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Workers block plant José León Suárez , threatens trash pickup in Buenos Aires

Workers block a plant in José León Suárez CEAMSE

The measure, which takes place from this morning, threatening garbage collection in the City of Buenos Aires. This morning the group of protesters had cut cut Camino del Buen Ayre between Pan and Route 8, but were forced to clear the path for the infantry action. What we require is an improvement in their working conditions. Read Article

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Subway strike Buenos Aires impacts one million passengers

The strike affects more than 1 million users now had to live through an ordeal to get to work. The union pointed to the city government for not negotiating. Anticipate a return to more complicated. The subway stop one day and met a million daily passengers using the service had to find alternative means of […]

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Argentina: Owners of website Taringa accused of violating intellectual rights

he owners and administrators of the website Taringa! have been accused of allowing through your website will download works without permission of the authors. The brothers Matias and Hernan Alberto Nakayama Botbol and will undergo public trial for violation of intellectual property law, according to Infobae.com. This is the first trial to be attended by […]

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Argentina: Bones skulls found, apparently used for witchcraft

On Monday afternoon, a local guide de Irala, Bragado party, alerted police after seeing something strange in a country road linking the town and Chacabuco, reported the online news Bragado Informa. The police officers were mobilized to the scene and managed to find four skulls and other bones that have been used for a practice […]

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Argentina, Ecuador to cooperate in bilateral relations regarding aviation technology

After the meeting in Quito, for the defense ministers of Argentina and Ecuador, Arturo Puricelli and Miguel Carvajal, respectively, it was agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation in the field of aviation technology. Also was reflected Ecuadorian government interest in the projects being conducted by the state-owned high-tech Argentina, INVAP SA Military Industries and the Argentine […]

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Argentina: three Peruvians detained for selling counterfeit U.S. dollars

Three Peruvian citizens were arrested with fake $ 31,200 sold for a quote lower than the official commercial area Once, in the Federal Capital. This is a woman and two men, who were seized in two raids in the neighborhood of Flores in the locality of Gerli, Avellaneda, by order of Federal Judge Norberto Oyarbide. […]

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La Plata Argentina: two boys find grenade in trash

The manager of a building in Mar del Plata saved two boys from a possible explosion when I pulled the grenade manipulated after she was found rummaging through garbage in search of that cardboard. Luis Alberto Virgillo, charged with a tower located in San Martin and Chaco, reported that it happened on Tuesday night when […]

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Argentina tightens restrictions on purchases of dollars

Restrictions on buying dollars rose against Argentine consumers. Almost all operations were rejected by the Federal Administration of Public Revenues (AFIP, the Ecuadorian equivalent of the IRS), which controls the exchange market. In recent days, buyers of dollars saw their names were enabled to buy dollars, with a limit based on income, but at the […]

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Argentina: Clarin fined for publishing sex trade advertisements

For the first time the Office to Monitor Publication Notices Sex Trade (OM) under the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights fined a national newspaper for violating the decree prohibiting post notices relating to the offer of sex. As reported in Page 12 the amount rises to 362,534.40 pesos. It was this body after the […]

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Avocados: Argentina focuses on domestic market due to European downter

Europe is not the only concern for growers. The evolution of this market also worries avocado growers. For this campaign, the situation in the Old World (particularly in Spain) creates uncertainty in the activity and induces the traditional exporter to look with great interest other markets, like the domestic one. This was stated to LA […]

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80 Bolivians rescued from sweatshop in Buenos Aires Argentina

Some 80 Bolivians, including several minors, were rescued yesterday in 12 operations carried out in houses and clandestine textile workshops Argentina’s capital city and its belt, police said. The raids, ordered by Federal Judge Norberto Oyarbide, were made by the Federal Police, who arrested 23 Bolivians accused of working in slavery to his countrymen. Read […]

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Telefónica fined 180 million pesos Argentina for April blackout

Telefónica Argentina imposed a fine of 32 million by the blackout April In the same speech on Monday April 16th that the president of Argentina announced the expropriation of Repsol Cristina Fernandez asked for Telefónica sanctioned by the blackout had hit the country 14 days earlier. And today, Planning Minister Julio de Vido, announced at […]

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Argentina bans importation of ham from Spain

