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Showing posts with label Argentina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Argentina. Show all posts
11/30/18
11/29/18
UKRAINE: Trump cancels meeting with Putin over Ukraine Crises
Trump cancels Putin meeting over Ukraine crisis U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday suddenly canceled a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled for this week's Group of 20 industrialized nations summit in Argentina, citing the current Ukraine crisis.
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3/15/18
South America: Corporations, Environment and pollution: Coca-Cola And Nestlé To Privatize The Largest Reserve Of Water In South America
Private companies such as
Coca-Cola and Nestlé are allegedly in the process of privatizing the
largest reserve of water, known as the Guarani Aquifer, in South
America. The aquifer is located beneath the surface of Brazil,
Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay and is the second largest-known aquifer
system in the world.
Reported by Correiodo Brasil the major transnational conglomerates are “striding forward” with their negotiations to privatize the aquifer system. Meetings have already been reserved with authorities of the current government, such as Michel Temer, to outline procedures required for private companies to exploit the water sources. The concession contracts will last more than 100 years.
The first public conversation about this dilemma was scheduled on the same day the process of voting for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff was opened. As Central Politico reports, “This coincidence was fatal for the adjournment of the meeting.”
This issue extends beyond South America, as all humans will be affected by the decision to privatize the second-largest aquifer system in the world. Essentially, the corporations are profiting off a natural resource that should be freely available to all.
Under the Guarani Aquifer Project’s Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development Project, known as ANA’s Guarani Aquifer Project (SAG), the aquifer would be managed and preserved for present and future generations. Following the conservatives’ victory in Argentina and the coup d’état, pressed for by the ultra right in Paraguay and Brazil, only Uruguay was left to vote on the privatization of the aquifer.
Approximately two-thirds (1.2 million km²) of the reserve is located in Brazilian territory, specifically in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Future generations will ultimately suffer if this deal goes through, which is why human rights organizations around the world are getting involved.
Read more: Coca-Cola And Nestlé To Privatize The Largest Reserve Of Water In South America
Reported by Correiodo Brasil the major transnational conglomerates are “striding forward” with their negotiations to privatize the aquifer system. Meetings have already been reserved with authorities of the current government, such as Michel Temer, to outline procedures required for private companies to exploit the water sources. The concession contracts will last more than 100 years.
The first public conversation about this dilemma was scheduled on the same day the process of voting for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff was opened. As Central Politico reports, “This coincidence was fatal for the adjournment of the meeting.”
“There must be another list of
projects to be granted or privatized in the medium term, with auctions
that may occur in up to one year, such as Eletrobras energy distributors
and freshwater sources,” adds the news site, translated via Google from Portuguese.
This issue extends beyond South America, as all humans will be affected by the decision to privatize the second-largest aquifer system in the world. Essentially, the corporations are profiting off a natural resource that should be freely available to all.
Under the Guarani Aquifer Project’s Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development Project, known as ANA’s Guarani Aquifer Project (SAG), the aquifer would be managed and preserved for present and future generations. Following the conservatives’ victory in Argentina and the coup d’état, pressed for by the ultra right in Paraguay and Brazil, only Uruguay was left to vote on the privatization of the aquifer.
Approximately two-thirds (1.2 million km²) of the reserve is located in Brazilian territory, specifically in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Future generations will ultimately suffer if this deal goes through, which is why human rights organizations around the world are getting involved.
Read more: Coca-Cola And Nestlé To Privatize The Largest Reserve Of Water In South America
12/14/17
Israel-Argentina: What is Israël’s project in Argentina? - by Thierry Meyssan
In the 20th century, after the military coup d’Etat against democratically elected President General Juan Perón, a current of antisemitism developed within the armed forces. A brochure was distributed accusing the new State of Israël of preparing an invasion of Patagonia, the « Andinia Plan ».
It has become apparent today that even though the Argentinian extreme right had exaggerated the facts in the 1970’s, there was indeed a project for implantation (and not invasion) in Patagonia.
