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Thursday, May 14, 2015

Buenos Aires Herald

The Supreme Court has signed an "extraordinary accord" confirming the re-election of president Ricardo Lorenzetti to the tribunal chair until 2019, in a meeting attended by under-pressure judge Carlos Fayt.
• Fayt fails to show up for S. Court meeting
97-year-old Carlos Fayt left his house in the Buenos Aires City neighbourhood of Recoleta heading to the courthouse. Amid growing controversy over his health condition, the Supreme Court justice told reporters that were waiting outside his home that he was “ok.”
This file photo shows Social Development vice minister Carlos Castagneto.
Social Development vice minister Carlos Castagneto has stepped down from the governmental race in Buenos Aires province, following President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's call to reduce Victory Front’s number of candidates.
PRO’s presidential hopeful Mauricio Macri and UCR’s candidate to the presidency Ernesto Sanz have visited Jujuy, where they sealed an alliance with Gerardo Morales, the Radical Party’s governmental hopeful for the province.
Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman sent a letter to US Secretary of State John Kerry rejecting the appointment of Robert Raben in the program “My Brother’s Keeper.” considering him a “vulture” funds’ lobbyist.
This file photo shows the head of La Fraternidad train drivers union Omar Maturano.
The head of La Fraternidad train drivers union Omar Maturano has rejected the government’s 27 percent wage hike proposal and confirmed a strike for the first week of June.
• Transport unions announce 24-hour strike
The Vatican concluded its first treaty that formally recognises the State of Palestine, with an agreement on Catholic Church activities in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority, the Holy See said on Wednesday.
The US dollar traded unchanged and closed at $8.95 pesos in Buenos Aires City banks and foreign exchange offices. Meanwhile, the so called “blue” dollar jumped six cents to close at $12.59 pesos.
Gunmen stormed a guest house popular with foreigners in the Afghan capital Kabul, police said, with at least one US citizen killed and dozens others trapped by fighting between the attackers and rescuers.





Following killing of 14-year-old in Rufino, Santa Fe

Anger over femicides turns into call for June 3 march

The growing movement against femicide in Argentina will stage a march to Congress on June 3, after momentum for the cause rallied in recent days round the #Ni Una Menos (Not One Less) slogan, following the murder of 14-year-old Chiara Paéz.

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Our allies

Andrés Federman

Our allies

The health of Your Honours

Sebastián Lacunza

The health of Your Honours

Circling the wagons

James Neilson

Circling the wagons 



• World Trade

Iran is (almost) open for business

• On Sunday

Cocaine backpackers


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