Some workers are more alarmed by unemployment, others feel more threatened by inflation but few enough will take “bread, peace and work” for granted today. Thus even the formally employed and unionized feel precarious while the underground economy has remained stubbornly high in the last decade. For the vast majority of the working-class the immediate drama is the shattered purchasing-power of their wages rather than not earning any but in no way can job stability be taken for granted. Beyond today a month of strikes and protests looms with the final fortnight in the run-up to the choice of a new CGT leadership to head organized labour sure to intensify militant grandstanding. Strictly speaking, the pontiff is incorrect because unemployment is not strikingly high (indeed nowhere near the peaks of 15-20 years ago) but the papal concern is amply justified for reasons beyond a percentage yet to reach double digits.

We know, you waited a long time for Pokémon Go to come out and you still haven’t caught them all. So, take note school-goers, Buenos Aires City Education Minister Soledad Acuña fully supports teachers who want to hand out warnings to kids who choose the poke-ball over the ballpoint pen. ), here is an explanation of how Pokémon Go works. But unfortunately we can’t have kids bounding out of the classroom as if their math assignment were on fire when charizard happens to pop up in the principal’s office. Following this a photo was circulated on social media, reading “this is going to become a new habit [for teachers].”For those who came to this article to get in on the fun rather than out of concern for the young and vulnerable (Shame!

It took its sweet time coming to the decision, but today the Argentine Football Association (AFA) officially unveils Edgardo Bauza as the new men’s senior national team manager. What changes can we expect to see in the national team under Bauza? That leaves Bauza, a manager not so far removed from his peak. When making the announcement on Monday evening, AFA Normalization Committee President Armando Pérez described Bauza in understated terms, as “the most palatable” of the options available. Ramón Díaz looked a more serious candidate than Russo, largely due to recent international experience where as manager of Paraguay he’s reminded everyone that he’s a tactically versatile boss.

In 1986, the organization split into two factions: the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo Association led by Bonafini and the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo Founding Line. The head of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, Hebe de Bonafini, continues to defy a judge’s arrest warrant and is set to arrive in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, this afternoon for a conference this weekend. However, Bonafini refused to go to court, leading the judge to issue a warrant for her arrest. Bonafini’s outfit became the center of controversy with the Schoklender Case, which investigated whether the organization’s financial manager, Sergio Schoklender, embezzled funds destined for the aforementioned Sueños Compartidos project. Hundreds of Argentines gathered before the organization’s seat yesterday to prevent police from taking Bonafini, and she has continued to evade police today.

If you prefer eating in but have trouble finding tasty vegan supplements to satisfy your cream, cheese, or mayonnaise needs, you can buy cashew butter, vegan mayonnaise, and more to go. Despite its reputation for red meat, Buenos Aires is a city rapidly adjusting to a growing vegetarian and vegan community. Their dessert case boasts a thick, nutty raw chocolate mousse, as well as brownies and truffles. If you are eating in the organic restaurant, try their chocolates crunched up in their raw chocolate ice cream. The lunch and dinner menus are extensive and filled with goodies for any food craving– the curry risotto is mouth watering, as is the vegan pizza, the sushi roll appetizers, and the lasagna.

While anyone can follow the activities of the Rio athletes, only the athletes, ex-Olympians in Rio can use it like Tinder, matching up with others in the city. The practice of giving out condoms at the Olympics began at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, when a mere 8,500 condoms were given out to the 8,391 athletes participating. Argentine Olympians will be able to go for the gold in more ways than one, as the Brazilian Ministry of Health has given out a whopping 9 million condoms for the Rio Olympics being inaugurated today. A new application called “The Olympic Athletes Hub” will be up and running during the games. 450,000 of these will be sent to the Olympic Village, with an estimated 42 condoms available for each athlete during the 17 days of the events.

All the powers of the world have entered into a holy alliance to stoke it: Nintendo, Niantic and, for some reason, The Workers’ Party of Argentina. ), the connection between the Workers’ Party and Pokémon Go has less to do with real ideology and more to do with virtual reality. So for the length of the game, Pokémon allows the entire world to be in on the same daydream. In the City of Buenos Aires, some of the “portals” located in architectural sites included the Workers’ Party headquarters, because of the dazzling murals often painted outside the PO sites. In creating PokéStops in Buenos Aires, the app utilized the existing information from Ingress, and converted the old Ingress portals into PokéStops.