Spanish ham is among the products suffer restrictions on imports in Argentina. Trade restrictions imposed by the Argentine government have come to food and have reached one of the favorite dishes for lovers of good food: Italian and Spanish hams. The coveted hams imported in Argentina are sold in gourmet shops and upscale restaurants, appear […]

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Argentina: conflict over cooking oil shortages

The supermarket shelves across the country again become the battleground for sectional interests: while slightly normalizing the provision of yerba mate, now the focus of attention was deposited in the oil, which reached its peak shortage in the metropolitan area and in several provinces. The information was confirmed last night by several sources BAE large […]

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Argentina: Taxi driver denies raping tourist from Switzerland in Salta

He gave an interview yesterday, back to a local TV station while the police are looking hard. He claims that he abused the girl but maintained a “consensual relationship” ose Jauregui, 31, will be delivered to justice Salta today to present their version of events that took place with a Swiss tourist, a volunteer at […]

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Argentina: cost of a basket basic goods increased 2.45% April 2012

The cost of the basic integrated with food and hygiene products of secondary brands surveyed by Consumer Action (ADELCO) registered in April an increase of 2.45% compared to March. In turn, the value of the basket of items from leading brands also increased but to a lesser extent, by 2.28% over the previous month and […]

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Argentina air force purchases new digital video recorders for aircraft

he Air Force purchased 12 digital video recorders (DVR) for use in its aircraft A-4AR Fightinghawk. With this new information replaces the obsolete video tape recorders (AVTR) with the planes were equipped, thus improving the conditions for conducting flight debriefing. The bank requested to supply one company, which was won by Elbit Systems Aerospace, also […]

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Aerosur, Bolivian airline to reopen office Buenos Aires to handle restitution to passengers

Aerosur, the line of Bolivia international flights canceled, stranding hundreds of passengers and ended last Monday suspended by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), promised to open next Wednesday, the procedure for returning the tickets issued the company in Argentina. So he communicated by telephone, the Argentina Association of Travel Agencies and Tourism. The announcement […]

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Bolivia: new gas plant to export fuel to Argentina

A real paradox. The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, will open next May 1 the second gas processing plant of Repsol Margarita field, whose production is destined to Argentina. In the official ceremony, the President will be accompanied by the owner of the oil company, Antonio Brufau, officials said. Note that the Bolivian government announced […]

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Argentina proposes to UK direct flights from Buenos Aires to Falkland Islands

Finally, through the ambassador in London, Alicia Castro, the Government will formally proposed to the UK to establish direct flights from the mainland to the Falklands, operated by Aerolineas Argentinas. The offer had already put on the table Cristina Kirchner in a speech in the context of 30 years of war that reignited tensions between […]

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Water rates to increase 100 percent La Plata province Argentina

One million households with water service and sewage of the Province, in charge of Water Bonaerenses (ABSA) will receive invoices with 100% increase from June 1. This is established in a decree signed by Governor Daniel Scioli and becomes effective on publication in the Official Gazette. Involves the dwellings with metered and unmetered water supply, […]

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Washington considers relationship with Argentina “difficult”

The Obama administration yesterday formally recognized the relationship with Argentina is “difficult” and faces “obstacles” in sensitive areas such as the country’s international financial performance, security and the fight against drug trafficking. The Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson, said during a presentation to the Congress that Argentina “needs to resume a […]

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80 municipalities in Boyacá department of Colombia under RED ALERT, floods-landslides

80 municipalities in the department of Boyacá are on high alert due to heavy rains that occur in the last days and left in the country, about 29 March fatalities to date.As reported by the governor of Boyaca, Juan Carlos Granados , Moniquirá populations and San Miguel de Sema are most affected by floods and […]

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History: Reagan On The Falkland/Malvinas: “Give[] Maggie enough to carry on…”

The United States secretly supported the United Kingdom during the early days of the Falklands/Malvinas Island war of 1982, while publicly adopting a neutral stance and acting as a disinterested mediator in the conflict, according to recently declassified U.S. documents posted today by the National Security Archive. On the 30th anniversary of the war, the […]

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Argentina, Guatemala, Venezuela priorities by the U.S. in fight against drug trafficking

EE. States. revealed its priorities in the region. Venezuela, Argentina and Guatemala are being targeted. After Santos-Obama historic debate on the decriminalization of drugs in the Summit of the Americas, the U.S. government notified them to several countries in the priority plan to confront the drug cartels. In formal and informal talk of a new […]

