When you think of Buenos Aires you're more likely to envision Catholic churches and Virgin Marys, not so much minarets and Muslims. But, much to my surprise, South America's largest mosque can be found in Palermo, one of Buenos Aires's most fashionable districts.The King Fahd Islamic Cultural Centre is an enormous structure surrounded by sweet smelling jasmine flowers and heavy-duty security.I hadn't...
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Buenos Aires, Nov 22 (EFE) Argentine singer-songwriter and actor Sandro is ’stable’ and recovering ‘favourably’ from the complex surgery of a heart and lung transplant, doctors have said.‘Like any other human being he deserves the chance to live that we have given him. He came here with serious multi-organ deterioration, which made him a very high-risk patient. But up to now we’re winning the battle,’...
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Combative Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has a new enemy: as her popularity falls, top television celebrities turned on her this week for not dealing with crime and street protests.The vitriolic attacks on top-rated programs came as Fernandez -- who won elections in 2007 with massive popular support -- accused her rivals of staging strikes and marches to destabilize...
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Buenos Aires metro system was the first of its kind in South America. The first station opened in 1913.-- Argentina's capital city was beset by strikes Thursday, with teachers, doctors and transit employees refusing to work over money matters.Teachers and doctors in Buenos Aires went on strike Wednesday and are scheduled to go back to work Friday, the government-run Telam news agency and other outlets...
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Ken Ingraham, President of ECELA, reports that while awaiting the recovery of the present economy, more Americans than ever are turning to creative alternatives like a few months at a Spanish immersion school in Buenos Aires. The peso:dollar ratio is still favorable (4:1), so the Argentine culture can be fully enjoyed on a low budget.) November 19, 2009 -- Just months ago ECELA, a Spanish school in...
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Buenos Aires: Some 400 clowns and doctors skilled at clowning took part in an international conference in Buenos Aires to present scientific evidence, backed by their own experience, to show why laughter was healthy.The third International Congress of Hospital Clowns, which was held Nov 7-8 in the Argentine capital, brought together artists and health professionals from around the world who combine...
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During her recent speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner had harsh words for Iran, accusing Tehran of complicity in the July 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people. Iran has been accused of organizing the attack in retaliation to Argentina's suspension of a nuclear technology transfer contract.However, despite...
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Jaipur may miss out on thegolden chance to host the Federation of International Polo (FIP) World Cup 2012,thanks to the internal squabbling in the state polo fraternity.WithRajasthan Polo Club (RPC) yet to set its house in order, several roadblocks havecropped up in Indian Polo Association’s (IPA) formal bid for theprestigious event that had the potential of showcasing the Pink City to theworld and...
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BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - Latin America's first gay marriage will be held on World AIDS Day on December 1, the Argentine couple, who are both HIV positive, said Monday."We will become husband and husba......
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Argentine judge paved the way for gay marriage Friday when she granted a homosexual couple permission to marry in a first for Latin America, the world's biggest Catholic region. Buenos Aires, know......
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