Wine-ter Blends: Argentine Wines To Survive The Winter With
For their 2016 vintage, Tajungapul Wines plans to work the aforementioned Tano Franceschini so great things are in the pipeline. Here are five UV light boxes disguised as bottles of wine for under AR $280 to make it through to September 21st. A crunchy white, this Bacán features an unusual mix, predominantly Chardonnay with sidekicks Sauvignon Blanc and Torrontés for soaring acidity and freshness. Well-structured, plenty of red and black fruit, like plums, and also a hint of peppercorns typical to our friend Franc. More specifically, these buxom blends that curl around your feet and work their way up your body, enveloping you in their liquid embrace, can save you.
Source:The Bubble
August 01, 2016 17:15 UTC
Pope Francis Expresses Concern Over ‘High’ Unemployment In Argentina
The letter was announced on the Sala Sede Press:“We ask Saint Cajetan for bread and work. Unemployment has become a significant problem in Argentina especially amid a difficult economic climate. “Bread solves part of the problem, but only part of it, because you haven’t won that bread through your work. It’s one thing to have bread to eat, but it’s another to being it home as the fruit of your labor. As an organization, it also provides community services such as food distributions.
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August 01, 2016 16:41 UTC
How Prepared Is Rio For The Olympics?
There is simply no shortage of stuff you can buy in support of Rio 2016. When Rio won its bid to host the Olympics in 2009, the country went into celebration mode. ImageIf the Rio 2016 organizing committee has one thing on lock, it’s swag. VenuesPerhaps the most anxiety over the preparations for Rio 2016 has been reserved for the construction and revitalization of the Olympic venues. Sounds like a dystopian novel – or just daily life in Rio de Janeiro as it prepares to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
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August 01, 2016 15:56 UTC
Our Milanesas Are Safe: Cooking Oil Prices Haven’t Increased More Than 6 Percent
Oil Prices In Supermarkets Set To TripleThe Macri administration recently eliminated oil subsidies. Oil prices had not risen significantly in Argentina for the past few years, thanks to a number of government-enforced measures. Since 2008, the government had maintained the price of oil through a private trust, subsidizing the store price of soybean and sunflower oil. On Thursday, the National Production Ministry met with the chamber of oil merchants and a price increase was authorized: a 6 percent increase in the price of sunflower oil and a 4 percent increase in oil mixes. Last week, supermarkets experienced oil shortages as consumers flocked to supermarkets to stock up ahead of skyrocketing prices, so area inspectors were called to supervise the stock of oil.
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August 01, 2016 15:00 UTC
Former Buenos Aires Province Governor Daniel Scioli Investigated For Embezzlement
Read more: A Guide: Daniel Scioli For BeginnersDaniel Scioli was the governor of Buenos Aires Province between 2007 and 2015. According to the prosecutor, members of the Scioli administration — in office between 2007 and 2015 — withdrew funds from public accounts during 2014 and 2015. We determined that over AR $20 billion were withdrawn in cash,” Prosecutor Garganta told La Cornisa. He was also endorsed by former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as the Victory Front’s (FpV) candidate for the 2015 presidential elections, which he lost against President Mauricio Macri in the second round, or runoff. The TV show La Cornisa reported yesterday that Federal Prosecutor Álvaro Garganta has begun investigating Daniel Scioli, the former Buenos Aires Province governor and a presidential contender in the 2015 elections, for allegedly embezzling over AR $20 billion over the last two years of his administration.
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August 01, 2016 14:38 UTC
Weekend Roundup: Macri Receives Death Threats, Cristina Wants A Nobel Prize
Former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner fell in her Recoleta apartment on Friday that led to a brief stint at the Otamendi private clinic. Legislator José Ottavis was interviewed by Teleshow over the weekend and briefly mentioned his ex, celebrity Vicky Xipolitakis. Or was Friday night just too much for you to read the news over the weekend? Cristina and Navarro discussed everything from inflation to José López, from the legacy of her administration to her current role in politics. We shouldn’t allow ourselves to be misguided by prejudice.” Read more: Vicky v. Disney: Xipolitakis Sued For Using Mickey In New ShowRight you are, Ottavis.
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August 01, 2016 14:15 UTC
LGBTIQ Festival Comes To Town: Buenos Aires Diversa
The weeklong bash will encompass art expositions, sports tournaments, business presentations, queer tango shows, drag shows and live music throughout the city. The third edition of the city’s winter LGBTIQ Festival, Buenos Aires Diversa, begins today and will last through Sunday, August 7th. Boasting a wealth of activities, the festival has a little something for everyone to get in on the action. Come support the community, and take advantage of the excuse to party without having to wait for pride to roll around! It all kicks off today with an evening of fabulousness at La Usina del Arte wrapped up by the folktronica singer, Juana Molina.
