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    Fernando Vega Olmos Joins JWT as Creative Chairman, Continental Europe and Latin America  Nov 12, 2008
    VegaOlmosPonce was launched in Buenos Aires in 1997 by Vega Olmos and Hernan Ponce, and has been ranked, by the Gunn Report, among the top 15 most creative agencies in the world, creating campaigns that aired in Latin America, USA, Europe and Asia. At the end of 2004, Lowe appointed Vega Olmos as Unilever Worldwide Creative Director. (PR Newswire)

    Maradona sees Mascherano as the best leader of his team  Nov 12, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES: Newly-appointed Argentina coach Diego Maradona said Monday he had lined up Liverpools midfield destroyer Javier Mascherano for the captaincy. I convinced him. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Argentina optimistic  Nov 12, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Rafael Nadal's injury-forced withdrawal from the Davis Cup final has Argentina salivating in anticipation, if not quite counting on certain victory against Spain. As the Argentine players opened training in the beach city of Mar del Plata, captain Alberto Mancini said he regrets Nadal's absence -- but acknowledged that it makes them the favorite to lift the Davis Cup for the first time. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)

    Buenos Aires is booming!  Nov 12, 2008
    Buenos Aires is booming. Article By: Laura Termine Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:05 It wasn't that long ago the air in Buenos Aires was heavy with anguish prompted by a collapsing national economy ... Cheiko Kawashima, who came to Buenos Aires from her native Tokyo a decade ago, is one of the new breed of tango instructors catering to the wave of foreigners who want to master the dance. (iAfrica.com)

    Riquelme to miss Maradona's Argentina debut  Nov 12, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Argentina midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme has been unavailable for coach Diego Maradona's debut in next week's friendly in Scotland. Riquelme was not among the three home-based players named on Tuesday for the match in Glasgow on Nov. 19. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Buzz Briefs: Beyonce, James Cromwell  Nov 11, 2008
    Police Capt. Eduardo Iboco says they were on their way to play at a nightclub in a Buenos Aires suburb early Sunday when a vehicle driven by one of the group's managers hit their bus from behind. Iboco says singer Douglas Fernandez and drummer Oscar Rosales were killed. (CBS News)

    Argentina marks coup anniversary  Nov 11, 2008
    He unveiled a plaque with the words "Never Again" in Buenos Aires ... In Buenos Aires, more than 3,500 photographs of victims were projected onto the Obelisco monument. (Yahoo News -- Argentina)

    Remembering the disappeared  Nov 10, 2008
    Back home in Buenos Aires, a city of 13 million people, Plazas has drawn her own conclusions regarding crime and punishment, and she s made a career out of practicing and teaching law. While she was too young to remember the junta s rise to power and the crimes of the Dirty War, the consequences from that era still ripple through Argentine society. (Helena Independent Record, MT)

    Syngenta Acquires Argentine Seeds Company SPS  Nov 10, 2008
    The company was established in 1972 and is based in Buenos Aires Province, where it also runs an advanced research program. SPS has around 50 employees and recorded sales of $15 million in the fiscal year to March 2008. (PR Newswire)

    Members Of Cumbia Band Die in Car Cash  Nov 10, 2008
    Members of La Internacional Sonora Skandalo arrived in Argentina last week for a series of shows around Buenos Aires ... Police Capt. Eduardo Iboco said the band members were on their way to play at a nightclub in a Buenos Aires suburb early Sunday when a vehicle driven by one of the group's managers hit their bus from behind. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Jon WertheimTENNIS MAILBAG  Nov 10, 2008
    -- Marcos Clutterbuck, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Just to update, it now looks as though Nadal is questionable for Davis Cup as well. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)

    Larry Olson: LIR travel is ticket to a sharp brain’  Nov 10, 2008
    Winsberg has traveled throughout South America and has lived in Buenos Aires ... The trip has been fine-tuned to include such features as visits to local hospitals, universities, schools and nursing homes; a walk into the beautiful Amazon rainforest; a trip through the slums of Rio de Janeiro; an introduction to historic Santiago culture; and such amenities as lessons in Rio s samba and Buenos Aires tango. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Tamales tip off the holidays  Nov 9, 2008
    Packages for the gala events, which will begin in Buenos Aires, start at $1,165. www. (Boston Globe)

