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

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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 ...

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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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  • 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: ...

  • Deadly commuter train crash in Buenos Aires

    A two-level commuter train slammed into another train that had stopped between stations in Buenos Aires killing at least three people and injuring more than 100. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown ...

  • Argentina Province Slaps Hefty Tax on Embattled Mining Companies

    --Santa Cruz Province imposes new 1% tax on mine reserves --Companies vow to challenge the duty in court --Industry struggling due to low metals prices, soaring costs and government regulations By Shane Romig BUENOS AIRES--Mining companies in Argentina'sSanta Cruz province are gearing up for a courtroom clash after the local legislature passed a steep tax hike that the companies say ...

  • Argentina train crash kills at least 3 injures scores

    A two-level commuter train slammed into another train that had stopped between stations in Buenos Aires killing at least three people and injuring more than 100. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown ...

  • GrinGo Standup Argentina’s Best and Worst English Comedy Night

    GrinGo Standup (Caf Rivas, Estados Unidos 302, Tuesdays 9pm) for the last year. They said no, that they'd already reviewed us, way back when we performed in a fleapit in Congreso, and that we were rubbish. They fed us the feeble excuse that all their unpaid interns lived in Palermo and couldn't be coerced into going to San Telmo (Caf Rivas, Estados Unidos 302) on a Tuesday night (9pm) ...

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