Leaks thrusts US Democrats into disarray
Sanders said Wasserman Schultz, a member of Congress from Florida, had made the right decision for the future of the Democratic Party. The four-day Democratic convention will open today. The emails angered many Sanders supporters who were already dismayed by Clinton’s choice on Friday of low-key US Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia as her vice-presidential running-mate. It’s a stunning fall for the tough-talking Florida representative who became the first woman elected to chair the DNC. Branding himself a “democratic socialist,” Sanders galvanized young and liberal voters with his calls to rein in Wall Street and eradicate income inequality.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 24, 2016 23:48 UTC
Clinton campaign points finger at Russia for controversy
“I think when you put all this together, it’s a disturbing picture and voters need to reflect on that.”Trump campaign officials rejected the suggestion as absurd. Although other experts remain sceptical of a Russian role, the hacking incident has caused alarm within the Clinton campaign and also in the national security arena. Monday, July 25, 2016 Clinton campaign points finger at Russia for controversyWASHINGTON — A top official with Hillary Clinton’s campaign yesterday accused the Russian government of orchestrating the release of damaging Democratic Party records in order to help the campaign of Republican Donald Trump — and some cyber security experts in the US and overseas agree. The extraordinary charge came as some national security officials have been growing increasingly concerned about possible efforts by Russia to meddle in the election, according to several individuals familiar with the situation. Beyond Mook, DNC and Clinton campaign officials have not responded to requests for comment since Firday as reporters and unnerved campaign staff tried to assess the damage caused by the release, which comes just as the party holds a nominating convention in Philadelphia designed to project unity after a bitter primary season.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 24, 2016 23:48 UTC
A tug-of-war over the right to eavesdrop on Argentines
The tug of war has also been accompanied by a rollback on how the AFI can manage its confidential funds. Prosecutors are one of the parties in investigations,” said Justice Minister Germán Garavano when the transfer was announced. “Several judges have complained about the way the wiretaps are conducted and it is true that only judges can order to invade someone’s privacy, not prosecutors. Prosecutor Cristina Caamaño had been in charge of the office located on Los Incas Avenue for just shy of six months when the DNU was signed. “It will definitively not be the same as having (former SI Operations Chief Antonio “Jaime”) Stiuso.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 24, 2016 02:48 UTC
Nationwide rally in defence of the right to breastfeed in public draws thousands
Sunday, July 24, 2016 Nationwide rally in defence of the right to breastfeed in public draws thousandsbreastfeeding freedom. The rally was organized after a woman was ejected last week from a public park by San Isidro municipal police officers after she refused to stop. A woman breastfeeds her child yesterday in San Isidro. Following outcry on social media that galvanized a broad group of support for Constanza Santos, women rallied yesterday in San Isidro and beyond in defence of the right to breastfeed whenever and wherever they wish. The protests drew thousands in many squares and public spaces nationwide.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 24, 2016 02:48 UTC
ISIS attack kills 80 in Afghan capital
Witnesses said that immediately after the blast, security forces shot in the air to disperse the crowd. Angry demonstrators sealed some of the area around the square, and prevented police and other security forces from entering. In Nangarhar they have fought Taliban fighters as well as Afghan security forces, sometimes seizing control of whole districts in the east of the province. Some threw stones at security forces. The Afghan Interior Ministry said that 80 people had been killed and 231 wounded in the bombing.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 23, 2016 23:48 UTC
International ‘Busking Day’ Comes To Buenos Aires
Busk in London started a movement making today, Saturday July 23rd International Busking Day. More details about International Busking Day and the cities taking part visit their website. The concept behind International Busking Day is to not only raise the profile of popular art forms but also to entertain and challenge a couple of misconceptions linked to the idea of ‘busking‘. Buenos Aires joins the global celebration of busking, an international event that brings street performance and music together by sharing it across participating cities. Well today is the day to share a video of your favorite street performer using #InternationalBuskingDay to help their art be even more visible.