Everything changed with the Falklands War in 1982. At that time, the Argentinian military junta attempted to recuperate the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, which from their point of view had been occupied by the British for a century and a half. The UNO recognised the legitimacy of the Argentinian claim, but the Security Council condemned the use of force to recover these territories. The stakes are considerable, since the territorial waters of these archipelagos offer access to all the riches of the Antarctic continent.
At the end of this war, which cost more than a thousand lives (official British figures are largely understated), London imposed a particularly severe Peace Treaty on Buenos Aires - Argentinian armed forces are limited to their most simple expression. Above all, the control of their Southern and Antarctic air space is confiscated for the profit of the Royal Air Force, and they are obliged to inform the United Kingdom about all their operations.
In 1992 and 1994, two particularly devastating, murderous and mysterious attacks successively destroyed the Israëli embassy and the headquarters of the Israëli association AMIA. The first attack took place when the station chiefs of Israëli Intelligence had just left the building. The second occurred in the context of joint Egypt-Argentinian research for the development of Condor ballistic missiles. In the same period, the main Condor factory exploded, and the sons of Presidents Carlos Menem and Hafez el-Assad died accidentally. The various enquiries gave rise to a succession of manipulations.
After having blamed Syria, prosecutor Alberto Nisman turned on Iran, whom he accused of having ordered the two attacks, and Hezbollah, who he claimed had carried them out. The ex- Peronist President Cristina Kirchner was accused of having negotiated the end of the legal proceedings against Iran in exchange for advantageous oil prices. Prosecutor Nisman was found dead at his home, and President Kirchner was found guilty of high treason. However, last week, a coup de theâtre destroyed everything we though we knew – the United States FBI handed over DNA analyses which attest to the absence of the presumed terrorist among the victims, and the presence of a body which has never been identified. 25 years later, we know nothing more about these attacks.
In the 21st century, benefitting from the advantages offered them by the Falklands War Treaty, the United Kingdom and Israël are now setting up a new project Patagonia.
British billionaire Joe Lewis has acquired immense territories in the South of Argentina and even neighbouring Chile. His properties cover areas several times larger than the State of Israël. They are situated in Tierra del Fuego, at the extreme Southern point of the continent. In particular, they surround the Lago Escondido, which effectively denies access to the entire region, despite a legal injunction.
The billionaire has built a private airport with a two kilometre landing strip, in order to be able to receive civil and military aircraft.
Since the Falklands War, the Israëli army has been organising « holiday camps » (sic) in Patagonia for its soldiers. Between 8,000 and 10,000 of them now come every year to spend two weeks on Joe Lewis’ land.
While in the 1970’s, the Argentinian army noted the construction of 25,000 empty houses, which gave rise to the myth of the Andinia Plan, hundreds of thousands have been built today.
It is impossible to verify the state of the construction work, since these are private lands, and Google Earth has neutralised the satellite photographs of the area, just as it does with NATO’s military installations.
Neighbouring Chile has handed over a submarine base to Israël. Tunnels have been dug in order to survive the polar winter.
The Mapuche Indians who inhabit both Argentinian and Chilean Patagonia were surprised to learn that the Resistencia Ancestral Mapuche (RAM) had been reactivated in London. This is a mysterious organisation which fights for independence. First accused of being an old association recuperated by the Argentinian secret services, the RAM is today considered by the left as a legitimate secessionist movement, but by the Mapuche leaders as an initiative financed by George Soros.
On 15 November 2017, the Navy lost all contact with the submarine ARA San Juan, which was finally declared lost at sea. It was one of the TR 1700 class diesel-electric submarines which were the flagships of the reduced Argentinian army. The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) has announced that it has recorded an unusual acoustic phenomenon in the Atlantic, close to the area from which the San Juan sent its last signal. The government finally admitted that the submarine was on a non-specified « secret mission », of which London had been informed. The USA began a search, while the Russian Navy deployed a drone capable of exploring the ocean to a depth of 6,000 metres, but found nothing. The San Juan probably exploded. The Argentinian Press is convinced that the submarine had either collided with a mine, or was destroyed by an enemy torpedo.
