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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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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A network that provides documentation for Chinese and Arab citizens on the Triple Border of Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil is under investigation by the Antiterrorism Police. The investigation focuses on a series of seemingly fraudulent transactions starting in 2009 that relates to providing documentation to Chinese, Lebanese, Syrian, Iraqi and Pakistani citizens. Interpol of Asunción […]
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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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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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A report released by the private consulting firm, Prince and Cooke, shows that 66% of the Argentine population accesses the internet from different locations and with different devices. At the end of last year 27 million people were online, showing a 17.4% increase just that year. According to ambito.com, the report explains the increase in […]
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With more that 2 million women subjected to sexual slavery, it has become the third most profitable illegal business behind drugs and arms trafficking. In Focus has created a documentary centered on the “Triple Frontier.” This tri-border between Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil is one of the most prominent for the sex slave industry because of […]
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According to a report by the Instituto de Promoción Turística de Argentina, the country had 5 million tourists in 2010, 17.8% of which were members of the homosexual community, per finanzas.com. This data has triggered a signed agreement between the Instituto and the Gay Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (Ccglar) to transform the country into a […]
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The fourteen voting members of the Senate met yesterday and passed a law banning human trafficking in Argentina, according to diarioelargentino.com. The “Trafficking Act” was pushed through by the CTA and Red Alerta who also proposed the creation of a program for the Prevention, Assistance and Protection of Human Trafficking. The new law requires the […]
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An agreement between drugstore employees and corporate ended a strike that would have jeopardized medication supplies in Buenos Aires. According to eldia.com.ar, workers agreed to a 33% wage increase from May 2011 to July 2012. The compromise also includes a slight pay increase for the Convenio Colectivo de Trabajo 120 that corresponds with drugstore employees. […]
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Yesterday the president, along with a band of elite government officials, inaugurated the Bicentennial Museum with emotional remarks about the history and the future of Argentina, according to pagina12.com. The museum showcasing 201 years of national history is located behind the Casa Rosada in what was once ruins of the first Fort of Buenos Aires. […]
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Mobile phone company Personal is bringing the brand-new Windows phone, LG Optimus 7, to Argentina this week, according to impulsonegocios.com. First released in the United States in November of 2010, Microsoft claims the new interface for the phone differs drastically from past versions and from its competitors like iOS by Apple and Google Android. New […]
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The Department of National Tourism confirmed that construction will begin on June 1 for the first 6-star hotel in South America. The luxury hotel will be part of the Mansions of the World chain owned by the investment group Vedanta, who predicts the project will cost close to $75 million. According to tiempo.elargentino.com, the hotel […]
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According to a report by Mindshare, the number of Argentinians shopping online has gone from 1.5 million in 2005 to 5.3 million in 2010. Per canal-ar.com, the report showed that in 2005 44% of the population used the internet with only 15% of people buying, 5 years later the numbers have gone up to 54% […]
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Five policeman in Rosario, including the chief and deputy chief, are unavailable after the escape of a Chinese prisoner arrested for extorting money from his fellow countrymen. The man, probably linked to the “Chinese Mafia” in Argentina, was demanding money from Chinese merchants to allow them to stay in business. Officers are accused of helping […]
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Executives pay 50% more than the price of a car to have it armored, according to cronista.com. After buying a $20 thousand car they spend $30 thousand to have it protected. The Volkswagen Bora is the most commonly armored car in the country because it is one of the most inconspicuous. Because of the dangerous […]
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iProfesional.com says the success of the iPad in 2010 has gained popularity for tablet computers, just being introduced into Argentina this year. Tablets are mobile forms of technology that benefit customer relations and interoffice relations. Cisco Systems met with companies in Argentina this week to demonstrate a new tablet computer product, Cius, based on the […]
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