Source:The Bubble
July 23, 2016 19:07 UTC
Gunman kills nine in Munich rampage
Saturday, July 23, 2016 Gunman kills nine in Munich rampagePeople leave the Olympia mall in Munich yesterday following the attack by a gunman. It was the third major act of violence against civilians in Western Europe in eight days. “We are telling the people of Munich there are shooters on the run who are dangerous,” he said. It looks like the body found near the OEZ was the gunman,” a police spokesman told reporters. Residents of Munich opened their doors to people seeking shelter using the Twitter hashtag “opendoor”.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 23, 2016 03:00 UTC
Authorities declare state of emergency
German authorities declared a state of emergency in the southern city of Munich on Friday evening after gunmen attacked a busy shopping mall, killing at least eight people, television station NTV reported. The police earlier have told people to stay in their homes or, if outside, to seek shelter indoors while the shopping mall shooting emergency in the German city remained ongoing.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 22, 2016 21:00 UTC
Gunmen kill 8 in Munich shopping mall, three shooters on the run
As special forces rushed to the scene, some people remained holed up in the Olympia shopping center. Gunmen attacked a busy shopping mall in the German city of Munich on Friday evening, spraying bullets as people fled in horror for safety from what police said was a terrorist attack. The first reports came at 6 p.m. (1700 GMT), the shooting apparently began at a McDonald's in the shopping center. There are still people in the shopping center. "Many shots were fired, I can't say how many but it's been a lot," said a shop worker hiding in a store room inside the mall.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 22, 2016 19:30 UTC
Shooting of unarmed black man in Florida heightens calls for police review
NORTH MIAMI, Florida — The shooting by police of an unarmed black man as he lay on the ground with his hands in the air in North Miami, Florida, raised calls yesterday for US police to review their training programmes and policies. A cell phone video showed Kinsey with his hands extended above his chest moments before a bullet struck his leg. North Miami Police Chief Gary Eugene said yesterday that an investigation into the shooting would be conducted by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement at his request. Behavioural therapist Charles Kinsey was shot on Monday as he tried to get an autistic patient back to a nearby group home from which he had wandered. Kinsey said that he was trying to calm the autistic patient when police showed up on Monday evening.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 22, 2016 14:37 UTC
UNDP: up to two million Argentines risk falling back into poverty
A total of 220 million Latin Americans are considered “vulnerable” to shocks, of which 15.7 million are in Argentina. 36 percent of population considered ‘vulnerable’ Friday, July 22, 2016 UNDP: up to two million Argentines risk falling back into povertyThe Argentine government and the United Nations Development Programme put pen to paper on a plan of action on sustainable development for the period of 2016 to 2020 signed to counter the threat of between 1.5 million and two million Argentines falling back into poverty. As such, the UNDP has also noted that poverty be considered on a multi-dimensional basis and not solely in terms of income. The UNDP has warned that between 25 and 30 million Latin Americans who escaped poverty in the last decade could fall back again in light of stagnating or backwards growth in the region, a phenomenon that also includes Argentina. That figure amounts to about 36 percent of the population who could face difficulties in the case of events like sudden illness or natural disasters.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 22, 2016 03:20 UTC
Workers at BA City hospitals go on strike over lack of security
Signs held aloft by health workers on pickets featured slogans lamenting the effects of the security crisis on health workers. The union leader said that health workers from “almost 100 percent” of hospitals in the capital had participated in the strike and that emergency services throughout the City had continued to operate as normal. Employees say they face constant threats of harassment while at work Friday, July 22, 2016 Workers at BA City hospitals go on strike over lack of securityMedical staff from over 30 hospitals in Buenos Aires City staged a 24-hour strike yesterday in protest at the lack of action over ongoing security issues at hospitals throughout the Argentine capital, with many medical employees saying they face the consistent threat of harassment and insufficient security while at work. Speaking during a radio interview, one striking doctor —Jorge Gilardi — said that the situation was so serious that it impeded safe practice at hospitals and was putting medical staff at severe risk along with their patients. Gilardi was one of many health service union leaders to call for the reintroduction of police officers in hospitals to guarantee staff and patient safety, arguing that their replacement with private security firm employees under former BA City mayor and President Mauricio Macri in 2011 had failed hospitals, health workers and patients alike.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 22, 2016 03:20 UTC
Prosecutor: natural gas rates cap not enough
Friday, July 22, 2016 Prosecutor: natural gas rates cap not enoughA La Plata prosecutor yesterday asked for the courts to suspend the 400-percent cap recently introduced by the Macri administration on natural gas price increases nationwide, on the basis that no public hearings were carried out before the measure was implemented. A group of activist organizations carried out a protest in Neuquén city centre in order to show their opposition to the increase on natural gas rates. They marched to the headquarters of Camuzzi, a natural gas distributor, and delivered a document explaining their rejection to the measure. “If the previous measures by the government were considered void because of not having conducted out a public hearings, the same criteria has to be applied on the cap on natural gas rates,” prosecutor Ana Miriam Russo said yesterday. Meanwhile, the government told utility customers who received natural gas bills with increases surpassing the 400-percent mark not to pay them and instead wait for re-billing.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 22, 2016 03:20 UTC
Uruguay state-owned oil firm faces probe
Friday, July 22, 2016 Uruguay state-owned oil firm faces probeProsecutor launches investigation after opposition complaints over mismanagement at ANCAPUruguay’s state-owned energy firm ANCAP faces legal trouble after the country’s courts launched an investigation into alleged legal violations, María de los Ángeles Camiño, a state prosecutor focused on organized crime, said yesterday. The opposition argues that between 2011 and 2014 the firm lost US$600 million, and part of those losses might be explained by the mishandling of funds. Big lossesANCAP holds a monopoly over oil refining and distrubition in Uruguay, yet lost US$198 million in 2015. Camiño asked for details on ANCAP’s officials during that period and for experts to produce a report on the state of the firm. The case comes after a similar investigation in Uruguay’s Congress concluded that “no irregularities were committed” at ANCAP.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 22, 2016 03:19 UTC
Nuns at convent were 'calm'
However, when Ojeda entered the convent he was surprised that the nuns were OK.“The nuns didn’t seem nervous, they were calm ... and one of them scowled at me,” Ojeda recalled. Today, Rafecas will continue taking testimony from two of the nuns, Sister María and Sister Marcela, who lived in the convent and helped López carry the bags inside. The fourth nun who lives in the convent, 95-year-old sister Alba, will not give testimony due to ill-health. García also played down the importance of photos that López had taken of himself inside the convent. It was then that he decided to call 911, and 15 minutes later a police patrol car arrived at the convent.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 22, 2016 03:19 UTC