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
Door-to-door deliveries on way
US$1,000 and 50KG limits set for incoming packages Friday, July 22, 2016 Door-to-door deliveries on wayArgentines find it almost impossible to deal with bureaucracy at the Central Post Office. While the number of imports per person will be extended and door-to-door courier services reintroduced, proof of sale will still be required by the customer to receive their imported goods. The government’s long-anticipated plan to reintroduce door-to-door international delivery in Argentina moved a step closer yesterday after the AFIP tax bureau released details of its new proposals. Production Minister Francisco Cabrera, who won plaudits for criticizing the previous AFIP rules that complicated the importing books and other educational resources from overseas, said in January that the new rules would overturn previous frustrations such as these. The new regulation anticipated in AFIP’s press release will apply to private postage services such as Fedex, Amazon and DHL.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 22, 2016 03:19 UTC
From rodeo to Olympics, ex-bricklayer rides high
Olympics Friday, July 22, 2016 From rodeo to Olympics, ex-bricklayer rides highPaget’s equestrian career includes bronze medal in London GamesCHEPSTOW, Wales — There was a time in Jonathan “Jock” Paget’s early equestrian career when staying on a horse for eight seconds was considered a good going. I’d go up there on the weekends to see him and he’d have the horse and start mucking around. If the dressage, with its formal dress and meticulous steps, might seem intimidating for “a bricklayer who rides a horse,” Paget said the jumping element was actually the biggest initial challenge. “The horse is very experienced, I’ve ridden him around Badminton three times, Burghley three times now and we know each other well,” said Paget. The team bronze medallist at the London 2012 Games, and only the second rider to win the prestigious Badminton Horse Trials on his debut in 2013, started riding at 18 and first jumped a fence properly at 20.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 22, 2016 03:11 UTC
Russia loses appeal against doping ban
“The funniest thing is that right now I am on my way to Moscow to receive my Russian team sports kit. LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Sport’s highest tribunal rejected yesterday Russia’s appeal against a doping ban for its entire athletics team from the Rio Olympics starting in 15 days’ time, drawing swift and angry condemnation from Moscow. Olympics Friday, July 22, 2016 Russia loses appeal against doping banGold medalist Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia holds her national flag after the women''s pole vault final during the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Istanbul in March, 2012. Russia had argued it had taken steps to clean up the sport, and that the blanket ban was unfair to individual athletes with no record of doping. “They have always feared (our) strength.”The ban on Russia’s track-and-field team going to Rio was imposed last November by the IAAF after an independent report uncovered rampant state-sponsored doping in Russian athletics.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 21, 2016 23:37 UTC
Fox News chief Ailes resigns after sexual harassment claims
His word is always good!”Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson sued Ailes earlier this month, claiming sexual harassment. In his resignation letter to Murdoch, Ailes did not indicate he had done anything wrong. Roger Ailes on Thursday resigned as chairman and chief executive of Fox News Channel following allegations of sexual harassment, an abrupt end to his 20-year rein over America's most lucrative and powerful cable news channel for conservatives. Rupert Murdoch, 85, the executive chairman of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc, the parent of Fox News, will assume the role of CEO Fox News and Fox Business Network on an interim basis, the company said on Thursday. Trump tweeted on Thursday, “Roger Ailes just called.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 21, 2016 22:52 UTC
US dollar ends higher
Thursday, July 21, 2016 US dollar ends higherAfter two consecutive falls, the US dollar today rose two cents to 15.29 pesos in banks and foreign exchange agencies in a calmed session. The “blue” dollar in the informal market traded three cents lower at 15.34 pesos.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 21, 2016 19:30 UTC
Paris prosecutor says Bastille Day killer had help preparing attack
Thursday, July 21, 2016 Paris prosecutor says Bastille Day killer had help preparing attackThe Bastille Day attacker who killed at least 84 people in the French Riviera city of Nice had been planning the attack for months with the help of at least five accomplices, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday. "The investigation underway since the night of July 14 has progressed and not only confirmed the murderous premeditated nature of Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel's act but also established that he benefitted from support and complicity," Francois Molins told a news conference.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 21, 2016 16:07 UTC
Rural Expo 2016 ‹ The Argentina Independent
The 2016 Rural Exposition – the biggest fair for Argentina’s agricultural sector – is current running at the La Rural centre in Palermo. The expo is open from 9am to 8pm every day until 31st July, with entry $90 (weekdays) or $100 (weekends). During the 16-day fair, producers and suppliers showcase the best livestock, horses, and machinery, while tourists can enjoy shows and traditional food from the Pampas. All photos by Caleb Thornton-Shaw. More information here.
Source:The Argentina Independent
July 21, 2016 14:43 UTC