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Argentina not to respond to Spain’s decision to limit imports of biodiesel fuel

Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, has underlined that her government will not respond to the “sovereign decision” taken by Spain to limit purchases of biodiesel after the expropriation of 51 percent of the shares of Repsol YPF’s hands. The Spanish government adopted on Friday in the Council of Ministers, a ministerial order to allocate […]

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Argentina: women named as department heads within Federal Police

They are the General Directorate of Internal Investigations, Forensics and that of Instruction. They are on the second line of senior officials of the dome of the institution. Three women commissioners of the Federal Police inspectors were appointed heads of three of the most important general directions of force, and today make up the second […]

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Brazil threatens blocking Argentina imports unless aggreement made over Brazilian pork

Brazil may hinder the entry of products of Argentina in case the neighboring country to maintain its restrictions on Brazilian pork, said today the Minister of Agriculture, Jorge Mendes Ribeiro. In an interview he gave today to a state radio network, the minister threatened to retaliate in the event of failure of the current negotiations […]

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Argentina: Port conflict blocks shipping terminals

Truckers, shippers and brokers protest in Buenos Aires, Bell, Rosario and Bahia Blanca. They complain of the impact of trade barriers. Threaten to keep the measure indefinitely. The five port terminals are blocked from Buenos Aires this morning by different groups of truckers, truckers and employees of customs brokers in protest to the restrictions of […]

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Argentina, Brazil hold talks concerning partnership in manufacture of drone aircraft

The foreign ministers of Argentina and Brazil agreed on Tuesday to cooperate to produce unmanned aircraft used for surveillance of borders and the fight against drug trafficking, said the Brazilian government. The issue was discussed during a meeting of ministers Arturo Puricelli, Argentina, and Celso Amorim, whose country aim to produce craft Israeli technology for […]

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Southern Cone, centers of operations for Colombian drug traffickers

Argentina and some of its Southern Cone neighbors, have become centers of operation of the Colombian mafia. Its geographical position, the contacts and some facilities were provided migratory their actions. The closest episode of this relationship between criminals here and there, surfaced last Friday, when in Buenos Aires arrested two Spanish, 12 Argentines and 11 […]

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Tension heightens between Argentina, Spain over bill to expropriate 51% shares of REPSOL

Cristina Kirchner sent Congress a bill to expropriate 51% of the shares of Repsol. Planning Minister Julio De Vido, was appointed supervisor of the oil for 30 days . The government of Mariano Rajoy condemned the decision of the national executive and announced that in the coming days take measures “overwhelming”. Today, Madrid will hold […]

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Wives of Colombian drug traffickers arrested in Argentina

Wives arrested Colombian drug traffickers in Argentina In the operations, 11 Colombians were detained and 280 kilos of cocaine were confiscated. In an operation, which the Argentine authorities called Louis XV, detained several people and seized 280 kilos of cocaine that would be worth around 14 million euros. What goes beyond the news is that […]

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Argentina: Repsol considers “unlawful” expropriation of YPF and will take legal action

Repsol considered “unlawful” expropriation of YPF and will take legal action The first Spanish oil company, Repsol, Monday considered “illegal and seriously discriminatory” partial expropriation by the government of its subsidiary YPF Argentine and announced it would take “all legal measures as appropriate” to safeguard their interests and those of its shareholders . “Repsol announced […]

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Argentina: Cellphone imports drop 17 percent

The number of mobile phones grew 12.2 percent in the first half of the year over the same period earlier, while imports of such equipment fell 17.3 percent, for the development of the local assembly of equipment. This was stated by a report by consultancy Sectoral Economic Research (IES) released this morning. According to this […]

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Argentina: Pharmaceutical imports fell 50 percent in 2011

Drug Imports fell 50 percent last year as compared to those that occurred in 2010, says a report by consultancy Abeceb.com. Consumers have stated claims for shortages of different drugs. “Imports, which in 2010 grew to nearly 30 percent in 2011 slowed to grow by 14.4 percent to 1,790 million dollars,” says the report of […]

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Only ten percent of skies over Argentina tracked by radar, open territory for traffickers