It is impossible for the moment to determine if Israël is engaged in a programme for the exploitation of Antarctica, or if it is building a rear base in case of defeat in Palestine.
Read more: What is Israël’s project in Argentina?, by Thierry Meyssan
3/14/16
Gun ControI USA: "I’m the ambassador of murder weapons" explains US lecturer in Argentina - by Zavi Kang Engles
My co-presenter Nick and I immediately exchange a
look—how to tackle this one?
Sensing the pregnancy of our pause, the
student clarifies, “I mean, I hear very much about guns in the U.S. And
many people seem to die, and I hear there are protests where people are
very angry about this, like in Baltimore. But nothing seems to happen.”
As
Fulbrighters called on to function as both teaching assistants and
cultural ambassadors, we’ve just finished our presentation on U.S.
geography and culture to students training to be English teachers. As in
most classes, where I often feel more like a young RA (Resident
American), rather than an actual TA (teaching assistant), this
presentation is followed by an extended Q&A session, with students
asking anything and everything they’ve ever wondered about the American
people. And yet again, as in almost every university class I’ve
presented in, I am asked why Americans seem so passionate about killing
each other.
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At the time of this
presentation, Baltimore was pulsing with rage and despair sparked by
the brutal murder of Freddie Gray and what had started as a discussion
on the Black Lives Matter movement had broadened into questions about
American gun culture.
Before Nick can respond, I jump in with, “Technically, no, we can’t legally kill other people. But there are many loopholes.”
A couple of students aren’t sure what a
loophole is, so I briefly explain before launching into the differential
treatment of violent offenders based on race; the fact that Trayvon
Martin’s murderer, against all reason, still walks free; the fact that
protesters are attempting to claim basic human rights for black people
within a society rife with military-grade weaponry in the police force
and ridiculous number of guns circulating through private sales.
As
I speak, I’m aware that students are surprised that my voice slips from
neutrality to a more clipped, urgent tone. I know that I have breached
the barrier of cool professionalism expected between student and
teacher.
Nick hesitates. Fighting back the rising
frustration of having to acknowledge that many people in my country
connect tyranny with registration of deadly weapons and liberty with
murder over property rights, I respond, “Yeah, in some states. And
that’s more likely to happen if you’re black.”
Another student raises her hand. “Does that mean everyone there has guns?”
And
suddenly it’s clear to me that what is more incredible for the students
than the rampant racism I’ve just described is the matter of guns. And I
realize, as Nick and I begin explaining that no, not everyone has guns,
and we try to delicately outline the increasing political polarization
around gun control, that I had been misreading the situation.
The
students were intrigued not only by our explanations but by our own
blasé attitudes—that, though both Nick and I
were critical of American gun culture, we also talked about guns as
though they were an inevitable part of life.
5/16/15
Financial Community: International Lawsuits Begin to Build Momentum Against Wall Street Thugs
The Argentinian government has filed a lawsuit against Wall Street
firm CitiGroup over debt repayments that Argentine officials say violate
national laws, reported The Guardian.
Part of the lawsuit states that the country seeks to file criminal charges against employees of the Argentinian arm of CitiGroup. The bank said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that Argentine officials had “taken certain adverse actions against Citi Argentina, including filing a lawsuit against Citi Argentina and instituting a suspension of certain activities.”
Because of this bad debt deal, the Argentine government wants not only to file charges against CitiGroup employees, but implement sanctions that bar any future operations within the country. This dispute between Argentina and CitiGroup comes during friction between the country and two other financial institutions, NML Capital and Aurelius Capital Management.
The two institutions did not accept a deal to restructure Argentina’s national debt. Argentina apparently owes a “holdout” debt of $1.3 billion to the two hedge funds, and U.S. judge Thomas Griesa ruled that it must pay that amount before receiving a restructuring deal.
