Argentine Funny Lady And Comic Author Gets A Friday Night Spot At Cafe Velma
La Cope is an Argentine publicist by day but she prefers to describe herself as a writer and cartoonist. Editor’s note: ghosting, according to Huffington Post, refers “to the anecdotally pervasive act where one dater ends a relationship by simply disappearing. In addition to the comic (which full waring – is very addictive) La Cope now has a Friday night comedy act at Velma Cafe called Postre Stand Up. So tell your friends you have the perfect Friday night plan and if they resist remind them that Velma Cafe serves beer. WhenEvery Friday during SeptemberWhereVelma Cafe – Gorriti 5520 (Palermo Hollywood)How MuchAR $190You can buy tickets here.
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September 06, 2016 19:41 UTC
Not Without My Daughter(s): Argentine Woman Trapped In Egypt Asks For Help
Pavón says she has been the victim of spousal abuse for a decade at the hands of husband Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed Tarfa. Since they are Egyptian citizens, Pavón cannot remove them from the country, and she herself cannot leave until she gets a divorce. Once she returns to Argentina, she wants help to ensure that she can see her two daughters even if they remain in Egypt. The family obtained false documents for their first daughter, Banseeh, who was born in Argentina, and for Pavón. Pavón insists that because her daughter has been living under a false identity in Egypt, she is actually still an Argentine citizen.
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September 06, 2016 19:30 UTC
Macri Insists Promises Of A Bright Second Semester Were ‘Misunderstanding’
Macri said that he never meant to say that Argentina would be growing in the second half of the year. During an interview with daily La Nación he said that the idea that the second semester would be the end of Argentina’s economic strife was a “misunderstanding” by the media that was blown out of proportion. “[The media] said that I said that the second semester would be like a party [for Argentina]. Macri isn’t the only government official to make comments on the second semester. In May, Vice President Gabriela Michetti started comparing the second semester to a tunnel in which the light at the end would become clear.
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September 06, 2016 18:56 UTC
LGBT Activists Take Over Traditional Argentine Cafe In Protest
The protest – an escrache publico, meaning “exposure protest” – began yesterday around 8PM. Read More: Tortazo: Protest Planned Outside Buenos Aires Café That Kicked Out Lesbian Couple. Yesterday’s torrents of rain and wind didn’t deter Arena, who reminded protestors that they would protest rain or shine and for people to bring umbrellas if they thought it was necessary. 1 of 10In response to the situation, José, the manager of Café La Biela told Infobae: “No one threw anyone out. In response, Arena confronted me.
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September 06, 2016 17:26 UTC
Take That, São Paulo! UBA Ranks As One Of Top 100 Universities In World
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has published its annual University World Ranking and the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) has made it into the top 100 (in 85th place, tied with the University of California, Davis, UC Davis), and leaving Brazil’s famed São Paulo University (USP) in the dust. It’s the only Latin American university to have made it into the top 100 after rising 39 slots in the ranking compared to last year. But we won’t let it get to our heads because when you look at the institution’s Latin American ranking, the UBA ranks in 11th place while Sao Paolo comes in first. In the Latin America ranking there are more indicators than in the world ranking. So, UBA, get a web developer and tell your teachers to beef up their CVs because beating our Latin American rivals is what really matters.
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September 06, 2016 17:26 UTC
Argentines More Interested In Porn Than Football Or Politics (Online)
It seems that Argentines online are generally more interested in “porno” than football, politics or tango, puncturing the cultural clichés promoted by tourist boards and travel guides everywhere. Perhaps less surprising is that the particularly Argentine obsession with WhatsApp extends to every part of life — 31% of respondents had either received or sent porn via the messaging application. Moreover the Observatory chose to ask its survey questions via Facebook, a platform which less than half of all Argentines use. And, to be clear, it’s not as if Argentines are some kind of porn fiends in general. The director of the OIA acknowledged to La Nación that Argentina is only ranked 18th in the world for internet porn consumption.
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September 06, 2016 16:21 UTC
Argentina’s Mid-Term Campaign Starts Heating Up
It’s only been nine months since the last elections, but the country is already heading to a key mid-term elections and politicians have taken notice. There is little doubt about what they’re doing: shaping up their candidacies in order to strengthen their positions in Congress. Macri responded with some unusually harsh words for Massa: “It’s not good to say things without any basis. Many who financed Macri’s presidential campaign were importers.”“We want to prevent jobs from being destroyed. But this sure looks like the start of what will be an intense year of back-and-forths for alliances and new enemies.
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September 06, 2016 15:00 UTC
Argentina’s Government Set To Increase Gas Prices Every Six Months
After all the headaches and back-and-forth on gas prices, it seems President Mauricio Macri’s administration now has a plan. The government will be proposing an average increase in gas prices of 203 percent, Energy Minister Juan José Aranguren said. Eventually, the Federal Court of La Plata ruled banned gas price increases across the country: the administration appealed and in August, the Supreme Court unanimously decided to halt the increase in gas prices for residential consumers. Aranguren has proposed a change in wellhead gas prices, which will in turn affect consumer gas bills. Aranguren stipulated that the original plan was to increase that to US $4.72, but it will now be US$3.42 per million Btu in October and increase every six months.
