Argentina Tells Companies to Cut U.K. Purchases Over Falklands

Argentine officials told executives from about 20 companies to cut their imports of goods made in the U.K. as a protest over control of the Falkland Islands, said an official who declined to be identified because...

Ottawa Dithers Over Concerns About Roundup

"by Larry Powell" Despite copious evidence that the globally-popular weed-killer may be harmful to crops, wildlife, livestock and humans, the Government of Canada seems in no hurry to act. Last June, Health Canada (which regulates pesticides) told me, it was aware of such...

Ambassador Sean Penn

I like Sean Penn and I share his political affinity. He is a smart fellow with a lot of money. That qualifies him to 1) be an ambassador like Jon Huntsman, 2) run for political office, 3) be a self-appointed...

Argentina to raise Falklands UK 'militarisation' at UN

Argentina is to make a formal complaint to the United Nations about British "militarisation" around the disputed Falkland Islands. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner made the announcement at a meeting of...

Death of Río Negro province governor Carlos Soria

Many provincial Governors condole over the death of Río Negro province governor Carlos Soria, and recalled him as “a great Peronist activist.” Soria died early today of a shot in his private residence...

Why Debt Matters and Who Is Its Source

During the Bush administration, when America accumulated $6 trillion in debt, with a Republican Congress and White House, at a time that there was absolutely no need for it and before the baby boomers had even started to retire, a Republican commentator stated that Reagan had...

Referee Game Updated

Football Referee has been updated again. Now it's beta version 1.5. I've added load & save option which does function with level codes. If you promote to a higher level, it will give you a code so you can...

Argentina Air Force Website Hacked To Protest Against UFO Coverup

Anonymous hacker hacked the official Argentine Air Force (FAA) website on January 20th to claim information about a unknown UFO crash in January 1985 in the city of Mendoza. The AAF hacked page lasted a few hours on Thursday and now the website is back to normal again.In...

Clelia II: Antarctic Cruise Ship Video WIll Make You Seasick

Video of Clelia II in Rough Seas off Antarctica The Clelia II, on a cruise to Antarctica, lost an engine in high seas while navigating the Drake Passage. Video shows the Clelia II, carrying 160 passengers and crew,...

“Argentina’s Tango Party”

Argentina’s Tango Party 200 years of Argentina Republic was celebrated in Mumbai at the house of Consul of Argentina, Mr. Fernando Ras. The party had the core attraction of Tango Dancers from Argentina who are promoting Tango dance in India. Party was witnessed by Mr. Jorge...

Argentina: Past and Future

The last member of the brutal junta that led Argentina from 1976 to 1983 has kicked the bucket. Unwept, unhonored and unsung.No, don't tell me to speak nothing but good of the dead; they spoke nothing good of the thousands of people they murdered. And don't tell me not to...

Argentina Buries Former President Nestor Kirchner

" The body of Argentina's former president Nestor Kirchner is expected to be buried in southern Argentina later on Friday. Mr Kirchner's body was scheduled to be flown from Buenos Aires to the town of Rio de Gallegos for the funeral. His widow, current President Cristina...

FIFA World Cup 2010 (Dispatches From The Couch)

Ah, The World Cup... Every 4 years the world watches to see what country will step up and grab the FIFA Winner's Cup. It is a solid month of breath holding, grimace inducing, fist pumping, nail biting and in the...

Argentina Senate Passes Gay Marriage Law

Argentina Passes Gay Marriage Law after Heated Debate Argentina's Senate passed a law allowing gay marriage, in defiance of Catholic Church opposition. The Law passed by a narrow margin of 33-27. Argentine...

Can Maradona run undressed if Argentina wins?

I heard that Diego Maradana had promised to run in streets in the face of the public undressed if Argentina wins the World Cup. That is really a nationalist concern. But would he really run undressing any clothes...

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