Because Argentina senses a banking scam run by CitiGroup and accuses Griesa of being a banking crony, the country has ignored the judge’s ruling and blocked Citi’s capital market operations and suspended the leader of Citi’s Argentine operations, Gabriel Ribisich — who has been accused of misconduct.
The BBC recently reported that CitiGroup may plead guilty to accusations of manipulating exchange rates in foreign currency markets. Wall Street and Griesa’s cronyism have backed Argentina in a tough spot. Unrealistic expectations and international bullying pushed the country into default as Argentina is refusing to pay the hedge funds, NML and Aurelius.
Read more: International Lawsuits Begin to Build Momentum Against Wall Street Thugs
Part of the lawsuit states that the country seeks to file criminal charges against employees of the Argentinian arm of CitiGroup. The bank said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that Argentine officials had “taken certain adverse actions against Citi Argentina, including filing a lawsuit against Citi Argentina and instituting a suspension of certain activities.”
Because of this bad debt deal, the Argentine government wants not only to file charges against CitiGroup employees, but implement sanctions that bar any future operations within the country. This dispute between Argentina and CitiGroup comes during friction between the country and two other financial institutions, NML Capital and Aurelius Capital Management.
The two institutions did not accept a deal to restructure Argentina’s national debt. Argentina apparently owes a “holdout” debt of $1.3 billion to the two hedge funds, and U.S. judge Thomas Griesa ruled that it must pay that amount before receiving a restructuring deal.
Because Argentina senses a banking scam run by CitiGroup and accuses Griesa of being a banking crony, the country has ignored the judge’s ruling and blocked Citi’s capital market operations and suspended the leader of Citi’s Argentine operations, Gabriel Ribisich — who has been accused of misconduct.
The BBC recently reported that CitiGroup may plead guilty to accusations of manipulating exchange rates in foreign currency markets. Wall Street and Griesa’s cronyism have backed Argentina in a tough spot. Unrealistic expectations and international bullying pushed the country into default as Argentina is refusing to pay the hedge funds, NML and Aurelius.
Read more: International Lawsuits Begin to Build Momentum Against Wall Street Thugs
8/1/14
Argentina Default: Argentina blames US mediator for debt default
Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich said his country was considering
opening proceedings at international tribunals in The Hague after it was
declared to be in technical default.
The announcement came just hours after last-minute talks in New York with a group of bond-holders failed.
The bond-holders are demanding a full pay-out of $1.3bn (£766m).
Argentina says the bond-holders are "vultures" using the South American country's debt problems to make a big profit.
The investors are US hedge funds that bought debt cheaply after Argentina's economic crisis in 2001-2002.
They are also known as "hold-outs" because they did not sign up to a restructuring of debt which the majority of bond-holders agreed to in 2005 and 2010
.
Under that deal, investors agreed to settle for about a third of what they were originally owed.
Read more: BBC News - Argentina blames US mediator for debt default
The announcement came just hours after last-minute talks in New York with a group of bond-holders failed.
The bond-holders are demanding a full pay-out of $1.3bn (£766m).
Argentina says the bond-holders are "vultures" using the South American country's debt problems to make a big profit.
The investors are US hedge funds that bought debt cheaply after Argentina's economic crisis in 2001-2002.
They are also known as "hold-outs" because they did not sign up to a restructuring of debt which the majority of bond-holders agreed to in 2005 and 2010
.
Under that deal, investors agreed to settle for about a third of what they were originally owed.
Read more: BBC News - Argentina blames US mediator for debt default
7/13/14
Germany was the best team in the World Cup from start to finish
Thomas Muller scored goals. Bastian Schweinsteiger bossed the
midfield. Schürrle, Götze, Mesut Özil and Toni Kroos provided
intelligence and creativity.
It’s hard to write about a team that doesn’t have one clear-cut star.
The narrative isn’t as easy. But Germany proved that depth and resiliency are just as important as individual brilliance in its march to the World Cup.
