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Cruise ship taking on water in Antarctica

Buenos Aires :: Argentina | about 16 hours ago | No category

Source: Times Online

A cruise ship with seven Britons on board is aground and taking on water in the Antarctic. The Argentina-based Ushuaia, carrying 122 people including 89 passengers, ran aground near Cape Anna on Thursday. The crew sounded the alarm after two...

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Funding Argentina's “New Deal”

Buenos Aires :: Argentina | 1 day ago | Business News

Source: The Economist

Funding Argentina's “New Deal” Dec 4th 2008 From the Economist Intelligence Unit ViewsWire The president is seeking funds to boost the economy Faced with slowing economic growth, dwindling reserves and an international financial crisis, Argentina’s president, Cristina Fernández de...

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Argentine house passes airline expropriation bill

Buenos Aires :: Argentina | 1 day ago | Business News

Source: Palm Beach Post

Argentina — Argentina's lower house of congress approved a bill Wednesday authorizing the expropriation of the country's largest airline from its Spanish owners. Supporters of the measure — which passed 152-84 and now goes to the Senate — said the...

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Internacional wins Copa Sudamericana

Buenos Aires :: Argentina | 1 day ago | Political News

Source: Taiwan News

Internacional became the first Brazilian club to win the Copa Sudamericana on Wednesday after striker Nilmar scored the in the 23rd minute of extra time to earn a 1-1 draw with Argentina's Estudiantes. Internacional won the first leg of the...

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Betancourt, Madonna meet Kirchner

Buenos Aires :: Argentina | 2 days ago | Entertainment News

Source: The Daily Telegraph

Madonna, the 50-year-old US entertainer who once played former Argentine first lady Evita Peron in a Hollywood musical, was in town for her "Sticky and Sweet" concert tour. She went in to greet Ms Betancourt after a meeting between the...

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Still in love, Argentina gambles on Maradona

Buenos Aires :: Argentina | about 1 month ago | Sports News

Posted by news24hours

Diego Armando Maradona, the Argentine idol who almost died of drug and alcohol abuse and obesity a year and a half ago, is a heartbeat away from becoming his country's national team head coach. It beggars belief, but even so...

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Argentina seeks to nationalize private pensions

Buenos Aires :: Argentina | about 1 month ago | Business News

Source: Palm Beach Post

Argentina — President Cristina Fernandez proposed a government takeover of nearly US$30 billion in private pension funds on Tuesday, saying retirees must be protected from the global financial crisis. But her move spooked investors and triggered steep falls in Argentine...

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Argentina pension takeover plan likely to pass

Buenos Aires :: Argentina | about 1 month ago | Business News

Source: The Globe and Mail

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez's bill to nationalize the pensions system may get a bumpy ride in Congress, but a big majority and broad support for the measure mean it is likely to make it through...Fernandez Tuesday outlined a plan to...

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Argentine pension bid backed

Buenos Aires :: Argentina | 28 days ago | Business News

Source: BBC

Argentina's lower house of parliament has approved a government plan to nationalise private pension schemes worth $30bn (£19bn). President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said the move would protect the funds in the face of the global economic crisis.

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Argentine Senate approves 2009 budget

Buenos Aires :: Argentina | 29 days ago | Business News

Source: International Business Times

But the allegedly skewed numbers should have minimal impact on the confidence of investors, who tend to rely on independent numbers crunched by private firms. "I don't think (investors) even take these figures into account," said economist Carolina Schuff, an...

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