- Argentina will visit Hampden Park to play a friendly match with Scotland in November. ...
2008-09-30 11:04:15
- Glasgow hope to complete the signing Argentina's all-time record try-scorer Jose Maria Nunez Piossek....
2008-09-30 08:25:09
- INT11International/Business/EconomyBrazil stocks tumble as US bailout plan failsSao Paulo/Rio de Janeiro, Sep 30 DPA For the first time in close to a decade the Brazilian stock exchange in Sao Paulo had to suspend activities for half an hour Monday, after its Bovespa index crashed 10.6 percent.Trading was temporarily halted at 2.49 p.m., following news that the US House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion bailout plan to rescue the economy from the brink of financial meltdown. When trading resumed, share prices continued to fall, dipping as low as 13 percent. A second suspension - potentially for an hour, as established for cases in which the slide touched 15 percent - was avoided. At closing, stocks were down 9.36 percent. Meanwhile, in Mexico City, the IPC index lost 6.4 percent and Argentina's Merval index dropped 8.7 percent. The previous suspension of trading at the Brazilian stock exchange took place Jan 14, 1999, in the middle of a foreign exchange crisis that led to a major devaluation of the Brazilian real. In this context, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for "wisdom" among US authorities in the face of the ongoing credit crisis. "The emerging countries, which did everything right, cannot now be victims of the casino that the bankers set up in the United States," Lula said. "It is time for the US Congress to take on the responsibility that corresponds to it. They created the problem, and that is why it is they who have to solve it," he said. Lula claimed that Brazil's economy - the 10th largest in the world - would not be "contaminated" by the financial turmoil in the north. "We are aware of the seriousness of the crisis, but we are sure that exports and imports are still fine, and that our industry is still fine. We are conscious of what is happening, but we are calm," Lula said. Referring to Monday's crash in Brazilian stocks, he said: "The stock exchange historically rises and falls. That is not the problem. And it is not just the Brazilian stock exchange, but stock exchanges around the world." Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said he believed that the US Congress would eventually pass a bail-out plan and noted that the current credit crunch had not affected the Brazilian economy. "We have quite a solid fiscal situation, inflation is under control," Mantega said.--DPAskp/mv/sh442 Words30090959
2008-09-30 01:02:09
- SPO14SportsAtwal tied 17th, Gangjee misses cut at Panasonic golfOsaka Japan, Sep 27 IANS Three birdies and two bogeys carried Indian golfer Arjun Atwal to the 17th place while Rahil Gangjee missed the cut at the co-sanctioned Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open here Saturday. Atwal who had an even par 70 in first round, shot a bogey-free 66 in second round with his last two holes producing pars. In the third round, Atwal carded 69 in the third round Saturday with birdies on the fourth, tenth and 13th and dropped shots on ninth and 11th. Gangjee missed the cut with rounds of 72 and 73 after the last two holes of the second round was played in the morning. Japan's Azuma Yano and Hideto Tanihara were tied atop the leaderboard at the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open after the conclusion of a thrilling third round Saturday. Yano, chasing a second successive victory, posted a flawless five-under-par 65 at Ibaraki Country Club's West Course for a three-day total of 12-under-par 198. Tanihara fired an equally superb 64 in the third round to give himself a chance in the $1.85 million event sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour. Halfway leader Kaname Yokoo slipped to third place after a 68 while Chinese star Liang Wen-chong, New Zealand's Mark Brown and Korea's Bae Sang-moon stayed in contention on 201 after carding identical 67s.Last year's US Open champion Angel Cabrera of Argentina carded a 69 to lie on 205, seven shots off the pace while American Fred Couples shot a 71 for a 209 total. --Indo-Asian News Servicevks/abr/jg276 Words27091728
2008-09-27 10:00:00