The German players deserved greatness and they found it.
Read more: Germany was the best team in the World Cup from start to finish | For The Win
It’s hard to write about a team that doesn’t have one clear-cut star.
The narrative isn’t as easy. But Germany proved that depth and resiliency are just as important as individual brilliance in its march to the World Cup.
The German players deserved greatness and they found it.
Read more: Germany was the best team in the World Cup from start to finish | For The Win
7/9/14
Holland goes down on penalties against Argentina: It’s Latin America vs Europe semi-finals
Argentina's dream of winning the World Cup in the backyard of neighbours Brazil lives on after they beat Holland in a penalty shoot-out to reach the final.
Goalkeeper Sergio Romero saved brilliantly from Ron Vlaar and Wesley Sneijder to take Argentina through following 120 turgid minutes in Sao Paulo.
The South Americans converted all of their penalties and will now play Germany in Sunday's Maracana final.
1/30/14
Argentina: The ‘Walking Dead’: Dealing with the economic collapse - by Veronique de Miguel
If today you were to arrive in Argentina with a 10 dollar bill
in your hand, you would experience scenes similar to a “Walking Dead”
episode. Immediately, tens of people – including the government – would
perceive the green breath of life in your pocket and pursue you with one
single intention: obtaining your dollar bill.
Jokes aside, the economic collapse in Argentina,
and in particular its eternal romance with the American dollar, is at
its maximum boiling point and ready to explode. Like millions of
Argentines, I have to deal with this chaotic period, uncertainties,
unknowns and a super-inflation that makes a visit to the grocery store
an adventure full of unpleasant surprises with the unexpected rise in
price of absolutely everything. And don’t get me started on lines of
credit or plans for future payments.
The average Argentine
is so used to distrusting his own currency that it was a tradition to
save one’s money in dollars, until the government banned this practice.
The people continued doing it, of course, except they started to buy
much more expensive black market dollars in exchange caves. The summary
of the current situation is that the government intends to remedy the
fall of reserves with currency printing, which is not supported in the
same way by the dollar. The calculation is simple, many more pesos and
fewer dollars in reserve to support them, means more pesos needed for
each dollar. This is called devaluation, and it’s making a lot of people
very upset.
Despite big ads on storefronts, those products are often missing from the shelves of supermarkets. It is common to see posters in empty shelves announcing that you are allowed to buy only item per person.
Prices of all products constantly increase day by day. Consequently, the consumption of some basic items like bread, milk and other similar items is falling at an alarming rate. People don’t buy bread – as it is a very expensive good now – and have to get along with crackers. The price of vegetables has almost become a state matter.
Read more: The ‘Walking Dead’: Dealing with the economic collapse in Argentina | Voxxi
7/18/13
Brazil blames Argentina for delays in EU free trade accord
Brazilian agribusiness leaders are blaming Argentine government policies for delays in concluding a free trade deal with the European Union -- an accusation has come from Brussels as well.
EU negotiators reported frustration in attempts to advance negotiations that both sides see as timely, leading to a deal that will benefit both sides.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed for EU-Latin America free trade talks. A free trade deal with Latin America's largest trade bloc, Mercosur, is seen in Brussels as a potential way out of recession for some of the EU's hard-pressed economies.
Mercosur's impressive demographics and cumulative growth figures are strong stimulants for EU nations seeking new business opportunities. The region has a population of about 276 million and total earnings of $3.47 trillion. An average per capita income of $12,599 translates into a burgeoning consumer market with unrivaled potential, analysts said.
Mercosur founding members are: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay. Venezuela, Associate Member since 2008, became a full member in July 2012. Bolivia and Chile are associate members and Colombia, Ecuador and Peru want to join.
Paraguay's membership is suspended because of Mercosur diplomatic wrangles over a June 2012 government change the regional bloc denounced as a coup. Other regional organizations including the Organization of American States in Washington, disagree over Mercosur's diplomatic isolation of Paraguay.
