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"Do you wish the Falkland Islands to retain their current political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom?" That's the yes/no question that will be put to Falkland islanders when they go to the polls on March 10-11. And this English-speaking community of 3,000 people is widely expected to vote overwhelmingly for the status quo - that is remaining a British overseas territory. "There's absolutely no appetite for any fundamental change," said Klaus Dodds, Professor of Geopolitics Read more [...]

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George Stephanopoulos talks to the Best Actress Winner Jennifer Lawrence who then is interrupted by Jack Nicholson who starts flirting with the young actress. From out of the background, Jack Nicholson, 75, walked into the interview and said to Jennifer Lawrence, “You did such a beautiful job. I didn’t mean to cross into your interview but I had to congratulate you.” “You’re being really rude,” Jennifer Lawrence, 22, joked after thanking him. They gushed over each others’ movies and Read more [...]

Click photo to download. Caption: A banner commemorating the bombings of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires and the bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center, in an urban square dedicated to peace in Rosario, Argentina. Credit: Pablo D. Flores via Wikimedia Commons. (JNS.org) A crowd of people came out to protest in front of the Argentinian Consulate General in midtown Manhattan Monday against an agreement Argentina recently signed with Iran to create Read more [...]

3:01 pm by Carrie White Casimir Capital raises its price target on Americas Petrogas after the company announces a new oil discovery on its Totoral block in Argentina.   After announcing a light sweet oil discovery at its La Hoya well on its shallow Totoral block, Americas Petrogas (CVE:BOW) saw Casimir Capital raise its per share price target and maintain its "speculative buy" rating for the company. Americas Petrogas Read more [...]

NAPLES (Reuters) - Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona denied he owed millions of euros in unpaid Italian taxes on Tuesday after he was mobbed by media and fans on his return to Naples where he twice led the local team to league titles. The tax collection agency says it is owed almost 40 million euros ($52.3 million) Read more [...]

Jason Szenes/European Pressphoto AgencyCristina Fernandez de Kirchner, president of Argentina.A fierce battle between the government of Argentina and hedge funds and other investors led by a group of hedge funds has already led to the seizure of a naval ship and dragged in the United States Treasury. Now a federal appeals court is hearing the dispute, and how it rules could have a major impact on world debt markets.The investors — including the hedge fund tycoon Paul E. Singer — sued Argentina Read more [...]

NAPLES, Italy (AP) -- Diego Maradona has returned to Italy in a bid to clear his name in a tax evasion case. The 1986 World Cup winner with Argentina landed Monday in Rome and headed straight to Naples, where he will hold a news conference Tuesday morning. Maradona's Italian debts of more than $50 million stem from alleged unpaid taxes during the time he played for Napoli from 1984-91, a period in which he helped the club win its only two Serie A titles. His lawyer, Angelo Pisani, Read more [...]