Cristina Remembers Hugo Chávez, Accuses Media Of Manipulating Argentines
Former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner returned to the City of Buenos Aires yesterday to celebrate the birth of her former friend and ally, late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. Two days ago, the Macri administration also dismantled the Hugo Chávez room in the Patria Grande house in Buenos Aires. She hinted at Argentines being swayed by media conglomerates and other interested groups that don’t have the people’s best interest in mind. Cristina went on to say that, “remembering Hugo is remembering someone who helped us in tough times. Cristina denied any wrongdoing and in return formally accused Stolbizer of mounting a smear campaign against her.
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July 29, 2016 15:11 UTC
Judge Clears Football Hooligan Mallo Of Charges Linked To Unicenter Murders
Arroyo Salgado cleared Mallo after a third forensic analysis of a gun found in his possession confirmed that it did not match the projectiles found at the crime scene. However, the Buenos Aires Police Force and the defendant’s forensic team did not find a positive match: Arroyo Salgado has ordered for the PFA to be investigated. Judge Sandra Arroyo Salgado has ruled that there is no reason for Marcelo Mallo, a barra brava (hooligan) often linked to former Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández, to remain under arrest for the 2008 Double Homicide of Unicenter (after the shopping mall where the murders took place). “The judge asked for administrative sanctions against the forensic scientists to be evaluated because she considers that jail time for innocent people should not be dictated by bad practice,” said Damián Odetti, Ghiso’s lawyer. The crime known as the Double Homicide of Unicenter involved the deaths of two Colombians who belonged to the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a paramilitary group linked to drug trafficking.
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July 29, 2016 14:26 UTC
Tango Queer: A Gay Friendly Milonga In Buenos Aires
And then there’s the International Festival of Tango Queer that will take place this November in Buenos Aires. Mariana, one of the original founders of Tango Queer in Buenos Aires, demonstrates a series of steps from the middle of the floor. Tango Queer is not quite as I remember it. I sit down with a few friends I’ve made during class; we share a glass of wine, and talk about other venues for Tango Queer in the city. It also succeeds in making the 20:30 class feel a bit more intimate – as if dancing pressed up against another person weren’t intimate enough.
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July 29, 2016 13:52 UTC
Study: Over 50,000 Jobs Eliminated In Private Sector Since December
The study — conducted among 879 companies — reported that 69 percent of the companies surveyed tried to hire qualified personnel. According to a study conducted by the Argentine Integrated Provisional System (SIPA) — a government body that works under the Ministry of Labor — 52,516 jobs were eliminated from the private sector between December 2015 and May of this year. Another study conducted by Adecco consulting informed that, out of the 466 companies surveyed, 70 percent had the same type of trouble. It’s important to clarify the report didn’t cover informal, unregistered work (trabajo en negro), which is thought to represent a third of Argentina’s economy. The study reported that May marked the seventh consecutive month in which formal private employment decreased and, if we are to compare the situation with May of last year, there are 64,694 less jobs.
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July 29, 2016 13:52 UTC
Will Macri Bring Up Human Rights With Mexican President Peña Nieto?
Human Rights Watch makes the following observation:During the administration of President Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexican security forces have been implicated in repeated, serious human rights violations—including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and torture—in the course of efforts to combat organized crime. This all begs the question: Why, then, are so many human rights organizations and NGOs concerned about the government’s progress since the election? True, some of the many concerns cited by the United Nations’ Human Rights Committee on Argentina earlier this month outdate Macri’s presidency. Earlier this week, he met with Human Rights Watch Director José Vivanco. During his election campaign and now, with over six months of presidential selfies behind him, President Mauricio Macri has talked a good game on human rights.
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July 29, 2016 13:41 UTC
From Street To Concrete: Argentine Artist Poeta’s New Exhibition In Galeria UNION
“A Ver Solo Se Aprende Mirando”, or “You Only Learn To See By Looking”, is the new solo exhibition by Christian Riffel a.k.a. Graffiti was the catalyst for Riffel’s immersion into the art world, after he began painting in his native Villa Ballester with friends in 1999. I’d like them to be sensitized by the show and to question how they see or what they look at on a daily basis.”Opening tonight, Friday July 29th in Galeria UNION, “A Ver Solo Se Aprende Mirando” will be running until September 23rd. Poeta, a local artist who straddles the line between urban and contemporary art. “I’m interested in having people observe and experience these new pieces in a deliberate and active way.
