World Cup Qualifier Preview: Argentina v Brazil, September 5th

5th September brings one of the biggest games of the World Cup 2010 qualifiers, Argentina lie in fourth place but only the top 4 qualify automatically and the fifth goes to a play off with the 4th placed team from...

Statue for Che's '80th birthday'

A statue was unveiled in Argentina today of Ernesto "Che" Guevara on what would have been his 80th birthday.Thousands of people witnessed the unveiling of one of the most famous Argentinians." Events to mark the...

Beauty Pageant Officials Probe Pepper Spray on Contestant's Gowns

Some of these pageant contestants are ruthless, with a smile on their faces."SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Beauty pageant organizers were investigating Sunday who doused a contestant's evening gowns with pepper spray...

Lethal cold wave in Argentina

An extremely cold air mass drifting north from Antarctica has caused major problems to the Argentine energy grid and health system. Temperatures below 0­ degrees Celsius have been recorded in the largest cities in the temperate central region of Argentina (Buenos Aires,...

Megabuildings in Rosario

Argentina is experiencing a real estate boom, and Rosario, a city of 1 million located on the western banks of the Paraná River, is changing — from a self-made large, industrious, predominantly working-class...

Floods in Santa Fe, Argentina: aid package announced

After the catastrophic floods produced by increased rainfall in the last week of March, the government of Santa Fe Province, Argentina, will deliver an aid package of 620 million pesos (about US$200 million)...

Flood emergency in Santa Fe Province

This is a followup on the article Heavy rainfall over Rosario. Read thorough reports at D for Disorientation: March 2007 rains. A map of the region is available there, as well as many local news sources (in...

Heavy rainfall over Rosario

It's Wednesday and it's been raining heavily for more than two and a half days in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. Several neighbourhoods in the northwest of the city have been flooded, after the Ibarlucea Canal, a...

Rosario not at the Fourth International Congress of the Spanish Language

"Rosario no estará en IV Congreso de la LenguaCuando mañana de comienzo el IV Congreso Internacional de la Lengua Española en la ciudad colombiana de Cartagena habrá una ausencia imprevista ya que ningún funcionario ni delegación representará a Rosario, la ciudad...

31st anniversary of the military coup in Argentina

"A 31 años del golpe: al Monumento para reafirmar la memoria Organismos de derechos humanos y partidos políticos marchan por justicia y contra la impunidad Organismos defensores de los derechos humanos y partidos políticos, entre otros, se movilizarán hoy en Rosario para...

Hope Begins For A Stable Southern Border :: MAXINE

"Hope Begins For A Stable Southern Border After a pushing-and-shoving match between Mexico's politicitians at the National Congress, Felipe Calderon was sworn in as President of Mexico. Problem is, his people are...

"Afternoon of Terror"

I had seen photographs of this Hail storm, which hit Argentina, and it looked pretty bad. So, I took a look around and found little in the way of postable news. However, I ran into a blog post from a Greek...

Medication possible factor in 21 deaths

"Panamanian authorities say they suspect a medicine taken to treat high blood pressure may be among the factors leading to the deaths of 21 people since July who have succumbed to a mysterious illness that triggers kidney failure. The 21st victim died either late Sunday or...

Medication possible factor in 21 deaths (AP)

" PANAMA CITY, Panama - Panamanian authorities say they suspect a medicine taken to treat high blood pressure may be among the factors leading to the deaths of 21 people since July who have succumbed to a mysterious illness that triggers kidney failure. The 21st victim died...

Up to four dead in attack on UN post in Lebanon: UN spokeswoman

"UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The bombardment of a UN post in south Lebanon left up to four UN observers dead, a UN spokeswoman said. Most Popular Movie Searches on Yahoo! Rosario DawsonClerks IIBrad PittUma Thurman Kate Bosworth Jennifer Lopez The US envoy to the United...

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