    River Plate coach Simeone plans to resign  Nov 8, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina River Plate coach Diego Simeone plans to resign this weekend after less than a year in the job, a club official said on Friday. River board member Rodolfo Cuina told Buenos Aires-based television station Todo Noticias that Simeone said he would officially resign after Sunday's Argentine league match against Huracan. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)

    * Britain updates power over Falklands  Nov 8, 2008
    After a 74-day conflict, in which 649 Argentines and 255 Britons were killed, Buenos Aires surrendered on June 14 ... In April, Argentine President Cristina Kirchner reiterated Buenos Aires claim to the islands ... But an Argentine constitutional scholar in Buenos Aires, Daniel Sabsay, said the new Constitution was merely more of the same. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Britney, Justin Join Madonna In Los Angeles  Nov 8, 2008
    The North American leg of the tour wraps on Nov. 30 and then heads to South America on Dec. 3 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The tour is currently scheduled to conclude on Dec. 21 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Billboard.com)

    "Sad Night" for Boca and River  Nov 8, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Argentine press on Friday lamented the "Sad Night" of Boca Juniors and River Plate, the two most important teams in Argentina that were eliminated at the South American Cup quarterfinals ... BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- River Plate coach Diego Simeone resigned on Friday and he will coach his last match with River on Sunday against Huracan club during the opening local tournament. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Telecom Argentina S.A. Announces Consolidated Nine-Month Period ("9M08") and Third Quarter Results for Fiscal Year 2008 ("3Q08")*  Nov 7, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Telecom Argentina (BASE: TECO2, NYSE: TEO), one of Argentina's leading telecommunications group, announced today a Net Income of P$831 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 or +35% when compared to same period of the previous year, which included P$102 million that resulted from discontinued operations ... More than 9,300 teachers from the cities of Buenos Aires, Tucuman, Rosario and Santa Fe have entered the program,... (PR Newswire)

    Scotland v New Zealand  Nov 7, 2008
    Blair marshalled his troops brilliantly as Scotland pulled off a 26-14 win over the Pumas in Buenos Aires in June and the scrum-half is anticipating a step up from that level of performance at Murrayfield. "The lads that went out to Argentina did a fantastic job and those that have kept their places can only be helped by the older and wiser players we have coming in for this one," Blair said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    France v Argentina  Nov 7, 2008
    Friday November 7, 2008. November 7, 2008 - 2:02PM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Heritage Foundation: Argentina's Grab of Private...  Nov 7, 2008
    The announcement rocked investor confidence in Argentina and sent the Buenos Aires stock market plunging. Argentina s 2001 sovereign debt default and 2005 debt restructuring set off a chain of events leading to this attempted seizure. (Fox News)

    Valerus adds office in Argentina  Nov 7, 2008
    has opened an office in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The new office will serve natural gas compression, production and treating products customers in Latin America. (Houston Business Journal, TX)

    Sudamericana: Chivas, Internacional into semis  Nov 7, 2008
    Inter, who won 2-0 when both teams met in Porto Alegre in the first leg, knew that they counted with a good advantage, however, they didn't relax and maintained full concentration throughout the ninety minutes in Buenos Aires. Carlos Ischia decided to reserve his starters for the domestic competition, and fielded a young team with only two regular starters -- Javier Garcia and Pablo Mouche -- who recently emerged from the club's youth categories. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Cloned hormone gives cows more milk  Nov 7, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES Argentine scientists have found a way to make cows produce more milk by injecting them with a bovine growth hormone produced by cloned and genetically modified dairy cows. Synthetic bovine somatotropin (also called rbST) is already injected into cows to boost milk production, but Argentine researchers say their method is cheaper and produces a natural bovine hormone. (Globe and Mail)

    Latin American leaders laud Obama's victory  Nov 7, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) -- Latin American leaders expressed optimism Wednesday that Barack Obama's election to the presidency of the United States would lead to better relations. Veneuzelan President Hugo Chavez says the election of "an African descendent" is historic. (CNN -- World)

