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  • India Seeks Co-operation With Argentina In United Nations Other Multilateral Forums

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  • Argentine Supreme Court rejects judicial reform

    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -; Argentina's Supreme Court has struck down key elements of a judicial reform the government hoped would rapidly make the courts more responsive to majority ...

  • Chile to Extradite Ex Judge Linked to Argentina Military Regime

    Santiago, Chile, June 18 (Prensa Latina) Chilean Magistrate Sergio Muñoz authorized today the extradition to Argentina of ex judge Otilio Romano, accused of violating human rights during the military dictatorship of the late Gen. Jorge Rafael Videla (1976-1981.)The ruling of Munoz, a member of the Supreme Court of Justice, must be ratified now by the Fifth Criminal Court of the top ...

  • Argentina Goes to UN to Claim Sovereignty Over Falklands

    Buenos Aires, June 18 (Prensa Latina) Argentinian Foreign Minister Hector Timerman will travel to New York Thursday to attend the session of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, in which he will claim again his country's sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. Timerman will put forward his country's stand, ratifying its full willingness to find a peaceful solution to the dispute, ...

  • Workshops promote mental health in Argentine capital

    Under the guidance of health professionals, residents of Buenos Aires meet weekly to discuss personal problems and do activities that promote mental health. About 3,000 people participate in the program, which operates under a public hospital. Volunteers conceive and lead the workshops to rebuild social ties lost in the big ...

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Eyes Wide Shut

"Eyes Wide Shut" has been with Stanley Kubrick for a long time. He first purchased the rights to the source material, Viennese author Arthur Schnitzler's 1926 novella "Traumnovelle" ("Dream Story"), back in 1970, when he first came up with the odd notion of making a hard-core blue movie with two Hollywood mega-stars. ...

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  • Breakaway Argentine mayor could trump ruling party in October vote

    BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The savvy young mayor of Tigre, Argentina, has fostered a real estate boom, tightened security and brought celebrities to town, boosting his image to the point where pollsters say he poses a challenge to the ruling ...

  • Pope Francis Writes to Parish Priest Friend in Argentina

    States He Lives in Domus Sanctae Marthae To Avoid Being IsolatedBy StaffVATICAN CITY, May 29, 2013 (Zenit.org) - "Dear Quique,Today I received your letter of May 1. It gave me much joy. The account of the patronal feast brought me fresh air. I am well and have not lost my peace in face of a totally astonishing event, which I hold as a gift of God. I try to maintain the same way of being and ...

  • Chile authorizes extradition of ex Argentine judge involved in human rights abuses

    Chile’s Supreme Court has authorized the extradition of ex Argentine judge Otilio Ireneo Roque Romano, who escaped to the Andean country to avoid trial on his involvement in 103 cases of crimes against humanity committed during Argentina’s bloody civil-military dictatorship. Judge Sergio Muñoz Gajardo ordered the transfer which has already been communicated to Romano. ...

  • GroOovematic French Jazz Trio Tours Argentina

    GroOovematic plays at Notorious Jazz Club (Photo: Avery Kelly) GroOovematic is a dynamic jazz trio from France that combines modern influences from music genres like funk, electro, and hip-hop with traditional sounds to create their own eclectic style. The group is touring through Argentina this month to promote their first album, the self-titled compilation GroOovematic, to be released in ...

  • Argentina cash controls bring bargains

    Paraguayans returning from shopping in Clorinda, Argentina carry boxes and bags across the international bridge over the Pilcomayo River into the town of Nanawa, Paraguay. Picture: ...

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