling to advance on all aspects such as economic, social and political integration. Read Article
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Corn plantings in Argentina and Brazil will grow faster than the dominant soybeans crop in the 2011-12 marketing year, Hamburg-based researcher Oil World said. Corn planting in Argentina will rise 13 percent to a record 4.9 million hectares (12.1 million acres), and the soybean area will climb 2.2 percent, Oil World said in a report […]
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Many have wondered which yeast species is responsible for the creation of lager 600 years ago in Germany, and the answer is Saccharomyces eubayanus, or S. eubayanus. For years, scientists have wondered how lager came to be. It was understood that ale derives from a species of yeast called Saccharomyces cerevisiae, or S. cerevisiae, but […]
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A firefight occurred this morning around 10:30 in downtown Buenos Aires as a man shot at three robbers on a motorcycle on Corrientes Ave. near Reconquista, according to infobae.com. The criminals stole a briefcase of money and checks from two men at the entrance of a bank when the victims, one of whom was an […]
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Local police of Ingeniero Budge in Lomas de Zamora disbanded a cocaine kitchen yesterday at dawn, according to inforegion.com.ar. The raid occurred after police discovered two suspicious men, who appeared to be guarding a door, during a routine check of the area. The men fled after noticing the police and officers entered the house they […]
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The Chinese owner of a supermarket in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina was shot dead in his shop yesterday afternoon by two suspected members of the Chinese Mafia, reported lanacion.com.ar. According to police, the shop owner had been approached by Mafia members last week demanding he pay $50 thousand to ensure his safety. After […]
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Argentina and Chile are jointly promoting their countries in a round of events in Australia with the purpose of drawing more Aussie tourists.The promotion coincides with the recent announcement of Australia’s flag carrier Qantas direct flights to Santiago de Chile, Chile’s capital. “The sales mission in Australia: Argentina and Chile in Australia” has congregated in […]
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Bayer CropScience has received the final approval for its herbicide tolerant soybean technology from the National Ministry of Agriculture in Argentina, according to the company. The Liberty Link technology conveys tolerance to the glufosinate-ammonium herbicide Liberty for effective, broad spectrum weed control. Read Article
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Osvaldo Pugliese, one of Argentina’s most famous composers, used to say that tango doesn’t start to make sense until you are in your 30s. But a young generation of musicians, lyricists and composers are proving him wrong. Moving away both from purist rhythms and the electronic fusions of the late 1990s, the new generation fills […]
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A report from the Chamber of Automotive Trade (CEC) in Argentina shows that used cars sales reached 158,770 in July, an increase of 23.12% from last year when only 128,955 cars were sold, according to infobae.com. From June to July this year there was a 2.39% increase. In the wake of recent market scares, representatives […]
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Economy Minister Amado Boudou rejected the possibility that Argentina launches a brusque devaluation of its currency to make exports more competitive and insisted Argentina needs no emergency or contingency plan to face the challenge of the current crisis in the developed economies. Read Article
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City Bank of Argentina has announced that the purchase of gold has increased by 10 times the normal amount in the past week due to the recent declines in the world market, according to infobae.com. Normally, Argentine banks sell one or two kilos of gold a day, and last week the average was 20 kilos […]
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Argentine farmers complain about wheat and corn export quotas, saying the system stifles competition and allows exporters and millers to pay below-market prices. But analysts say solid global demand and high prices are moving farmers to plant more corn despite the controversial export curbs imposed by the government as part of its effort to ensure […]
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The World Health Organization released recent figures placing Argentina, Guyana and Ecuador as the top three alcohol consuming nations in South America, according to andes.inco.ec. The report shows that the average person over 15 in the Americas consumes 8.7 liters of alcohol per year, 40% more that the global average of 6.2 liters a year. […]
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Two Paraguayan men were arrested in the town of Recreo, Santa Fe, Argentina yesterday for transporting 190 kilos of marijuana hidden in the floor of their truck, according to telam.com.ar. The Ford Ranger pickup truck was stopped during a routine traffic check on Route 11 when police noticed the men were extremely nervous. After searching […]
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Members of the Peronist National Front for Victory party celebrated yesterday with President Cristina Kirchner after she won the primary elections by a little over 50% of the votes. This victory gives her an easy path to winning reelection in October. Video from http://www.latvnosdomina.com.ar/
