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As the Argentine government increases efforts to track down former spymaster Antonio Stiuso, it has warned the United States the perceived reluctance to help locate the fugitive is jeopardizing its relationship with the Latin American nation. As reported in the Guardian, Argentina’s cabinet chief of staff, Anibal Fernández, voiced his government’s frustration over the U.S.’s failure to respond to eight formal requests regarding details on Stiuo’s whereabouts. “We ask ourselves sometimes, Read more [...]

  Maria Kodama (R), widow of writer Jorge Luis Borges, and Argentinian artist Juan Carlos Pallaroll (L) attend the exhibition '50 Años, 50 Fotos' (50 Years, 50 Pictures) to commemorate the 50 years of that news agency in the country, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 01 October 2015. EFE/David Fernandez Maria Kodama (R), widow of writer Jorge Luis Borges, Read more [...]

ZURICH, Argentina continued to lead the men’s soccer world rankings in the FIFA world rankings, while Germany overtook Belgium to land at the second place. Argentina still held on to lead but the gap has been narrowed to just 18 points when Germany overtook Belgium to land at the second place with 1,401 points, Xinhua news agency cited the rankings released on Thursday. Other climbers in the top 10 include Portugal (4th, up two) and Spain (6th, up Read more [...]

Argentina international to answer charges of defrauding tax authorities BARCELONA — Barcelona’s Argentina international Javier Mascherano has been ordered to appear in court on October 29 to answer charges of two counts of defrauding the Spanish tax authorities of a total of more than 1.5 million euros (US$1.67 million). A court in Gava near the Catalan capital has decided to proceed with the case after the charges were announced by the public prosecutor on Monday and has called Mascherano to Read more [...]

Argentina continues to lead the men's soccer world rankings in the FIFA world rankings.

Lifting off during a daylight departure from French Guiana, the Ariane 5 rocket deployed Arsat-2 and Australia's Sky Muster during a 32-minute flight sequence. It marked the 82nd mission using Arianespace's workhorse launcher, as well as the 68th consecutive Ariane 5 success. Arsat-2 will be delivering direct-to-home (DTH), video transport, Internet and IP-voice services through one C-band aerial and two in Ku-band, as well as increasing Argentina's broadcasting capability across Latin America. "Launch Read more [...]

Stiuso is believed to have left Argentina in February and President Cristina Fernández accused the US of failing to provide the information locate him  The move marked the latest example of how a legal onslaught has placed the former spymaster in the eye of the storm. Stiuso is believed to have left Argentina in February Read more [...]

By Jeff Zalesin Law360, New York (October 1, 2015, 9:34 PM ET) -- A World Trade Organization panel ruled Wednesday that Argentina ran afoul of international agreements in its implementation of tax and investment policies disfavoring nations that refuse to share tax information, but the panel stopped short of declaring that fiscal transparency cannot justify differing treatment.Ruling on a dispute initiated by Panama in 2012, the panel found that some of Argentina’s actions were Read more [...]

When the Argentine people go to the polls in October, they will have an opportunity to reject the protectionism and populism that are the hallmarks of current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s government. There are certainly recent Latin American success stories that point towards a more hopeful path, to include the examples set by more conservative governments like those in Colombia and Mexico. There are also several countries that are both geographically and ideologically closer Read more [...]