Deputy Federal PJ, Natalia Gambaro, revived the controversy over the radar installation in the north and reported: “The Defense Minister Nilda Garre Resistance opens in an old obsolete radar donated by Spain, which replaces another even more obsolete and did not work and would have us believe that this is a milestone in terms of […]

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Argentina considering shutting down exports of Yerba Mate

Argentina, the largest producer and exporter of yerba mate, looks abroad to stop shipments of this product if complaints persist alleged shortage in the local markets, the global consumer first infusion. “We are analyzing the sale of grass curb outside, as continuing allegations that there are shortages,” said Agriculture Minister Argentine Norberto Yauhar, in remarks […]

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British Petroleum tells Argentina it has no plans to explore for oil in Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

The British company British Petroleum (BP) is exploring for oil and has no plans to do so in the future in the Falkland Islands, whose sovereignty is disputed Argentina and Britain, according to a note by the Foreign Ministry of Argentina. Read Article

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Argentina: Baby believed to be dead wakes up in morgue

Health Undersecretary Rafael Sabatinelli said that it is a fact “unfortunate” if the baby was born prematurely with six months of gestation and without vital signs at the Hospital Julio C. Perrando, but after 12 hours in the morgue was revealed that she was alive and breathing. The official said that to clarify the fact […]

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Expat Life in Buenos Aires

The capital city of Argentina lures foreign executives with a seamless blend of history and dynamism. Jude Webber, FT Buenos Aires correspondent, reports (9m 51sec) LINK TO VIDEO

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Uruguayan president makes surprise visit with his counterpart in Argentina

Argentina’s president gets surprise visit from Uruguayan president Argentina’s president gets surprise visit from Uruguayan president José Mujica, Uruguayan president, in dialogue with the President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez. Cristina Fernandez, president of Argentina, on Monday received a surprise visit from his Uruguayan counterpart, Jose Mujica, who held a meeting to “open agenda”, amid friction […]

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Paraná, Entre Ríos Argentina: Protest planned April 9, 2012 by small farm producers for increase property taxes

This was confirmed to Lt11 Alfredo Bel, leader of the Agrarian Federation of Entre Rios. The protest was held in Paraná, on Monday. “It affects a lot of small producers,” Radio Report

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Argentina: Female Police Sergeant arrested member of band of drug traffickers distributing cocaine to U.S., Europe

Sergeant: Born in Colombia but Argentine nationality. Drugs, Cocaine confiscated Friday contained in shipment of antique furniture destined for Europe. 83 Colombians have been involved in the investigation, 42 businesses providing logistics for the Colombian Narcos. Security Minister Nilda Garre revealed that among the arrested drug traffickers, is a sergeant serving in Buenos Aires the […]

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Aftermath of Storm in Buenos Aires contributing to social unrest

LACK OF POWER/WATER CAUSING DISTRUBANCES The aftermath of the storm that swept Buenos Aires last Wednesday that killed 14 people, and wounding 18 others – has left heavy damage to infrastructure and a malaise that has caused law enforcement problems. As reported by the Argentine daily Clarin, the neighborhood of Pompeii, disgusted by the lack […]

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Recent heavy rains (2012) Buenos Aires authorities issue alert water borne infections

The Ministry of Health of Buenos Aires today recommended to implement preventive measures to avoid water-borne infections such as cholera and those caused by pathogens such as leptospirosis, following the storm that struck the metropolitan area. The suggested portfolio safe drinking water, washing raw foods and maintain hand hygiene to prevent diseases such as diarrhea, […]

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Dumaire’s Argentina website hacked by G4L10 H4CK

On April 7th, 2012, Twitter account for G4L10 H4CK announced they hacked the Argentina website for DUMARIE.COM.AR Source Dumarie is a manufacturer of farming equipment.

