Police arrested a fugitive from justice for conspiracy last week by using a fake Facebook profile, according to losandes.com.ar. The 4-month-long investigation to capture the fugitive headed by the Departmental Research Direction of Pergamino, Buenos Aires, involved creating a fake Facebook profile of a young woman claiming to be a fitness trainer and a student […]
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The Ricardo Núñez Research Center has released data from an unpublished study focussing on suicide in Argentina, specifically in the province of Córdoba, that the Department of Health hopes will lead to improved suicide prevention programs in the country, according to lavoz.com.ar. The issue of suicide is not one frequently discussed in Argentina, there are […]
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Tourism in Argentina during the first trimester of 2011 has gone up 12.8% since last year, according to prensalibre.com. The Argentine Department of Tourism reported that 1.7 million tourists visited the country in the first three months of the year and spent around 1500 million pesos ($368.9 million). More than half of the tourists came […]
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The National Weather Service reported that temperatures reached 0.4℃ (33℉) around 8 this morning with a windchill of -3℃ (26℉) in Tucumán province, per lagaceta.com.ar. The average minimum temperature in June for this province is 8.3 (47℉) according to meoweather.com. Officials say the sun will help temperatures rise today to 8.25℃ and tomorrow it should […]
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Engineer Claudio Lowy reached his ninth day of a hunger strike yesterday against agrochemicals, according to unoentrerios.com. After a lack of response from the Department of Agriculture in Argentina to Lowy’s pleas to change the classification of chemicals used on crops and a petition containing 9.3 thousand names of people affected by chemicals, the strike […]
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After the second accident involving stray horses in the road in two days, the owner of the animals has stepped up, according to unoentrerios.com.ar. A man was killed in an accident early yesterday morning after his car hit a stray horse on Route 14 near Pedernal, Entre Ríos. Three other people in the car were […]
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An idea constructed in February of 2009 by the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo was to build 350 houses and a hospital for landslide victims in Tartagal, Salta which would be funded and carried out by the “Shared Dreams” foundation, according to perfil.com. After the Mothers were charged with alleged corruption and money laundering […]
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Argentine president Cristina Kirchner will stay and work from her home in Olivos for the rest of the day on the advice of her doctors after her accident yesterday at the inauguration of the Leloir Institute annex, according to lagaceta.com. Buenos Aires media sources that were present said the president slipped on some wet stairs […]
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Argentina has cut its gas supply to a large group of Uruguayan companies with interruptible contracts this week due to an increase in demand because of cold temperatures in Argentina, according to abc.com.py. These companies pay less for gas at the risk that their service can be suspended, and will use alternative fuel during those […]
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The Department of Tourism in Mendoza has launched a new campaign ad featuring the slogan “Mendoza, nothing higher,” referring to the Aconcagua mountain located in the province which has the highest peak in the Americas, according to diariouno.com. The new slogan will be used for the first time on July 11 during the Copa America […]
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The price of bread and pasta in Argentina is at risk to increase in the next couple of days, according to tn.com.ar. In the wake of the disbandment of the corrupt National Bureau of Farm Trade Control (Oncca) earlier this year, flour millers are arguing with the government over a 2000 million peso compensation for […]
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A recent ComScore report shows that Argentineans spend the most time on Facebook in all of Latin America and are second, behind Israel, for the most time spent on the social network in the world, according to islabit.com. Of the 27.4 hours an average Argentinean spends online a month, 9 of those are devoted to […]
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Argentina’s second- biggest soybean producer Los Grobo, plans to transfer some assets to a new company and sell shares of the business in an initial public offering in Brazil. The company will be called LG Agronegocios & Participacoes SA, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday. Los Grobo, which produces soybeans, corn, wheat and sugar in […]
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The 9-year-old daughter of retired Navy officer, Victor “Lindoro” Olivera, was shot last night and is in critical condition today after undergoing surgery, according to lavoz.com.ar. The girl was in her family’s home in Partido de Pilar, Buenos Aires at around 10 p.m. when the shootings occurred. Olivera was charged last year for torturing and […]
