Pokémon Go Linked With Higher Rates of Petty Crime In Argentina
In the past week since Pokémon Go was introduced in Argentina, the Metropolitan Police have registered a higher quantity of petty theft. Ricardo Pedace, the deputy of the Metropolitan Police, affirmed that in the past week, the department has noticed a spike in Pokémon-centric crime. A young college student in San Fransisco was shot and killed while playing Pokémon Go in Aquatic Park, according to the San Francisco Examiner. Unfortunately for Pokémon Go players, iPhones are real, Pokémon are not. While traipsing through strange neighborhoods on a hunt for virtual reality monster pets is ostensibly fun, your Pokémon cannot defend you against someone in your own world.
Source:The Bubble
August 09, 2016 19:18 UTC
Of Course John Kerry Also Danced The Tango While Visiting Argentina
It apparently really does take two to tango: after US President Barack Obama famously took to the dance floor while in Argentina this past March, Secretary of State John Kerry didn’t miss his chance to do the same while in Buenos Aires last week. And, as the following photographic evidence suggests, Kerry tried out a few moves of his own in a quick, impromptu lesson. Kerry — a tango aficionado, it turns out — reworked his 24-hour schedule in the Southern Cone to squeeze in a few hours at the Rojo Tango Show at the Faena Hotel, a dance hall previously frequented by the likes of Sting, the Rolling Stones and John Travolta, Rojo Tango sales director Diego Messano told me. “He’s very nice — a huge tango fan!” Messano replied. Meanwhile, I’m rather hoping Kerry and Obama occasionally break from policy briefings to sashay down the halls of the White House, or clink Malbec glasses to another screening of Scent of a Woman.
Source:The Bubble
August 09, 2016 18:35 UTC
Energy Ministry To Hold ‘Informational Sessions’ To Justify Energy Bill Hikes
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. Energy Minister Juan José Aranguren has announced that he will hold informational sessions this week to explain to the public how electricity and gas bill hikes will work and to get some feedback from concerned citizens. A final decision determining whether the government-sanctioned increases will hold lies with the Supreme Court. Read more: Energy Companies Will Issue Bills Without Price IncreasesAranguren went on to tell Radio Mitre that “28 percent of households have access to reduced rates. In an interview with Radio Mitre, Aranguren explained his stance on the issue: “When talking about the gas hikes in particular, between May and June, 87 percent of consumers received invoices of less than AR $500.
Source:The Bubble
August 09, 2016 17:03 UTC
Proposal To Ban Pokemon Go At Memorial Sites For Dicatorship-Era Disappeared
Some Argentines are now asking to prohibit the game on various memorial sites in the country. “The State must uphold a clear message when it comes to people’s behavior in the Memory sites that were created for the reflection of collective memory and identity. An app like Pokemon Go can’t be used freely in a space that means so much to so many of us,” Ferreyra said. Some locations, like the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Japan, have asked to be removed from the game while others, like the Holocaust Memorial Museum in the US, have asked visitors to refrain from playing while present. Read more: ‘Poke-Taxi’ Lets You Play Pokemon Go While Seated In A CabThe initiative calls for Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta to prevent the game from functioning in memorials and the AMIA.
Source:The Bubble
August 09, 2016 16:30 UTC
Cristina’s Villa 31 Visit Mired By Controversy Over Origin Of First ‘Slum’ TV Channel
Thus, Mundo Villa Television on Channel 31 became the first television channel available to residents of the settlement, for only 70 pesos per month. Ledesma founded Villa 31’s first newspaper, Mundo Villa; along with a team of reporters, Ledesma focused coverage on local beats within Villa 31. During her introduction of the television channel through Urbana TeVé, Kirchner referred to the channel as the “first villa channel in Latin America.” Publications such as Perfil were quick to jump on the inaccuracy after Joaquín Ramos, the editor of villa television channel Mundo Villa, argued that Mundo Villa was the first channel, actually. “Villa 31 is the most secure place in the country, at least for me.”Beyond amplifying her own purported connection to the villa, Cristina spoke of Villa 31 as a neighborhood deserving of pride and respect. “Villa 31 reminds me of Peronism.
Source:The Bubble
August 09, 2016 15:40 UTC
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Congratulates Macri For Taking In Refugees
Ban Ki-moon praised Macri’s “very generous and compassionate leadership” following his decision in June to take in 3,000 Syrian refugees. Ban Ki-Moon also expressed support for Malcorra as she pursues a position as his predecessor. While visiting President Mauricio Macri in Argentina, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon congratulated the head of state for agreeing to receive Syrian refugees and spoke fondly of Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra, who is currently in the running to replace Ban Ki-moon when he steps down at the end of December. Malcorra is one of the candidates in the running to succeed Ban Ki-moon and in the most recent pre-selection vote by the UN’s Security Council, she came in third. Ban Ki-moon said that he would like to “highlight the fact that Susana Malcorra was a first-rate advisor as cabinet chief in the United Nations, before she began working as a wonderful [minister] for Argentina.”Ban Ki-moon also had a private meeting with Malcorra at the Palacio San Martin yesterday afternoon.
Source:The Bubble
August 09, 2016 14:48 UTC
Leftist Groups Protest Macri’s Rate Hikes In Buenos Aires Center
According to Perfil, the protesters gathered at 7:30 AM today, obstructing traffic at their starting point due to their numbers. You’ve heard it before and you will hear it again: there is another protest going on against the tarifazo, or steep rate hikes implemented by the administration of President Mauricio Macri. “Traffic is brought to a standstill on the corner of Callao and Corrientes. Perfil reports that the organizers of the protest are calling out to their supporters for a “national strike of 36 hours and a plan of action”, to get the Government to comply with their demands. The plan is as follows: the march will take all day wrapping up at 5:00 PM around the Obelisco, from where the protesters will go to Plaza de Mayo to listen to speeches by the prominent figures behind the protest.
