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Madonna, a president and ex-rebel hostage meetIn this photo released by Argentina's Presidency, U.S. singer Madonna, right, shakes hands with Colombia's Ingrid Betancourt as Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez, center, looks on during a meeting at the ...
Source : topix.net | 03-Dec-2008 07:25
Argentina to host Copa America in 2011
Published November 25, 2008 at 6:20 p.m. Updated November 25, 2008 at 7:35 p.m. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina _ Argentina will host the Copa America in 2011.
Source : topix.net | 03-Dec-2008 02:55
Vote makes Argentina's VP a hero
It was a seminal moment in modern Argentine politics, and a rare opportunity for a vice president to catapult himself into the national consciousness.
Source : topix.net | 02-Dec-2008 02:50
Fia GT: CRS Ferrari - Tangoed In Argentina
CRSa 2008 FIA GT Championship campaign came to a close today with a fourth place finish for Andrew Kirkaldy and Rob Bell and ninth for Chris Niarchos and Tim Mullen.
Source : topix.net | 01-Dec-2008 02:38
Vote creates unlikely foe for leader of Argentina
Inside Argentina's presidential palace, Vice President Julio Cobos has been persona non grata since casting a decisive vote in July to reject President Cristina Fernandez's attempt to raise taxes on farm ...
Source : topix.net | 30-Nov-2008 02:33
Argentine ex-president charged in video conference
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina : A three-judge panel formally charged former President Carlos Menem with arms trafficking Friday as he watched on live video from hundreds of miles away because doctors say he is too ...
Source : topix.net | 29-Nov-2008 02:29
Argentine congress moves toward airline takeover
Argentine lawmakers are moving to expropriate the country's biggest airline from its Spanish owners, who want to be paid for their property.
Source : topix.net | 28-Nov-2008 08:31
Argentina Food and Drink Report 2008 - http://www.companiesandmarkets.com adds new report
Following her success at the October 2007 presidential elections, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is now presented with a narrow window of opportunity to implement a range of necessary policy reforms.
Source : topix.net | 28-Nov-2008 00:29
Argentine economic aid package gets mixed review from legislators, investors
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - President Cristina Fernandez on Wednesday sent legislators a bill to lure investment back home and put taxes into government coffers, but analysts said it may do little to help ...
Source : topix.net | 27-Nov-2008 00:23
PHOENIX: Exchange student from Argentina likes quiet area
PABLO FONTANET ENJOYS PLAYING SOCCER. By NURIBETH CASTILLO and BRIANNA FRAZIER Pablo Fontanet is a foreign exchange student from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Source : topix.net | 26-Nov-2008 18:17
Soma Travel: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Watch this episode of SomaTravel.tv to see how old world European style, combines with new world energy in the Argentinean capitol of Buenos Aires
Source : topix.net | 25-Nov-2008 18:14
New Zealand style education in Argentina
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 9:36 am Press Release: NZPS New Zealand style education in Argentina The educational landscape in Argentina is set for global change in March 2009 with the opening of the first New ...
Source : topix.net | 25-Nov-2008 13:45
Coachella Valley shrub has roots in Argentina
Jim Cornett has just returned from the desert of Argentina. This is the second of three columns describing his experiences.
Source : topix.net | 24-Nov-2008 13:42
Wanted Argentine official commits suicide on TV
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina : An ex-Argentine police commander committed suicide in front of rolling television cameras as he was about to be arrested for alleged human rights violations during the country's ...
Source : topix.net | 23-Nov-2008 13:33
Ushuaia - the most southerly city in the world - Ushuaia, Patagonia, Argentina
About 3000 odd kms from Buenos Aires is this town which is on the Beagle Channel between Chile and Argentina.It is the jumping off point for cruises to the Antarctic in Russian icebreakers.
Source : topix.net | 23-Nov-2008 05:26
Argentina's Newest Wine Region - Patagonia
Argentina has experienced a swell of wineries and vineyard plantings in the wine region of Patagonia.
Source : topix.net | 22-Nov-2008 05:11
Argentine Senate approves pension nationalization
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina : Argentina's Senate has approved a state takeover of $23 billion in private pension funds.
Source : topix.net | 21-Nov-2008 04:59
Photographer brings eye for detail to Hays
Gary Mark Smith has traveled to 64 countries in his lifetime. An internationally acclaimed street photographer, he recently spent about a month in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Source : topix.net | 20-Nov-2008 13:35
Spanish company says Argentina breached agreement
Argentina's government has violated the terms of a deal to nationalize the country's largest airline, the carrier's owner said Wednesday.
Source : topix.net | 20-Nov-2008 03:45
Argentina Drought Spurs U.S. Soybean Prices
Drought in Argentina helped soybean prices rise in U.S. trading. Argentina is the third-largest producer of soybeans in the world.
Source : topix.net | 19-Nov-2008 23:12
Algeria, Argentina agree to boost cooperation on nuclear energy
ALGIERS: Algeria and Argentina signed an agreement Monday to boost cooperation over civil nuclear energy Monday as Argentine President Cristina Kirchner continued her tour of northern Africa.
Source : topix.net | 18-Nov-2008 22:54
Drinking in Argentina's El Calafate
The expression on the airline representative's face was grim. The radar system for all flights across Argentina had broken the day before, he explained, and we had only two choices: stay put for the night, or ...
Source : topix.net | 17-Nov-2008 22:47
Argentina Ex-President to Testify Over 1994 Bombing
An Argentine judge ordered former President Carlos Menem Thursday to testify at an upcoming trial over an alleged cover-up after a 1994 bombing of a Jewish center that killed 85 people.
