Thursday
November 20, 2014
The Upper House has passed the controversial Criminal
Procedural Code reform bill, as government officials expected, with 39
votes in favor and 24 against.
Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman participated in a United
Nations Security Council meeting, where he insisted on Argentina’s call
to other states to abstain from sending guns to conflict zones.
UNEN-Broad Front lawmaker Fernando Pino Solanas said that
Elisa Carrió’s decision to leave the center-left coalition does not
mean the end of the alliance. “I am a little surprised, I am just
finding out. It is a pity,” he said about Carrio’s exit.
• Carrió quits UNEN: 'UCR gave Scioli win'
Pro-government CGT head Antonio Caló has confirmed he will ask for a
meeting with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to ask for a
December income tax exemption.
Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich said there are no signs of
social upheaval as the one seen last December despite recent protests
by trade unions and a renewed labour dispute with police officers.
• Gov’t moves to ‘secure’ December
A federal judge has struck down Montana's ban on same-sex
marriage as unconstitutional, handing gay rights advocates the latest
in a wave of legal victories as the nation awaits a potential
definitive ruling on the matter by the US Supreme Court.
Two Brazilian executives admitted yesterday to paying multi-million
dollar bribes to a former director of Petrobras and a money launderer
with the intention of securing contracts with the state-oil company.
Head of ministers Jorge Capitanich said that many Argentineans do not
feel the need to wait until January 2016 for the Code - which rules for
everyday life in the country -, to come into effect.
Cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich said that the UNEN-Broad
Front's lawmaker Hermes Binner is the leader of the militant group
Barrios de Pie that has launched a series of protests against the
government demanding for food assistance.
An autumn blizzard dumped a year's worth of snow in three days
on Western New York state, where five people died and residents, some
stranded overnight in cars, braced for another pummeling.
US stocks edged lower as minutes from the most recent Federal
Reserve meeting gave investors few new clues as to when US interest
rates may rise.
By Al Kamen
In June, Barack Obama, occasionally dubbed the “deporter-in-chief,”
promised Latino leaders he would use his executive powers and issue an
order to protect some illegal immigrants from deportation.
The Precios Cuidados price watch program fueled by the federal
government will be launching a food basket for Christmas, the cabinet
chief has confirmed.
The so-called “blue” dollar traded steady and closed at 13.55
pesos today, after earlier falls. Meanwhile, the blue-chip swap rate
plunged 23 cents to 11.75 pesos, after yesterday's sharp decline.
The Delegation of Israeli-Argentine Jewish Associations (DAIA) has
officially condemned the attack on a Jerusalem synagogue that claimed
the lives of five people on Wednesday, saying the violent incident
accounted for an “affront against most profound human values.”
A battling display by Huracán ensured that the Nacional B team
overcame Atlético Rafaela 2-0 in the semi-final of the Copa Argentina,
marking the first time that the Parque Patricios side have reached the
final of the national cup tournament.
Authorities have raided at least 25 professional football clubs as
part of investigations into the use of funds sent from the
government-run 'Football for Everybody' television rights program,
following an order emitted by judge María Servini de Cubría.
The Colombian government and leftist FARC rebels have agreed
to unspecified conditions under which the rebels will release General
Ruben Dario Alzate and four others as soon as possible, representatives
of the Cuban and Norwegian governments said.
A Cuban doctor infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone will be
flown to Switzerland in the next 48 hours for hospitalisation in
Geneva, Swiss health authorities said.
The health condition of popular tango singer-songwriter Cacho
Castaña was slightly improved today, his personal physician Alfredo
Cahe said. He remains hospitalised in Buenos Aires City’s Sanatorio Los
Arcos under treatment for a serious respiratory ailment.
"Reprehensible is a word I’ve used as a teacher to describe the
actions of Hitler, other political tyrants and the exploitation of
children by pedophiles," Debbie Ziegler, the mother of the 29-year-old
Brittany Maynard, said.
Spanish singer Isabel Pantoja has been ordered to report to
prison within three days to serve a two-year sentence for
money-laundering after Málaga provincial court rejected all of her
appeals today.
At least 25 passengers were injured after a freak spark led those
aboard a formation on the Mitre railway line to believe a fire had
broken out, causing a chaotic evacuation of the carriages.
By Fermín Koop
Investors betting on another new steep devaluation of the peso or a
bank run before the end of the year are going to lose out as the federal
government is firmly intent on bringing calm to the market, Central
Bank Governor Alejandro Vanoli warned.
President likely to be chosen by tomorrow
By Luciana Bertoia
The new members of the Magistrates Council, the body in charge of the
selection and removal of judges, were yesterday sworn in by Supreme
Court Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti at the Central Courthouse. Behind
closed doors, negotiations continued at press time to decide who is
going to head the council.
MARKETS ONLINE
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DOLLAR (Official price)
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By Jim Tankersley
Monday traffic is brutal on US 101 between San Francisco and San
José, choking the commute to Google and Facebook and hundreds of
startups you’ve never heard of.
Sitting down to interview Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam
Hemsworth, stars of the blockbuster Hunger Games franchise, feels a bit
like hanging out with three siblings.
Argentina’s high-tech satellite expertise leads to low insurance prime
Tackling femicide
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