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Reporters from conexionbrando.com find 15 restaurants in Buenos Aires Federal Capital where you can eat for less than 50 pesos. Ranging from cafe classics like coffee with milk accompanied by a warm croissant at Le Blé in Chacarita to jazzed up French cuisine at Le Bistrot de la Alianza Francesa downtown. Or try a more […]
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120 thousand pesos were stolen during an armed robbery that took place around 8:40 this morning at a Correo Argentina post office at the Las Heras Mendoza branch, according to lavoz.com.ar. Three men entered the branch located at Sarmiento and Rivadavia and threatened the security guard before committing the theft. They escaped in a white […]
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Argentina has felt the greatest impact from the Chilean volcano, Puyehue, as the largest portion of ash has fallen in southwest cities and provinces in the country, according to df.cl. The tourism industry in the area has been hit the hardest and tourism operators in places like Bariloche estimate a loss of $100 million of […]
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•Various studies state that over 2 million Colombians are living outside of Colombia against their will as refugees of violence, and there is even a day dedicated to refugees. •State policies of Latin American countries promise these refugees rights and protections, but they tend to arrives in areas already ridden with problems. •El Espectador’s article […]
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The Bureau of Agreements to the Sustainability of Villa La Angostura released a report documenting the socioeconomic and environmental impact volcano Puyehue is and will have on the town and solutions to overcome the current crisis, according to infobae.com. Villa La Angostura of Neuquén province is the Argentine town most heavily effected by the Chilean […]
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Recent data provided by the Consulate in Buenos Aires and published yesterday in El País shows that of the estimated 309 Uruguayan prisoners and 500 defendants being held in Argentina, 79% of them are in prison for drug trafficking, per espanol.upi.com. Most of these traffickers are women between the ages of 18 and 35 and […]
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A Paraguayan man was killed early this morning outside a local dance club in Melchor Romero, La Plata, Buenos Aires, according to elcomercial.com.ar. The 30-year-old man had many head injuries caused by a blunt object, but no bullet or stab wounds. The club is located in a largely Paraguayan community. Family and witnesses will testify […]
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Defense Minister, Nilda Garré, confirmed this morning that 1,500 kilos of cocaine were seized by Argentine police in 48 hours over the weekend, according to infobae.com. A maneuver called ‘Operation Transparency” arrested 2 Argentine police officers in Salta yesterday, near the Bolivian border, and seized 966 kilos of cocaine they were transporting from Bolivia and […]
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Lesbian couple Vanessa and Angela began the divorce process this week, they told agmagazine.info, making this the first same-sex divorce in Argentina since the equal marriage law was passed last year. The two were the first same-sex couple to be married in the province of La Rioja, gaining much media coverage at their wedding on […]
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A 79-year-old man who was assaulted last April in a nursing home in Despeñaderos, Córdoba died last night at the San Roque hospital, according to lavoz.com.ar. Dalmacio Sánchez was admitted to the nursing home in March with Alzheimer’s disease and was attacked on April 14 by a patient with mental retardation he shared a room […]
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James Peck yesterday became the first person born on the Falkland Islands to become an Argentine citizen, according to bbc.co.uk.com. At a ceremony yesterday, president Kirchner presented Peck with his new documentation and Argentine birth certificate in commemoration of the 29th anniversary of the end of the Falklands War. Peck lives in Buenos Aires with […]
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A 60-year-old Bolivian woman was arrested yesterday in her home in the town of Ingeniero Budge in the Lomas de Zamora district of Gran Buenos Aires on drug trafficking charges. Police also confiscated 143 bars of chalk cocaine and money, according to la-razon.com. The defendant had traveled to Bolivia in secret to buy drugs and […]
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A 37-year-old man was arrested in the neighborhood Bajo Yapeyú, Córdoba on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, according to lavoz.ar.com. The Division of the Protection of Persons called for the man’s arrest after suspecting he had taken advantage of the 15-year-old girl’s sexual immaturity. Read Article
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According to Terra.com.ar the defendants who include former president Carlos Menem, his former private secretary Emir Yoma and former Defense Minister Oscar Camillon with many others, acknowledge the existence of the sales to Croatia and Ecuador stated prosecutor Mariano Borinsky. On Tuesday June 13th the prosecution began the arguments for their case. The defendants blame […]