Brazil blames Argentina for delays in EU free trade accord - UPI.com
EU negotiators reported frustration in attempts to advance negotiations that both sides see as timely, leading to a deal that will benefit both sides.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed for EU-Latin America free trade talks. A free trade deal with Latin America's largest trade bloc, Mercosur, is seen in Brussels as a potential way out of recession for some of the EU's hard-pressed economies.
Mercosur's impressive demographics and cumulative growth figures are strong stimulants for EU nations seeking new business opportunities. The region has a population of about 276 million and total earnings of $3.47 trillion. An average per capita income of $12,599 translates into a burgeoning consumer market with unrivaled potential, analysts said.
Mercosur founding members are: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay. Venezuela, Associate Member since 2008, became a full member in July 2012. Bolivia and Chile are associate members and Colombia, Ecuador and Peru want to join.
Paraguay's membership is suspended because of Mercosur diplomatic wrangles over a June 2012 government change the regional bloc denounced as a coup. Other regional organizations including the Organization of American States in Washington, disagree over Mercosur's diplomatic isolation of Paraguay.
Brazil blames Argentina for delays in EU free trade accord - UPI.com
4/19/12
Spain: Dismay Over Argentina’s Nationalization Plan - by Simon Romero
In a fiery speech justifying her decision to nationalize the oil company YPF, Argentina’s president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, cited her admiration for Petrobras, Brazil’s state-controlled oil giant, and other state oil companies in Latin America.
For more: Dismay Over Argentina’s Nationalization Plan - NYTimes.com
But in Brazil, Latin America’s rising oil power, and elsewhere in the region, financial experts greeted Mrs. Kirchner’s abrupt decision with dismay, saying the nationalization and other economic policies were making Argentina more of a hemispheric outlier than a leader in a bold new economic era.
“Argentina’s capacity to err seems unlimited,” said Míriam Leitão, one of Brazil’s most influential columnists on economic issues, in an essay comparing the YPF expropriation to Juan Domingo Perón’s nationalizations in the 1940s and ’50s, which left Argentina hobbled with anemic state enterprises.
For more: Dismay Over Argentina’s Nationalization Plan - NYTimes.com
4/17/12
Angry Spain threatens Argentina with retaliation after oil company YPF nationalization
An angry Spain threatened swift economic retaliation against Argentina on Tuesday after it unveiled plans to seize YPF, the South American nation's biggest oil company which is controlled by Spanish energy group Reps.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso urged Argentina to uphold international agreements on business protection with Spain. "I am seriously disappointed about yesterday's announcement," he said in Brussels.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague added to the chorus of condemnation, saying: "This goes against all the commitments Argentina has made in the G20 to promote transparency and reduce protectionism."
Argentina and Britain have also been locked in a diplomaticbattle over oil exploration in the Falkland Islands for months.
Spanish media slammed the expropriation, believed to be biggest nationalization in the natural resources field since the seizure of Russia's Yukos oil company a decade ago.
EU-Digest
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso urged Argentina to uphold international agreements on business protection with Spain. "I am seriously disappointed about yesterday's announcement," he said in Brussels.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague added to the chorus of condemnation, saying: "This goes against all the commitments Argentina has made in the G20 to promote transparency and reduce protectionism."
Argentina and Britain have also been locked in a diplomaticbattle over oil exploration in the Falkland Islands for months.
Spanish media slammed the expropriation, believed to be biggest nationalization in the natural resources field since the seizure of Russia's Yukos oil company a decade ago.
EU-Digest
7/1/11
Mercosur pushes for early EU trade pact
Latin America's Mercosur trade bloc is impatient for progress on free-trade talks with the European Union to lead to an early agreement, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said.
Brazil has been in the forefront of Mercosur pronouncements on the increasingly contentious talks for reaching a free-trade pact. The negotiations are snagged on European farm industries' fears about a flood of Latin American produce and Mercosur partners' often mercurial behavior toward European exports to the region.
