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Asia shares slip as Hong Kong unrest, Argentine peso crash rattle investors

Reuters
Posted at Aug 13 09:13 AM

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.26 percent while Japan's Nikkei tumbled 1.28 percent. The selling in regional markets came as Wall Street stocks took a beating on Monday, with the S&P 500 losing 1.23 percent. Read more »

Macri predicts worse to come as Argentine peso, stock exchange plunge

Sonia Avalos, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 13 08:49 AM

Markets panicked as the peso closed at 57.30 to the dollar, a drop of 18.76 percent from its Friday closing figure, while the Merval index crashed 38 percent by close. Read more »

Messi banned for three months after CONMEBOL 'corruption' outburst

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 03 10:26 AM

ASUNCION, Paraguay - Argentina star Lionel Messi was banned from playing for his national team for three months and fined $50,000 on Friday by CONMEBOL after he heavily criticized the South American football governing body during the Copa America. Read more »

Boxing: Second boxer in two days dies from head injuries after fight

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 26 09:55 AM

BUENOS AIRES - Argentine boxer Hugo Santillan died on Thursday from injuries suffered in a fight on Saturday, the second such death in just two days after that of Russian Maxim Dadashev in the United States. Read more »

César Pelli, Argentine architect behind Petronas Towers, dies at 92

Reuters
Posted at Jul 20 10:58 AM

César Pelli, the Argentine designer behind the iconic Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia, has died aged 92, state media and officials said on Friday, marking the passing of one of the contemporary architectural greats. Read more »

Football: Brazil into Copa America final as Messi fails again

Barnaby Chesterman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 03 11:30 AM

Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino scored the goals as Brazil beat arch-rivals Argentina 2-0 on Tuesday to qualify for the Copa America final. Read more »

Football: Martinez cracker helps Colombia past Argentina

Richard Martin, Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 10:47 AM

Roger Martinez scored an outstanding goal as Colombia beat Argentina 2-0 in an exciting finale to a Copa America Group B opener on Saturday that burst into life after a sluggish start. Read more »

Football: Lionel Messi scores twice, as Argentina routs Nicaragua

Steve Brenner, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 08 05:15 PM

Lionel Messi scored a first-half double as Argentina warmed up for the Copa America with a comprehensive 5-1 win over Nicaragua on Friday in San Juan.   Read more »

In a hurry? Here's what to grab for breakfast

Argentina
Posted at Jan 10 04:04 PM

This easy-to-cook dish can help people get the energy they need for the day. Read more »

Why Coco Martin feels blessed

Argentina
Posted at Dec 12 10:59 AM

Actor Coco Martin attributes his success to people who supported him and to his deep faith. Read more »

Why you should not skip breakfast

Argentina
Updated as of Dec 10 06:28 PM

Eating breakfast comes with a lot of great benefits. Read more »

China agrees $9 billion currency swap with Argentina

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 07:13 AM

The agreement will "contribute to greater financial stability and also facilitate trade" between Beijing and Buenos Aires, Argentina's central bank's said in a statement. Read more »

Merkel set for late G20 arrival after 'serious' plane malfunction

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 30 04:50 PM

The government Airbus A340-300 made an unscheduled landing in Cologne shortly after leaving Berlin on Thursday, causing a delay that means Merkel will miss the start of the two-day G20 summit in the Argentine capital. Read more »

G20 members struggle for agreements ahead of Argentina summit

Ross Colvin, Reuters
Posted at Nov 30 08:09 AM

G20 member nations were still struggling to reach agreement on major issues including trade, migration and climate change as world leaders began arriving in the Argentine capital ahead of a summit starting on Friday. Read more »

Culture and trade talks over Argentinian cuisine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 11:39 AM

Annalisa Burgos and Argentinian Ambassador to the Philippines Roberto Bosch dine on La Cabrera's finest spread while discussing how Argentinian culture and agriculture can bring the Latin American country closer to Filipinos. Read more »

Muniz wins World Games gold, Olympic hosts Japan claim first medals

Reuters
Posted at Sep 19 09:16 PM

TOKYO - Argentina's Santiago Muniz won the men's gold medal at the World Surfing Games on Wednesday, while Kanoa Igarashi and Shun Murakami claimed Japan's first ever medals in the competition.   Read more »

Crisis-hit Argentina hopes for improved IMF deal this month

Daina Beth Solomon, Reuters
Posted at Sep 05 08:08 AM

Economy Minister Nicolas Dujovne met IMF chief Christine Lagarde in Washington and said they were working together to improve a standby finance deal agreed with the IMF's executive board in June. Read more »

Asian shares fall under pressure from trade, emerging markets worries

Andrew Galbraith, Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 08:56 AM

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.2 percent after European shares ended mostly flat, though a weak British pound helped to lift London's blue-chip FTSE almost 1 percent. Read more »

Argentina to announce new economic measures after peso freefall

Hugh Bronstein and Jorge Otaola, Reuters
Posted at Aug 31 08:04 AM

South America's third largest economy will target a fiscal deficit for 2019 that is lower than the current target of 1.3 percent of gross domestic product in order to reduce the government's need to go to debt markets. Read more »

IMF studying Argentina request for early help as peso crashes

Hugh Bronstein and Jorge Otaola, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 30 01:08 PM

Nerves are frayed in Latin America's No. 3 economy as it struggles to break free from its notorious cycle of once-a-decade financial crises. The last one, which was punctuated by a 2002 debt default, tossed millions of middle-class Argentines into poverty. Read more »