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President of Argentina, Crisitina Fernandez de Kirchner was congratulated by Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez after her near landslide victory in the primary elections yesterday, according to cronica.com. Chávez returned to Venezuela this weekend after receiving chemotherapy in Cuba, and sent greetings to Kirchner over his Twitter account. He wrote, “@ CFKArgentina Bravo dear Cristina! Bravo! […]
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A man linked to the Italian Mafia was arrested at his home in the La Matanza district of greater Buenos Aires over the weekend after a four-month-long investigation, according to elcomercial.com.ar. Walfre Dante Zubieta Bilbao, 49, is accused of leading an organization that trafficked Bolivian cocaine through Argentina and to Italy and other European countries. […]
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The trade surplus for all of Latin America with the United States went up 2.9% in June, according to abc.com.py. The total trade surplus for the first six months of 2011 totaled $38.644 million compared to $35.830 million last year, but not all countries experienced a gain. Mexico’s trade surplus increased from $32.884 million for […]
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The capital city of Buenos Aires is home to 6250 street-side food stalls selling anything from hot dogs, hamburgers, fruits and vegetables, to homemade empanadas, fresh squeezed orange juice and a variety of local snacks. According to infobae.com, only 40 of these food vendors are legal. A law regulating street food venders was passed in […]
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RPP.com.pe reports that police at the Argentina’s Eseiza Airport outside Buenos Aires, have arrested a Peruvian tourist trying to enter the country with 20 kilos of cocaine hidden inside screws. Police say customs agents discovered the drugs on a Peruvian who had a ticket for Johannesburg. The Peruvian was stopped once x-ray machines discovered packages […]
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District attorney, Teresa Martínez, of Buenos Aires, is working today with authorities from Paraguay to repatriate 23 women that were rescued from a trafficking network outside of Buenos Aires over the weekend, according to abc.com.py. The victims from Peru and Paraguay, ranging from 30 to younger than 18-years-old, arrived in Argentina hoping to find honest […]
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A Unesco study reveals that 51.1% of sixth grade students in 16 Latin American countries have been victims of theft, as well as verbal and physical abuse, inflicted by their fellow students, Vistazo reports. Students that are victims of bullying perform significantly worse in reading and math than students who are not. Colombia had the […]
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Daniel Torres was found guilty today in Córdoba and sentenced to 14 years in prison for murdering his stepdaughter’s girlfriend, reports infobae.com. He was charged and convicted of aggravated manslaughter with the use of a weapon after shooting Natalie Gaitán with a shotgun on March 6, 2010, for being in a lesbian relationship with his […]
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A new ad campaign for President Cristina Kirchner’s reelection will be released today on major television networks in Argentina that focus on her deceased husband, ex-president Nestor Kirchner, reports lanacion.com.ar. The ad is sponsored by the Front for Victory, runs 47 seconds in length and shows Kirchner as a man of the people who supported […]
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The trial for those accused of killing two French tourists near Quebrada de San Lorenzo in Salta last week began this past Saturday, according to infobae.com. Three of the six detainees gave testimony on Saturday; María Fernanda Cañizares (24), her brother Federico Cañizares (23) and her boyfriend, Gustavo Lassi (24). The trial will continue tomorrow […]
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The judicial system in Posadas, the capital city of Misiones, is deciding this week whether or not to allow a 14-year-old girl an abortion after she was raped and impregnated by her uncle, reports lanacion.com.ar. Misiones currently has no specific regulations regarding legal abortion procedures. The mother of the girl told reporters that her daughter […]
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•Lacapital.com.ar reveals that while the morning students were leaving school and the afternoon students entered, 3 students were shot in the José Ortolani primary school in Argentina. •The shots were fired by two men on a motorcycle in pursuit of other men. •Teachers and faculty lead the students to the cafeteria for their safety. •2 […]
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•According to a study by UNESCO, half of the students in Colombia suffer from violence in school, and that it affects more students with poorer performance in reading and mathematics. •The RCN La Radio article states that the violence and abuse is divided into different areas: theft with 39.4% of the violence, verbal abuse with […]
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A 38-year-old women was the victim of rape and kidnapping in Parque Avellande reported infobae.com. The victim was able to escape from the criminals in the early morning and immediately informed the police, which have so far made two arrests. Read article.
