The death of Argentine federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman exactly a year ago today, remains bogged down in intrigue and unanswered questions. The difference, however, is that the recent change in government has given the case new momentum.At the time he was found shot in the head in his bathroom, Nisman was investigating the 1994 bombing of the AMIA jewish center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people. Four days before his death Nisman had accused then President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Read more [...]

ROSARIO, Argentina — An invasion of poisonous snakes washed downriver in recent floods forced authorities to close beaches to summer holidaymakers in northern Argentina, officials said Monday. Floodwaters in the Río Plata and Río Paraná carried a species of water lily and with it countless crawling, slithering creatures, south to beaches at the mouths of those rivers near Buenos Aires. “We are raising awareness of the risk and danger present today. There are otters and species of snakes Read more [...]

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Will the presidential victory of Mauricio Macri in Argentina finally bring justice to the victims of the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires? Will it solve the murder of the AMIA investigation’s special prosecutor, Alberto Nisman, one year ago? Or will Nisman’s revelations of Iran’s role in terrorism in the Western Hemisphere die as he did?      To be sure, the defeat of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s preferred candidate, Daniel Scioli, was met with a Read more [...]

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Messi, who scored Barca's opening goal from the penalty spot, was replaced by Arda Turan at halftime at the Nou Camp and Luis Enrique told a news conference he had taken the decision as a precaution. The Argentina forward and FIFA Ballon d'Or holder missed two months late last year with a knee injury but has looked close to his best in recent weeks. "Tomorrow tests will be conducted, he has some mild muscle fatigue," Luis Enrique told a news conference. "There was no sense in taking risks," added Read more [...]

From a rundown government developing in Buenos Aires, a reserved economist named Jorge Todesca is top a glasnost of sorts in Argentina. A handful of weeks just after winning November elections, President Mauricio Macri—a wealthy businessman and former Buenos Aires mayor—put Todesca in charge of the national statistics institute. Macri cleared Todesca and his ministers to speak freely about the nation’s economic information and just about everything else.That may well appear like the norm Read more [...]

RIO CUARTO, ARGENTINA – JANUARY 16: Toby Price of Australia riding on and for KTM 450 RED BULL KTM FACTORY TEAM celebrates winning the overall race as he arrives at the end of stage thirteen between Villa Carlos Paz and Rosario on day fourteen of the 2016 Dakar Rally on January 16, 2016 Rio Cuarto, Argentina. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) Toby Price has become the first Australian to take out the Dakar Rally after winning the motorcycle division in one of the Read more [...]

La otra de sus hijas, una nena de 10 años, se encuentra en grave estado. Además, anteayer, una camioneta de origen argentino protagonizó un accidente en la ruta Interbalnearia hacia Punta del Este en el que dos uruguayos perdieron la vida. La familia era oriunda de la ciudad de Concepción del Uruguay.Un hombre, su esposa y una de sus hijas murieron en el accidente. La camioneta en la que se desplazaban chocó de frente con un camión.Se trata de una familia de Concepción del Uruguay que viajaba Read more [...]

BASKETBALL: Australia have claimed their second straight win to open the Rio 2016 Test Event. Australia vs Venezuela The Australian women's basketball team have won their second game in as many nights at the Olympic test event in Brazil, defeating an inexperienced Venezuela 104-24. Both Cayla Francis (15 points, 14 rebounds) and Nat Burton (15 and 13) recorded double-doubles while Abby Bishop (13 and eight) and Suzy Batkovic (nine and 10) fell just short. Venezuela jumped out to an early Read more [...]