    Valerus Compression Services Opens Office in Argentina  Nov 6, 2008
    Buenos Aires Office Further Expands Company's Reach in Latin American Market HOUSTON, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Valerus Compression Services, a worldwide leader in natural gas handling services specializing in natural gas processing, treating and compression, has opened an office in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to better serve the growing natural gas market in South America ... N. Alem 530 - Piso 10, Buenos Aires, 1001. (PR Newswire)

    Kylie's bad luck continues on tour  Nov 6, 2008
    Koren said Kylie's one-off show at the GEBA Club in Buenos Aires on November 15 was selling out fast. "It doesn't get much bigger than Kylie Minogue," she said. (Sydney Morning Herald)

    Certifiably controversial, Maradona is the man  Nov 6, 2008
    There had been reports for a week that Maradona would replace Alfio Basile, who resigned last month after Argentina lost to Chile and dropped to third place in South American qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, but it seemed so surreal, so implausible that it took an afternoon news conference in Buenos Aires to confirm it beyond a reasonable doubt. There was Maradona, in a dark suit and tie, sitting between federation head Julio Grondona and technical secretary Carlos Bilardo, saying: The one... (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)

    Argentine Cow Clones May Help Boost Milk Output  Nov 6, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES - Argentine scientists have found a way to make cows produce more milk by injecting them with a bovine growth hormone produced by cloned and genetically modified dairy cows. Synthetic bovine somatotropin, which is also called rbST, is already injected into cows to boost milk production, but Argentine researchers say their method is cheaper and produces a natural bovine hormone. (Planet Ark, United States)

    Maradona confirmed as Argentina coach  Nov 5, 2008
    The soccer legend, who won the World Cup with Argentina in 1986, told a news conference in Buenos Aires that it was "a dream come true". Argentina's national football federation officially announced the appointment. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    * Johnson gives chance to four new boys  Nov 5, 2008
    Frank Hadden, Scotlands coach, has made seven changes in all from the team that beat Argentina 26-14 in Buenos Aires in June. As well as fit-again blindside flanker White, Simon Taylor is back in the pack as is Nathan Hines. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Maradona officially appointed Argentina's coach  Nov 5, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Diego Maradona officially took over as the new coach of Argentina on Tuesday, asking his skeptical countrymen to "give me a chance.". He was contracted to the end of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, if Argentina qualifies. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Sports World  Nov 5, 2008
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    CIA Ties With Ex-Nazis Shown  Nov 5, 2008
    Eventually, Israeli Mossad agents abducted Eichmann in Buenos Aires on May 11, 1960. He was tried in Jerusalem, sentenced to death and hanged on May 31, 1962. (Yahoo News -- The Holocaust)

    World markets surge as America votes  Nov 5, 2008
    AP Business Writers Sarah Lepro in New York and Jeremiah Marquez in Hong Kong and AP Writer Jeannette Neumann in Buenos Aires, Argentina contributed to this report. Sponsored Links. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)

    * Maradona officially named Argentina coach  Nov 5, 2008
    AFP, BUENOS AIRES Thursday, Nov 06, 2008, Page 20. Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona was officially named coach of the national side on Tuesday by Julio Grondona, the president of the Argentine Football Association. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)

    Jury convicts in cash-filled suitcase case  Nov 4, 2008
    Kauffman said the general chose him and Duran because of their longstanding ties to the man who carried the suitcase into an airport in the early morning hours of Aug. 4, 2007, in Buenos Aires. That man, dual US-Venezuelan citizen Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson, had returned to the Miami area after the money was discovered. (Boston Globe)

    Webcast Alert: Telecom Argentina S.A. Announces Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Webcast  Nov 4, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Telecom Argentina S.A. (NYSE: ) announces the following webcast: What: Telecom Argentina S.A. 3rd Quarter 2008 Conference Call When: November 7, 2008 at 09:00 am EST - 12:00 pm Buenos Aires. Where: How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above. (PR Newswire)

    Vibrant Buenos Aires can be a steal  Nov 4, 2008
    Vibrant Buenos Aires can be easy on the wallet - CNN.com ... Vibrant Buenos Aires can be easy on the wallet ... BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) -- Vegetarians, beware. (CNN -- Travel)

