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  • Robbers dressed as rabbis hit Argentine bank

    Three robbers, two of whom were dressed as Orthodox Jewish rabbis and the third as a security guard, Wednesday held up a Buenos Aires bank and fled with the contents of several safety deposit boxes, police said. The robbery was carried out early in the morning in the Villa Urquiza neighbourhood when the bank was full of customers waiting in line to conduct their financial business. The three ...

  • Argentina’s economy recovering in May and trade surplus above estimate

    Argentina's economic growth sped up slightly in the first quarter and May's trade surplus was above expectations according to the latest release on economic data. GDP was up 3% from a year earlier and 1.5% from the fourth quarter of ...

  • Falklands’ fresh with referendum results will challenge the C24 and Argentina

    Argentina and the Falkland Islands meet on Thursday at the UN Decolonization Committee, C24 to discuss the South Atlantic Islands sovereignty dispute, and contrary to last year when the big show was the attendance of President Cristina Fernandez, this time it will be the Falklands’ turn with the indisputable fresh results of the March referendum and their right to ...

  • Argentina at TIC 2013 Country pushing CNG food processing

    There are many opportunities in T&T's market, said Alejandro Bonoris, sales director, Agira, and representative of the Argentine Chamber for compressed natural gas (CNG). "We are present in over 30 countries all over the world. We think as T&T as the first big step to enter the Caribbean. We have already started to do business here and we think this is a very promising ...

  • Parents need $50000 to take sick son to Argentina

    FOR less than five cents each, the estimated 1.3 million people in Trinidad and Tobago could play a vital role in saving the life of a four-year-old boy.Jeremie Nanan is in need of $50,000 for medical tests to determine his chances of successful surgery that would not only save but improve his life drastically.Nanan was to visit Argentina, where he was scheduled to undergo two life-saving ...

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The Book of Eli

The Book of Eli

Note: This review contains some plot spoilers, so if you have not yet seen the film, proceed at your own risk. The postapocalyptic genre, with its dour terrain, physical hardships, and frequently nihilistic overtones, is tricky terrain for movie stars to inhabit: While the Ma ... ...

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  • Fitch Publishes 2013 Comparative Statistics Book for Argentine Corporate Issuers

    Money Market Funds Explore Callable Commercial Paper in Value Search Money market funds (MMFs) are slowly increasing exposure to a relatively new short-term instrument - callable commercial paper (CP), according to Fitch Ratings. MMFs are exploring callable CP as a way to add additional yield and diversification to portfolios, as well as in response to banks' reduced appetite for providing ...

  • Despite the commodity boom Brazil is close to boiling point

    The most original response has come from the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, who brazenly co-opted the protesters to her cause. "The size of the demonstrations", she said, "shows the energy of our democracy, the strength of the voice of the streets and the civility of our population." Brazilians are certainly civil: you won’t find a cheerier, more relaxed ...

  • Fitch Cencosuds Credit Card Joint Venture in Chile Argentina Positive to Credit Quality

    Money Market Funds Explore Callable Commercial Paper in Value Search Money market funds (MMFs) are slowly increasing exposure to a relatively new short-term instrument - callable commercial paper (CP), according to Fitch Ratings. MMFs are exploring callable CP as a way to add additional yield and diversification to portfolios, as well as in response to banks' reduced appetite for providing ...

  • UPDATE 2-Astra Bristol diabetes drug disappoints in key test

    Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:09pm EDT * Onglyza fails to show cardiovascular benefit in study * Positive results might have added $1 bln to peak sales * Drug achieves non-inferiority goal versus placebo By Ben Hirschler LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb's diabetes drug Onglyza failed to reduce heart risks in a large clinical study, disappointing investors who had ...

  • Argentina and China boost scientific and economic ties

    China and Argentina have agreed to increase their collaboration in science, which they see as linked to their growing economic and trade ties. They will ...

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