Four repressors condemned for crimes against humanity
A Buenos Aires federal court condemned four former officers to 25 years imprisonment and acquitted a former sergeant for crimes against humanity committed during Argentina’s latest civic-military dictatorship. The judges also acquitted former military police sergeant Miguel Víctor Pepe, despite the defense having requested life imprisonment for him. The Banco was located in the livestock stealing division of the police of the province of Buenos Aires, in the La Matanza district. The investigations into all three and the previous four trials proved ABO network operated from early 1977 until the first months of 1979. Outside the court, located in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Retiro, members of human rights organizations celebrated the ruling, sheltering from the rain with umbrellas or huddling under gazebos.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 07, 2023 11:12 UTC
‘Elijo Creer,’ the official Argentina 2022 World Cup film, hits theaters December 7
The official Argentina 2022 World Cup film, called Elijo Creer (I chose to believe) will hit theaters on Thursday, December 7. “It’s very hard to find something that unites people the way football does,” said Darín in a recent interview with Infobae about the film. “People put everything aside.Remember what happened at the Obelisk when five million people waited for the national team, that’s crazy. “The world champions are the real protagonists ,” said producer Pablo González in the advanced screening press conference. It’s a movie made by Argentines for the Argentine people, who united as a country in a way we’ve seen a few times before.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 07, 2023 05:06 UTC
World divided at COP28 over whether to end fossil fuel era
At COP28 in Dubai, more than 80 countries are pushing for a broader pact to phase out all CO2-emitting fossil fuels. Opposition to a full fossil fuel phase out, diplomats say, is led by Russia, Saudi Arabia and China, which is the world’s biggest carbon emitter. “To tell Uganda to stop fossil fuels is really, really an insult. “First in, first out — and we will be happy to be the last one to exit from fossil fuels,” she said. The U.N.’s climate science panel — the IPCC –- has said steep fossil fuel cuts are needed to avert more severe climate change.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 06, 2023 13:37 UTC
Peru court orders ex-President Fujimori's release
Peru’s constitutional court ordered the immediate release of former President Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses and corruption, according to a court document published on Tuesday. “This Constitutional Court orders the National Penitentiary Institute and the director of the Barbadillo prison to order the immediate release of Alberto Fujimori,” said the court in a ruling released to the media. He received a presidential pardon in 2017, but pressure from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) repeatedly snarled his attempts to regain freedom. The country’s highest court ruled that an appeal to restore a 2017 pardon for the ailing Fujimori on humanitarian grounds was “founded,” the document said. “The former president is very calm,” Riera said on Tuesday outside the prison holding Fujimori.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 06, 2023 11:09 UTC
Copa America 2024 host stadiums announced
Conmebol, the governing body of South American football, announced today the host stadiums for the 2024 Copa América. The tournament will see the 10 Conmebol countries and six guests play for continental domination from June 20 to July 24. The 2024 Copa America will be played in 14 stadiums in 13 cities across the US. The final (and two group stage games) will be played in the Hard Rock Stadium at Miami, Florida, with over 75,000 capacity. “We will enjoy an unforgettable Copa America”, said Conmebol president Alejandro Dominguez upon the announcement.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 05, 2023 14:48 UTC
Three Argentine climbers found dead in the Andes
The Chilean National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senapred for its Spanish initials) confirmed on Monday that the three Argentine mountain climbers who went missing last week in the Andes are dead. Three Argentine mountaineers had been missing since last Wednesday in Marmolejo mountain, which is 6,108 meters. “We deeply regret the passing of General San Martín mayor Raúl Espir,” posted La Pampa governor Sergio Zilioto on X (formerly Twitter). Lamentamos profundamente el fallecimiento del Intendente de General San Martín, Raúl Espir. According to the Argentine Air Force, Defense Minister Jorge Taiana had instructed the Argentine Air Force to “offer all resources to the Chilean Air Force in order to collaborate with the rescue operation” of the three Argentine climbers.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 05, 2023 10:29 UTC
What we know about Javier Milei’s cabinet so far
Photo: ReutersYou may also be interested in: ‘Mileinomics’: Javier Milei’s economic plan for ArgentinaSecurityFormer presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich will be Milei’s security minister, the president-elect’s press team announced on X (formerly Twitter) on December 1. Rodolfo BarraInterior ministryGuillermo Francos left his role as Argentina’s Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) representative in August to join Milei’s team. Photo: Asociación de Bancos Argentinos (ADEBA)‘Human capital’Sandra Pettovello will be Milei’s minister of “human capital,” he confirmed after winning the elections. Although Milei had named a labor secretary following his presidential win, the position is now vacant, as is the health secretary role. InfrastructureAfter the elections, businessman Guillermo Ferraro said he would be Javier Milei’s infrastructure minister.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 04, 2023 15:41 UTC
Venezuelan voters reject ICJ jurisdiction in dispute with Guyana
Voters in Venezuela rejected the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) jurisdiction over the country’s territorial dispute with Guyana and backed the creation of a new state in the potential oil-rich Esequibo region in a Sunday referendum. The court said in April it had jurisdiction, though a final ruling on the matter could be years away. There was no organized campaign against the referendum and analysts expected voters who opposed it to stay home. He has said the ICJ ruling on Friday prohibits Venezuela from “annexing or trespassing upon Guyanese territory”. Brazil said on Wednesday it had intensified “defensive actions” along its northern border amid the territorial dispute.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 04, 2023 12:21 UTC
Translation troubles: children of rigor
Sometimes these translation trouble columns have a theme and sometimes, we have to face machirulos and children of rigor with financial wrists who spit upwards. In English, the literal translation to “spit up” refers to baby puke. From big professional tasks to doing household chores, a child of “rigor” or “severity” will not get things done without nagging, pressure, or some form of impending doom. Although I think journalists in general, as a group of watchdogs constantly on deadline, make for quite the “rigorous” family. Share your thoughts and translation hang-ups with us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram!
