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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark attends a trade seminar at the Centro Cultural de Kirchner in Buenos Aires during her official visit to the country.

Danish firms push sustainable solutions during Queen Margrethe's visit to BA

20-03-2019 18:57 Queen Margrethe II highlights potential for increased exchange in Denmark and Argentina's sustainability enterprises during a business seminar at the Centro Cultural Kirchner in Buenos Aires.

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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Argentine President Mauricio Macri talk as they pose for pictures at the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires on March 18, 2019.

POLITICS & DIPLOMACY

Danish Queen Margrethe II arrives in Buenos Aires for official visit

18-03-2019 14:11 Monarch's three-day visit is focused on strengthening commercial, political and cultural ties between the two countries.

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Irene Bianchi, 67, and her daughter Lucía Verderosa, 24.

THEATRE

Teatro La Comedia to host daring one-woman show in English

16-03-2019 10:00 From modern times to the Bard’s rhymes, writer and teacher Irene Bianchi will this week début a new humorous original work drawing on her own life experiences and societal changes.

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Queen Margrethe II has held the role since 1972.

POLITICS & DIPLOMACY

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark set for visit to Argentina

14-03-2019 09:39 Danish exports of goods and services to Argentina totalled US$425 million in 2017, while exports from Argentina to Denmark reached US$225 million.

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A voter casts their ballot in Buenos Aires.

COLLABORATION

US experts talk election reform with Argentine officials

13-03-2019 15:28 Meeting focuses on use of social media in elections, campaign finance, and Argentina's famously complicated presidential transitions.

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Low-cost airline options like have flooded the Argentine market.

TRAVEL AND TOURISM

Airlines and labour unions at odds in low-cost flight revolution

09-03-2019 03:00 Low-cost airline options have flooded the Argentine market as the Macri administration pushes new pro-market policies. But the dramatic shift, while lowering prices for travellers, has prompted unrest and anger among labour unions.

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Over 80 groups send representatives to speak at the weekly asembleas where members gather to hear a rotation of passionate rallying cries.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

Asembleas indicate energetic #8M lies ahead, say organisers

01-03-2019 18:00 As International Women’s Day draws near, activists are preparing to take to the streets for women’s rights.

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Eduardo Stein, ex-Vice President of Guatemala and Joint Special Representative for Venezuelan refugees and migrants in the region, made projections about the humanitarian crisis at a press conference on Thursday.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Over five million people will flee Venezuela by the end of 2019, say officials

01-03-2019 16:15 Over 3.4 million migrants and refugees from Venezuela have already settled in new nations in search of a better life.

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Simon Brault, President and CEO of the Canadian Council for the Arts, speaking at the Centro Cultural de Kirchner on Monday.

INTERVIEW WITH SIMON BRAULT, DIRECTOR AND CEO OF THE CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS

‘We think Canada and Argentina complement each other well’

23-02-2019 10:24 The Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) is the North American country’s primary funder of art and artistic institutions, and is one of the strongest arts councils in the world.

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Valerie Creighton, President and CEO of the Canada Media Fund, signs a co-production treaty with National Institute for Film and Audiovisual Arts President Ralph Haiek at the reception Monday.

CANADIAN-ARGENTINE RELATIONS

Argentina, Canada partner up in new arts co-production treaty

23-02-2019 10:12 Canada Media Fund signs US$100,000 co-production treaty with INCAA at reception celebrating new cultural venture.

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The grand opening of the British Hospital’s new Oncology Centre back in July. Dr. Carlos Silva is on the far right.

INTERVIEW WITH DR. CARLOS SILVA, CHIEF ONCOLOGIST, BRITISH HOSPITAL

‘It’s not a problem of access to mammograms, it’s awareness’

16-02-2019 10:24 After a recent report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) revealed that 129,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed every year, he shared his insight into Argentina’s alarming rates with the Times.

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JetSMART executives announce promotions with the company’s launch in Argentina. Left to right: Gonzalo Perez Corral, General Manager; Estuardo Ortiz, CEO; Victor Mesía, COO.

LOW-COST AIRLINES

JetSMART kicks off price war as it enters Argentina’s low-cost market

16-02-2019 09:02 CEO Estuardo Ortiz says ‘flight for a peso’ promotion is sign Chilean firm intends to shake up competition.

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LOW-COST AIRLINE

JetSMART enters low-cost market with 5,000 flights for one peso

12-02-2019 14:55 JetSMART airlines will enter Argentina’s low-cost market with 5,000 flights for one peso (taxes included). Flights will start at ARG$299 once the promotion ends.

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More people are buying smartphones and using social media across the board in Argentina, a Pew survey found.

TECHNOLOGY

Nine in ten young adults in Argentina use social media, new study finds

11-02-2019 00:17 Developed countries are becoming more devoted to smartphone technology – and Argentina is no exception.

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HARRY POTTER BOOK NIGHT

Harry Potter fans take over British Embassy in Buenos Aires

08-02-2019 16:00 Pointy hats and long black cloaks filled Embassy gardens for the enchanting annual event Thursday.

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The US firm has now shaken argentinian tourism.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Argentina adapts to the AirBnb boom

02-02-2019 11:41 Over 900,000 people stayed in AirBnb locations in 2018 – and communities and markets in Argentina are shifting to accommodate new business provided by the online travel giant.

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Travellers are delayed in both Aeroparque "Jorge Newbery" and the Ezeiza airport

AIRPORT BACKLOG

Delays and cancellations at airports despite truce with the pilots' union

17-01-2019 15:44 A 48-hour union strike was cut short when the government agreed to cooperate with pilots

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Security Minister Patricia Bullrich (centre).

CRIME AND SAFETY

Minister Bullrich’s taser guns to hit the Buenos Aires streets in March

17-01-2019 12:57 Government confirms electric weapons will be in use in less than two months' time.

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Bolsonaro receives Macri at the Palacio del Planalto Wednesday.

POLITICS

Macri and Bolsonaro will work together to modernise Mercosur, boost economies

16-01-2019 17:07 In their first face-to-face meeting as presidents, the leaders agreed to cooperate on a range of key economic issues.

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