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New method of trafficking cocaine embedded in rubber sheets discovered in Argentina

Argentina seized 2.7 kg of cocaine cast in rubber About 2.7 kilos of cocaine hidden in rubber sheets were seized today at a hotel in central Argentina’s capital, when they were ready to be sent to Spain, the ministry of Security. In the operation were arrested a Spanish 48, a Peruvian 33, whose identities were […]

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At least four deaths, numerous injuries, severe damage due to storms in Argentina

The strong storm caused four deaths in the Federal Capital, 9 in the province of Buenos Aires and another in Santa Fe. There are hundreds of fallen trees and emergency crews are still working to release floodwaters. Governor Scioli visited the towns most affected Suburbs. According to recent reports, there are four fatalities in the […]

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Study indicates Argentina in slowdown, recession looms

The chances that Argentina’s economy will enter a recession in the near term jumped above 85% in the closely followed monthly leading indicator published by Torcuato Di Tella University. The odds of a recession in its February report rose from 65% in January. UTDT, as the university is known, noted the odds of a recession […]

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Issued severe storm alert much of Argentina (April 5, 2012)

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued an alert last night “storms likely” to Buenos Aires, central and northeastern Cordoba, Entre Rios, Santa Fe, south of Corrientes, and to Santiago del Estero. According to part of 2330 (No. 4), “on the center of Cordoba, southern Santa Fe and Entre Rios are developing areas of thunderstorms, some […]

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Argentina government to announce sanctions against Movistar after Easter

THE FINE COULD GET TO THE $ 200 MILLION After Easter, the Government announced the sanction against Movistar The operator shall submit its defense next Tuesday before the authorities, although there is resignation among its executives by the Government’s decision. The operator of Telefónica promises to compensate customers for the collapse Next week, after the […]

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Argentina: Numbers of men burning women by fire in abuse cases increasing

There was always violence but not to the extent that is now,” he stated to the NATION Ada Beatriz Rico, president of La Casa del Encuentro, after confirming that there was an increase after the death of Taddei. According to statistics cited by the institution in Argentina, more than 200 women are murdered each year. […]

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Movistar cellphone complaints continue in Argentina

For Valérie Lunven, problems with your cell phone Movistar continued: yesterday, when he returned to work after the long weekend, warned that the mobile phone company who provides the employees had no service. “We were without service, so none of us could communicate with any phone. The company has blocked the call from cell phones […]

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Argentina: Flaw in Movistar network cut cell service to 16 million users

A flaw in the Movistar network left yesterday without service to all customers of that company: 16.7 million cell phone users. The widespread lack of signal at 10 am and affected the entire country. The user that he was better spent three hours without being able to use your cell phone, so to speak as […]

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Argentina: Violent protests outside British embassy

The demonstrators, carrying flags and PCR Quebracho clashed with the police force in Recoleta. There were petrol bombs, rubber bullets and tear gas. After a march by several leftist organizations against the British Embassy in Buenos Aires, in the neighborhood of Recoleta, activists carrying flags of the group Quebracho and the Revolutionary Communist Party staged […]

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Cigarette prices increase Argentina

British American Tobacco announced an increase on average by 5 percent the prices of their products, “taking into consideration the conditions of the cigarette market and following the guidelines of the Ministry of Domestic Trade . ” Read Article

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Argentina: 140 kilos cocaine seized on Rio Bermejo, shipment from Bolivia

Over 140 kilos of cocaine were seized and two people were arrested during a raid on the coast of Rio Bermejo in Salta department of Oran, on a boat from Bolivia. Sources of National Gendarmerie, by the procedure, reported today that the operation took place yesterday and was in charge of troops from 20 Squadron […]

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Argentina: Quebracho group holds protest at British embassy, burn flag

The 30th anniversary of the Falklands War, activists mobilized from the Retiro to the embassy where they burned a flag of Great Britain. Meanwhile, at 14:30 there will be another mobilization of the MST and the Polo Obrero Quebracho revolutionary patriotic movement called for a march this morning from the Retiro to the British Embassy, […]

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Chinese police assist Argentine counterparts in attempt to thwart Chinese Mafia

According to the agency Noticias Argentinas, in the last five years, murdered a person per month in acts of this type. In Argentina there is a community of 100 000 Chinese inhabitants and around 10 000 supermarkets, whose owners were often blackmailed into paying an amount ranging 50 thousand pesos a year as “canon”, under […]

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Movistar cell service outages Argentina, thousands of users impacted

The mobile phone company acknowledged that register a fault in their communications networks nationwide. Thousands of customers express their complaints through social networks. In some places, the problem began last night. Since last night, some users reported problems with the Movistar mobile phone service to stay no signal and can not make calls, send text […]

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Quito students studying outside of Ecuador often choose Argentina

According to the Census of Population and Housing 2010, 10 882 students from other countries traveled to Quito to continue their education. The number of people who moved to Argentina, 77% did so for studies. To that end, flew to Germany 59%. The two countries receptan the highest percentages of students, according to the number […]

