Group beat and stab youth to death in Argentine beach town
The autopsy found that the cause of his death was a large stab wound that reached his heart, news agency Télam reports . Nine men aged between 16 and 57 were arrested for Tello’s murder, police and judicial sources told Télam. In the early hours of January 18, 2020, Báez Sosa and his friends bumped into a group of rugby players while partying in the Le Brique nightclub. Outside, the rugby players knocked Báez Sosa to the floor and beat him savagely. You may also be interested in: ‘Maybe they felt superior’: family, activists highlight racism in Baez Sosa murder
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
January 02, 2024 15:19 UTC
Argentina 2023 news in review: the Herald retrospective
Argentina is a country accustomed to political intrigue and socioeconomic hardship. On December 10, the Herald covered the presidential inauguration, with politics reporter Martina Jaureguy sending dispatches from the Casa Rosada and Congress. REUTERS/Alessandro Cinque/File PhotoHuman rights is in the Herald’s DNA — and in that regard, 2023 was a poignant year for the country. Film historian Fernando Peña invited Herald translator and resident cinema expert, Agustín Mango, to the national cinematheque at his house. In November, Taylor Swift visited Argentina with the Latin American leg of her Eras Tour.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
January 02, 2024 15:19 UTC
Shanghai launches new online portal for expat services
AdvertisementSHANGHAI, Dec. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — A report from China Daily (By Lin Shujuan):Shanghai Municipal People‘s Government launched the beta version of a new online portal (english.shanghai.gov.cn) for expat services on Jan 1. Called International Services Shanghai, the new website will have its own Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter), and WeChat accounts. The portal, operated by China Daily, serves as a one-stop platform for foreigners, regardless of whether they are looking for information related to work, travel or study in Shanghai. The portal has been integrated with the city‘s e-governance platform, Government Online-Offline Shanghai, to offer quick online access to foreigners. Michael Wong, managing partner of Talent Service, Asia Pacific, EY, said the portal will allow people interested in coming to Shanghai to make better-informed decisions.
Source:The Bubble
January 01, 2024 17:52 UTC
MaxMention: Elevating Brand Visibility and News Follow-Up for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Traditional PR efforts are essential, but many SMEs find themselves seeking ways to increase brand visibility and attention and amplify their news follow-up strategies. MaxMention, a trusted name in digital marketing solutions, steps in to provide SMEs with the tools they need to shine in the digital age. “MaxMention: Brand Amplification Partner”MaxMention understands the unique needs of SMEs seeking to amplify their brand visibility and news follow-up. Digital Marketing Support: Our team provides guidance on digital marketing strategies that maximize the brand’s visibility and engagement, utilizing a range of digital channels. About MaxMentionMaxMention is a marketing growth agency specializing in brand mentions and media followup for SMEs.
Source:The Bubble
January 01, 2024 17:51 UTC
CGTN: Embracing 2024, how will China deliver a better life for the people?
CGTN: Embracing 2024, how will China deliver a better life for the people? AdvertisementBEIJING, Dec. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — China’s ultimate goal is to deliver a better life for the people, Chinese President Xi Jinping said during his New Year address on Sunday in Beijing to ring in 2024. “We must work together to deliver on these issues.”While pursuing its development, China has also embraced the world and fulfilled its responsibility as a major country, Xi added. Despite sluggish global growth, China has navigated economic headwinds and withstood the test of major natural disasters. The China-proposed Global Development Initiative and Global Security Initiative have gained support from over 100 countries, and the Global Civilization Initiative has also been well received.
Source:The Bubble
December 31, 2023 23:34 UTC
Translation troubles: chau, 2023
I opened this week’s column to the team, asking for their favorite “translation trouble” or word to describe this year. You may also be interested in: Translation troubles: repressed financial bicyclesCacerolazoAs journalists, of course we would choose something current, a term that has come to represent the end of 2023. As we have seen in multiple translation trouble columns, the Spanish suffix –azo is a linguistic cheerleader: it basically hypes the size, force, or importance of something. Put them together and you have a double whammy: two evocative Argentine terms for one fun translation trouble because the English equivalent just isn’t as colorful. You may also be interested in: Argentine football season 2023: here are the top five goals of the yearAs a little extra to send off the year, here are the runner-ups from previous translation troubles:What were your favorite translation troubles of 2023?
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 31, 2023 18:54 UTC
Milei's shock doctrine clashes with democracy
While Congress is scrambling to address all the issues on the table, the mega-decree has taken effect, bypassing people’s representatives. In an op-ed published on Infobae, Treasury Prosecution Office head Rodolfo Barra justified the mega-decree by comparing Milei to a king. Thus far, the administration has shown a consistent pattern of ignoring Argentine history in its attempts to fundamentally change the state. Case in point, the presentation of the omnibus bill prominently featured the fact that it’s based on the 1853 Constitution (ignoring multiple reforms of the intervening 170 years). We are now watching his administration purposefully push our 40-year-old democracy to its limits.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 31, 2023 18:14 UTC
Buenos Aires’ bus, train fares to increase by 45% in January
The national government resolved to increase by 45% the bus and railway fares in Buenos Aires City, the Infrastructure and Transportation Ministry informed on Friday. The Infrastructure and Transportation Ministry called for a public hearing for the first half of January to discuss further increases in train fares. The government will also put up a working group of representatives of transportation businesspeople and workers to decide on further increases in bus fares. The ministry said in two separate communiqués that railway and bus fares are “heavily subsidized” by the national administration. The ministry argued that those figures are “a result of a misguided public policy of freezing fares.”