    Equestrian body asks Olympic officials to resign  Nov 4, 2008
    The FEI hopes to name a replacement panel before its general assembly, which is being held Nov. 17-22 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. "This decision has not been taken lightly," Holmes said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)

    Venezuelan Found Guilty in Suitcase Case That Sparked Argentine Scandal  Nov 4, 2008
    Duran came to Miami to pressure a courier to remain silent about a valise containing $800,000 in cash seized at a Buenos Aires airport in August 2007, U.S. prosecutors said ... The trial focused on Duran's actions after his friend, , flew on a private jet from Caracas to Buenos Aires, where airport officials seized a valise stuffed with $50 bills. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Argentine Dollar Debt Gains on Buyback Speculation: Latin America Bonds  Nov 4, 2008
    Demand from more aggressive investors who want to bet on a recovery began to emerge last week,'' said , a portfolio manager with Buenos Aires-based Capital Markets Argentina ... The central bank bought pesos to shore it up, according to traders including at Buenos Aires-based ABC Mercado de Cambio ... Trading was slow today in part because of a central bank rule change that , a currency trader with Buenos Aires-based Lopez Leon Brokers, said seeks to curb capital outflows. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Maradona to be presented as new Argentina coach  Nov 4, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Maradona will be presented on Tuesday as new Argentina coach at a press conference in Ezeisa, suburbs of Buenos Aires, said the Argentine Football Association ... BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Argentine former soccer player Diego Maradona said on Thursday that he will debut as coach of the Argentine soccer national team in a friendly match against Scotland on Nov. 19 in Glasgow ... BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Diego Maradona, who will be named to coach... (Xinhuanet, China)

    Boca gan y es lder en Argentina  Nov 3, 2008
    Estadio: Alberto J. Armando, Ciudad Autnoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina Asistencia: Hora de Inicio: 14:20 ETrbitro(s): Sergio Pezzotta (rbitro). Equipos. (ESPN -- Deportes)

    Batista, Brown agree to assist coach Maradona  Nov 1, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -Sergio Batista and Jose Luis Brown changed their minds and agreed to become assistants to Argentina coach-to-be Diego Maradona on Friday ... Batista initially rejected the offer to assist Maradona on Wednesday because of a "lack of communication.''Meanwhile, Maradona postponed his weekend trip to England to remain in Buenos Aires for his official appointment next week as coach. Maradona and Bilardo will be confirmed on Tuesday by the Argentine Football Association's... (MSNBC -- Sports)

    Bolivian Gas Crackdown May Spur Inflation in Brazil, Argentina  Nov 1, 2008
    Argentina, South America's second-largest economy and an importer of Bolivian gas, also may face price increases from Morales's order to seize assets and raise taxes on foreign producers, said Francisco Mezzadri, the former head of natural gas operations in Bolivia for CMS Energy Corp., Michigan's largest natural gas utility, and now a consultant in Buenos Aires ... Still, Argentina has plans to increase its Bolivian imports five-fold to about 25 million cubic meters a day, or 20 percent of its... (Yahoo News -- Argentina)

    Diego set for Scottish debut  Nov 1, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES: Diego Maradona, celebrating his 48th birthday on Thursday, said he expected to make his debut as Argentina coach in a friendly with Scotland on Nov 19 ... We are going to play the game against Scotland with the best team weve got, he told reporters in front of his home on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Maradona pushing England trip for appointment  Nov 1, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Diego Maradona postponed his weekend trip to England to remain in Buenos Aires for his official appointment next week as the coach of Argentina. Meanwhile, the football great met on Friday with Sergio Batista and Jose Luis Brown, two candidates for his coaching staff, saying both men "placed themselves at my disposition.'' "I want to be here for the gathering'' next week, Maradona told Argentina's Fox Sports television station after meeting with Batista and Brown. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Maradona compares Argentina team to dirty Rolls Royce  Nov 1, 2008
    "The Argentine national side is like a Rolls Royce covered in dirt, it needs to be cleaned," the 48-year-old told reporters after a meeting at the Football Association's training camp outside Buenos Aires. Maradona, who failed three doping tests in his career, said talks had gone as planned with Batista and Brown, a defender who scored in the 1986 World Cup final against West Germany. (International Herald Tribune)

