HOCKEY: Georgina Morgan’s penalty corner drag flick on the final siren sealed Australia a 2-1 victory over hosts Argentina in front of their home crowd at the World League Final in Rosario Monday morning. Praising his team’s effort in the second half, Hockeyroos head coach Adam Commens said, “At the halftime break we spoke about how important it is to have belief as a group, focusing on what we want to achieve and putting those processes in place. It was important for the team to bring Read more [...]

New Argentina government aims to dismantle currency controls Dec 14 BUENOS AIRES, Dec 6 (Reuters) – The government of Argentina’s president-elect Mauricio Macri said Sunday that it will seek to dismantle a series of capital controls propping up the peso as soon as possible, aiming for December 14 if the central bank is under new management. Macri has previously demured on giving details on his strategy to lift outgoing president Cristina Fernandez’ so-called “clamp-down” on dollar Read more [...]

HOCKEY: A late on-target drag flick from Hockeyroos’ Georgina Morgan sealed Australia a 1-0 victory over China in their opening match at the World League Final Sunday morning in Rosario. Hockeyroos head coach Adam Commens was pleased to get the result against China in the opening pool match after facing them earlier in the year during a Sydney Test Series. “China are improving all the time and we know they can be dangerous on the counterattack. Our team created a lot of chances today, they Read more [...]

BUENOS AIRES: Authorities in Argentina arrested six Syrians who flew into the South American country on false Greek passports, a spokesman for the federal police told Reuters on Saturday, adding that the bogus travel documents were probably obtained in Turkey. The six, including one minor, were taken into custody at a downtown Buenos Aires hotel on Friday after landing at the city’s Ezeiza International Airport on Thursday, the spokesman said. A spate of detentions in South and Central Read more [...]

Lily Owsley, of the University of Birmingham, had given them a great start with a fourth-minute goal, latching on to a pass following a fine run by Susannah Townsend round the back of Argentina’s defence.

But Argentina’s penalty corner routine proved the difference with Maria Granatto levelling in the 15th minute and Agustina Habif converting her chance from a rebound in the 41st minute.

Source: Focus Information Agency Buenos Aires. Five Syrians with falsified Greek passports have been arrested in Buenos Aires, a police source said on Sunday, AFP reported. The source said the arrests occurred at a downtown hotel, but did not provide information about the date that the suspects were detained. The official said the Syrians were to appear in court in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. The United Nations estimates that more than four million Syrians have fled Read more [...]

Schlumberger employees work during an oil fracking process in Vaca Muerta in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, Argentina, September 20, 2013. (Photo: Anibal Adrian Greco / The New York Times) Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking - a method whereby hydrocarbons trapped within rocks are extracted - is expanding rapidly in Latin America. Fracking emits benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene, which are considered by the World Health Organization to be carcinogenic and responsible for blood disorders Read more [...]

Police raid Argentina media regulator ahead of power handover BUENOS AIRES, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Police raided the headquarters of Argentina’s media regulator on Friday, prompting the watchdog’s head to accuse President-elect Mauricio Macri of involvement in what he called a “mafia plot” designed to force his resignation. Martin Sabbatella said Macri wanted to replace him as president of the Federal Authority of Audiovisual and Communication Services (AFSCA) but that he would stay in Read more [...]

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GB took the lead after five minutes but Argentina were level after 15Britain's women suffered a 2-1 loss to hosts Argentina in their opening Pool B fixture at the Hockey World League Final in Rosario.Lily Owsley gave GB an early lead, but Maria Granatto drew the scores level at the end of the first quarter.Agustina Habif then struck the winner in the third period. In Pool A, Read more [...]