Midtown Blogger/Manhattan Valley Follies: Buenos Aires Herald

Sunday
February 1, 2015

CFK highlights 'strategic alliance' with China

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has highlighted the importance of Argentina’s relationship with China, adding she will “deepen” the alliance during her upcoming visit to the Asiatic nation.

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Macri-Carrió deal clinched for primaries

Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri has confirmed he will be competing in the PASO elections against Civic Coalition leader Elisa Carrió, in an attempt to offer society a "competitive alternative".

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'Macri was denounced by Carrió as corrupt'

Senator Fernando “Pino” Solanas has criticized the alliance between former political partner Elisa Carrió and Mauricio Macri, remarking the Buenos Aires City Mayor has been denounced by Carrió as corrupt.

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New intelligence agency, same old spies

• Main points of the bill• Lots of questions remain• Congress extraordinary sessions official

Prosecutor: only Nisman DNA on gun

• Fein asks not to be politically 'manipulated'

BA City kicks off Carnival celebrations

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Economist Tomás Bulat dies in car crash

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President says she is free to speak her mind

• Pension increases in numbers• Memorandum only ‘seeks truth’

China deposits US$288M for dams

Primary budget deficit doubles last year

Gov’t renews criticism of fayt

Carlés reportedly lied about record

IS says beheads Japanese hostage Goto

Islamic State militants said they had killed Japanese hostage Kenji Goto, after the apparent failure of sustained international efforts to secure his release through a prisoner swap.

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Merkel rules out debt writedown for Greece

German Chancellor Angela Merkel ruled out a debt writedown for Greece and a ECB policymaker threatened to cut off funding to Greek banks.

• Greece vows to shun ‘troika’ debt talks

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How Athens could run out of money

By Marcus Bensasson

As talks between Greece’s new government and its euro-area partners turn confrontational, Mario Draghi may soon find himself with an unpleasant dilemma.

Zombie cat? Pet claws his way back from the dead

Shakira gives birth to second child

Ringo Starr to play in BA City on March 1

'The Thorn Birds' author Colleen McCullough dies

Zombie cat? Pet claws his way back from the dead

Shakira gives birth to second child