Jorge Luis Borges, Argentina's finest writer, dismissed the Falklands War of 1982 as "two bald men fighting over a comb," but it killed almost 1,000 British and Argentine soldiers, sailors and airmen anyway. So what would happen if the bald men started fighting over something really valuable such as oil? Argentina never did abandon its claim, and it never will. It has been drummed into many generations of Argentine schoolchildren that "The Malvinas are Argentina's," and the claim has become one of the pillars of Argentine nationalism. But defeat in the Falklands led to the collapse of the military regime, and subsequent democratic governments in Buenos Aires re-opened trade and travel ties with the islands. Since Buenos Aires insists that all the seas around the Falklands belong to Arg...
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Argentina lost a seven-week war over the islands to Britain in 1982 and the two countries have since pledged to resolve their differences peacefully. But moves to begin exploiting what could be lucrative reserves of oil and gas around the islands have sent tensions soaring. The Latin American nation is taking the diplomatic offensive, lobbying countries at the Rio Group summit in Cancun next week to condemn what he called Britain's "unilateral and illegal" exploration in the islands and urge Britain to sit down for sovereignty talks.
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According to previous media reports, Etcheverry immigrated to Canada from Argentina in 1990s and had recently purchased a home before his disappearance.
Argentina is one of the world's few producers of Torrontes; it's the only country that gives this grape a fair shake. This light white has intense spice and floral aromas with a lovely tangerine component It's medium-bodied, crisp, with medium acidity -- tart orange, floral and green melon flavours come through on the palate. Try with soft white cheeses. Having said that, value-priced wines are rarely cellar-worthy -- you'll rarely try a bottle of $10-$12 wine and think to, "Hey, I should have put that in the cellar for a few years." These wines are meant to be drunk young, typically within the first six months of hitting the shelves. Go ahead and invest in a half-dozen or so if you want to have a "house wine" on hand for when company comes calling. That will keep you from pilfering pr...
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Enter Argentina -- well, it was there all along, wasn't it? It's just that now, Argentine wines are starting to occupy more and more shelf spots, and often at prices that compete with (or trump) neighbouring Chile's. Their wines (especially their big Malbecs) shine with a depth and complexity that often outshines Aussie or Chilean wines of the same price. This is one of the reasons Malbec does so well in Argentina: the country's flagship red grape produces dark, heavy wines that thrive in hot, dry conditions. Wines made from the Malbec grape aren't always up everyone's alley -- these reds pack a lot more punch than most others at comparable prices. Malbec can get a little wild -- big alcohol or dark, concentrated fruit -- so pairing it up with big meats and grilled food is often a good ...
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Chile and Argentina both make great, weighty wines in excellent quality, and Portugal consistently produces excellent values, but South African reds and whites continued to surprise me in the quality-price ratio department. Racy, crisp whites like the Ayama Chenin Blanc (Paarl -- $12.53, available at Liquor Marts and beyond) do well with a wide variety of foods, while reds like the Pink doesn't always mean sweet, and almost every dry rosé I tried brought loads of fruit without the sugary, one-dimensional characteristics of White Zinfandel. Dry rosés from Chile, especially those made from Cabernet Sauvignon, excelled in this category, with the Torreon de Paredes 2006 (Valle de Rengo -- around $11, available at private wine stores) offering deep colour and crisp strawberry jam and black ...
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CRISTINA Fernández de Kirchner was elected president of Argentina on Sunday in a relatively free and fair vote. That's not to be taken for granted; not only has Argentina suffered from chronic political turmoil in the past, but several other Latin American governments, led by Hugo Chávez's Venezuela, are working to dismantle the liberal democracies established throughout the region in the 1980s. Ms. Fernández de Kirchner was nominated by her husband, the outgoing President Nestor Kirchner, who poured state resources into her campaign. Yet she could have won without the extra help: The Kirchners are riding a wave of popularity born of rapidly rising incomes for Argentines during the past four years.
... participating in a debate or even holding a news conference, must make a crucial decision. She can ...
Fabian Gomez of Argentina is in the lead with a nine-under 204 after firing a 64 Saturday. Argentine Eduardo Romero and Alberta's Stuart Anderson (68) share second place at eight-under 205.
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Speirs 23rd in Argentina, [Angel Cabrera] chokes in scoring tent A one-under-par 70 Sunday helped St. Charles Golf Club's Adam Speirs to a share of 23rd place in the Canadian Tour's $150,000 Argentine Masters Tournament at the Olives Golf Club in Buenos Aires.
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According to the Voice of America news site, the WikiLeaks debacle has made life much more difficult for American diplomats, and left U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressing regret to leaders in China, Germany, France, the U.K., Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Liberia, Pakistan, Argentina and Canada over the release of classified State Department cables.
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