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Two men accused for extortion of various Chinese merchants in the last two months were detained by Argentinian police reported Telam. The men, an Argentinian (25) and Korean (38), were at a bar in Balvanera pressuring another victim when they were caught. Investigators believe that the delinquents, who demanded money in return for letting the […]
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Maritza Valenzuela was at her residence when former Colonel Raul Vargas Alborta started a shooting that resulted in her death after receiving four bullet wounds, reported Los Tiempos. According to witness statements, Alborta was a difficult person who constantly threatened those around the neighborhood. The case is currently under investigation and the suspect is being […]
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A suspect arrested this morning in the sexual assualt and murder of two young French tourists ages 23 and 30 in a mountain pass in the northern province of Salta, Argentina, said today local government minister, Paul Kosin. He rented horses in the area of the Quebrada de San Lorenzo, where they found the bodies […]
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Two young men ,ages 19 and 20, were killed in a car fire after losing control of their automobile and crashing into a house reported La Voz. The incident occurred on the streets 2900 Dr Moreno in Mendoza, Argentina around 4. Firefighters managed to rescue two other male passengers in the automobile, who were immediately […]
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A fourth death was confirmed this morning after a land eviction operation that went awry yesterday in Libertador General San Martin, Jujuy, reports infobae.com. Police in Jujuy were under court order to evict some 700 families from their land located on territory owned by Ledesma Sociedad Anónima Agrícola Industrial, Argentina’s largest sugar producer. When families […]
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A report released by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) shows that supermarket sales in Argentina were 14.9% higher in June 2011 than last year, and increased a total of 26.5% in the first six months of the year, totaling about 6.5 million pesos, according to infobae.com. These changes, however, do not seem […]
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According to ElUniverso.com seven press associations from South American countries stand with the Ecuadorian press organization, El Universo, condemning the attack on freedom of expression by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa. On the 20th of July an Ecuadorian court found El Universo opinion editor and three directors guilty of slander against Correa, sentencing them to three […]
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The Argentine government announced yesterday that it is releasing 450 thousand tons of wheat from the export surplus for domestic use, reports lanueva.com. The ministers of economy and of agriculture, livestock and fisheries made the announcement yesterday, explaining that 150 thousand tons will go to Entre Ríos and the rest will be split between Santa […]
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The U.S. House of Representatives released a report this month focusing on Lebanese and Iranian terrorist groups, specifically Hezballah, that have established networks in South America at the Triple Frontier between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay and in Venezuela, reports infobae.com. The Triple Frontier is already a haven for organized crime and trafficking, and the Islamist […]
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160 workers of the Shared Dreams foundation in Rosario, Sante Fe have gone on strike due to missing wages and after feeling cut off from the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo since the recent money laundering scandal, according to perfil.com. The Rosario workers, based out of the Barrio Toba neighborhood, have been working on […]
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A powerful storm that produced heavy rain, hail and strong winds yesterday in Buenos Aires left one dead and at least 15 injured, according to abc.com.py. The storm came with warnings from the National Weather Service, and left the city and surrounding suburbs with severe damage. Trees and billboards were knocked down, which were what […]
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According to BolPress.com the defender for the Ombudsman Rolando Villena says at least 1,299 Bolivian minors were reported missing between 2008 and 2010, detailed in the report by the Special Force to Fight Crime (FELCC). The Network of Attention to Human Trade and Trafficking (RATT) of Person of MERCOSUR and other government and private institutions […]
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•Colombian authorities have been taking precautions for the U-20 FIFA World Cup and have shone particular worry for overzealous fan groups who have been known for violent tendencies in these kinds of soccer events. •Cmi.com.co reports that certain Argentinian “barrabravas” (fan groups known for violent activity) are not to be allowed within the stadium due […]
