Argentina’s Hernandez has torn hamstring, out for 10 days

Argentina’s Juan Martin Hernandez has a torn hamstring and will miss the Rugby World Cup Pool C match against Tonga in Leicester on Sunday, the Argentine Rugby Union said on Monday. POSTED: 29 Sep 2015 03:35 PHOTOS Rugby Union - Argentina v Georgia - IRB Rugby World Cup 2015 Pool C - Kingsholm, Gloucester, England - 25/9/15 Argentina's Juan Martin Hernandez receives treatment before Read more [...]

Earthquake Measuring 5.4 Rocks Argentina

A major earthquake was reported by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) on Sept. 28, 2015, following a series of tremors in South America. Today’s seismic activity so far has produced a 5.4 magnitude earthquake, 32 miles northwest of San Antonio de Los Cobres, Argentina. During the last 10 days, the adjoining countries of Argentina and Chile have experienced tremors measuring between 5.4 and 6.6 on the Richter Scale. Also, this morning, Honduras, which is approximately 3900 miles north Read more [...]

Telecom Argentina SA Given Average Rating of "Hold" by Brokerages (NYSE:TEO)

Telecom Argentina SA (NYSE:TEO) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the six ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $14.00. Several research firms have issued reports on TEO. Zacks upgraded Read more [...]

Messi will return in less than two months, says Argentina team doctor

The Barcelona and Argentina superstar sustained a tear in a ligament in his left knee during the clash with Las Palmas but the national team medic is unworried by the setback Argentina team doctor Donato Villani is confident injured Barcelona star Lionel Messi will return to action in less than two months. Messi is set to miss the next seven-to-eight weeks after suffering a tear in the internal collateral ligament of his left knee in Barcelona's 2-1 win over Las Palmas on Saturday. The 28-year-old's Read more [...]

Los Abandonados: Argentina’s Dead Prosecutor and Why Deals with Iran Never Work

As Americans reflect on months at the negotiating table with Ali Khamenei, the new film Los Abandonados (“The Abandoned”) demands a deeper look at another Iran deal: the one Argentina made to absolve the perpetrators of the largest terrorist attack in their history. Part historical account and part spy novel, Los Abandonados tells the story of the death of Alberto Nisman, an Argentine prosecutor who was found dead of a gunshot to the head the day before he was to testify to Read more [...]

Telecom Argentina (NYSE:TEO) Lowered to Sell Rating With $14.00 Target Price …

Telecom Argentina (NYSE:TEO) Downgrade of Rating In an analyst note sent to investors today, Goldman Sachs cut shares of Telecom Argentina (NYSE:TEO) to Sell rating from Neutral rating. The firm currently has a $14.00 price target on the stock. Goldman Sachs’s price target suggests a potential downside of -6.23% from the stock’s last stock price. The firm’s rating downgrade is noticed by equity trades, as NYSE:TEO is now trading 0.00% lower at $14.93 as of 08:56 New York time. Telecom Read more [...]

Pope tells family that drove from Argentina to see him in Philadelphia they’re …

On Sunday, Iraq said that it has signed an intelligence and security cooperation agreement with Russia, Iran, and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, purportedly to battle Islamic State. "American officials knew that a group of Russian military officers were in Baghdad," reports Michael R. Gordon at The New York Times, "but they were clearly surprised when the Iraqi military's Joint Operations Command announced the intelligence sharing accord on Sunday." The new, formal agreement follows a Read more [...]

Lionel Messi gets mad when he does not play, says Argentina team doctor

Buenos Aires: Argentina football team doctor Donato Villani said he is confident that injured Barcelona star Lionel Messi will return to action in less than two months.Messi is set to miss the next seven-to-eight weeks after suffering a tear in the internal collateral ligament of his left knee in Barcelona's 2-1 win over Las Palmas on Saturday."For years I've known Leo and I have no doubt that he will be ready in the shortest possible time of the injury, perhaps before that period of six-to-eight Read more [...]

Arsat-2 counts down to boost Argentina’s satellite broadcasting

Arsat-2 arrived in French Guiana in August and will be part of Arianespace's September Ariane 5 mission. Arsat-2 is the second of three geostationary satellites to be designed, built and operated in a bid to increase Argentina's telecommunications capacity, guaranteeing the same level of connectivity to all of its regions. In addition, the satellite specifically looks to strengthen Argentina's broadcasting capacity outside its borders, targeting the whole of Latin America. The satellite was tested Read more [...]

Family meets Pope Francis after 21000 km road trip from Argentina

Pope Francis met Sunday with a family who drove nearly 21,000 kilometres to see him, travelling from Argentina to Philadelphia in an old Volkswagen van over 194 days. Francis spent time with fellow Argentines Catire Walker and Noel Zemborain and their four children, talking about their visit and praying. Pope urges world to protect the vulnerable during U.S. trip End hostility to immigrants, Pope tells U.S. Congress Pope delivers outdoor mass to more than 1M followers Zemborain told Read more [...]