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Chile requests of Argentina extradition of former guerrilla in assassination of Senator Jaime Guzmanextradition from Arg

The Chilean government today reiterated the request to Argentina to facilitate the extradition of ex-guerrilla Sergio Apablaza Galvarino, accused of involvement in the assassination of Senator Jaime Guzmán right in 1991. “We hope that both countries can respect and carry out what is proper and legal institutions that do not interfere with political factors,” he […]

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Informal market grows in Buenos Aires 46 % March 2012

“The growth of informal marketsin the third month of the year sparked a new alert.” The Confederation of Small and Medium Enterprises (CAME) warned that the illegal sale in the City grew by 46% during March compared to February. Still, highlighted the “satisfactory progress” achieved in the evacuation of the street vendors from Florida Street. […]

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President of FIAT Argentina questions barriers to imports

Employers and former officials today questioned the government’s policy on international trade in relation to barriers to imports, as well as the lack of action to conquer international markets. The chairman of Fiat in Argentina, Cristiano Rattazzi, rejected the government’s import control to ensure that “no worries” if products come from outside “half price and […]

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Argentina: twelve year old gives birth to baby, stepfather arrested for abuse

A child under 12 years gave birth to a baby prematurely in the maternity of Mar del Plata and after initiation of an investigation, was arrested the girl’s stepfather, accused of “” sexual intercourse with the situation exacerbated by coexistence. ” The birth occurred on 12 March, but recently became known today as judicial officers […]

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British Defense secretary states Argentina not military threat, lacks capacity to go to war

Just four days met the 30 anniversary of the Falklands War and amid diplomatic crossing London for the sovereignty of the islands, the British Defense Secretary said that Argentina is not a “military threat” because it forces Armed only “old Mirage” which, evaluated, nothing can cope with the apparatus of war “more advanced in the […]

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Argentine offical refers to Poles as “bums” and “stinking feet”

Incident with Poland: Argentine official refers to Poles as “bums” and “stinking feet” Argentina has picked a diplomatic incident with Poland following on alleged coarse expressions from a top Argentine official towards members of the local Polish community in the north of the country, most of them farmers involved in growing ‘yerba mate’ the popular […]

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Britain denies sending nuclear-armed submarine to South Atlantic

Britain has denied sending a nuclear-armed submarine to the South Atlantic amid rising tensions with Argentina over the Falklands and accused Argentina of “rattling cages in any way they can”. UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg dismissed the claims as “baseless insinuations” in a clash with the Argentine Foreign minister at the international Nuclear Security […]

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Union Industrial Argentina criticizes U.S. for decision to suspend Argentina of GSP preferences

The UIA criticized the U.S. decision to remove Argentina from the GSP The head of the Union Industrial Argentina (UIA), José Ignacio de Mendiguren, ruled on Monday against the decision of the U.S. government to suspend Argentina as a beneficiary of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). Read Article

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Argentina: Member of Airport security detained while involved in network shipping drugs to South Africa

Drug gang fell while trying to send drugs to South Africa from Ezeiza He was arrested a member of the Airport Security Police and a former member of that force. A member of the Airport Security Police (PSA) and a former member of that force were arrested along with three others on charges of creating […]

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Argentina: President states Argentina will always be on the side of peace

President Cristina Kirchner received yesterday Olivos Rattenbach report , which criticizes military action during the War of the Malvinas , and disseminated on the website of the Presidency, as a way of formalizing the harsh condemnation of the Argentine State to war military dictatorship and took her on. Read Article

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Argentina warns stock markets oil companies working Falkland Islands illegal

Argentina has asked stock markets in New York and London to warn investors of its claim that five oil exploration companies are working illegally off the Falkland Islands, which Argentina contends were stolen by Britain more than a century ago. Read Article

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French tourist stabbed to death February 8, 2012 at Plaza San Martin Buenos Aires Argentina

A French photographer was stabbed to death Wednesday (Feb. 8, 2012) morning in Buenos Aires Plaza San Martin, after thieves tried to steal his camera while he was taking pictures of the monument honouring the Argentine Malvinas War memorial. Read Article

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Volga German descendants in Argentina Patagonia mistakingly called Russians