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July 29, 2016 12:33 UTC
Pope tells migrant-wary Poles to welcome refugees
“A merciful heart opens up to welcome refugees and migrants,” he told the youths gathered in a large field near the city centre. Friday, July 29, 2016 Pope tells migrant-wary Poles to welcome refugeesPope Francis is helped by Vatican Master of Ceremonies, Monsignor Guido Marini as he stumbles on the altar during mass in Czestochowa, Poland, yesterday. Some of the country’s conservative Church leaders have also been hesitant over migrants, particularly those from Islamic countries, fearing that they will dilute Poland’s Christian identity. Pontiff due to visit former Nazi German death camp todayKRAKÓW, Poland — Pope Francis urged young people yesterday to welcome migrants and refugees, putting himself in direct contrast with the government of Poland on the second day of his visit there. Despite being rooted in Christian values, Poland’s conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party government disagrees with Francis on refugees and opposes mandatory European Union quotas for accepting asylum seekers.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 29, 2016 06:24 UTC
Macri watches on as Peru begins new era
Following his inauguration, Kuczynski waved and blew kisses to supporters as he walked through Lima’s historic centre wearing the red-and-white presidential sash. Macri arrived in the Peruvian capital Wednesday night with his wife, First Lady Juliana Awada. Shortly afterward they met with Kuczynski at his home before attending a welcoming dinner hosted by the outgoing president, Ollanta Humala. “There is a historical affectionate relationship that unites us with Peru and our foreign ministers will get together to discuss a bilateral agenda. OECD membershipPointing to a major ambition, by 2021, Kuczynski said, Peru would be a member of the developed-nation club the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 29, 2016 06:24 UTC
Olympic torch snuffed out
Rio 2016 Friday, July 29, 2016 Olympic torch snuffed outJosé Roberto Correa da Silva, a local teacher, carries the Olympic torch in the streets of São Luiz do Paraitinga, Brazil, nine days before the start of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Of late, that anger has taken the form of a series of attempts to either steal or extinguish the Olympic torch, with fire extinguishers and buckets of water. ANGRA DO REIS, Brazil — Protests have continued to roil the lead-up to the 2016 Summer Olympics, with the opening ceremony just over a week away. A Rio 2016 spokesman, Philip Wilkinson, explained there is a back-up of eight lanterns. Chaotic scenes caught on amateur video show a crowd of young people appearing to steal the torch from the procession and then extinguish it.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 29, 2016 06:23 UTC
Germany the crowd-puller
LOCAL ‘SUPER LEAGUE.’ After all the bickering and political mayhem, it was finally decided that there would be no “Super League” this year in Argentina after all. In 1891, soccer’s rule makers decided that a goalkeeper could advance seven metres off his goal line during a penalty. OLYMPIC GOAL. Argentina won 2-1 with that goal and as Uruguay had just won the Olympic Games soccer tournament it was named an “Olympic” goal. A committee chosen by the world soccer federation (FIFA) to organize the Argentine Football Association (AFA) may be successful.
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July 29, 2016 06:22 UTC
Peru’s new president bets big on Cabinet of technocrats
Friday, July 29, 2016 Peru’s new president bets big on Cabinet of technocratsPeru’s newly sworn-in president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, walks with his new Cabinet ministers to the National Palace after his inauguration ceremony in Lima yesterday. Even Peru’s left wing, which had been in the political wilderness for decades, has a larger bloc in Congress now. At 77, Kuczynski is Peru’s oldest president. “I can’t remember in the country’s history such a pro-business Cabinet,” said Francisco Durand, who teaches political science at Lima’s Catholic University. He was elected in a June runoff by the thinnest of margins, just 41,000 votes over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of jailed former President Alberto Fujimori.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 29, 2016 06:22 UTC
In key speech, Clinton seeks to dispel doubts
Friday, July 29, 2016 In key speech, Clinton seeks to dispel doubtsUS President Barack Obama and Democratic nominee for president Hillary Clinton appear onstage together after Obama addressed the third night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday night. Bonds of trust and respect are fraying,” Clinton said as she accepted the Democratic nomination. Taking aim at Trump’s campaign promise to “Make America Great Again,” Obama said: “America is already great. Trump rejected the optimism voiced at the Democratic convention, saying Democrats were talking about “a world that doesn’t exist” and papering over Clinton’s problems and mistakes. In the biggest speech of her more than 25-year-old career in public service, Clinton sounded the themes that will propel her campaign against Republican Donald Trump in the November 8 election.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 29, 2016 04:18 UTC
Job losses in formal economy speed up
Friday, July 29, 2016 Job losses in formal economy speed upA protester carries a statue of "San Cayetano," the patron saint of labour and bread, earlier this week in Buenos Aires. In total, the private sector has shed more than 100,000 posts since President Mauricio Macri’s administration took office back in December. Though only representing a part of the overall economy, the new data is based on the latest Private Salaried Jobs report by ANSES. According to private analysts, the job market has showed signs of trouble since 2012, with little creation in the private sector. So far this year, the sector has averaged 368,863 registered jobs per month, IERIC said, two percent below its 2009-low.
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July 29, 2016 03:11 UTC
2,700 saved in trafficking raids
Friday, July 29, 2016 2,700 saved in trafficking raidsAn Interpol operation targeting human trafficking in South and Central America resulted in the rescue of more than 2,700 victims, 134 arrests. Sexual exploitation targetedThe organization added that many of the thousands of victims rescued had been victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation. “Among the victims rescued were 27 teenage girls trafficked into different countries for sexual exploitation and as cheap labour. Brazilian officials praised the success of international cooperation in the efforts in targeting human-trafficking beyond Latin America itself. Interpol operation focusing on Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo and Bogotá leads to 134 arrestsMore than 2,700 victims of human trafficking were rescued across Latin America during a continent-wide operation coordinated by Interpol in June, the organization announced yesterday.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 29, 2016 03:11 UTC
What To Do In Buenos Aires This Weekend July 29 Edition
(Avenida Montes de Oca 1517)MUSIC: Wrap up the weekend with some free jazz at La Usina del Arte. Tickets are ARS 150 and don’t forget to order a smoky bourbon to match their musical stylings. Tickets are ARS 100 at the door, but you can get two for ARS 150 if you show up before 1:00 AM. FESTIVAL: This is your last weekend to check out the ExpoRural! ARS 350 is will buy you the entire evening’s activities, and you even get to go home with your oeuvre.
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July 29, 2016 03:00 UTC