22 years on, AMIA urges probe to be 'state priority'
"We ask the head of AMIA Special Unit Mario Cimadevilla, and Justice Minister Germán Garavano, that the case becomes a state priority. Monday, July 18, 2016 22 years on, AMIA urges probe to be 'state priority'Vice president first of AMIA Jewish community centre Ralph Thomas Saieg today urged the government to make the investigation into the 1994 terrorist attack a “state priority” and called for the judiciary to “exhaust all the steps” to take the responsible for the local connection to trial. President Mauricio Macri attended today’s event for the first time and left after Saieg’s speech. He considered the gestures of Mauricio Macri’s government towards the investigation “positive” and celebrated the nullification of Argentina’s Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iran. “It was a useless instrument,” he stated.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 18, 2016 15:56 UTC
Ronaldo, Messi on UEFA shortlist
best PLAYER AWARD Tuesday, July 19, 2016 Ronaldo, Messi on UEFA shortlistNYON, Switzerland — Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are on the 10-player shortlist to be named UEFA Best Player in Europe for last season. Ronaldo is joined by Pepe, his teammate on European champion teams Portugal and Real Madrid, on the shortlist voted by media from each of UEFA’s 55 member federation countries. The 10 candidates had the biggest points totals in a first-round poll of voters who each picked five players. Fan favourite Will Grigg missed out but got as many points as Paul Pogba. Grigg, the Northern Ireland forward who became a cult hero at the European Championship without even playing, finished in joint 25th position.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 18, 2016 12:00 UTC
Alan Vega, Suicide frontman and punk pioneer, dies at 78
Monday, July 18, 2016 Alan Vega, Suicide frontman and punk pioneer, dies at 78The New York City punk rock legend and frontman for the band Suicide reportedly passed away quietly in his sleep. Alan Vega was born Alan Bermowitz, growing up in a traditionally Jewish household in Brooklyn. Along with Martin Rev, in the early 1970’s, they formed the two person avant band known as Suicide. Alan Vega moved away from music after suffering a stroke in 2012, though he still focused on other forms of art including painting, Brooklyn magazine noted. “Alan was not only relentlessly creative, writing music and painting until the end, he was also startlingly unique.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 18, 2016 03:15 UTC
The Aranguren argument
The government wanted the Supreme Court to rule fast by means of an extraordinary complaint (known as a per saltum). But the Supreme Court (currently working with four members pending the swearing in of a fifth justice) met on Tuesday. The Supreme Court is reportedly not interested in taking responsibility for an issue that ultimately falls squarely in the court of government policy. Finance Minister Alfonso Prat-Gay had announced early this year an annual inflation rate target of 25 percent. You can’t spin much with utility rate hikes and inflation.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 17, 2016 06:09 UTC
BA City’s homeless: NGOs voice concern
Sunday, July 17, 2016 BA City’s homeless: NGOs voice concernGroups that provide support for those living on the street have reported an increase in the number of portions that they have distributed. The NGO every week hands out over 600 portions of food, along with clothes, blankets and many other personal items, to homeless from many BA neighbourhoods. But many organizations claim that these figures are “unrealistic.”According to a 2015 report by the NGO Médicos del Mundo — which the Herald has seen — there are 16,753 homeless in Buenos Aires. But for experts it’s difficult to establish how many homeless people are living on the streets. In her book El robo de Buenos Aires, prestigious investigator and writer Gabriela Massuh explains that one out of four flats recently built in BA remain empty as a consequence of real-estate speculation.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 17, 2016 02:15 UTC
Cacerolazo Against Utility Tariff Hikes ‹ The Argentina Independent
Thousands of people gathered in streets and squares across Argentina last night to protest against the recent hikes in utility tariffs. Last week, a Federal Court in La Plata ordered the gas hikes be suspended due to their impact on the population. Gas, electricity, and water prices have soared in recent months after the government reduced or removed subsidies that had kept utility bills contained for more than a decade. The hikes have caused problems for many, particularly low-income households, cultural and sports centres, small businesses, and independent theatres. The Indy joined the central protest at the Obelisco and here we share some images from a noisy night in the rain.
