Monthly Archives: August 2015

Vatican plays down pope Falklands photo

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The islands were, at various times in the 18 and 19 centuries home to French, Spanish, British and Argentinian colonies, but in 1833 Britain asserted it’s claim to the island group, a claim that has been disputed ever since by the Argentines.Despite the controversy generated by Wednesday picture which showed Pope Francis holding a banner calling for dialogue between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, and later a spokesperson’s dismissal of the significance of Read more [...]

Falklands faux pas: Was pope tricked into ‘supporting’ UK-Argentina talks on – Celebrity Cafe

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SHARE0000The Ambassador, who had a private audience with the Pope in December past year, said supporters for talks included the deputy first minister of Northern Ireland, Martin McGuinness, who she had spoken to about it. Tensions between the two nations culminated in the Argentine invasion of the Falklands in 1982. The Argentine army seized the islands in 1982 only to be defeated by a British force, but Argentina still claims sovereignty over the South Atlantic territory. “With his low tone Read more [...]

Pope Francis raising eyebrows in his homeland of Argentina

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Pope Francis was unwittingly thrust into the center of a long-running diplomatic dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom after holding a sign calling for dialogue over the Falkland Islands. Britain rejects Argentina’s requests for dialogue over the long-term future of the Falklands, insisting there is nothing to discuss since 99.8 percent of the islanders voted in a 2013 referendum to remain a British overseas territory. Pope Francis has been drawn into controversy after allegedly Read more [...]

Frente fria avança e traz chuvas para Santa Catarina

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Uma frente fria vinda da Argentina entrou em Santa Catarina neste final de semana, trazendo mudança no tempo. Ao contrário do sábado (22), que teve sol em boa parte do Estado, o domingo (23) tende a ser nublado com ocorrência de chuvas e até mesmo de descargas elétricas.   Já nesta manhã, a frente fria avançou pelo Oeste e Sul do Estado e deverá chegar à Grande Florianópolis e no Norte entre o final da manhã e o começo da tarde. Segundo previsões da Epagri/Ciram, a chuva prevista Read more [...]

L’Argentine rendra à l’Equateur et au Pérou plus de 4000 pièces …

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Mis à jour le 23/08/2015 à 15H03, publié le 23/08/2015 à 14H49 La présidente Cristina Kirchner en juin 2015. © Stefano Porta/EPA/MAXPPP CULTUREBOXLa présidente argentine Cristina Kirchner a annoncé samedi 22 août la prochaine restitution de milliers de pièces archéologiques à l'Equateur et au Pérou, qui avaient été introduites illégalement en Argentine. Read more [...]

Argentina, Villalba-gol e il San Lorenzo vince sul campo dell …

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Sette gli incontri giocati per il 21° turno del campionato argentino. Il San Lorenzo si mantiene in testa alla classifica, grazie al successo sul campo dell'Argentinos: 3-2 il risultato finale con a segno l'ormai ex obiettivo del Bologna Villalba. Questi i risultati: Rafaela-Newell's 1-1 Banfield-Gimnasia La Plata 1-0 Olimpo-Quilmes 0-1 Racing Avellaneda-Arsenal de Sarandì 2-1 Colon-Velez 0-0 San Martin-Independiente Read more [...]