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A 22-year-old was killed by police gunfire in the San Telmo neighborhood of Buenos Aires yesterday, reports lanueva.com. Ariel Domínguez was shot in the head after leaving work while police were chasing a suspect that had stolen a wallet through the neighborhood. The official statement says that one of the officer’s guns fell out of […]
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Union protesters from the Port of Buenos Aires have cut off traffic on the infamous 9 de Julio, one of the largest avenues in the world, near the Obelisco and traffic in downtown Buenos Aires has become absolute chaos, reports infobae.com. Protestors gathered at the Obelisco this morning around 11:30 calling for “historical reparation.” Adding […]
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Researchers from the University of Buenos Aires have found traces of toxic substances, some of which can be traced back to common pesticides, in fish in the Uruguay River, reports Agencia EFE per epa.com. Officials call the discovery of these toxins a wake up call for Argentina and Uruguay to enforce and deliver harsher punishments […]
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A Buenos Aires police officer has been arrested after allegedly being drunk and shooting and killing 30-year-old Damián Romero early this morning outside of La Casona, a club on Sarmiento Ave., according to infobae.com. A fight started between a group of young men, including Romero, outside the club, where the police officer sat in his […]
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The director of the Agricultural Emergency and Disaster section of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishing in Argentina, Haroldo Lebed, announced yesterday that 5 million pesos of aid money was stolen from a van in Puerto Madryn, Chubut, according to infobae.com. The money was being sent to the southern province of Chubut to help […]
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A sum of 13.5 thousand pesos was found in the inside coat pocket of a 71-year-old dead man in Marcos Juárez, Córdoba by the thanatologists who were preparing the body for burial, according to lavoz.com.ar. The workers were rewarded after returning the money to the family of the deceased. The jacket where the cash was […]
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Two executives of Southern Winds Airlines in Argentina are being tried this week in Córdoba for money laundering, reports lavoz.com.ar. The accused are being prosecuted for embezzling more than 3 million pesos from the National Department of Tourism between 2002 and 2005 by withholding 5% of the rates charged for all international flights. Prosecutors are […]
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The town of Villa La Angostura is slowly recovering its daily life and main source of income, tourism, after being declared a disaster zone in the wake of ash storms from Chilean volcano, Puyehue. Cronista.com reports that 67 hotels have reopened, 50% of sightseeing tours are available, 7 surrounding lakes are open and common tourist […]
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The Canadian company that owns BlackBerry, Research in Motion (RIM), announced yesterday that it will begin producing its smart phones in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina starting this October, reports cronista.com. After months of resisting setting up a plant in Argentina, RIM finally caved due to monetary and market share losses they’ve suffered after their competitors […]
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A retired soldier was assaulted and shot in his home over the weekend in Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires, according to larazon.com.ar. The 54-year-old man was accosted by four burglars after parking his car outside his home. Inside the home, the thieves were attacked by the man’s 80-year-old mother, until both her and her son were […]
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The Argentine national government declared last week a state of agricultural emergency in Salta due to hail and drought that has affected the area since November 2010, according to infocampo.com.ar. Tax benefits and other forms of aid will be given to farmers in Salta until October of this year as long as they are able […]
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Rental prices for grain producing fields are inflating in Pehuajó, Buenos Aires as agricultural power players like Calyx Agro and Nidera have begun renting mediocre quality land for higher prices, according to infocampo.com.ar. In 2011 Calyx Agro has rented large amounts of land in the area for 1800 pesos per hectare, raising prices for other […]
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A 71-year-old man is dead after burglars broke into his brother-in-law’s Buenos Aires home looking for large sums of money that had recently been withdrawn from the bank, according to mdzol.com. The thieves first stole 1,800 pesos from the brother-in-law’s home but said they had information that 7 thousand pesos were withdrawn from his bank […]
