BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Argentina coach Gerardo Martino has called up full-back Gino Peruzzi and central defender Jonathan Maidana for the team's World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Colombia this month. The duo replace Manchester City right-back Pablo Zabaleta and Zenit St Petersburg's Ezequiel Garay, who were ruled out with respective knee and thigh injuries, Argentina's football association said on Tuesday. Peruzzi, 23, who plays for Boca Juniors, has represented the Albiceleste four Read more [...]

One senses that Ulster’s new Director of Rugby Les Kiss is still in a little battle-scarred following Ireland’s heavy World Cup quarter-final exit at the hands of Argentina.Kiss, who began his new role at the Kingspan Stadium on Monday, almost hid below a table when queried about that game in Cardiff. “Ouch! Thanks for reminding me about that first 17 minutes,” said Kiss with a hang-dog look. “They certainly put up a potent style of rugby. They backed a philosophy and style of rugby and Read more [...]

Jamie Heaslip has spoken about Ireland’s ‘upset’ with the manner of their Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat to Argentina last month.Heaslip, speaking at the Web Summit in Dublin yesterday, said Ireland had left themselves with “too big a mountain to climb,” as they tried to reel in the South Americans. “This is the first time I’ve actually talked about it, it was a rollercoaster. “We were upset to be knocked out in the way that we did. We let ourselves down in that first 10 minutes,” Read more [...]

“The market is very volatile, but without a doubt it’s optimistic on Argentina’s future,” Merval benchmark index director Nicolas Scioli says in interview. * “We’re on the heels of a change of power and the market is excited, whether it’s Daniel Scioli or Macri” * Merval exploring possibilities of establishing partnerships and cross-listings with Paraguay and Uruguay stock markets * NOTE: Nicolas Scioli is the brother of ruling party candidate Daniel Scioli * NOTE: Merval could Read more [...]

Something big has happened in Argentina, something full of lessons and of hope too. The presidential race will now be decided in a runoff, which only adds an extra charge of emotion to events. But that’s not the only surprise, nor the only threat to the hegemony of Peronism and of Kirchnerism.  What’s really worrying for them is the narrow gap between the contenders, with the government’s candidate Daniel Scioli getting 36.86 percent of the vote, barely more than 2 percent ahead Read more [...]

WASHINGTON – Following the first round of presidential elections in Argentina on Oct. 25, which the ruling party won by a lower-than-expected margin, credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service upgraded Monday the country’s debt rating to “stable” from “negative.”“The outlook change is based on Moody’s view that shifts in the political climate are reducing the risk of investors suffering greater than expected losses once a new government assumes power on 10 December 2015,” Read more [...]

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MAR DEL PLATA– A high-profile French movie “My Golden Days”, helmed by Arnaud Desplechin (“Kings and Queen,” “A  Christmas Tale”)  opened the 30th Mar del Plata Film Festival, after the inaugural gala on Friday Oct. 30.  World premiering in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, “Days” is sold by Wild-Bunch, which has a strong lineup of big well-reviewed arthouse big fest hits that are of large appeal for Latin America’s big crossover distributors, and big festivals as well.  “Days” Read more [...]

One of the wealthiest and most influential Republican donors — who also happens to be in the midst of a legal battle with Argentina over defaulted-debt — is throwing his support behind the presidential campaign of US Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, according to a New York Times report. Billionaire New York investor Paul Singer sent a letter to dozens of other donors last Friday declaring his support for Rubio in a major blow to the struggling campaign of former Florida governor Jeb Read more [...]

Will roll-out from the company’s plant in Zárate, Buenos Aires. Autoblog Argentina has posted photos of the next generation 2016 Toyota SW4 (or 2016 Toyota Fortuner in other markets) snapped by Miguel Angel M, which is expected to launch before the end of this year. The new Toyota SW4 is expected to launch before the end of this year. Identical to the Thai-spec Toyota Fortuner that’s on sale, the new SW4 gets sleek projector headlights with LED daytime running lamps and LED taillights, Read more [...]