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A Rapipago cyber, call center and tax service location in the Nueva Córdoba neighborhood in Buenos Aires was robbed early this morning, according to lavoz.com.ar. The owner called the police when he discovered the door to the business was open when he arrived at 9 this morning. 150 thousand pesos were missing from a safe […]
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Edgardo Buscaglia from the Mexican Autonomous Institute of Technology has shown in a recent investigation that Argentina is home to several drug trafficking networks extended from Mexican drug cartels like Sinaloa, Tijuana and Los Zetas, according to elespectador.com. He also confirmed that Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the most wanted man in the […]
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Jorge Sapag, the governor of Neuquén province in the south of Argentina, has declared the town of Villa La Angostura a disaster area and in a state of economic and social emergency, according to infobae.com. The city has been covered in volcanic ash since the eruption of Chilean volcano, Puyehue, on June 4 and the […]
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Ecuadorenvivo.com reports that Peruvian president-elect Ollanta Humala told Argentinian president, Cristina Fernandez that he supported the Mercosur agreement. At the same time, he admitted that the free trade agreement (FTA) with other third world countries is an obstacle to other integration projects. The two presidents meet today, June 14th in the Olivos presidential residence in […]
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President elect of Peru Ollanta Humala continues his Latin American tour of the Southern Cone as he meets with Argentine president Cristina Kirchner today. Humala traveled from Montevideo to Buenos Aires by boat last night since flights were suspended due to volcanic ash from Chile, according to pagina12.com. In his private meeting with Kirchner at […]
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The Superintendency of Investigations of the Argentine Federal Police raided the headquarters of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo Foundation this afternoon located in the Congreso neighborhood of Buenos Aires. The raid was ordered by judge Norberto Oyarbide after the former leader of the organization, Sergio Schoklender, was charged with allegedly embezzling public funds […]
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Secretary general of the UN, Ban Ki-Moon expressed his admiration and pride of Argentine peacekeepers during a ceremony at the Argentine Center of Training for Peace Missions, according to lavoz.com.ar. He said Argentines are all over the world helping with projects that focus on maintaining peace. Ki-Moon arrived in Argentina yesterday for an official two-day […]
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A government committee met in Buenos Aires yesterday to present the Provincial Commission for the Prevention and Eradication of Human Trafficking, according to lavozdetandil.com. The main objective of the new Commission is that Buenos Aires government will make it their priority to persecute networks in the province that traffic and sexually exploit men, women and […]
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Argentine airlines LAN, Aerolíneas Argentinas y Austral will return to their normal flight schedules this afternoon at Ezeiza and Aeroparque airports in Buenos Aires after weeks of delays and closures due to ash from Chilean volcano Puyehue. Aerolíneas Argentinas y Austral will be up and running at 3 p.m. And LAN at 4 p.m. as […]
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Buenos Aires’s airports remained closed and Qantas Airways Ltd. said it will pare Australia flights for a fourth day as volcanic ash from Chile disrupts travel across the Southern Hemisphere. Read Article
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Military cuts mean Britain would be hard put to defend the Falkland Islands from another Argentine attack, the commander of the naval task force that recaptured them exactly 29 years ago said today. Read Article
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A new witness has emerged in the case against Argentinian-Dutch ‘death flights’ pilot Julio Poch. A Transavia staff member has given fresh evidence which implicates his role in Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’ in which opponents to the military regime were thrown from planes into the sea. Read Article
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A former management board member of Siemens AG (SIEGn.DE) has been charged with breach of trust for alleged bribery payments made to win a project in Argentina, the Munich State Prosecutors office said on Tuesday. Read Article
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Argentina has returned cargo seized in February from a US military plane in Buenos Aires, the US embassy says. An embassy statement said the incident had been “resolved satisfactorily”, adding that “involuntary administrative failures” were to blame. Read Article
