By Jhonny GonzalezClub La Unión, Colon, Entre Rios, Argentina - Sampson Lewkowicz, of Sampson Boxing LLC, and world middleweight champion Sergio "Maravilla" Martínez, of Maravilla Box [making his promotional debut] staged a big card on Saturday night. WBA #2 contender Roberto "La Araña" Vasquez (32-5-1, 22 KOs) and WBA #3 contender John Mark "Iceman" Apolinario (17-2-1 4 KOs) fought to a twelve round majority draw in a clash for the interim WBA World bantamweight championship. The scores were Read more [...]

Photo: Henry de Jesus Lopez Londoño Click Here to Enlarge Photo Colombian Henry de Jesus Lopez Londoño has denied in statements to Argentine authorities any drug-trafficking ties and said he had been living a “normal life” in a residential area outside Buenos Aires, where he was arrested this week. “My son goes to school and they know me in the neighborhood. If I’d been hiding, I wouldn’t have gone in person to reserve Read more [...]

Facundo Ferreyra scored a hat-trick as Velez Sarsfield claimed top spot of Argentina's Apertura with a 5-1 win at Arsenal Sarandi.The Buenos Aires got off to the perfect start when Ferreyra gave them the lead inside two minutes. Lucas Pratto made it 2-0 eight minutes later, before Ferreyra doubled his account in the 25th minute.Nicolas Aguirre pulled one back soon after but that was as close as Arsenal came, as the visitors pulled further clear in the second half with goals from Fernando Tobio Read more [...]

Barcelona: Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi announced the birth of his first child, Thiago, although the club say he will still play today.Messi's partner, Antonella Roccuzzo, delivered their son at the Dexeus hospital about 700 metres (less than half a mile) from Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium. "Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift! Thanks to my family for the support! A hug to everyone," the 25-year-old Argentine said on his Facebook page. Messi Read more [...]

SARANAC LAKE - Saranac Lake High School physics teacher Chris Gosling says the three months he spent in Argentina through the federal Fulbright program will benefit his teaching career - and, in turn, his students - for years to come. "It's definitely re-energized my teaching," Gosling told the Enterprise last week during an interview in his classroom. "I want to try different things, and I've seen how other people have done it, so now I have another set of experiences to draw from." Gosling, Read more [...]

* Grains under pressure as dollar rises on U.S. jobs data * Soy, corn lower after INTL FCStone ups US crop estimates * Informa corn estimate trims declines in corn futures * Wheat turns up on global crop concerns (Adds Informa crop estimates, updates prices, details upturn in wheat market.) By Julie Ingwersen CHICAGO, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade corn and soybean futures fell on Friday on Midwest harvest projections that suggest both crops Read more [...]

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The incidence of malaria decreased by 40% in the Americas from 2000 to 2010. According to a report presented in Sidney, Australia. The population at risk of malaria in the Americas amounts to 160 million people, according to the report "Defeating malaria in Asia, the Pacific, Americas, Middle East and Europe," prepared by the World Health Organization (WHO) under the auspices of the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership, Efe highlighted. In 2000, there were 1.18 million confirmed cases of malaria in Read more [...]

STANLEY, Falkland Islands, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The Falklands' bid to enter the big league of oil producers in the South Atlantic is drawing hedge funds to what promises to be a multibillion-dollar enterprise. The Falkland, a British Overseas Territory, has been challenged by Argentina every step of the way from prospecting to commercial exploitation of subsea crude oil and possibly natural gas. Argentina invaded the islands in 1982 but was repelled by Britain in a 74-day war that resulted in about Read more [...]