2016 Toyota Hilux launched in Argentina

Made in Buenos Aires. Toyota has launched the new 2016 Toyota Hilux in Argentina, ahead of the November 18 market launch in Brazil. There are 12 variants available, and prices range between 330,000 to 630,000 pesos. The Hilux is manufactured at Toyota’s plant in Zarate, Buenos Aires, where the 2016 Toyota SW4 will also be produced. The latest pick-up sits on Toyota’s new QDR platform with increased rigidity and strength over the outgoing model. All variants come standard with a list of active Read more [...]

Petrobras Argentina SA Upgraded to Hold by Zacks (PZE)

Zacks upgraded shares of Petrobras Argentina SA (NYSE:PZE) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report published on Wednesday morning, Market Beat.com reports. According to Zacks, “PEREZ COMP -ADR leads a group of companies mainly engaged in the energy sector, this being its main business. Pecom will continue consolidating its position in the businesses where it participates, both in Argentina and abroad, based on the use of state-of-the art technology, the full development Read more [...]

Transgender girl, 8, blazing legal trail in Argentina

Luana grabs her sparkly blue dress with one hand and spins, using her other hand as a guide while a strand of tulle floats around her body.The 8-year-old has long brown curls, gold butterfly earrings and an amulet with a princess hanging from her neck.Luana had to fight to be a girl. She was born a boy, and struggled with a world that insisted that was what she must be. Then, in 2013, she became the youngest person to take advantage of an Argentine law that allows people to identify their own gender Read more [...]

On me beak, son! When animals turned to football

With a dog in Japan setting the record catching football with her paws, Adam Hurrey scoured the animal kingdom for other furry ball-playing beasts...No sting in this tale Ahead of the 2014 World Cup Final, Dr Felicity Muth of the University of Nevada made that PhD worth the effort by pitting two bumblebees against each other in the colours of Germany and Argentina. With lifeless fans in the stands and dead bee-keepers between the sticks – all natural causes, Muth assures us – it was a far-from-buzzing Read more [...]

Here’s the Real Legacy of the Kirchners in Argentina

Argentina President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner warns voters that they stand to lose everything they gained under 12 years of government by herself and her late husband if they vote for the opposition. Her approval ratings show that half the population buy into that narrative even as the reliability of the country's economic data has been questioned by the International Monetary Fund and private economists. Her party's candidate failed to secure an outright victory in Argentina's presidential Read more [...]

Newcastle ace compared to Manchester City and Argentina star Sergio Aguero

Newcastle United's on-loan ace Adam Armstrong has been compared to Manchester City and Argentina striker Sergio Aguero. The in-form forward scored twice for Coventry City last night in their 4-3 win against Barnsley to take his tally for the season to 12.His stunning form for the League One side, which includes successive braces, has seen his new teammate Joe Cole heap praise on the youngster - with Armstrong tipped to make an impact at the highest level. The 33-year-old ex-Chelsea, Read more [...]

U3O8 Corp. Closes Non-Brokered Private Placement for Gross Proceeds of $622625

TORONTO, Nov. 4, 2015 /CNW/ - U3O8 Corp. (TSX: UWE, OTCQX: UWEFF, SSE: UWECL) ("U3O8 Corp." or the "Company") announces that, further to its news release of October 19th, 2015, regarding a non-brokered private placement for $600,000, the placement has closed for gross proceeds of $622,625 from the sale of 24,905,000 units ("Units") at $0.025 per Unit (the "Offering:"). Each Unit consists of one common share of U3O8 Corp. ("Share") and one Share purchase warrant ("Warrant").  Each Warrant entitles Read more [...]

Moody’s bets are on Macri: upgrades Argentina’s debt rating to ‘stable’ from …

The outlook change is based on shifts in the political climate, reducing the risk of investors suffering greater than expected losses with a new government The agency believes after the first round of elections, “the likelihood of a break from the past is rising regardless of who ultimately wins the presidency.” Read more [...]

Zabaleta, Garay dropped from Argentina squad

Buenos Aires, Nov 4 (IANS) Argentina coach Gerardo Martino has referred to as up full-again Gino Peruzzi and central defender Jonathan Maidana instead of Pablo Zabaleta and Ezequiel Garay for the workforce’s World Cup qualifiers towards Brazil and Colombia. The duo exchange Manchester City proper-again Pablo Zabaleta and Zenit St Petersburg’s Ezequiel Garay, who have been dominated out with respective knee and thigh accidents, Argentina’s soccer affiliation stated on Tuesday, reviews Xinhua. Peruzzi, Read more [...]