    Maradona to make managerial debut against Scotland  Oct 31, 2008
    A member of the Church of Maradona holds up a replica of the FIFA World Cup Trophy to celebrate the Argentine national team manager's 48th birthday yesterday in Buenos Aires ... A member of the Church of Maradona holds up a replica of the FIFA World Cup Trophy to celebrate the Argentine national team manager's 48th birthday yesterday in Buenos Aires ... A member of the Church of Maradona holds up a replica of the FIFA World Cup Trophy to celebrate the Argentine national team manager's 48th... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Raising Spirits  Oct 31, 2008
    "What ties the theme together is an overall feeling of happiness, with optimistic melodies and exciting rhythms," says the Mexican-born maestro, who is now the music director of the Buenos Aires Philharmonic of Teatro Coln, in Argentina. Accompanied by Danielle Belen Nesmith on violin and Peter Soave on bandoneon (a free-reed instrument made popular in tangos), the maestro will lead the San Francisco Symphony through traditional tunes from Mexico and Argentina as well as France and Spain. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Obituaries in the news  Oct 31, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Pedro Pompilio, the president of Argentine Boca Juniors soccer club, died Thursday of a heart attack. He was 55. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Argentina marks coup anniversary  Oct 31, 2008
    He unveiled a plaque with the words "Never Again" in Buenos Aires ... In Buenos Aires, more than 3,500 photographs of victims were projected onto the Obelisco monument. (Yahoo News -- Argentina)

    Stanford Women's Basketball Begins Exhibition Play Saturday Against Chico State  Oct 31, 2008
    Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, freshmen and helped the USA Basketball U18 National Team to the gold medal at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Returning Some Serious Production With the return of nine players from last season's roster, the Cardinal are blessed to have a major portion of last season's production back in uniform in 2007-08. (Pac-10.org)

    River Plate drop to bottom, angry coach hurts finger  Oct 31, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES: Title-holders River Plate dropped to the bottom of the Argentine Championship after drawing 1-1 with Newell s Old Boys on Wednesday and furious coach Diego Simeone reportedly injured himself as he vented his anger. Simeone was seen hitting the substitute s bench with his fist after River s 10th domestic game without a win and local media said he injured his hand in the process. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Diego set for Feb debut in coaching  Oct 31, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES: Argentina football legend Diego Maradona is set to make his debut as coach of the national side against France in a friendly in Marseille on Feb 11, according to the local media here. They don t rule out, however, that the 1986 World Cup winner who turned 48 yesterday could be on the bench for the friendly with Scotland in another friendly in November. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Maradona set to make coaching debut v Scotland  Oct 31, 2008
    "We are going to play the game against Scotland with the best team we've got," he told reporters in front of his home on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. "I scored a goal there, on a tour with Menotti," he added, referring to his first goal for Argentina in a 3-1 friendly win over Scotland in 1979 under coach Cesar Luis Menotti. (International Herald Tribune)

    S&P cuts Argentina's debt rating  Oct 31, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES Standard & Poor's lowers sovereign credit ratings for Argentina amid economic, political woes. More to come. (Globe and Mail -- Business)

    Federer and Nadal breeze in France  Oct 30, 2008
    "We're holding meetings trying to lay out the coaching team. I'm anxious for it to become official," Maradona said Wednesday while leaving his house on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Maradona is to replace Alfio Basile, who resigned following poor performances in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)

    Fans greet coach Maradona with skepticism  Oct 30, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -Many Argentine fans seem highly skeptical about Diego Maradona's chances of repeating his success as a player when he takes over as national team coach. Maradona will be confirmed on Tuesday as the next Argentina coach, with Carlos Bilardo working alongside him as manager, the Argentine Football Association said on its Web site. (MSNBC -- Sports)

    Maradona to get Argentina coaching job  Oct 30, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Diego Maradona will become Argentina's soccer coach next week, leaving the team in the hands of a national icon whose achievements on the field have been undercut by a long history of erratic behavior and drug abuse. The Argentine Football Association said on its Web site the appointment will be made Tuesday. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)