Source:The Argentina Independent
July 15, 2016 15:56 UTC
Trump announces Pence as his running mate
"I am pleased to announce that I have chosen Governor Mike Pence as my Vice Presidential running mate. Republican Donald Trump announced Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate on Friday, putting a seasoned conservative politician at his side who could help rally more party loyalists behind his White House bid. Republican sources said on Thursday that Trump had decided on Pence, but the campaign had not confirmed this until now. But he could help unify Republicans left divided by Trump's campaign to win the party presidential nomination for the Nov. 8 election. Trump had faced a midday deadline to announce Pence because the governor had to declare by then whether he would be on the ballot in his home state for re-election.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 15, 2016 15:33 UTC
Issuers jostle for attention in crowded market
Friday, July 15, 2016 Issuers jostle for attention in crowded marketTraders are seen working at the Buenos Aires stock market in a file photo. In contrast, a seven-year non-call four from Petrobras Argentina proved popular among accounts who liked the US$500 million benchmark size. At that level, Petrobras Argentina is pricing near flat to YPF’s curve where, according to Thomson Reuters data, the 2024s and 2025s are trading at around 7.20 percent and 7.55 percent. Banco Galicia, rated B3/B-, tested the waters with a US$250m 10-year non-call five — the country's first-ever Basel III compliant, Tier 2 bond. Proceeds from yesterday’s bond will help Petrobras Argentina fund a tender for existing 2017s, whose change of control clause will be triggered on the back of Pampa Energia's acquisition.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 15, 2016 05:58 UTC
Thousands protest rate hikes across country
Friday, July 15, 2016 Thousands protest rate hikes across countryA woman with a banner saying “no to the rate hikes” and “goodbye Aranguren” is pictured in yesterday’s protest. President Mauricio Macri faced yesterday the largest demonstrations against his administration yet, as sizeable crowds gathered in dozens of public squares and intersections decrying the steep rate hikes instituted by the government over the last few months. “In some regions with terrible temperature conditions there were hikes of up to a thousand percent,” he said. But Aranguren still has the backing of the president, and changes in the cabinet are not seen as likely in the short term. No single massive crowd was seen in the streets as in the country’s most historic political protests of the past, but overall thousands gathered in a more sparsely fashion across different local hubs.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 15, 2016 05:58 UTC
Brazil deputies pick Temer ally as speaker
Friday, July 15, 2016 Brazil deputies pick Temer ally as speakerLawmaker Rodrigo Maia (centre) reacts after being elected as the speaker of Brazil’s Lower House in the National Congress in Brasilia, yesterday. Some might be unpopular in the short run, but with these (measures) Brazil can be better within five years,” Maia said. Within the party, Maia rose by strongly advocating for and winning a party re-branding. Congressional support for unpopular measures such as pension reform, which requires a super majority of 308 representatives to amend the Constitution, remains uncertain. Maia won 285 votes against 170 for Rogério Rosso, who is closer to Temer and to disgraced former speaker Eduardo Cunha.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 15, 2016 05:58 UTC
University ranking prompts local outcry
Credibility of latin american list put in doubt Friday, July 15, 2016 University ranking prompts local outcryThe University of Buenos Aires (UBA) did not make the list published by the Times Higher Education (THE). Argentina dominatesother surveysMeanwhile the university ranking company was questioned as to why no Argentine universities appeared on the list. It is the first time that THE has conducted and published university rankings in a list solely featuring Latin American countries. “Several Argentine universities submitted data but did not make the ranking,” she said. But it is impossible that there are no Argentine universities in a serious rankings list,” Capitelli said.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 15, 2016 05:58 UTC
Moyano begins long farewell from CGT
Friday, July 15, 2016 Moyano begins long farewell from CGTCGT boss Hugo Moyano began his long farewell from the leadership of the umbrella union yesterday with a surprise announcement that he would be staying on until August 22 — the date set for the reunification of all three splinter groups — while at the same time accepting praise from his colleagues and criticizing the Mauricio Macri government. Moyano received warm applause from unions leaders as he gave his final speech to union conference, saying that “we will continue to fight for the interests and rights of workers, no matter whom we have to fight against.”
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 15, 2016 05:58 UTC
AFA announces final list of players
Friday, July 15, 2016 AFA announces final list of playersStriker Calleri leaves São Paulo and joins national squadThe Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced yesterday the final 18-player list for the under-23 national squad that will compete in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next month. Striker Calleri, who played his last match in São Paulo of Brazil on Wednesday, will be one of the last players to join the squad. The former Boca Juniors’ forward was called up for the national team after Villarreal did not allow Luciano Vietto to join the squad. Calleri, 22, scored in Wednesday’s match against Atlético Nacional of Colombia in the Libertadores Cup semifinal, but São Paulo was eliminated after losing 4-1 on aggregate. Also, four players were chosen as alternatives in case some of the 18 players suffer an injury: goalkeeper Ezequiel Unsain, defender Nicolás Tripicchio, midfielder Martín Benítez and forward Cristian Pavón.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 15, 2016 03:00 UTC
Truck plows into crowd in Nice, France: at least 60 killed, 100 injured, driver dead
"Dear Nicois," local mayor Christian Estrosi tweeted, "The driver of a truck appears to have killed dozens of people. Almost exactly eight months ago Islamic State militants killed 130 people in Paris. US government agencies have received constant reports of Islamic State threats to attack France and those threats are regarded as current, a U.S. security official said. CNN said it has spoken to a witness, identified as an American pilot, who saw the truck ramming the crowd. Regional newspaper Nice Matin quoted its reporter at the scene saying there were many injured people and blood on the street.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 14, 2016 21:33 UTC
Food Must Not Be Thrown Away ‹ The Argentina Independent
The issue of food waste is increasingly recognised as a severe global problem, with some 1.3bn tonnes of food produced for human consumption lost each year. Celebrity chef Narda Lepes has launched several youtube videos in order to advise on different ways to cut down on food waste and loss. “At the start the idea was for the social fridge to stock the food we no longer needed as a business. It’s a simply a fridge.” Yet he states the the social fridge aims to go as far as possible, “to distribute social fridges as we receive them. In Ciudadela, a gritty suburb just outside the capital, a social fridge is now operating outside a school.
Source:The Argentina Independent
July 14, 2016 18:00 UTC