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Different entities of Buenos Aires legislature held a debate at the beginning of the weekend that focused on the advertising of prostitution on the city streets by handing out small pamphlets depicting naked and half-naked prostitutes and how to contact them. It is difficult to make it more than a block or two in downtown […]
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•Having one of the highest unemployment rates in the European Union, Spaniards have been moving mostly to Latin America in order to find work as 20.7% of the Spanish population is without work per dinero.com. •Colombia is 10th among the countries that Spaniards travel to in order to find work with countries such as Argentina […]
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The Argentine Naval Institution seized 242 kilos of marijuana at the end of last week from Buenos Aires, Mendoza and Misiones and arrested 7 people that were part of a drug trafficking network working out of Buenos Aires. According to abc.com.py, the network transported the drugs at the Triple Frontier from a supplier in Pedro […]
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The first calf in the world cloned with 2 human genes, Rosita ISA, is expected to give milk similar to that of a human mothers, according to scientists from the Universidad Nacional de San Martín and the Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria in Argentina who worked together to clone the cow. Rosita was born in […]
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An international team of scientists from NASA and the Space Agency of Argentina, or CONAE, will investigate this possibility with the aid of a satellite named “Aquarius/SAC-D,” which launched June 9. Read Article
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Mothers of Plaza de Mayo’s former legal adviser accused over misuse of funds as presidential ally fears election backlash. For more than 30 years the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo have been a symbol of courage against adversity and the enduring battle against injustice. Read Article
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Flights in and out of major airports in Argentina and Uruguay are starting to return to normal, following two days of disruption caused by a vast cloud of ash from an erupting Chilean volcano. Read Article
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Venezuelan opposition lawmakers Miguel Ángel Rodríguez and Carlos Berrizbeitia asked the Argentine Congress to launch an investigation to determine whether Venezuela s money has been used to fund the alleged humanitarian causes of the Foundation Mothers of Plaza de Mayo. Read Article
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The Buenos Aires government today burned over a thousand kilos of marijuana on the premise of the Desler SA Company at the Parque Industrial San Eduardo de Tortuguitas in partido of Malvinas in Buenos Aires. Governor of Buenos Aires, Daniel Scioli attended the burning saying it is a symbol of Argentina’s fight against drug trafficking. […]
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Labor Minister Carlos Tomada presented today a National Plan for the Eradication of Child Labor and Protection of Adolescent Labor that was constructed by the National Commission for the Eradication of Child Labor (CONAETI) and national Provincial Committees. These institutions introduced the first National Plan in 2006, but have decided it is time to review […]
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Uruguayan airline Pluna announced this morning they are canceling all flights from Montevideo to Buenos Aires due to the ash cloud from Chilean volcano Puyehue. Argentine airlines have been canceling national and international flights out of Buenos Aires airport Ezeiza since earlier in the week. Yesterday 324 domestic flights and 110 international flights out of […]
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National Deputy Mariel Calchaquí has introduced 2 bills this week under the slogan “All for the Falklands” that aim to increase awareness nationally and internationally that Argentina has rights to the territory, according to malvinense.com.ar. The first part of the legislation proposed would create a logo stating, “The Falkland, Georgia and South Sandwich Islands are […]
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National Deputy of Argentina, Natalia Gambaro, announced today that the country is a sanctuary for drug traffickers. She says the government doesn’t want to accept that Argentina has a drug problem and has no political resolve to combat the issue. Gambaro sites Brazil as an example of national security in response to president Dilma Rousseff’s […]
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Director of the Department of Human Trafficking, Daniela Acosta, calls for a change in the Argentine judicial system after two men from Entre Ríos were released today and acquitted of charges of sexual exploitation of minors and running a brothel. The Federal Court absolved the charges even after one of their young victims testified against […]
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(Prensa Latina) Argentina warned of a worrying situation in the South Atlantic due to unilateral activities and war drills by the United Kingdom. The issue was put forward by Argentinean Foreign Minister Hector Timmerman during the 42nd General Assembly of the Organization of American States, closed in San Salvador on Tuesday evening after three days […]