    * Maradona to coach Argentina  Oct 30, 2008
    AFP, BUENOS AIRES Thursday, Oct 30, 2008, Page 20. Former Argentina soccer player Diego Maradona controls the ball as he poses during a photocall for Serbian director Emir Kusturicas film Maradona by Kusturica at the Cannes International Film Festival on May 20 in Cannes, southern France. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Diego Maradona Will Coach Argentina National Team, Soccer President Says  Oct 30, 2008
    I've spent about 20 years with the national side, so it makes me laugh when they talk about inexperience,'' Maradona told television reporters today in Buenos Aires. Voted the best player of the 20th century in a worldwide poll of fans, Maradona has struggled with cocaine addiction and weight and heart problems since retiring in 1997 after a 21-year playing career. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Florida Jury Says It's Deadlocked in Venezuelan Suitcase Scandal Trial  Oct 30, 2008
    The cash was seized at a Buenos Aires airport ... The trial focused on Duran's actions after Antonini, his friend, flew on a private jet from Caracas to Buenos Aires, where airport officials seized the valise stuffed with $50 bills. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Argentine Peso Climbs From Six-Year Low as Central Bank Offers $1 Billion  Oct 30, 2008
    The intervention ``set a floor'' for the exchange rate, sparking the rebound, said , a currency trader with Buenos Aires-based ABC Mercado de Cambio ... Using the exchange rate as an anchor implies losing reserves and therefore the policy is not sustainable in the medium term,'' , an economist with HSBC Bank Argentina in Buenos Aires, said in a report today ... To contact the reporters on this story: in Buenos Aires at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Sports briefs  Oct 30, 2008
    "We're holding meetings trying to lay out the coaching team. I'm anxious for it to become official," Maradona said Wednesday while leaving his house on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. NHL. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)

    Soccer | Rob Hughes: Still in love, Argentina gambles on Maradona  Oct 30, 2008
    On the way into the meeting in Buenos Aires, Grondona mused aloud with the mass media ... Bilardo heads the Sports Secretariat for Buenos Aires province, and was in the talks Tuesday ... Meanwhile, Maradona, whose bewitching journey began 48 years ago on 30 October 1960 in Villa Fiorito, a "villa miseria" on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, is talking the talk. (International Herald Tribune)

    Maradona offered job as Argentina coach  Oct 29, 2008
    (CNN) -- Diego Maradona has been offered the job of becoming Argentina's new national coach following a meeting with Football Association chiefs in Buenos Aires on Tuesday ... Later, Maradona told Buenos Aires-based La Red radio that "just to go to this meeting and be considered in the running is an honor.". (CNN -- International)

    Diego Maradona expected to be offered job as Argentina coach  Oct 29, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) Diego Maradona is expected to be confirmed as Argentina coach on Thursday, his 48th birthday ... Bilardo was currently the head of the Sports Secretariat for Buenos Aires province. (USA Today -- Sports)

    Argentina offers national-team gig to Maradona  Oct 29, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Diego Maradona was offered a chance to coach Argentina's soccer team, but declined to say Tuesday whether he accepted ... Bilardo is the head of the Sports Secretariat for Buenos Aires province. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Maradona confirms he was offered to Argentina job  Oct 29, 2008
    BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona confirmed on Tuesday that he was offered to coach the Argentine national team together with Carlos Bilardo as manager. However, he showed cautiousness and said that his decision will made during coming hours. (Xinhuanet, China)

    World markets dodge another day of sharp losses  Oct 28, 2008
    AP reporters Pan Pylas in London, Jeremiah Marquez in Hong Kong and reporters Tomoko A. Hosaka in Tokyo, Elaine Kurtenbach in Shanghai, Hrvoje Hrankski in Manila, Kelly Olsen in Seoul and Jeannette Neumann in Buenos Aires, Argentina contributed to this report. Sponsored Links. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)

    Election '08: The world weighs in  Oct 26, 2008
    In Buenos Aires, Christopher Pastorino, a BU senior, said he received a positive reception from Argentines who appreciated that he speaks Spanish ... "Every single person that talked to me about politics in Rome, Naples, the Andes Mountains, Buenos Aires . . . was for Obama," said Michelle Catagnus, a Northeastern sophomore who spent the summer in Italy and Argentina. (Boston Globe)