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A press conference was called today by the president of the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, Estela de Carlotto, after DNA results came back negative over the weekend that would have linked the Noble Herrera brother and sister to families of disappeared children during the dictatorship in the 70s and 80s. The Noble Herrera […]
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Civil society organisations* from Latin America, Europe and around the world have issued an open letter calling on the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation to reject a proposal to finance Calyx Agro, a company that acquires farmland in Latin America on behalf of wealthy foreign investors. Read Article
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Musicians and artists are canceling performances and demanding increased security in Guatemala after a visiting Argentine folk singer was shot to death. Read Article
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Pro-life organizations and the Consortium of Catholic Doctors lobbied the National Congress of Argentina this week against abortion after the president of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) and the United Nations Organization proposed sexual and reproductive health legislation legalizing abortion, according to intereconomia.com. The IACHR presented a report to support their legislation claiming […]
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Tourists in San Rafael, Mendoza this season will be missing out on one of the classic winter activities for the area: rafting down the Atuel River. According to losandes.com.ar, tourism providers did not get court approval to suspend the water restrictions placed on the river this year, and as a result, there is just not […]
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No matter where you’re traveling to Buenos Aires from, if you’re traveling with kids be sure to check out lanacion.com’s recommendations for the best winter-friendly family entertainment in the city. You can go see the stars of Cantando con Adriana or the children’s singing sensation Topa and Muni at the Metropolitan Theater on Corrientes for […]
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A year after Argentina legalized gay marriage, the Argentine Federation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender reports that there have been almost 3 thousand gay marriages, 60% of them between men, and the majority occurring in Buenos Aires, per sdpnoticias.com. Congress passed the law on July 15, 2010, with 33 votes in favor, 27 against […]
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The focus of the anti-drug movement in the Southern Cone has traditionally been on Bolivian and northern Argentine citizens used as “mules” who transport drugs around the world, according to lavoz.com.ar. But now the drug cartels have employed, for much cheaper, European “mules” posing as tourists who transport the drugs from Bolivia to Argentina, and […]
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Twenty-five people were injured when a double-decker bus overturned early this morning while traveling through Corrientes on Rt. 12, according to infobae.com. The bus was traveling from Goya to Posadas and the accident occurred 5 miles from the Corrientes, Missiones border. Seven of the injured are in critical condition. Read Article
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•Tourists from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela may enter Colombia for the World Cup U-20 beginning July 29 without passports, reported Terra.com. •According to the director of the Administrative Security Department, people from these nine countries need only submit their respective national identity cards. •Proexport, which promotes tourism in Colombia, […]
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Four Paraguayans were admitted to the Gumersindo Sayago Municipal Hospital in Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba over the weekend with carbon-monoxide poisoning, according to abc.com.py. The tourists inhaled the poisonous gas from heaters in their hotel room. They were admitted to the hospital with nausea, headaches and stomachaches but discharged the next day. Read Article
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A 29-year-old designer from Buenos Aires has been missing since last Friday when she flew to Jujuy to sell some of her products, according to infobae.com. In an interview her brother gave with a local radio station, he confirmed that she had made it as far as Salta. She had sent e-mails and text messages […]
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The fuel shortages in Argentina have reached new levels of intensity, especially in the interior of the country, according to infobae.com. Head of the Argentine Federation of the Interior Dispensing of Fuel, Daniel Giribone, says there is no hope for a quick fix because shortages in the interior provinces of the country are not seasonal, […]