Source : topix.net | 16-Nov-2008 22:42
In Argentina, gloom over government controls
President Cristina Fernandez and her husband and predecessor Nestor Kirchner have long used price controls to try to fight high inflation, and businesses tolerated the measures as the economy boomed from 2003 ...
Source : topix.net | 15-Nov-2008 22:25
Wine Jones: Argentina
Argentina is a land of many sunny and warm days, which is ideal for allowing grapes to reach full maturity, producing concentrated flavors and aromas.
Source : topix.net | 15-Nov-2008 17:57
Worlds first Barbie store opens in Argentina
The worlds first shop dedicated only to the Barbie doll has opened in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Source : topix.net | 14-Nov-2008 17:49
Bulgaria, Argentina Move to Boost Bilateral Economic Cooperation
Bulgaria's President Parvanov and his Argentinian counterpart Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner met Tuesday in an effort to boost the bilateral trade and cooperation.
Source : topix.net | 13-Nov-2008 17:37
Argentina: New magazine for anarchist students
The first issue of a new zine for anarchist secondary-school students is now available.
Source : topix.net | 12-Nov-2008 17:24
Two Summits to Focus on Financial Crisis
As the financial meltdown continues to spread to the far corners of the globe, over 30 world leaders are scheduled to participate in two key international conferences aimed at seeking short- and long-term ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Nov-2008 17:13
Argentina's autoworkers hit hard by downturn
Argentina's principal carmakers have ordered some factory workers to take unpaid vacations and slashed work schedules for others after a recent drop in auto exports to Brazil and Mexico.
Source : topix.net | 11-Nov-2008 06:08
Argentina Advances Plans to Nationalize Pension Plans
Argentina's Lower House Approves Pension Takeover , Bloomberg.com Argentine Pension Fund Investments in U.S. Are Frozen , Bloomberg.com Pension Law Advances to Argentina Senate , Wall Street Journal Argentina ...
Source : topix.net | 10-Nov-2008 06:01
Argentina's head-in-the-clouds tourism
With the global slowdown threatening tourism, Argentina is banking not only on its budget status to woo visitors, but also a newly reopened attraction that it can bill, quite literally, as breathtaking.
Source : topix.net | 09-Nov-2008 05:47
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Plenary Assembly of the Argentinean Bishops' Conference: an analysis of the ...
On Monday, November 10, the Argentinean Bishops' Conference will begin its 96th Plenary Assembly at 4pm, in Pilar.
Source : topix.net | 08-Nov-2008 21:32
Argentina for Volunteering Info
Volunteer Travel Guide Argentina : "Argentina is a country of immense beauty and proportions.
Source : topix.net | 07-Nov-2008 21:18
Argentine Senate approves 2009 budget; analysts say figures out of touch
But the allegedly skewed numbers should have minimal impact on the confidence of investors, who tend to rely on independent numbers crunched by private firms.
Source : topix.net | 06-Nov-2008 21:16
Wine, etc.: Colome wines impressive, well made
Donald Hess is truly a citizen of the world. A resident of Switzerland, his company - Fine Wines of the Hess Family - owns The Hess Collection Winery in Napa Valley, Peter Lehmann Wines of the Barossa in ...
Source : topix.net | 06-Nov-2008 01:52
Crying for Argentina : The South American country could be headed for yet another economic disaster.
The steep fall in global commodity prices over the past several weeks has brought Argentina to the brink of fiscal collapse-alas, not an unfamiliar position for the South American country.
Source : topix.net | 05-Nov-2008 21:12
Argentina slams witness in cash suitcase scandal
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina : The Argentine government tried to distance itself on Tuesday from a scandal over a suitcase stuffed with $800,000 of Venezuelan money that was allegedly destined for the campaign of ...
Source : topix.net | 04-Nov-2008 21:08
Metric recovers from feeling 'emotionally bankrupt' to record new album
Emily Haines of Metric performs during the All Points West music festival at Liberty State Park Saturday, Aug.
Source : topix.net | 04-Nov-2008 00:44
S&P gives Argentina something to cry about
By Jeannette Neumann Buenos Aires, Argentina - The "deteriorating" economic and political climate in Argentina prompted Standard & Poor's to lower the country's debt ratings to six levels below investment grade ...
Source : topix.net | 03-Nov-2008 16:51
State Predation in Action, Argentina Style
Because it creates institutional uncertainty, predation is one of the main sources of stagnation and poor economic performance.
Source : topix.net | 02-Nov-2008 16:23
Continue reading "Buenos Aires, Argentina - so chic, so cosmopolitan and so affordable"
Cars travel along an avenue in Buenos Aires, where there is a steady stream of tourists.
Source : topix.net | 01-Nov-2008 16:04
This weekend's festivals include ham & eggs
Call it Louisiana's ham and eggs weekend. Abbeville holds its Giant Omelette Festival this weekend, while Basile, 45 miles northwest, puts on the Louisiana Swine Festival.
Source : topix.net | 31-Oct-2008 15:47
Rio Tinto Eyes Argentina Investment
Miner Rio Tinto is waiting for approval to develop its Potasio Rio Colorado project in Argentina, which would require an investment of $3.5bn and produce 4.3m tons of potash.
Source : topix.net | 31-Oct-2008 04:54
Argentine peso drops to lowest in nearly 6 years
Argentine peso drops to lowest in nearly 6 years AP photo A woman speaks on her cell phone in front of a sign showing the exchange rates for the U.S. Dollar and Euro against Argentina's Peso in the financial ...
Source : topix.net | 30-Oct-2008 04:41
Argentine Congress debates pension fund takeover
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Argentina's ruling party wants $23 billion in private pension funds brought under government control by the end of November - and given congressional sentiment, some kind of ...
Source : topix.net | 29-Oct-2008 04:40