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 30, 2023 18:31 UTC
Treatment of Milei’s 'omnibus bill' in Congress is already behind schedule
The project must be submitted to at least four commissions: Constitutional Affairs, Budget and Finance, General Legislation, and Foreign Affairs. Yet none of the committees in charge of ruling on the 351-page bill have been formed yet. Once the commissions are formed — Budget and Treasury will be chaired by José Luis Espert— the project will be submitted, and a schedule for Milei’s cabinet ministers to defend the project in Congress will be devised. He also rejected the notion that the bill aims to grant “the sum of public power” to the president. According to the congressman, the decree and the bill “are very dangerous,” and the Lower House cannot endorse them.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 30, 2023 18:30 UTC
Zhen: Help others, Inspire oneself
The Chinese character “zhen,” which carries multiple meanings, was chosen as the nation’s most popular character related to domestic affairs in 2023. Zhen, with “(扌) shou” as the Chinese radical, is closely affiliated with hand gestures. In Chinese, it bears the meaning of “relieve and raise,” while it could also mean “vitalize and inspire.” Relieving others and vitalizing itself — a quintessential depiction of China in the year 2023. That’s what we mean when we talk about “zhen.”What describes the year 2023 for China? China Mosaichttp://www.china.org.cn/video/node_7230027.htmZhen: Help others, Inspire oneselfhttp://www.china.org.cn/video/2023-12/29/content_116909692.htmView original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/zhen-help-others-inspire-oneself-302023646.htmlSOURCE China.org.cnDisclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with PR Newswire.
Source:The Bubble
December 29, 2023 10:53 UTC
Argentina’s trade union federations call for national strike on January 24
Argentina’s trade union federation called for a national strike for January 24 to protest the mega-decree President Javier Milei issued last week. The CGT encompasses nearly two out of three unionized workers in Argentina and has three leaders: Daer (Healthcare Union), Carlos Acuña (Dredging and Signaling Union), and Juan Carlos Schmidt (Valets Union). Two other trade federations, Argentina’s Workers Central and the Autonomous Argentine Workers Central Central, joined the CGT’s call for a national strike. The informal worker’s union (UTEP, by its Spanish initials) will also join the protest. The last time the CGT called for a national strike was in 2019, when they protested against then-President Mauricio Macri’s austerity measures and the record-high debt he had taken out with the International Monetary Fund.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 29, 2023 04:45 UTC
Milei’s bill calls to free oil exports and end regulated gas prices
Javier Milei’s “Omnibus” bill requests the termination of the so-called barril criollo (“domestic barrel”) and oil exporting permits. The end of the domestic barrelWhen looking at the price of a liter of gas, it should be noted that refiners buy the oil barrel from oil companies at a cheaper price than the international value. This is known as a “domestic barrel.” Currently, if an oil company exports crude oil, it does so at around US$75–80 per barrel. But if it sells it in the domestic market, the price is about US$60, according to private sector sources. The elimination of the domestic barrel is stated in Article 258, which replaces Article 6 of the hydrocarbon law.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 29, 2023 02:36 UTC
Government places AR$500 billion in bond with negative interest rate
The Economy Ministry obtained AR$500 billion in an auction where it placed an inflation-adjusted peso bond maturing on February 14, 2025. These BONCER bonds have a 4.2% surcharge and an annual nominal rate of -21.7%. Investors placed 471 purchase orders for more than AR$1.5 trillion of the BONCER’s nominal value — three times what the Treasury accepted, AR$500 billion. Last week, the Central Bank board decided that the annual benchmark interest rate would be 100% and determined that the minimum annual interest rate for fixed-term deposits would be 110%, a figure well below the inflation rate. However, he added that CER bonds go up to a point and have become very negative yields in real terms.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 28, 2023 16:43 UTC
Milei’s ‘omnibus bill’ met with more nationwide cacerolazos
President Javier Milei’s presenting a sweeping “omnibus bill” was met with spontaneous protests all over the country on Wednesday night. If approved, the bill would give Milei extraordinary legislative powers for two years and would modify or create hundreds of laws. “Milei’s bill has no precedent,” Sofía, one of the protesters, told news agency Télam, adding that she hoped Congress wouldn’t support it. “It’s terribly authoritarian, it doesn’t respect our conquered rights in the least.”“Omnibus bill = dictatorship,” reads a sign seen during the cacerolazo. You may also be interested in: Milei says he’ll launch a referendum if Congress rejects his mega-decree— with information from Télam.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 28, 2023 16:42 UTC
InventHelp Inventor Develops Smart Flag Raising & Lowering Apparatus (HAD-261)
My design eliminates the need to manually raise and lower a flag or set it to half-mast for a solemn event.”The patent-pending invention provides a smart flag pole system for raising and lowering of flags. As a result, it increases convenience and control and it can be controlled simultaneously across multiple premises locations. The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. 22-HAD-261, InventHelp, 100 Beecham Drive, Suite 110, Pittsburgh, PA 15205-9801, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/inventhelp-inventor-develops-smart-flag-raising–lowering-apparatus-had-261-302022986.htmlSOURCE InventHelpDisclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with PR Newswire.
Source:The Bubble
December 28, 2023 16:41 UTC