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August 01, 2016 13:07 UTC
Lula to stand trial for obstruction of justice
Lula’s lawyers said in a statement that they had not been notified of the court’s decision but intended to prove his innocence. FIRST TIMEThis is the first time that former president Da Silva, universally known as Lula, will stand trial for charges related to the Petrobras scandal. On Thursday, Lula’s lawyers petitioned the United Nations Human Rights Committee on the grounds his rights had been violated in the corruption investigation. The Supreme Court took over the Lula investigation later in March after Moro released a wiretap of a conversation between Lula and then-President Dilma Rousseff. “Lula is a victim of abuse of power by a judge, with the complicity of prosecutors and the media,” the petition said.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 30, 2016 02:26 UTC
Pope makes historic visit to Auschwitz
Later, however, Francis spoke with passion about his Auschwitz visit to a crowd of young people gathered outside the archbishop’s residence where he was staying for the night. Saturday, July 30, 2016 Pope makes historic visit to AuschwitzPope Francis walks through a gate with the words “Arbeit macht frei” (Work sets you free) at the former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau in Oswiecim, Poland. One man gave the pope a picture of himself surrounded by other emaciated inmates in a bunk, and asked Francis to sign it. The third pope to visit Auschwitz and the first not to have lived through the war in Europe, he entered the camp by foot, passing through iron gates under the infamous sign reading “Arbeit Macht Frei”, German for “Work Sets You Free”. He later spent a few minutes quietly greeting 11 Auschwitz survivors, kissing each of them on both cheeks.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 30, 2016 02:26 UTC
Argentina, Mexico embrace free trade
In 2011, trade between Argentina and Mexico reached US$ 3 billion, with Argentina experiencing a deficit of US$ 896 million. President Mauricio Macri and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto called yesterday for a strengthening and deepening of bilateral trade with a view to promptly signing a free trade deal by next year. Saturday, July 30, 2016 Argentina, Mexico embrace free tradeMexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto presents The Order of the Aztec Eagle to President Mauricio Macri, in the Salón Blanco at the Pink House in Buenos Aires yesterday. The existing agreement between Mexico and Argentina concerning tax exemptions on quotas of vehicle exports may also be included in the negotiations. But in 2014, trade dropped to US$ 2.35 billion, and the deficit decreased to US$ 252 million for Argentina.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 30, 2016 02:26 UTC
Former BA province minister found dead in the United States
Saturday, July 30, 2016 Former BA province minister found dead in the United StatesFormer Buenos Aires province infrastructure minister Alejandro Arlía is seen in a file photo. “On July 29, 2016, members of the United States Park Police discovered a deceased male in the wooded area of the George Washington Memorial Parkway in the area of Donaldson Run,” a press release from the United States Park Police in the area said. “United States Park Police initiated a search and rescue operation in coordination with the Metropolitan Police Harbour Patrol, and the Montgomery County Police Department. “United States Park Police detectives are continuing to investigate the incident. Former Buenos Aires province infrastructure minister Alejandro Arlía was found dead from suspected suicide in the United States yesterday, two days after after his family reported him missing in Bethesda, Maryland.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 30, 2016 02:15 UTC
Teachers, students and the left rally to raise human rights concerns
“Our presence representing the PO stands against the murderer of students and teachers Peña Nieto and against Macri too. “It’s up to us to show solidarity with our colleague workers in Mexico who are being tortured and killed. While the escalation of human rights abuses in Mexico has been increasingly evident for a decade or more, it is the Iguala case that has dominated international attention and the same was true at Friday’s protest. Teachers such as Ezequiel Amarilla, 36, attended in support of the thousands of teachers currently demonstrating in the face of repression in Mexico against Peña Nieto’s latest education reforms. Many of those demonstrating before the Pink House yesterday, like Adriana Garza, 22, were students, and determined to show their solidarity with the 43 missing students “disappeared” from Iguala in 2014 with what human rights organizations have dubbed as the complicity of the Mexican security forces.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 30, 2016 02:15 UTC
A snap moment for Macri
This week’s meeting between President Macri and TV host Marcelo Tinelli felt like something important even if it is technically a rather silly photo-op. The Snapchat scene is not right or wrong per se, but its ultimate significance will depend on the future evolution of the Macri administration. They seek to undermine the President’s authority,” insisted De la Rúa this week, seemingly trying to lend the President a hand. It is not clear that even Macri knows exactly which of the two options will end up being true. #PoliticsAndThePress Saturday, July 30, 2016 A snap moment for MacriBy Marcelo J. GarcíaFor The HeraldIt is difficult to identify a turning-point when you first see it, as they only reveal their critical nature later on.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 30, 2016 02:15 UTC
Cabinet chief says income tax changes will have to wait
The tax floor of 30,000 is applicable to families with two children, with singles facing lower thresholds on income tax. Following claims by opposition leaders, tax experts have said the tax brackets have to be updated in order for the tax to make sense. ‘Only next year’ Saturday, July 30, 2016 Cabinet chief says income tax changes will have to waitThe increase in the income tax floor will not be followed this year by a push to modify the tax brackets, which have not been updated since 2000, Cabinet Chief Marcos Peña said yesterday, noting the change would only be implemented in 2017 following a debate in Congress. As such, singles without children will start paying income tax from 22,656 pesos onward. “The government made a big effort on income tax this year and those who paid a lot are now paying much less.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 30, 2016 02:15 UTC
CFK briefly in hospital after domestic accident
Back in 2014, the former head of state was also at the Otamendi hospital after falling ill with a bacterial infection. “Tomorrow (for today) at 20 at the Technological University of Avellaneda (...) to acompany the closing ceremony of the national plenary session of secondary school students,” she wrote. At press time, the former president announced on her Twitter account that she will be participating today at an activity at the Technological University of Avellaneda. Reports of injury to ribs Saturday, July 30, 2016 CFK briefly in hospital after domestic accidentLess than 24 hours after arriving to Buenos Aires, former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was taken yesterday for a few hours to the Otamendi private clinic after a domestic accident that provoked her a minor intercostal injury that has not been officially clarified yet. In the same year she fell down at her hotel room during an official visit to Rome and hurt a leg.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 30, 2016 02:15 UTC