News Argentina Buenos Aires: Photos of golden retrievers gathered in Buenos Aires for a world record attempt
More than 2,000 dogs flocked to the park in Palermo, according to organizer Fausto Duperré. The record to beat was 1,685. Maximiliano Rivero headed to the park with his dog Manola to join other golden ...
News Argentina Buenos Aires: Celebrity Equinox Breaks Loose in Buenos Aires, Causing Delays and Damage
Celebrity Equinox snapped mooring lines and drifted in Buenos Aires during high winds, delaying the ship's departure overnight.
News Argentina Buenos Aires: Golden retrievers flood Buenos Aires park in record-breaking event
Over 2,000 golden retrievers gathered in Buenos Aires aiming to break the world record for the largest meetup of the breed.
News Argentina Buenos Aires: Rugby: Argentina's Creevy Returns Ahead of South Africa Test
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina have recalled experienced hooker Agustin Creevy and will have a completely new second row for their final Rugby Championship test against South Africa in Salta on Saturday. ...
News Argentina Buenos Aires: Explainer: Argentina Heads to the Polls. What's Up for Grabs?
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina's election fever is starting to mount. The country will go to the polls for primary elections on Aug. 11 ahead of the national ballot in October, seen as a referendum on the ...
News Argentina Buenos Aires: The Best Luxury Hotels In Buenos Aires
Whether you prefer an intimate boutique hotel such as Francis Ford Coppola’s former home, an opulent neoclassical palace or the fantastical and decadent world of the Phillipe Starck-designed Faena Hotel, there’s a luxury hotel to suit all tastes.
News Argentina Buenos Aires: Buenos Aires city honors career of Olympic swimmer Damian Blaum
Argentinean Olympic swimmer Damian Blaum, who started his career at a Jewish sport club in Buenos Aires, was honored by the Buenos Aires ... 2018 set a new record for swimming from Uruguay to ...
News Argentina Buenos Aires: USA men's freestyle sweeps all 10 Pan American gold medals in Buenos Aires
Photo: David Taylor in the 2019 Pan Am finals. Photo by Lucia Cruz. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – The United States men’s freestyle team won all 10 Pan American Championships gold medals over the last two ...
News Argentina Buenos Aires: Enacom to distribute 30,000 free tablets to Buenos Aires pensioners
Argentina's National Communications Agency (Enacom) has reached an agreement with the Buenos Aires regional government to distribute 30,000 free tablets to senior citizens throughout the city. The ...
News Argentina Buenos Aires: Brave new world in Buenos Aires
Gender equality The headline innovation in the Argentinian capital was the historic decision to make the YOG Buenos Aires 2018 the first-ever gender-equal Olympic Games – among almost 4,000 young athletes across 32 sports. “This is an excellent step forward,” said IOC President Thomas Bach. “We have made history – to have equal numbers of women and men competing for the first time at the Olympic Games or Youth Olympic Games. As well as being another big step forward in the implementation of Olympic Agenda 2020, this is a great milestone for women’s sport and for the Olympic Movement as a whole.” Sporting evolution In keeping with YOG tradition, Buenos Aires 2018 welcomed new sports as well as new disciplines on the programme. Dance sport, karate, roller speed and sport climbing all made their Olympic debuts, while BMX freestyle, kiteboarding, beach handball, futsal and acrobatic gymnastics featured for the first time. Three new and exciting demonstration sports – karting, polo and squash – were also added, with a view to potential inclusion in future editions of the YOG.
News Argentina Buenos Aires: The Best Jewish Food in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, the sultry South American capital known for its steak, tango, and soccer fanatics has a long history of vibrant Jewish life and culture. Argentina is home to the largest Jewish ...
News Argentina Buenos Aires: Activists demand pope ensure 'zero tolerance' in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Activist groups are calling on Pope Francis to guarantee the implementation of the Vatican's "zero tolerance" for sexual abuses by clergy in Argentina, where they say ...
News Argentina Buenos Aires: Argentina approved to export pork to China
The South American nation has been pushing to increase agricultural trade with China to help bolster Argentina's trade balance amid increasing volatility of its peso currency. "We have obtained approval to export pork to China, one of the world's top consumers 1/ 8 of the meat 3/ 8," Argentine President Mauricio Macri said on Monday. Argentina also has been...
News Argentina Buenos Aires: How to Spend 36 Hours in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentina has so many incredible destinations like Salta and Mendoza for wine, Bariloche for skiing, Mar del Plata for beach time, and Ushuaia for bottom-of-the-Earth adventures. In a country filled ...
News Argentina Buenos Aires: Argentina braces for labour strike to raise pressure on Macri
According to local reports, on Tuesday protesters plan to shut down flights, the metro in Buenos Aires, banks and schools ... live and pay taxes," Elisa, a pensioner in Argentina told Al Jazeera ...
News Argentina Buenos Aires: Argentina to intervene in exchange rate to curb peso volatility
Argentina adopted a new measure Monday aimed at stabilizing its exchange rate, six months out from presidential elections in which economic worries are having an impact on opinion polls. The move comes on the back of a freeze in the prices of basic goods and public services announced by President Mauricio
News Argentina Buenos Aires: Seeds of discontent: Argentina's farmers turn cool on their man Macri
The powerful sector is now cooling on the center-right president, frustrated by revived export tariffs and sky-high borrowing rates that have bruised smaller farmers, a concern for Macri ahead of national elections later in the year. Argentina's farming sector, which brings in more than half of
News Argentina Buenos Aires: Marijuana Crop on Argentina Border is Testing Ground for Smugglers
The discovery of a marijuana plantation in a hidden stretch of forest in the north of Argentina might be pointing to new dynamics in the Tri-Border area as criminal groups try to avoid increased controls.
