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  • Huge crowd cheers Argentine leaders 10-year rule

    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has rallied a huge crowd celebrating 10 years in power by her government and that of her late ...

  • Joint Vatican City State and Argentina Stamps Presented to Pontiff

    Stamps Dedicated to Beginning of Pope Francis PontificateBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY, April 30, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Pope Francis was presented with the stamps issued jointly between the Vatican City State and Argentina, which are dedicated to the beginning of his pontificate. The presentation was made this morning in the Library of the Vatican Apostolic Palace.The four stamps in the set, ...

  • We dont want a divided Argentina Macri

    Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri presided over the flag hoisting ceremony as part of the official National Day rallies in Argentina’s capital city. "A divided Argentina is not what we want," the PRO party leader told reporters. Macri added that "there is a lot to improve and change" in the country and said he whished the pro-national government organizations that ...

  • Argentina marks 10 years of Kirchner rule

    The "Era K," as the decade-old rule of Cristina Kirchner and her late husband Nestor is known in Argentina, is showing its age. Together the couple have dominated Argentina since Nestor Kirchner was first elected president on May 25, 2003, with Cristina by his side, leading the country out of a devastating economic crisis to a heady period of surging growth. Cristina, who succeeded ...

  • Looking for a clear day to see into Argentina

    CAMBRIDGE, England - On a clear day you might see Argentina, but more often Argentines cloud the view. How else can it be explained from here that a man who reached office ten years ago with 22 percent of the vote now, in death, is the subject of reverential anniversary celebrations organized by a government transformed into a family business. It is not easy to celebrate this tenth year, and ...

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Carnival of Souls [DVD]

Carnival of Souls [DVD]

Television and the cinema have long had a strange, antagonistic relationship. When first introduced in the late 1940s, television posed a major threat to the monopoly the movies held on mass entertainment. Thus, the movies felt forced to evolve, which resulted in technological developments such as stereo sound, Cinemascope wide-screens, and gimmicks like 3-D. ...

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  • On Now ArteBA Argentina’s Premier Art Fair

    Share/Bookmark Much has been said about the role of international art fairs, as chequebooks and doors are flung wide open to some of the most revered art collections in the world. Celebrating its 22nd anniversary, ArteBA- Argentina’s premier contemporary art fair - has become an integral part to the nascent commerce of the Latin-American art scene, welcoming collectors, dealers, and ...

  • HM the king Congratulates Argentine President

    Manama, May 25. (BNA) -- His majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today sent a cable of congratulations to the Argentine President Cristina Fern?ndez marking her country's National Day. HM the King wished her good health and happiness and her friendly people further progress and prosperity. W H Q BNA 1228 GMT ...

  • ArteBA 2013 art fair kicks off in Argentina

    A visitor attends the "ArteBA 2013" art fair, in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, on May 24, 2013. The fair is the most important contemporary art show in Argentina, with 82 galleries from Latin America, the US and Europe displaying 500 artists' works, according to the organizers. (Xinhua/Martin ...

  • Argentine president to visit Brazil

    Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will meet on Friday her Argentine counterpart Cristina Kirchner for talks on enhanced bilateral cooperation, Brazilian authorities said Wednesday.The Brazil-Argentina Business Council created during Rousseff's visit to Argentina on Jan. 31 will meet for the first time in Brasilia on Friday, a statement released Wednesday by the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, ...

  • Americans Corona Castillo play in Xolos 2-2 Mineiro draw

    Gregory Bull/AP BUENOS AIRES, May 23 (Reuters) -- Striker Diego Tardelli inspired Atletico Mineiro to a second-half fightback for a 2-2 draw away to Tijuana in their Libertadores Cup quarter-final first leg on Thursday. With Ronaldinho having a quiet game in midfield, Tardelli scored one goal and laid on the added-time equaliser for Luan on the synthetic pitch at the Caliente in ...

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