Apagón: A Blackout Sweeps South America

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 13:33:26 +0000

Authorities have initiated a far-reaching investigation into an unprecedented blackout that on June 16 hit a wide swath of South America—most of Argentina and Uruguay, and parts of Paraguay—affecting tens of millions of people.  The massive blackout—apagón—is thought to have originated in a disturbance that affected two high-voltage lines, Colonia Elia Y Mercedes and Colonia […]

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Hunt for cause of massive South America power outage begins

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 05:03:50 +0000

Hunt for cause of massive South America power outage begins

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – As lights turned back on across Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay after a massive blackout hit tens of millions people, authorities were still largely in the dark about what caused the collapse of the interconnected grid and tallied the damage from the unforeseen disaster.

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Argentina Supreme Court upholds glacier protection law

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:27:21 +0000

Argentina Supreme court upholds glacier protection law

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina’s Supreme Court upheld the country’s glacier protection law Tuesday, rejecting an effort by mining giant Barrick Gold Corp. to have it declared unconstitutional.

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100 ‘Evitas’ take to the streets of Argentina’s capital

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 23:09:34 +0000

100 'Evitas' take to the streets of Argentina's capital

One hundred people dressed up as Evita Perón and paraded in the streets of Argentina’s capital Monday, a day before the 100th anniversary of the birth of the charismatic first lady.

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Gilas eyes best odds

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:19:22 +0000

By Jonas Terrado Gilas Pilipinas could see itself facing the likes of Serbia, Greece, Russia, Argentina, Lithuania or Italy in the FIBA World Cup when basketball’s governing body holds a draw Saturday evening in Shenzhen, China. The aforementioned countries along with the Philippines, Australia, Canada, Montenegro, South Korea, Nigeria, Senegal and Angola will be distributed […]

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Argentinian-born Javier Schwersensky heads up Winnipeg Humane Society

Credit to Author: Margaret Jetelina| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 17:47:55 +0000

Javier Schwersensky leads the non-profit animal protection agency with compassionate leadership and communications savvy Javier Schwersensky was confident in his decision to immigrate to Canada from Argentina. Born in the city of Villa Ballester, a suburban neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Schwersensky felt his personality clashed with the culture in Argentina. “Given that I spent time […]

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