They are known as Russians or “Volga Germans” and are scattered throughout numerous colonies in the interior of Argentina. Patagonia came to the protagonists of a little known episode because it is part of the history of the defeated. is part of the history of the defeated. Russian False Patagonia Driver’s license of Peter Brum […]

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Argentina only country producing treatment drug for Chagas Disease

Few examples lighter than the Chagas disease to fully understand what is spoken when it comes to “neglected diseases” in 2003 the international laboratory that produced it manufactured the last game the only drug developed in decades to eliminate the parasite that cause, Trypanosoma cruzi. Late last year, and in the midst of a critical […]

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Treatment for internet addiction increases in Argentina

The addiction treatment centers are consulted by the excessive use of the Web since 2002, but between 2010 and 2011 doubled by the rage for social networking. “What is alarming is the growth of the proportion (of visits). The problem started appearing in 2002 with the rise of Internet cafes. Always be attentive to the […]

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Argentine federal agents sized 450 kilos of cocaine in Buenos Aires harbor, destination Portugal

Argentine federal agents sized 450 kilos of cocaine in Buenos Aires harbor, drugs that were destined for Portugal. Last month 350 kilos of cocaine were seized in the port of Lisbon, Portugal within the same operation run by Argentine and Portugal governments. Argentina is a transit route for cocaine trafficking between South America and Europe. […]

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Chinese mafia in Argentina (Video Report Spanish)

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Argentina, Lisbon, Spain cocaine network broken up, comprised of Argentine nationals,

Lisbon: Dismantled Cocaine Organization In December, 2011 the Lisbon Police department discovered acriminal organization dedicated to the transportation of cocaine concealedinside in coal containers. The organization members where all of Argentiniandecent, and were localized in Portugal and in Spain.Read Article

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High Alert, cuation possible dengue outbreak Argentina

I ordered the Ministry of Health of the Nation. In Santiago, the Minister Martinez urged “not to lower the arms and continue to comply with preventive measures.” National health authorities yesterday issued a “high alert” for possible outbreak of dengue in the country and urged health professionals to redouble efforts to detect suspected patients in […]

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Police officer murdered outside bar by Colombian in San Telmo Buenos Aires Argentina

An effective federal police was killed yesterday by two bullets coming out of a bowling alley in the neighborhood of San Telmo and the fact he was arrested a young Colombian who minutes earlier had been thrown out of the premises to cause incidents, police said. The incident occurred at dawn, around 6.30, a few […]

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Severe storm alert four provinces, Argentina, 03-12-2012

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a severe storm alert for Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, southern Córdoba, central and northern La Pampa, south and east-central Mendoza, southern and central San Luis, south of Santa Fe, Rio de la Plata and adjacent sea area. Read Article

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Argentinian travelers to face new currency restrictions when traveling outside of Argentina with debit cards

Argentine travelers who want to withdraw money from ATMs abroad using your debit card should have a local account in that currency. So I ordered the Central Bank in a circular distributed among funding agencies and foreign exchange last Friday, and shall take effect on 3 April. The initiative was signed by Jorge Rodriguez, in […]

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Argentina: Passenger train engine catches on fire, no injuries

The locomotive of a train line Victoria Mitre branch – Chapel of the Lord, which operates the concession operated TBA, caught fire on Sunday at the height of the locality of Los Cardales. Donaire Mauricio, The fire chief Cardales said an alert was received at 7 am, attended by two fire crews to extinguish the […]

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Argentina: President ratifies three weekly flights to Malvinas (Falkland Islands) despite British opposition

President Cristina Fernandez said today that Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Malvinas Islands is a “global and regional cause” and ratified the decision to send three weekly flights to the archipelago despite British opposition. “We’ve come a long way because it seemed a cause circumscribed to jingoistic claims and had to defend a cause that […]

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British ship docks Argentina port causes stir

The arrival of a British merchant ship caused a stir in the local port and even a group of demonstrators clashed with truckers carrying cement to the ship. Prefecture had to intervene and place the fencing of the area. From the port authority was clarified that it is legal to remain the same therefore not […]

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Argentina: Women suffer from sexual harassment on the street, a social problem

Few women have heard the term “verbal harassment street”, but most know their meaning. Verbal street harassment is the bastard relative of the “compliment” unnatural and deviant, but borrows its legitimacy to settle in everyday social life. We talk about what is commonly known as “rude” spoken by strangers, usually women, but also transvestites and […]