    Industry Buzz  Oct 26, 2008
    Before arriving at their picks, they sifted through 4,300 films and attended festivals in Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Guadalajara, Berlin, Cannes and Rotterdam. "As you start weeding through all these films, you start to see a collective consciousness speaking, and you notice little pockets of strong filmmaking happening in different areas," Bennett says. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Photo submitted(From right) Maria Susana and husband Nestor, Roger and Nelly Ermili, sister Elva, Susana and husband Arnaldo celebrate Roger Ermili’s 80th birthday party. Roger’s relatives came from across the globe to take part in the festivities.\0\0  Oct 26, 2008
    Sister Elva s decision immediately got the ball rolling because when Ermili s two brothers, who live in Buenos Aires, Argentina heard Elva was going to Roger s 80th birthday, they called and said, We re coming, too. Collectively, the five will fly about 60,000 miles roundtrip for the occasion. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)

    Separate churches seek to move on  Oct 26, 2008
    The result was a breakaway diocese now aligned with the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A remaining diocese made up of congregations that didn't want to split is still connected to the U.S. Episcopal Church. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Andean Villages of Northern Argenti...  Oct 25, 2008
    Regular flights from leave from Buenos Aires to Salta or San Salvador de Jujuy which is a little closer to the villages ... The region is accessible by road through National Route 51 which connects Salta to Buenos Aires, C;rdoba, Tucum;n, Jujuy. (Suite101.com)

    Latin Americans shy away from market  Oct 25, 2008
    "It scared me," Zvetelman said, speaking by telephone from Buenos Aires. "I managed to get out my money before the worst of it hit. But with what I'm seeing now, I'm not going back in.". (AZCentral -- Business)

    Argentine Lawmakers to Limit State Use of Pensions  Oct 24, 2008
    By DEBORA REY Associated Press WriterBUENOS AIRES, Argentina October 23, 2008 (AP) The Associated Press FONT SIZE. A broker works at the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, in Buenos Aires, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008 ... A broker works at the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange, in Buenos Aires, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008. (ABC News -- Wire)

    * Argentine pension plan could delay default  Oct 24, 2008
    AP, BUENOS AIRES Friday, Oct 24, 2008, Page 10 ... No one in Argentina counts on having their retirement fund in the future, said Aldo Abram, economist with the Buenos Aires-based economic consultancy Exante. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Argentines Decry Government's `Disastrous' Record as It Seizes Pensions  Oct 24, 2008
    Still, abuses by previous governments have created a lack of faith in the state system, said Buenos Aires pollster ... That record is what draws concern from Roque Fernandez, now a professor at in Buenos Aires ... We are taking this decision in a context where the biggest countries, members of the G8 and others, are taking protective measures for their banks,'' Fernandez said Oct. 21 at a rally in Buenos Aires. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Read This If You Think the $700 Billion Bailout Is Bad  Oct 24, 2008
    The kayaking in the Parana Delta is some of the best in the world, and the wine and steaks are not to be missed (we recommend La Brigada in the San Telmo neighborhood of Buenos Aires). The weather, the people, and the wine and steaks (yes, they're worth mentioning twice) are quite accommodating. (MSNBC -- Business)

    Socialism: Argentina Spreads The Wealth  Oct 24, 2008
    "It's a stealth nationalization of every single business in the country," explained Diana Mondino, an Argentinian economist at Universidad del CEMA in Buenos Aires. "Will (the government) influence those companies? I would think so anyone who owns 25% of a company will have a lot to say about how it's run.". (Investors Business Daily)

    Euro stocks rise, Argentina up but gloom elsewhere  Oct 24, 2008
    Despite today's gains, the market is very uncertain, said Juan Ignacio Di Santo, a trader at the Puente Hermanos Sociedad de Bolsa brokerage in Buenos Aires. For now, the market is discounting the government's difficult financial situation. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)

    Neighbors from hell  Oct 23, 2008
    3) BOCA JUNIORS v RIVER PLATE -- Buenos Aires, Argentina ... Both clubs were founded in the poor district of Buenos Aires called La Boca, but River Plate moved to a wealthier area called Nunez in the 1930s, heightening the animosity between the clubs. (CNN -- International)

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