Automechanika Buenos Aires revs up for April 2024
Argentina’s leading international trade fair for the automotive service industry targeting trade visitors from South America is coming with new activities and spaces. Automechanika Buenos Aires will take place from April 10th to 13th, 2024, at La Rural Trade Center, offering…
One win leads to another: developing new ways to empower girls and young women through sport
25 Nov 2022 – To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is looking back at the success of One Win Leads to Another (OWLA), a flagship programme designed to use the power of…
OECS YES In Action features Sharome Burton
Dominican Sports Journalist creating a platform for young athletes and representing the region internationally This month, OECS YES In Action caught up with Sharome Burton, a 23 year old Dominican Sports Journalist gaining international exposure and using his voice and…
China and US teams bypass Washington and go straight to Buenos Aires for trade war talks
By Zhou Xin From South China Morning Post US and China trade negotiation teams change venue for high-level talks at last minute New venue intended to help prepare ground for Xi-Trump G20 meeting Chinese and American trade negotiators have made…
Xi Jinping makes fresh promises to open China’s economy and boost imports
By Kinling Lo, Sidney Leng From South China Morning Post Xi says China has made long-term commitment to buy US$30 trillion worth of goods and US$10 trillion worth of services in next 15 years Xi backs globalisation and attacks unilateralism,…
Argentina missing submarine: Satellite signals detected
From BBC Signals have been detected that are thought to have come from an Argentine submarine that went missing with 44 crew on board, officials say. The defence ministry is now trying to trace the location of the seven failed…
Argentine women strike after fatal rape of teenager
From BBC Activists in Argentina called for women across the country to walk out of work for an hour on Wednesday in protest over the horrific rape and murder of a teenage girl. Lucia Perez, 16, died earlier this month…
An art gallery in Argentina is displaying some of the world’s most infamous forgeries
AFP From Business Insider Forged paintings are exhibited at the Argentine Finance Ministry in Buenos Aires on April 26, 2016, in a bid to alert potential buyers of art and create awareness of the illegal trafficking of cultural goods Buenos…
UN Human Rights Council backs Argentina on US debt row
From BBC The United Nations Human Rights Council has passed a resolution in Geneva condemning a group of American hedge funds that took Argentina to court. The investors are demanding payments worth more than $1.3bn (£766m) dollars on government bonds…
