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Friday, April 24, 2015

Buenos Aires Herald

The Foreign Ministry has expressed its concerns over the failure in the blow-out preventer valve of the “Isobel Deep” exploration well in Malvinas reported by Falkland Oil and Gas Limited (FOGL).
The National Human Rights Secretariat has recused prosecutor Germán Moldes in the case that investigates the irregular sale of Papel Prensa during the last military dictatorship, arguing Moldes had excused himself from taking part in human rights violations cases as he was a political prisoner during the 1976-1983 dictatorship.
The INDEC statistics bureau has revealed economic activity increased 1.4 percent in February compared to the same month last year, boosted by the agricultural sector and a hike in consumption. It is the highest increase since January 2014.
Neuquén governor Jorge Sapag and Vice-governor Ana Pechen have assured the PASO elections that were scheduled for Sunday will only be postponed if the Calbuco volcano in Chile erupts again.
The eruption of Chile’s Calbuco volcano has resulted in a cloud of ash beginning to spread into the City of Buenos Aires while the alert in southern cities in the country remains.
President Kirchner has arrived in BA City following an official visit she paid to the Russian Federation this week. While en route to Argentina, Ms. Kirchner contacted officials deployed in the southern Patagonia areas affected by the eruption of Chile's Calbuco.
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A Chilean tourist captured the exact moment when the Calbuco volcano erupted earlier this week, putting Argentina on alert over the past days with volcanic ash causing travel chaos in the southern part of the country.

Soccer — Libertadores Cup

Boca, River will meet on May 7 and 14




Law enforcement authorities determined the Statue of Liberty and surrounding areas were safe today after a bomb scare led to the evacuation of hundreds of tourists, according to media reports.


Armenia marked the centenary today of a mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks with a simple flower-laying ceremony attended by foreign leaders as Germany became the latest country to respond to its calls for recognition that it was genocide.
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