Uruguay hosted the first World Cup in 1930, beating Argentina in the finalNeighbouring country's presidents made joint announcement on ThursdayThey believe their best chance to win the tournament is to bid together The South American nations have each won the World Cup twiceBy Pa Reporter Published: 23:34 GMT, 7 January 2016 | Updated: 23:34 GMT, 7 January 2016 View comments Read more [...]

The Dakar Rally drivers zoom toward Bolivia’s famous Uyuni salt flats in stage five of 13 for what will be the highest-altitude section of what the organizers bill the world’s “longest and hardest” Read more [...]

McEwen Mining Inc (NYSE:MUX) Director Michele L. Ashby bought 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 31st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $1.06 per share, with a total value of $10,600.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 52,500 shares in the company, valued at $55,650. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities Exchange Commission, which is available through the Read more [...]

LONDON Jan 7 (Reuters) - Argentina's YPF has launched a tender to buy nine liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes for January to March delivery, trade sources said. One of the cargoes is to be delivered to the Bahia Blanca terminal, 640 km south of Buenos Aires, while the other eight are for Escobar on the Parana River, two traders said. The tender closes on Monday, one trader said. (Reporting by Sarah McFarlane; Editing Read more [...]

Ambassador of Argentina to Jamaica Ariel Fernandez has promised that his country will be providing support to Jamaica's National Volunteers' Programme. The volunteer programme is managed by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) and seeks to train individuals in search-and-rescue operations in the event of an earthquake. Speaking at the launch of Earthquake Awareness Month, Fernandez says that Argentina will be providing its expertise in organising volunteers to the Read more [...]

Inter Milan's forward from Argentina Mauro Icardi scores against Empoli's goalkeeper from Poland Lukasz Skorupski during the Italian Serie A football match on January 6, 2016 at Empoli's "Carlo Castellani" comunal stadium. AFP / Andreas Solaro   Milan: Mauro Icardi hit his eighth goal of the campaign as Inter Milan edged "tough" Empoli 1-0 to reclaim top spot as a five-way race for the Serie A crown opened up on Wednesday. Fiorentina had gone provisional top thanks to Read more [...]

LA PAZ – Argentina’s debt to Bolivia for gas purchases has fallen to $202 million and will be completely paid off in the first three months of this year, Guillermo Acha, CEO of state-owned oil company YPFB, said on Wednesday.Acha told state radio that he met with Argentine officials on Tuesday in Buenos Aires to discuss the debt.“Enarsa (state-owned oil company Energia Argentina) will be honoring its debt by March, the $202 million left as the balance,” Acha said.Argentina made a deposit Read more [...]

The happiest county in the world is Colombia! And this isn’t the first time the country has topped the Gallup’s ranking list, the nation also won the recognition in 2012. With an average of 33 holiday days off, a rapidly growing economy and festivals happening during the whole year, there's no surprise why people consider the South America nation a paradise. Colombia is followed by Fiji, Saudi, Arabia, Azerbaijan and Vietnam while Iraq is the least happy for the second Read more [...]

In 1994 the western hemisphere suffered its worst terrorist attack up to that time. A massive car bombing destroyed the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA), the Argentine Jewish Mutual Aid Society, killing 85 people and leaving hundreds wounded. It was alleged at the time that the Argentine president and foreign minister knew that Hezbollah, with the blessing of the Iranian leadership, was behind the attack. In December 2015 the release of a secretly recorded phone conversation confirmed Read more [...]

International Article rallying Stephane Peterhansel kept afloat his bid for a 12th Dakar Rally crown when leading a Peugeot clean sweep in Wednesday's fourth stage around Jujuy in Argentina.The marathon event's all-time most successful competitor held off teammates Carlos Sainz and Sebastien Loeb by 11sec and 27sec at the end of the 429 kilometre stage.This was the veteran Frenchman's 66th stage win, a record tally split equally between cars and bikes.The 50-year-old from Alsace made his Dakar Read more [...]