Buenos Aires Informer

Deadly flood devastates Argentina's Buenos Aires province At least 35 people were killed by flooding overnight in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, the governor said Wednesday, bringing the overall death toll from days of torrential rains to at least 41 and leaving large stretches of the provincial capital … Read more on FRANCE 24

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Argentina's traditional murga troupes launch annual carnival festivities in … BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina's carnival celebrations may not be as well-known as the ones in neighboring Uruguay and Brazil, but residents of the nation's capital are equally passionate about their “murgas,” or traditional musical troupes. Read more on Washington Post

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Symbol of Argentina's decaying navy sinks in port BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina's defense chief expressed shame Wednesday after a Navy destroyer sank at its moorings, putting on display the declining fortunes of a once-proud fleet. The ARA Trinidad led Argentina's 1982 sea war against Britain, … Read more on Anchorage Daily News

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Mayor of Argentina's Bariloche resort town ousted BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The mayor of Bariloche in Argentina is out of a job after a wave of shop-looting in the Andean resort town. The city council voted 10-1 on Friday to remove him for malfeasance, ineptitude and negligence related in large part … Read more on [...]

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Demonstrators bang pots, pans to protest Argentina's policies Buenos Aires (CNN) — Throngs of people banged pots and pans Thursday, as they protested government policies in Argentina. The massive march was the latest in a series of "cacerolazos," protests named for the cooking pots participants hit to draw … Read more on CNN

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Argentina's Fernandez faces her first general strike BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Opposition trade unions protesting Argentina's economic policies brought public transportation and the country's crucial grain exports to a halt on Tuesday in the first general strike since President Cristina Fernandez took … Read more on Reuters

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Argentina's Congress passes controversial legal regulation BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina's Congress approved on Wednesday a new legal regulation that critics say President Cristina Fernandez could use to force a conclusion in her long-running battle with the country's biggest media group. The regulation … Read more on Reuters UK

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BG Group Agrees to Sell Stake in Argentina's Metrogas BUENOS AIRES–BG Group PLC (BRGYY, BG.LN) has agreed to sell its stake in Argentine natural gas distributor Metrogas, a spokesman for Metrogas confirmed Thursday. BG Group did not disclose the amount for the sale and the Metrogas spokesman said … Read more on 4-traders

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Hundreds of thousands protest against Argentina's Cristina Kirchner Hundreds of thousands protest against Argentina's Cristina Kirchner. Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of Buenos Aires on Thursday night in one of the largest anti-government marches of President Cristina Kirchner's five-year rule … Read more on Telegraph.co.uk

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Argentina's Buenos Aires Province Confirms Payments on 2017 Bonds BUENOS AIRES–Argentina's Buenos Aires Province said Friday that it will make payments next Monday on its U.S. dollar and euro-denominated bonds as it sought to calm jittery investors after currency controls forced a province to use pesos to pay its … Read more on Wall Street [...]

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S&P Keeps Argentina's T&C Rating At 'B' After Chaco Payment BUENOS AIRES–Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Thursday it is keeping the "B" rating on its transfer and convertibility assessment for Argentina, even after a provincial government rattled markets by unexpectedly using pesos to pay a … Read more on Wall Street Journal

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Argentina's Chaco Province Pays Dollar Bonds in Pesos BUENOS AIRES–Argentina's Chaco province paid interest and principal on U.S. dollar-denominated bonds in Argentine pesos last week because it didn't have authorization from the central bank to make the payment in dollars, the province's finance … Read more on Wall Street Journal

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Argentina's President Signs 2018 Youth Olympic Games Guarantees The Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games Committee confirmed Friday that, ahead of next month's deadline to submit its YOG Candidate File to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, has … Read more on GamesBids.com

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Argentina's president plans for a Hollywood in Buenos Aires Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez, right, and Deputy Economy Minister Axel Kicillof applaud during a ceremony at the government house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. Fernandez unveiled an ambitious new plan that would … Read more on VOXXI

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Argentina's tango festival still growing, surprising after 10 years of … Argentina's dancers Facundo de la Cruz Gomez Palavecino, left, and Paola Sanz celebrate after winning the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup salon finals in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. Couples… (Associated Press) … Read more on Newser

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