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 04, 2023 00:24 UTC
Former Peronist president’s nephew is Milei’s pick to lead Lower House
Javier Milei will propose deputy-elect Martín Menem to preside over Argentina’s Lower House, the president-elect’s team announced Saturday. In the same release, they said that Francisco Paoltroni was picked to be the Senate’s provisional president behind Victoria Villarruel. Per the Constitution, Senator-elect Paoltroni will be second in the line of succession after Vice President-elect Victoria Villarruel, while Menem will be third. In the Lower House, FdT is the first minority with 105 deputies (out of a total of 257), although a new bloc format could take place. The third biggest bloc in the lower house, or the second, depending on how deep the split of JxC is, will be LLA.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 03, 2023 16:58 UTC
EU-Mercosur deal: baton pass to Milei administration likely
However, in an interview with Futurock radio station on Sunday, Argentine President Alberto Fernández suggested that won’t be the case. “We want to sign it because we think that an agreement between the EU and Argentina is correct in geopolitical terms,” the president said. President-elect Javier Milei’s administration is expected to support the deal with the EU, although he has criticized it in the past. “We would be grateful if outgoing president Alberto Fernández could finish the deal between Mercosur and the European Union,” she said. “The outgoing government clearly did not want to give Milei a free pass,” a senior diplomat with knowledge of the negotiations told Reuters.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 03, 2023 16:25 UTC
Still no date for Boca elections after mediation hearing fails
The aftermath following the suspension of the Boca Juniors elections continues. Representatives from both sides met in a court mediation hearing on Thursday. In their view, there are over 13,000 club members who should be under investigation, while the current board claims that irregular members are only around 4,100. With no estimated date yet for the elections, Jorge Ameal could continue as president of the club until elections are scheduled. You may be interested in: War of words between Macri and Riquelme over suspended Boca elections
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
December 02, 2023 07:45 UTC
SeatCash Inc. Announces the Beta Launch of FareX.ai: The Next Generation Airfare Prediction Tool
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Source:The Bubble
November 29, 2023 05:40 UTC
Milei’s infrastructure plans for Vaca Muerta: freight train and aqueduct
Guillermo Ferraro, president-elect Javier Milei’s pick for infrastructure minister, described Vaca Muerta as the “core” to plan freight transport in Argentina and announced two developments the La Libertad Avanza (LLA) administration is interested in pursuing: the North-Patagonian train and an aqueduct. In a TV interview, Ferraro laid out his vision for financing infrastructure during Milei’s upcoming administration. “Everything the private sector can do, the private sector will do,” he said. Freight trains will be one of their infrastructure priorities, and he used the Vaca Muerta shale oil field as an example. Since there is valuable cargo, an opportunity arises for the private sector, naturally.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
November 28, 2023 11:42 UTC
Scotiabank Announces Dividend on Outstanding Shares
AdvertisementTORONTO, Nov. 28, 2023 /CNW/ – Scotiabank today announced a dividend on the outstanding shares of the Bank, payable January 29, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 3, 2024:Common Shares• Dividend No. 618 of $1.06 per share;Non-Cumulative Preferred Shares• Series 40, Dividend No. Holders may elect to receive their dividends in common shares of the Bank in lieu of cash dividends, in accordance with the Bank’s Shareholder Dividend and Share Purchase Plan (the “Plan”). Under the Plan, the Bank determines whether the additional common shares will be purchased on the open market or issued by the Bank from treasury. For optional share purchases made under the Plan, the Bank will issue common shares from treasury at 100% of the Average Market Price (as defined in the Plan).
Source:The Bubble
November 28, 2023 11:21 UTC