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A young Argentine model, Daiana Antivero, was arrested this morning in Ezeiza International Airport after security personnel found 5 kilos of cocaine in her luggage, according to losandes.com.ar. The woman was planning to board a flight to Holland when she was detained. Investigators are trying to discover how long the model has been a member […]
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Two men accused of being involved in the assassination of Argentine singer Facundo Cabral were arrested today in Guatemala, according to lavoz.com.ar. One of the men arrested is believed to have hired the gunman who shot Cabral and the other man was one of two drivers of the vehicles used during the shooting. Officials have […]
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In the wake of the ban of prostitution advertising, Argentine politicians like mayoral candidate in Gualeguaychú, Osvaldo Chesini, are calling for stronger action against sex trafficking, according to analisisdigital.com.ar. Chesini says locations that promote sex trafficking, especially whiskey bars, need to be closed down and that clear, immediate policies against the crime are the only […]
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Photos of missing persons were posted at polling sites around Buenos Aires today in the hope that voters might be able to give information about the whereabouts of the missing people, according to infobae.com. The Solidarity Network organized the campaign and put up about 40 photos of missing people at all polling sites in the […]
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According to LaVoz.com.ar the government of Mendoza will not report on the number of flu cases in their province. The Secretary of Health in Mendoza, Enrique Quesada confirmed the government’s decision on July 1st. Quesada says people should be more concerned with prevention and sanitary care than numbers of people who have fallen ill. Quesada […]
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A 22-year-old woman was assaulted and raped while waiting for the bus early yesterday morning just 3 blocks away from a police station in the Marqués de Sobremonte neighborhood of Córdoba, according to lavoz.com.ar. The attacker threatened the woman with a knife before dragging her 50 yards to a nearby garden to assault her. There […]
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British oil company Rockhopper announced this week that it has begun evaluating methods to extract oil from a well in the waters surrounding the Falklands Islands which they have been drilling in since last year without permission from the Argentine Government, according to diariouno.com.ar. This is the first time any oil company has officially decided […]
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Citizens of the Buenos Aires towns, Arturo Seguí, La Loma, San Carlos, barrio Norte, Gorina Villa Elvira and Berisso have been complaining this week of severe power outages, blackouts and disruptions in their electrical service, according to eldia.com.ar. The complaints continue today as some residents have suffered outages all week that power company Edelap is […]
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Mountain climber Alejandro Sorondo is missing after a storm broke last Saturday during his climb of Aconquija Mountain in Tucumán, Argentina, according to infobae.com. The climber and his guide were last together at a hill near Las dos Lagunas, a location over 5,000 meters above sea level, when they were blown apart in the storm. […]
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Put into effect today, the federal government of Argentina has banned public advertising of prostitution, according to infobae.com. The command was published this morning in the Official Gazette. In an announcement at the Casa Rosada last night, President Kirchner said the new legislation is part of Argentina’s effort to combat sex trafficking. The law also […]
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The National Police force, along with Security Minister Nilda Garré, burned 17 tons of marijuana and 428 kilos of cocaine today in Tortuguitas, in partido de Malvinas, Buenos Aires, according to noticiasdel6.com. The drugs burned were seized in drug trafficking raids from Misiones, Chaco, Salta, Corrientes and Lomas de Zamora in Buenos Aires. Major security […]
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The Córdoba branch of the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism (INADI) shut down a Facebook group last night that advertised a club for young men that had “no blacks” and “no floggers (similar to hipsters),” according to lavoz.com.ar. The page promoted the City Festival club in Patio Olmos, but was not the official […]
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A 29-year-old woman died today in Mendoza, Argentina of the H1N1 virus, making her the second fatality of the flu this year in the province, according to lavoz.com.ar. The woman was admitted to the Diego Paroissien Hospital in Maipú, Mendoza on June 10th for pneumonia symptoms; she was pregnant at the time. It was later […]