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In April 2011, nearly 13 million people age 15 and older accessed the Internet from a home or work location in Argentina spending an average of 26.9 hours online during the month. Microsoft Sites led as the most-visited online property reaching nearly 12.4 million unique visitors, representing 95.1 percent of the entire online population. Google […]
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Customs agents at the Central Mail post-office in Buenos Aires uncovered archaeological remains of skulls and mummies wrapped in blankets and Inca fabrics, according to sdpnoticias.com. The package was shipped from La Paz, Bolivia to an Argentine citizen living in Buenos Aires who was arrested for smuggling. The Federal Public Revenue Administration said the remains […]
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Following a series of 25 raids by Buenos Aires police, more than 12 million doses of paco, cocaine paste, were seized today and 13 people were arrested in Lomas de Zamora. The operation has led to the disbandment of a gang called “Los Matatigres” who have been in operation for over 20 years committing crimes […]
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80 thousand Argentine citizens who know they are living with HIV have access to free medication and healthcare that helps maintain their disease, but it is estimated that another 50 thousand are unaware they have the disease. The main goal of the Department of Health and the country is to reach out to that portion […]
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A decision made yesterday by the Department of Agriculture will allow 200 thousand tons of wheat to be exported at the Bahía Blanca port starting next Monday, according to cronista.com. Another port will be opened later in the month that will be able to export another 200 thousand tons. Officials expect the new allotted shipment […]
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Local police of Comodoro Rivadavia are investigating a possible case of enslavement and sexual abuse involving a 12-year-old Bolivian girl, according to la-razon.com. The girl was brought to the country by a couple who promised her family she would begin studying at a local school. Police discovered the girl wasn’t in school and was being […]
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A 13-year-old Paraguayan girl was attacked by children at her school while waiting at a bus stop in La Plata, Argentina, according to larazon.com.ar. The girl was surrounded by 5 students from her school, including a 14-year-old girl from her class, who pulled her hair, kicked and pushed her all while calling her a “dirty […]
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For the first time in the history of the Argentine Federal Police a group of women occupy high profile positions within the force. A decision was made lat week by the Security Minister to promote 9 officers, 5 of whom are women, to second and third chiefs of police in Buenos Aires. As part of […]
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The amount of tourists traveling to Argentina for medical procedures has gone up 10% since 2009, and now constitutes about 1000 visitors a month, according to mensajeroweb.com.ar. The president of the Argentine Association of Travel and Tourism says Argentina is one of the most popular medical tourism destinations in the region because of the quality […]
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Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral Líneas Aéreas, Argentina’s domestic airline, have announced that all flights are canceled until further notice because of the ash cloud from the Puyehue volcano in Chile that began erupted over the weekend, per pagina12.com.ar. LAN has also cancelled flights, mostly those destined for Córdoba, Tucumán, Mendoza, Salta and Iguazu. Passengers whose […]
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Operations in Santa Fe and Córdoba over the weekend led to the rescue of 13 women who had been forced into prostitution at whiskey bars in Isla Verde, Monte Maíz and Santo Tomé. Of the 13 women, 3 were from Paraguay, 4 from the Dominican Republic and the other 6 from Argentina, according to lanacion.com.py. […]
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Argentine Federal Police rescued 2 minors and 30 undocumented Bolivian citizens working at an underground sweatshop today in Parque Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, per eltribuno.com.ar. Three people were arrested during the raids that found the Bolivians living and working in inhumane conditions. The workers, including two women ages 15 and 17, were brought into Argentina under […]
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The Department of Health signed an agreement last week with the Argentine Federation of the Industry of Bread and Baked Goods (FAIPA) and the Argentine Federation of Hotel and Food Service Professionals (FEHGRA) in the hope of reducing sodium intake in Buenos Aires. As part of the Program against Hypertension, FAIPA will reduce the amount […]
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A report released in May by the U.S. State Department shows that Argentina plays a prominent role in the trafficking of women and children for the sex slave industry, according to infobae.com. The report shows Argentina is still a popular destination for sex tourism, and a country of origin, transit and destination for human trafficking […]