Argentina drew angry rejoinders from Europe over what EU officials called restrictive trade measures that led to imports from Europe being blocked, delayed or made more expensive by stinging taxation, all of which Brussels branded as running counter to the spirit of the according being negotiated.
For more: Mercosur pushes for early EU trade pact - UPI.com
Brazil has been in the forefront of Mercosur pronouncements on the increasingly contentious talks for reaching a free-trade pact. The negotiations are snagged on European farm industries' fears about a flood of Latin American produce and Mercosur partners' often mercurial behavior toward European exports to the region.
Argentina drew angry rejoinders from Europe over what EU officials called restrictive trade measures that led to imports from Europe being blocked, delayed or made more expensive by stinging taxation, all of which Brussels branded as running counter to the spirit of the according being negotiated.
For more: Mercosur pushes for early EU trade pact - UPI.com
5/21/11
Tennis : Germany beat Argentina 2-1 to win World Team Cup for record 5th time
Germany overcame defending champions Argentina 2-1 to win the World Team Cup for a record fifth time Saturday.
Florian Mayer put Germany ahead by beating Juan Monaco 7-6 (4), 6-0, but Juan Ignacio Chela pulled Argentina level when he beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Kohlschreiber then returned to partner Philipp Petzschner while Chela teamed with Maximo Gonzalez in the doubles, which Germany won 6-3, 7-6 (5).
For more: The Canadian Press: Germany beat Argentina 2-1 to win World Team Cup for record 5th time
Florian Mayer put Germany ahead by beating Juan Monaco 7-6 (4), 6-0, but Juan Ignacio Chela pulled Argentina level when he beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Kohlschreiber then returned to partner Philipp Petzschner while Chela teamed with Maximo Gonzalez in the doubles, which Germany won 6-3, 7-6 (5).
For more: The Canadian Press: Germany beat Argentina 2-1 to win World Team Cup for record 5th time
2/12/09
Goal.com - European Soccer - Argentina Defeat France In Competitive Encounter 2 - 0
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European Soccer - Argentina Defeat France In Competitive Encounter 2 - 0
Diego Maradona continued his winning start as Argentinean coach as the Albiceleste beat France in a highly competitive game in Marseille. A first half strike from Jonas Gutierrez was doubled by Lionel Messi in the closing stages of the match. Les Bleus would certainly enjoy their spells of pressure; however, the Argentine defence was hugely impressive and held out impassively to maintain a clean sheet. Diego Maradona can be pleased with the manner in which his side won. Defensively they were solid while, in France’s half, they always posed a significant threat to their opposition with the dangerous duo of Messi and Aguero leading the line.
Other than Ribery, who was electric at times in the first half before fading a little in the second, France lacked such inspiration when attacking. With a key World Cup double-header against Lithuania fast approaching in the spring, Domenech will need to find some additional flair from somewhere or else les Bleus’ dreams of South Africa could be in tatters.
8/20/08
allAfrica.com: Olympics Soccer: Nigeria: Dream Team Cruises to Olympics Soccer Final against Argentina - by Aliou Goloko
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Olympics Soccer: Nigeria: Dream Team Cruises to Olympics Soccer Final against Argentina - by Aliou Goloko
Nigeria qualified for the final of the soccer tournament at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday by defeating Belgium by four goals to one, 12 years after winning the gold medal at the Atlanta games. They will be playing Argentina which won a 3-1 victory over Brazil for the gold medal.
10/30/07
Reuters: Argentina's first lady sweeps to presidency
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Argentina's first lady sweeps to presidency
First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner swept to victory in Argentina's presidential race on her husband's economic successes, but now confronts stern challenges posed by the boom he helped create. Fernandez will take over from her husband, President Nestor Kirchner, on December 10 after taking more than 40 percent of the vote on Sunday to become Argentina's first elected woman leader.
The vote was largely a referendum on Kirchner's handling of the economy, which has grown at China-style rates topping 8 percent a year since he came to office four years ago.
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