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A woman and her 3 children were assaulted by thieves early this morning in their home in General Rodríguez, Buenos Aires, according to diariohoy.net. The thieves broke into the grounds through an opening in the fence and escaped through the same opening with large sums of cash, clothing and electronics. Read Article
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The Argentine government today singed an agreement with the Chamber of Imports that will increase traceability and control over imports, states ambito.com. The agreement will also help officials to know what is entering the country by requiring all items to be declared and entered into a computer system. Officials hope the new regulations will prevent […]
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The government of Mendoza, Argentina, where there have been 54 confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu virus, has announced that they will no longer release data on the amount of cases, according to the Secretary of Health, per lavoz.com.ar. Officials hope to shift the focus from the number of cases to prevention and care. The […]
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According to an official statement released today by LAN airlines, flights have been canceled at the Ezeiza and Aeroparque airports in Buenos Aires due to a new wave of ash from Chilean volcano, Puyehue, per infobae.com. Both international and national flights have been canceled until conditions are consistent with LAN’s security standards. Read Article
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Argentine president Cristina Kirchner commented on the economic status of the country, stating that if reelected for another term, she will ensure industry growth and Argentina will remain a model of democratized growth around the world, according to infobae.com. The remarks were made at the Casa Rosada yesterday afternoon during a ceremony held to officially […]
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Candidate for governor of Buenos Aires, Jorge Telerman, along with his partner, current legislator Diego Kravetz, have presented a report listing the 11 most unsafe corners in Buenos Aires Federal Capital, according to infobae.com. Telerman has promised to increase police presence in these dangerous areas and will place large stickers at each corner with the […]
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As a new presidential race grows near, many in Argentina are critical and skeptical of what their leaders are doing to better the Argentine society, says 927digital.com.ar. With 4 million people living below the poverty line, 6% of the population suffering from malnutrition and a rising inflation that increases the gap between the rich and […]
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Hoy.com.ec reports that a bomb hoax in the Plumerillo International Airport in Mendoza, Argentina caused a partial evacuation on Thursday June 30th. Officials say the hoax was reported just before the Peruvian national soccer team was due to arrive in Mendoza for the Copa America. Police say a passenger left a couple of bags in […]
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An 11-year-old boy was brought to the Children’s Hospital in Córdoba early last night after stepping on a live electrical wire on Villa Posse Street, according to lavoz.com.ar. The boy suffered severe burns and was in shock when brought to the hospital. For now he remains lucid and hasn’t had any hemodynamic or cardiac issues. […]
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The mayor of Bariloche, Marcelo Cascón, declared the area an economic and social disaster zone due to damage and suffering caused by ash from Chilean volcano, Puyehue, according to periodismo.com. The city has already exceeded losses of 600 million pesos and cancelled elections originally scheduled for September 4. As the volcano continues to be active […]
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An investigation into a children’s home in rural Buenos Aires began 10 days ago after a mother filed a complaint with the Judicial Unit for Women and Children stating 2 of her daughters were raped and sexually abused during their time there, according to lavoz.com.ar. The family’s story begins years ago when the mother was […]
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President Cristina Kirchner will not be traveling to Paraguay today for the Mercosur Summit per medical advice discouraging flying after she tripped and hit her head at an institute opening last Wednesday. According to lanacion.com.ar, the Presidential Medical Unit issued a statement saying the president will not be traveling as a precaution, but that she […]
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A head-on collision between a bus and a truck early this morning left one man dead and four others injured, according to losandes.com.ar. The bus was traveling to Chacabuco, Buenos Aires and the accident occurred on Route 7 near Pullman. The man who died was 60-years-old and the remaining victims were brought to the city […]
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