Argentina holds the highest youth unemployment rate in Latin America according to the UN’s 2015 Work for Human Development report. The UN report defines “youth unemployment” as encompassing the unemployed aged 15 to 24. The report states that the nation’s youth unemployment is well above the regional average of 13.7 percent — a rate that has gone down from 14.3 in 2012. Take note that the legal working age in Argentina is 16, however exceptions are made for children aged 14 to 16 working for a company owned by their parents. With a 19.4 percent rate, the country narrowly beats Uruguay (19.2 percent) and Colombia (19.1).

For those more keen on conquering Pokemon Go from a seated position, Juan Pablo may have a solution for you. Juan Pablo is a taxi driver turned Poke-taxi who is now offering a Pokemon Go chauffeur service to help players catch poke-balls. Juan Pablo posted the tweet yesterday morning and managed to go on a successful 40-minute Pokemon excursion by midday. He created a Twitter account yesterday morning, disclosed his services to the Internet and has already received nearly 700 favorites and 1,000 retweets. Two of the 10 pokemons escaped on that trip but Juan Pablo reassured us that it was because the players weren’t on the right level.

According to press reports, the Macri administration has instructed energy companies to go back to issuing gas and electricity bills without the steep price increases implemented in February. In the Patagonian city of Bariloche, gas bills went up by as much as 2,500 percent, leading Mayor Gustavo Genusso to actually tell the city’s residents to not pay their upcoming gas bills back in May. There’s a chance the judiciary may decide to make the increases retroactive to the moment they came into effect, but that doesn’t seem likely. However, as we’ve seen with the gas increases, this process usually takes one or two months, during which time the administration will have to maintain high energy subsidies. Utility bills skyrocketed at the beginning of this year when the Macri administration removed many of the consumer-level subsidies on electricity and gas.

You can learn more about the Buenos Aires native, and take a look at some of her work here. Auditorio Buenos Aires (Av. Lacarra)LGBT: Make sure you catch the last day of Buenos Aires Diversa with their closing ceremony and trophy presentation at Sitges Bar. They’re hosting the oh-so-relatably titled No fui pero la vi por internet, which is a one-time event featuring the work of 10 Argentine artists specifically not from Buenos Aires. Espacio Cultural Carlos Gardel (Olleros 3640)MOVIE: The historic Cine Gaumont will be presenting one of Sofia Bianco’s masterpieces, Deconstrucción: crónicas de Susy Shock.

Beneficiaries of the programme do not have to face an immigration officer upon arrival in the United States. While both the United States and Argentina will participate in the vetting process, the US will have the final say in whether a traveller qualifies for the programme. Washington offers help on security screening for Syrian refugees Friday, August 5, 2016 Argentina on track for inclusion into expedited entry into the USWithin the framework of US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Buenos Aires, the United States and Argentina have signed an agreement paving the way for Argentina to eventually participate in the US Global Entry programme, potentially making customs and immigration checks easier for travellers who pass an exhaustive vetting programme. “We believe that we really want to commend Argentina for its commitment to bring in 3,000. And we are committed to work with Argentina in an effort to try to make sure that the screening and the process works effectively,” Kerry said yesterday.

The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo Association strives to find disappeared children who were abducted by the military dictatorship between 1976-1983. Hundreds of Argentines today crowded the streets before the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo Association headquarters after an arrest warrant was issued for the organization’s head, Hebe de Bonafini. According to La Nación, Judge Martínez de Giorgi still intends to get her to testify and will order her arrest to answer his questions tomorrow. The judge then determined Bonafini was in contempt of court and ordered that police bring her in by force. At the time this article is being written, Bonafini continues to refuse to comply with the arrest orders issued by Federal Judge Marcelo Martínez de Giorgi.

In a press conference held today, US Secretary of State John Kerry announced Argentina will be included in the US Customs, Border and Protection (CBP) Global Entry Program, which will allow Argentines to speed up the process of entering the US when coming to the country as tourists. If you’re already bored with my explanation, you can check out this video made by the CBP starring friendly looking airport agent. Read more: US Secretary Of State John Kerry Congratulates Macri For Being ‘On Right Track’Did Kerry’s announcement convince you to travel to the US? If you’re an expat living in the country, bring that DNI with the massive red extranjero stamp on the top right corner. However, don’t celebrate all the way just yet: this doesn’t get rid of visa requirements, which are still mandatory along with a US $160 fee.

Here is a rundown on some of the best bookstores in Buenos Aires selling books in English. He arrived in Buenos Aires a long time ago and decided to start looking for books in English as a hobby. Walrus books is constantly incorporating new titles, its English language catalogue is one of the biggest in Buenos Aires and prices are very reasonable. It has a long established reputation as being a leading international book distributor, offering learners the possibility of buying language books, literature, the classics and dictionaries. Definitely the second home of all English language lovers.