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Buenos Aires: Three women injured in Kidnap Express

Adriana Archierín, the woman shot to throw the car in which criminals took her captive, she was operated and evolved favorably in the intensive care ward of the hospital Santojanni. The victim’s mother, Elsa Rios, told Telam that you had a drain in the lung affected by the shooting and that is intubated, although its […]

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Femicide in Argentina, a pernicious problem

Interview with Ada Beatriz Rico, Director of La Casa del Encuentro, health care, counseling and comprehensive prevention of violence against women and trafficking. Power relations and class struggle appear as private appropriation of collectively generated. Capitalism is, among other calamities, how life is played through the oppression of the few over the many. But not […]

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Bolivia returns over 1000 stolen vehicles to neighboring countries

The Bolivian Foreign Ministry announced today that defined the mechanism for returning to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Paraguay than 1,400 stolen vehicles were entered Bolivia illegally. According to Deputy Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Alurralde, to return it, the countries concerned must require, through its own prosecution, seizure of the stolen vehicles in its territory […]

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Argentina: national teachers strike

The strike is linked to the government’s decision to terminate the joint negotiations in the sector, although the teachers unions considered “insufficient” the official proposal. Also, teachers will begin in Buenos Aires that same day a 48-hour strike .Today and tomorrow is made a stop at the national teacher unions. Read Article

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Teachers union ratify strike for March 6, and March 7, 2012

Teachers Trade Union Front ratified this afternoon passed the strike for 48 hours. It is the failure of negotiations with the administration of Daniel Scioli. The meeting of the Technical Commission Salary not possible to reach agreement. Teachers Trade Union Front this afternoon confirmed the strike last announced late last week before a new failure […]

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Argentina: School bus with 90 students collides with train

The micro school this morning collided with a train in the Buenos Aires Bell was fined ten days’ exceed the limit on number of occupants of the vehicle or under 10 years occupying the passenger seat. ” DYN reported, the infringement was carved on 24 February with the number of minutes 01-999-00364053-1 and figure that […]

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Glacier Perito Moreno, Argentina breaks apart

The expected moment came just as no one could see it. Between 3:30 and 4 am, the Perito Moreno glacier, which was visited yesterday by almost five thousand people, completed its breakup. Amid a storm, the Channel tunnel in the Iceberg Lake Argentino, closed last October, fell this morning. “The sound was great and it […]

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Great Britain could retaliate against Argentina

Britain urgently convened yesterday at the British Foreign Argentine charge d’affaires to demand an explanation on the decision to discourage the purchase of British goods and said that these anti-commercial behavior “also of concern to the European Union.”A very diplomatic veiled threat that it could only have mutual concerns but reprisals and sanctions for the […]

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President Repsol makes urgent return to Argentina amidst turmoil with government

In an environment of rising tensions over a possible government intervention in the oil company YPF, the company president, Antonio Brufau, emergency traveled to Argentina and is now in Buenos Aires, predictably, meet with government officials. Brufau had already met with Hernan Lorenzino and Julio De Vido, minister of Economy and Planning, before the YPF […]

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INTERPOL website goes down after announcement arrests of suspected Anonymous members in South America

ARRESTS OF SUSPECTED ANONYMOUS MEMBERS IN COLOMBIA, ARGENTINA, COLOMBIA, SPAIN Guardian.co.uk reported Interpol’s website appears to have been the victim of a cyber-attack after the international police agency announced the arrests of 25 suspected members of the hacking activist group Anonymous in Europe and South America. The website went down briefly on Tuesday as supporters […]

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Argentina: Severe storm alert seven provinces through Thursday

The warning was made by the National Weather Service, which said that the weather will prevail until Thursday. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued an alert to weather severe storms for parts of Capital, Buenos Aires, central and southern Cordoba, southern Entre Rios, center and east of La Pampa, San Luis and Santa Fe Southern […]

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YPF, Repsol oil wells threatened in Argentina

The governor of Argentina’s Chubut province, Martin Buzzi, the largest oil producer in the country, said the “reality” of the oil company YPF, Repsol controlled by the Spanish, “is decadent” and warned it could take the granting of mining areas in the district. “YPF must show signs in a couple of weeks, because otherwise our […]

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