Source:The Bubble
August 09, 2016 14:26 UTC
Olympics arrive, but life goes on in crisis-stricken Brazil
The perception that the political class has used its position to pocket money and favour political allies is widespread. People want the political class to put the house back in order and, preferably, people want to bring in new blood to the capital city of Brasilia. From a political standpoint, 2016 has been a year to forget for Brazil. In addition to Rousseff, the leaders of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies have had to resign from their posts. Several prominent politicians have been implicated, including former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2002-2010) and dozens of other lawmakers.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 09, 2016 05:44 UTC
CFK, Stolbizer fail to reach a deal in defamation case
In this new suit, Dalbón is accusing Stolbizer of conspiracy and extortion due to her alleged collaboration with Bonadio, who is investigating CFK in a separate case. According to media reports, Stolbizer asked the former president to drop the suit against her, but CFK insisted that she would continue. She also said she was preparing to submit a request to prosecutor Carlos Rívolo to summon the former president, lawmaker Máximo Kirchner and others for alleged money laundering in the “Los Sauces” case. “I will destroy who is in front of me and says these barbarities that she (Fernández de Kirchner) is corrupt, because she isn’t,” Dalbón told Radio Splendid yesterday. After the mediation hearing, Stolbizer announced she would counter the former president’s claims by filing a counter-suit against her for infringement of rights.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 09, 2016 05:44 UTC
Argentina-Brazil rivalry takes violent turn
Off the court Tuesday, August 9, 2016 Argentina-Brazil rivalry takes violent turnRIO DE JANEIRO — The sports rivalry between Argentina and Brazil has moved from the soccer field to the Rio Games. “I love that everybody is supporting us, but I’d rather not hear chants against Brazil,” said Argentina star Emanuel Ginóbili. The Brazilians responded with a song making fun of Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona and his drug problems. When Argentina beat Nigeria 82-66 in the basketball tournament, fans from both countries ignored the game to taunt each other. A man in an Argentina shirt hurled punches at another spectator before being escorted out of the venue by security.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 09, 2016 05:43 UTC
AFIP: no point in hiding from whitewash
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 AFIP: no point in hiding from whitewashTax bureau chief says databases from dollar futures, real estate transactions reveal evadersThe AFIP tax bureau is already looking at databases from dollar future sales, real estate transactions and banking movements in order to impress on taxpayers that they need to sign up to the government’s whitewash programme, officials said yesterday. Outside Argentina tooYesterday’s press conference also detailed how AFIP officials have been contacting real estate brokers outside the country in order to also detect inconsistencies in foreign jurisdictions. “We launched information requests for 2200 properties in the United States, Uruguay, Brazil and Chile,” another AFIP official said. According to Abad, his team will be looking into “national and international conduct” of Argentine contributors during the whitewash window, which lasts until March 2017. Bond launchPrat-Gay also launched one of the two bond issues in which contributors will be able to purchase when participating with the whitewash.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 09, 2016 05:43 UTC
Trump resets campaign with tax u-turn
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 Trump resets campaign with tax u-turnRepublican US presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks to the Detroit Economic Club at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, yesterday. “Now the whole party is unified with a tax message,” said Trump economic policy adviser Stephen Moore. With few exceptions, Trump provided more of a philosophical basis for an economic plan than a series of specifics. That would be a major drop from the current 35 percent corporate tax rate, though many companies pay much less because of various deductions. In a shift from the plan he proposed during the primary season, he increased the tax rate that the highest-earning US citizens would pay.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 09, 2016 05:43 UTC
Leones earn easy win over Canada
Pool B: Great Britain and US, 6 points; Argentina, 3; India and Japan, 1 and Australia without points. Pool B standings: Germany, 6 points; Netherlands and Argentina, 4; India, 3 and Canada and Ireland without points. Noel Barrionuevo, penalty corner and drag flick speciallist, was responsible for all goals for the Leonas. Argentina had many chances to increase the lead in the third quarter off of penalty corner attempts, but they were 0/8 on penalty corner shots at that point. They found more penalty corner success when Peillat fired off his second shot in the 50th minute to earn his second score of the game.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 09, 2016 05:43 UTC
Phelps loudly cheered by fans
Olympics — Swimming Tuesday, August 9, 2016 Phelps loudly cheered by fansMichael Phelps of the US celebrates after winning the gold medal in the 4x100-metre freestyle relay. After helping the US win the 4x100-metre freestyle relay on Sunday night, Phelps returned to the athletes village and chowed down. Phelps’ appearance on deck drew the loudest cheers and most excitement among the fans. Katie Ledecky beat Phelps to bed by about 15 minutes after winning the 400 free in world-record time on Sunday. Phelps qualified fifth in the 200 butterfly heats with a time of 1 minute, 55.73 seconds in his first individual event in Rio.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 09, 2016 05:43 UTC
Inside ‘Le Local’: The French Women Turning Up The Volume On Buenos Aires Fashion
Louisa, Marie-Pierre and I came to Buenos Aires with our backpacks alone and met each other in Buenos Aires. Like lot of projects, Feria Piaf was born in a bar in Palermo. Le Local is the brainchild of three French women who came to Buenos Aires for various reasons but all realized — like most chicas kicking around down here — they had far too many clothes and simply nothing to wear. Thus Feria Piaf (the store’s predecessor) was born. It’s been four years now… Louisa left one year ago and lives in New York now, Marie-Pierre and I remain here in Buenos Aires, keeping this beautiful project alive.
Source:The Bubble
August 09, 2016 03:56 UTC