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September 06, 2016 14:37 UTC
Luis Wells: Argentina’s Original ‘Destructive Artist’ Returns To His Roots
There is a little slice of art history hidden in plain sight on Libertador. Luis Wells: De La Destrucción Al Juego (destruction game) opened September 1st at Maman Fine Art Gallery. Who is Luis Wells? An education certainly, to the lay person and art history major alike. Luis Wells: De La Destruccion Al JuegoWhere?
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September 06, 2016 03:00 UTC
Former Planning Minister Julio De Vido To Stand Trial In ‘Once Tragedy’ Case
Federal Judge Claudio Bonadio today determined that former Planning Minister Julio De Vido stand trial for the 2012 Buenos Aires railway disaster, also known as the Once Tragedy, in which 51 people were killed and 789 injured. De Vido is also being investigated in money laundering and embezzlement cases. In December, the federal court investigating the case read the verdicts for 29 people involved in the Once Tragedy. But if the verdict is unfavorable, De Vido will still have to opportunity to appeal it to both the Federal Court of Appeals overseeing the tribunal’s actions and, if necessary, the highest criminal court in the country, the Cassation Court. If he get a less severe sentence, he can request to go on probation and thus avoid doing any actual time behind bars.
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September 05, 2016 21:11 UTC
Government Declares Renewable Energy Tender A Huge Success
There was lots of expectations surrounding the public tender to develop renewable energy projects in the country. The tender received bids to collectively generate more than 6,000 megawatts of energy, when the initial goal of the initiative was 1,000MW, Energy Minister Juan José Aranguren said. “We received 123 proposals.” The Macri administration expected to get between 60 and 70 proposals. Aranguren went on to note that the administration expects to receive between US$1.5 billion and US$2 billion on renewable energy projects, which would translate into as many as 8,000 jobs. Argentina is one of the countries in the region that produces the least amount of renewable energy.
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September 05, 2016 20:48 UTC
After Michetti’s Legal Woes, More Macri-Linked Foundations Come Under Scrutiny
The charges that have engulfed the vice president have had a knock-on effect and suddenly other foundations under the management of multiple officials from President Mauricio Macri’s administration are under scrutiny. The shocking aspect about these presentations is that none of these organizations had presented balance sheets before. Although foundations don’t pay taxes, they do have to declare where their donations come from and cannot accept cash. In addition, there are suspicions that the money might have come from contracts with the City of Buenos Aires government. The foundation only registered as an employer after the robbery in Michetti’s house.
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September 05, 2016 20:36 UTC
Aerolíneas Argentinas Suspends Flights To Caracas Due To Security Fears
Aerolíneas Argentinas cancelled flights to Venezuela on the 10th and 12th as a preventive measure ahead of possible demonstrations against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The political and social conflict in Venezuela had its peak on Thursday with hundreds of thousand of people taking to the streets of Caracas demanding a recall referendum for President Nicolás Maduro. Aerolíneas Argentinas is hardly alone in suspending flights to Venezuela. There have been numerous cancellations this past few months due to economic difficulties in the country and security reasons, coming from Lufthansa, LATAM and Aeroméxico. Venezuela has the world’s highest inflation rate at 180% and there are shortages of basic goods as well as power shortages.
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September 05, 2016 19:41 UTC
Why Are Two US Prosecutors Snooping Around The Argentine Football Association?
At least two US prosecutors have been snooping around the Argentine Football Association’s headquarters in Buenos Aires since August 25, French news agency AFP and Clarín both confirmed this weekend. She is the person most closely associated with “FIFAGate,” the international corruption scandal which hit the governing body of international football in May last year, exacerbating an ongoing political crisis within the ranks of the Argentine Football Association. Meiszner, though now in disgrace, spent three decades at the head of Quilmes football club, whose stadium still bears his name, and was until recently both President of the Argentine Football Association and secretary-general of the South American Football Confederation CONMEBOL. American prosecutors may be particularly interested in Meizner’s close ties to Aníbal Fernández. Read more: Looks Like The Argentine Football Association Won’t Be Kicked Out Of FIFA After All
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September 05, 2016 19:30 UTC
Get Ready, Laptops May Be Getting A Whole Lot Cheaper In Argentina
The ultimate goal of the effort is to lower the cost of buying computers by no longer assembling them in Argentina. The government is adamant that this will not lead to mass firings because the workers will be reassigned to other products. This is good news for consumers: as anyone who has ever had the misfortune of having to buy a laptop, buying laptops in Argentina is way more expensive than many other countries in the world. By opening up the imports, the idea is that the domestic market will receive high-end laptops that are cheaper and better quality than those produced in the country. The government allegedly considers that the supply of good computers is essential for heightened productivity of businesses and individuals.
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September 05, 2016 18:56 UTC