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  • Juventus confirm Tevez talks

    Juventus general manager Beppe Marotta confirmed that the Italian Serie A champions are in contact with Carlos Tevez in an attempt to sign the Argentine striker. Marotta said Juventus could have some meetings with Tevez's team, reports Xinhua. "It is clear that at this stage of the season agents step forward and I will not rule out a meeting in that sense. We could reach an agreement with ...

  • Falkland Islands Argentina blasts UK’s ‘double standard’ on self determination right

    Argentina questioned the UK after its negative vote at the United Nations General Assembly “to place French Polynesia back on the UN list of non autonomous territories that should be decolonised” Additionally Argentina renewed its claim over the Falkland Islands sovereignty and described the UK attitude, ‘colonial ...

  • Lan back in the air in Argentina after yielding to ground services boycott

    Chilean company Lan Airlines said on Saturday it was "gradually resuming" domestic and international flights in Argentina that it had suspended on Friday due to a conflict with state-run Intercargo company. Intercargo said it had re-established the service to Lan after the airline agreed to cancel a ...

  • Lan privileged passengers but will review investments and expects ‘common sense’ from Argentine officials

    Lan Chile admitted the company had to yield to the demands from the Argentine company Intercargo, which monopolizes ground services in all the country’s air terminals, so that they could resume normal traffic in Argentina. It also said that it was not leaving Argentine but would review future investments and expects more common sense from local ...

  • 5. Burial place of Argentinas Videla a mystery

    BUENOS AIRES: The burial place and funeral arrangements for the late Argentine dictator Jorge Videla remained a mystery Sunday, with official sources maintaining a tight-lipped no comment. Videla, dictator from 1976 to 1981 at the height of Argentina's "Dirty War" against leftist activists, died Friday in prison while serving time for crimes against humanity. He was 87. "I ...

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Koko: A Talking Gorilla [DVD]

Koko: A Talking Gorilla [DVD]

Koko: A Talking Gorilla is a slim, but intriguing documentary about a gorilla who can literally talk. Koko, a gorilla who was six years old at the time the film was made in 1977, had been taken from the San Francisco Zoo and was being taught how to communicate with American s ... ...

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  • Argentinas River ties Union Santa Fe 2-2

    Buenos Aires team River Plate struggled Sunday to tie visiting team Union de Santa Fe 2-2, missing an opportunity to lead the Argentinean soccer league's Closing Tournament.Santa Fe, which is practically among the second-division teams, was ahead by 2-0 at one point and even came close to a 3-1 score thanks to a penalty shot, but River goalie Marcelo Barovero managed to block the shot by ...

  • Judiciary must charge against corporations that sabotaged Argentina CFK on justice reform

    President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner accused judiciary sectors of holding a "media agenda" and urged judges to "punish the guilty, no matter what their social, corporative or political position is." Twitter, once again CFK’s favourite political "weapon" to defend official moves. "Justice can not have a media agenda, it must have ...

  • LAN resumes domestic and international Argentine flights after Intercargo conflict

    Chilean company LAN Airlines said yesterday it was "gradually resuming" domestic and international flights in Argentina that it had suspended on Friday due to a conflict with state-run Intercargo company. Intercargo said it had reestablished the service to LAN after the airline agreed to cancel a debt. The first flights of LAN, which is part of the LATAM Airlines Group, departed at ...

  • Ex-Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla dies at 87

    Aug. 2, 1925 – May 17, 2013BUENOS AIRES – Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who presided over that country’s so-called dirty war in which up to 30,000 dissidents were murdered or disappeared, died Friday while serving a 50-year prison sentence. He was 87.He died of natural causes at Marcos Paz prison in Buenos Aires state, according to official announcements.Videla ...

  • Clases de Yoga in Buenos Aires Argentina Now Offered by Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center

    The Yoga classes are offered in a calm environment, allowing visitors to enjoy the benefits of Yoga, meditation, breathing exercises, and healthy vegetarian food, among ...

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