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Online-911.com reports an operation by the National Police of Argentina along the toll road of Molle Yaco in Tucuman, ended in the rescue of five Chinese citizens and the arrest of an Ecuadorian. The police stopped a bus arriving from Salvador Mazza to perform a passenger check, when they detected the five Chinese, including two […]
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A Hercules C-130 of the Argentine Air Force made an emergency landing during an “Ajax Exercise” of in-flight refueling. The crew detected a problem with one of the engines that turned out to be low hydraulic fuel pressure. They landed as a precaution and both the crew and the aircraft are OK. Read Article
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Three Coast Guard pilots are being charged today for the murder of French nuns and several of the founders of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo who were thrown from aircraft into the sea during “death flights” in December 1977. The military dictatorship in Argentina during the late 1970s and early 80s used “death […]
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The provinces of Argentina adopted a new electronic tracking and registration system this week that officials at the Federal Records Council hope will strengthen their fight against organized crime and money laundering within the country. The provinces have been given membership rights to the National Registration of Societies and the National Information System of Real […]
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A 48-year-old man was arrested last week in Villa Gobernador Gálvez, Santa Fe after officers found large quantities of shotguns, pistols and revolvers in his home. The man was apparently renting out fire arms to criminals, according to pais24.com. Some of the weaponry found included: Sole caliber 24 shotguns 380 caliber Bersa pistols 32 caliber […]
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18-year-old Argentine citizen, Jorge Luis Parsisi, has been detained in Baragas International Airport in Madrid for the past 2 days. Parsisi had just arrived in Spain at the time of his arrest and has a valid passport and a return ticket to Buenos Aires for June 13, but was detained at the airport because he […]
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North Americans, mainly from the United States, are flocking to South America, especially Argentina, in search of better health care and a better economy. Economic life in the United States has been difficult these past few years, and many have found life easier in Argentina. Some are drawn to the country because of the culture […]
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Congress passed a law yesterday that bans smoking in public places in Argentina nationwide, limits tobacco advertising and expands health warnings on cigarette packs. Implemented by the Department of Health, the new smoking law hopes to decrease the 40 thousand annual tobacco related deaths in the country. Congress is now discussing a law that would […]
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A recent comScore study shows that in April of this year more than 11.6 million Latin Americans, 10% of those with internet access, are using coupon sites. Internet coupons are very new to Latin America and started gaining popularity last year when Groupon and Groupalia were emerging in the region. According to the report, Groupon […]
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The first national survey of health in schools published this month in the magazine Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría shows that 23% of adolescents in the country have sex before they are 14. 1,980 children between the ages of 13 and 16 were questioned for the report about their sexual behavior, showing that 1 in 10 […]
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The Senate is meeting today to discuss and vote on a new law that will punish money laundering as a separate crime. This legislation was proposed by the government in regulation with the Financial Action Task Force guidelines on how to handle money laundering offenses. The new law also changes the election process for leaders […]
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The campaign proposed this month by the National Departments of Health and Agriculture called “Argentina 2014 free of trans fats” aims to reduce the consumption of these fats that cause high blood pressure. This condition leads to hypertension and cardiovascular disease which account for 32% of all deaths in Argentina, according to saludable.infobae.com. The proposal […]
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A demonstration held last night in front of the National Congress demanded the legalization of abortion in Argentina. Demonstrators focussed on one idea; a “national campaign for the right to safe, legal and free abortion.” The event saw many speakers versed in political and social issues in the country along with entertainment by popular musicians. […]
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A raid ordered by Federal Court No. 3 and performed by the Federal Public Revenue Administration (AFIP) in Paso Viejo, Córdoba found 34 unregistered workers, including women and 2 children, working in subhuman conditions collecting and processing olives on a rural farm. They were forced to live in a camp on the job site with […]
