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Flight from hell as man 'breaks nose' and 12 injured during horror turbulence

An Aerolíneas Argentinas plane took off at 8.21pm on October 18 from Madrid and landed in Buenos Aires despite experiencing severe turbulence as it flew over Brazil

Daily Mirror

Argentina Requests Arrest of Senior Iranian Official over Attack on Jewish Center

Argentina's justice department has asked Qatar to arrest a top Iranian official for his alleged participation in a 1994 attack on a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people. Federal judge Daniel Rafecas late on Monday requested the detention of Iran Vice President for Economic Affairs Dr.

Asharq Al-Awsat

In Argentina, controls spawn soybean and 'Netflix' currency rates

Jose Zegarra, a Peruvian tourist in Argentina's capital Buenos Aires, found out the hard way that the value of the country's peso isn't always what it seems as tough capital controls spawn an array of wildly diverging exchange rates.

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Argentina asks Qatar to detain top Iranian official accused of Jewish center attack

Argentina's justice department has asked Qatar to arrest a top Iranian official for his alleged participation in a 1994 attack on a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people.

Reuters

Step right up: the tango finally returns to Argentina

With social distancing rules relaxed, people are returning in droves to tango clubs across Buenos Aires in hopes of reviving the pre-pandemic spirit, says David Feliba

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Argentine oil workers strike after refinery explosion kills three

BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's largest oil union said it launched an indefinite strike on Thursday after an explosion at a refinery in the western province of Neuquen killed three.

Reuters

In land of Maradona and Messi, fans jostle for World Cup stickers

In convenience stores around Argentina, kids - and their parents - are caught up in a new craze: the hunt for soccer World Cup stickers that have driven the already sport-mad country into a frenzy and left many shops with no stock left to sell.

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Siya Kolisi praises South Africa after crucial bonus-point win over Argentina

South Africa kept their Rugby Championship hopes alive with a crucial bonus-point victory in Buenos Aires

The Independent UK

Messages point to plan to kill Argentine vice president: local media

Messages revealed in court appeared to show a pre-meditated plan to kill Argentina's vice president before a failed assassination attempt earlier this month, local media reported on Thursday.

Reuters

Third person arrested in Argentina over attempt to assassinate vice-president

Agustina Díaz was arrested reportedly after a forensic examination of Brenda Uliarte’s phone revealed messages regarding the attack

The Guardian - US

US Open Finalist Ruud to Begin 2023 Campaign in Auckland

New world number two Casper Ruud announced Tuesday he will start his 2023 season at the Auckland Classic when the ATP Tour event returns in January after a three-year hiatus because of Covid. The 23-year-old Norwegian rose to a career-high second in the world despite losing Sunday's US Open final…

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Orwell in Argentina

Dark clouds are gathering in Buenos Aires.

Reason

Attack raises doubts about Argentine VP's security protocols

An apparent assassination attempt on the vice president of Argentina is raising questions about her security protocols and her habit of pressing the flesh with supporters

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia Denounces Assassination Attempt on Argentine Vice President

The Saudi Arabian Embassy to Argentina condemned on Saturday in the strongest terms, the attempt to assassinate Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner outside her Buenos Aires home. The Saudi embassy expressed support for Argentine and its people in the face of threats against its security and stability. It…

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Argentinians march for Cristina Kirchner after vice-president survives assassination bid

Tens of thousands take to the streets to condemn political violence and show support for vice-president a day after shock attack

Tribune News Service

Argentina vice president survives gunman’s assassination attempt

A man was arrested in Argentina after pointing a gun at Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as she greeted supporters outside her residence in Buenos Aires, a rare case of political violence that shocked the South American nation.

Reuters

Argentina shaken by assassination attempt on vice president

Hundreds of thousands of Argentines descended on the capital's main plaza on Friday in a show of solidarity against a shocking assassination attempt on the country's vice president a day earlier, which triggered an outpouring of support in a country gripped by deep political polarization and economic crisis.

Daily Mirror

Assassin who pointed gun at Argentina vice president is 'church-goer' with Nazi tattoo

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was touching the face of a sailor in the crowd outside her Buenos Aires home last night when a gunman appeared from the crowd and pointed his weapon right between her eyes

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Watch: Astonishing moment Argentina’s vice-president Cristina Fernandez has gun pulled on her

Argentina’s vice-president Cristina Fernandez has survived an assassination attempt after a man tried to shoot her at point-blank range outside her home.The attack was thwarted when the assailant’s handgun misfired and he was quickly overpowered by her security officers.President Alberto Fernandez, who is not related to the vice president, a…

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Argentine vice president survives assassination attempt

BUENOS AIRES: A man attempted to shoot Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner near her home in Buenos Aires on Thursday, the country's president said.

The Independent UK

Yoga sect allegedly exploited women to lure men like Domingo

Former members of a sect-like Argentine group say women in the group were called “geishas” and “slaves.”

Reuters

Thousands in Argentina take to streets to defend embattled vice president

Thousands of followers of Argentina's former president and current Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner took to the streets in her defense Saturday, days after two prosecutors called for a 12-year prison sentence and a ban on public office for alleged corruption during her government.

Zenger

Police Raid Nazi Stall At Fishing Fair

This is the moment police reveal a hoard of Nazi memorabilia seized at a stall at an international fishing and hunting fair.

Reuters

'The paycheck has died': Argentine workers hold funeral for wages

Some women wore black funeral attire and sported flower crowns. Other people in the procession in Buenos Aires carried a gigantic coffin. But this funeral procession in the Argentine capital was not honoring a person.

Reuters

In Argentina, mass protests demand higher wages, lower inflation

Thousands of frustrated Argentines clogged downtown Buenos Aires on Wednesday in raucous street protests, demanding government action to boost salaries and unemployment benefits battered by surging consumer prices and a weakening peso currency.

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