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A report from the Association of Argentine Prostitutes (Ammar), a member of the Headquarters of Argentine Workers, shows that there are 80 thousand sexual workers in the 5 most important provinces in the country: the Federal Capital, Buenos Aires province, Córdoba, Mendoza and Santa Fe. Sixty-thousand of those come from the poorest areas of the […]
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Iran’s defense minister, whose extradition is sought by neighboring Argentina for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center, briefly visited Bolivia on Tuesday, raising tensions between the countries. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi is wanted by Buenos Aires as an alleged mastermind of the bombing, which killed 85 people. Interpol issued a red notice for Vahidi in […]
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An Argentine citizen living illegally in Ecuador, Fabian Jorge Bustamante, was arrested yesterday at his home in La Garzota. According to a spokesperson from the Judicial Police per confirmado.net, the man is the alleged leader of an active money laundering network with connections in Argentina and Spain. Police found $7,300 and Western Union receipts on […]
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Findings were published last week as the 0800 Sexual Health Hotline in Argentina hit its one year anniversary. Launched on May 27, 2010 under the Program for Sexual Health and Responsible Procreation by the Ministry of Health, the hotline serves as a portal for questions and concerns involving anything having to do with sex and […]
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Argentina is cracking down on slave labor according to Ricardo Echegaray of the Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP). In a threatening message to the country last week, Echegaray says the AFIP will intensify their operation activities and promises to dress all slave labor employers in striped prison jumpsuits, according to upi.com. A recent investigation […]
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•A study by Cepal states that China invested $15.251 billion USD in 2010, which was 9% of Latin American income making it the third investor in the region per opinon.eluniversal.com. •99% of Chinese investment was focused on Argentina and Brazil in 2010. •In 2011, China is planning to invest $22.74 billion dollars with Brazil receiving […]
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Toyota factories in Brazil and Argentina will shut down for three days in June due to a parts shortage from Japan as a result of the massive March earthquake. The site in Sao Paulo that produces Corolla sedans will stop business on June 27. The factory in Buenos Aires that produces the Hilux pickup truck […]
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An Uruguayan citizen was arrested early yesterday by the Narcotics Brigade for carrying more than 8 kilos of cocaine paste valued at 1,624,000 pesos. A series of investigations led police to determine that the man was entering Uruguay from Argentina Wednesday morning at the Terminal Tres Cruces. The man had planned to distribute the drugs […]
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Argentinean beef consumption will remain low at least until 2014, as a result of restricted supplies driven by the loss of 11 million cattle during the last four years (Infocampo). According to research by local analysts, although local consumers have accepted the higher beef prices (redirecting considerable volumes from export markets), beef supplies will not […]
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Reporters from conexionbrando.com chronicle their search for the most bizarre food in Chinatown located in the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is common for many Porteños to visit Chinatown for fresh fish and vegetables, herbal teas, spices and sushi, but not so common to them are sweets like Sanko-Seika’s puffed rice and peanuts featuring […]
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Reporters from conexionbrando.com share their experience after visiting a yerba and tea plantation in Corrientes called Las Marías. By following longtime grower and tea connoisseur, Néstor Galvalisi, they learn about the process of harvesting, drying, resting, testing and packaging tea and yerba. Galvalisi treats his crops with love during the harvesting process and sends the […]
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The Civil Registry of Rosario has authorized that twins born through artificial insemination on May 5 to a lesbian couple will have the last name of both their mothers. The couple, after working alongside the Comunidad Homosexual Argentina (CHA) and in coordination with the Equal Marriage Act enacted on July 15, 2010, listed both of […]
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Argentina and Brazil are making big sales as Egypt begins to buy large quantities of soybean oil from the South American countries in place of the more expensive sunflower oil. Oil analyzers Oil World says Egypt could import 290 thousand tons of soybean oil from January to May of 2011, compared to 157 thousand tons […]
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