- SPO11SportsAtwal moves to 13th place in Panasonic Open golfOsaka, Sep 26 IANS Indian golfer Arjun Atwal did not allow the delayed start affect his concentration as he was four-under through 16 holes in the second round of the weather-hit Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open here Friday.Atwal moved up the leaderboard to tied 13th place. After three birdies on the second, sixth and ninth, he added a fourth one on tenth to be four-under. He then parred the next six holes and will come back to play two more Saturday morning.In the first round Atwal shot a even par 70 and he is now four-under for the tournament.The $1.85 million event is sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour. Atwal who won the Maybank Malaysian Open this season could even challenge for the Order of Merit if he does well or wins here and then plays the remaining big events in Asia.Another Indian, Rahil Gangjee is sure to miss the cut as he added a 73 to his first round 72 to finish at five-over 145 in tied 111th place. Japan's Kaname Yokoo stayed in front despite completing only 16 holes in his second round. He was one-under and held a two-shot lead when play was suspended for the day.Juvic Pagunsan of the Philippines charged into the joint clubhouse lead after posting an impressive 65 for a seven-under-par 133 total which was matched by Japan's Katsunori Kuwabara 67 and Norio Shinozaki 68.South Korea's Bae Sang-moon, who qualified for the World Cup in Malaysia last week, also moved into contention with a 65 to lie a further shot back alongside Japan's Toru Suzuki, who returned a 68.A morning thunderstorm resulted in a two and a half hour delay which meant that Yokoo, chasing a sixth career victory in Japan, will return Saturday at 7am along with 59 other players to complete the second round.Thailand's Chinnarat Phangdungsil, the youngest winner on the Asian Tour when he won the Double A International on home soil before his 17th birthday in 2005, shot the day's best with a 63, which was a 10 shot improvement from his first round.Former US Open champion Angel Cabrera of Argentina was two under for the tournament through 12 holes of his second round while American Fred Couples was even par through 13 holes.Round three is expected to begin at 11am Saturday after the halfway cut is made following the completion of the second round.--Indo-Asian News servicevks/abr/dg441 Words26091722
2008-09-26 08:02:07
- SPO16SportsAtwal tied 50th in Panasonic Open golfOsaka, Sep 25 IANS Indian golfer Arjun Atwal, stopping in Asia during a two-week break on the Nationwide Tour in the US, opened the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open with an even par 70 at the Ibaraki Country Club's West Course here Friday. Atwal was tied for the 50th place while his compatriot Rahil Gangjee shot a three-over 73 and was lying way behind in 89th place. Japan's Kaname Yokoo fired a blistering eight-under-par 62 to grab the first round lead while Chinese star Liang Wen-chong headed the chasing pack with a 64. AsiaTour No. 1 in 2003 Atwal, who won the Maybank Malaysian Open this season, carded 70, despite losing a ball on the back nine. Atwal played the first round with Japanese golf legend Jumbo Ozaki and Shigeki Maruyama. "It's good to be back but I've been getting up at three every morning because of the jet lag. I played with Jumbo Ozaki and Shigeki Maruyama this morning, which was a good pairing and I enjoyed it. My driver was a bit off and I lost a ball on the back nine off a drive which was just slightly offline. There wasn't any rough up there and there were like 15 people walking with us but no one saw where the ball ended up. I had to reload and ended up with a bogey there," said Atwal. "I'm slated to play the last four events on the Nationwide Tour and then come back for the Barclays Singapore Open, UBS Hong Kong Open, take a week off and then play the last three events on the Asian Tour. If I get close to the Asian Tour's Order of Merit in Hong Kong, then I'll play in all the remaining events as I would like to have the chance to win the Order of Merit title again," he said. On his current status on Nationwide, Atwal added, "I'm presently 34th on the money list there and nearly $20,000 behind the 25th ranked player, which is the cut mark to earn a PGA Tour card. One top-five finish and I'm in the PGA Tour again. The Nationwide Tour Championship is a $1 million event so I've got a good chance of regaining my US card and basically have four shots at it."Yokoo, a five-time winner in Japan but looking to end a two-year title drought, was flawless as he posted eight birdies to lead by two shots from reigning Asian Tour number one Liang, who returned a 64. Australia's Marcus Both also carded a 64 after enjoying a flying start with three birdies and eagle in his first five holes at the $1.85 million event sanctioned by the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour. Current Asian Tour Order of Merit leader Mark Brown of New Zealand was amongst those bunched on 66. He was relieved to enjoy a timely return to form and also basked in the warm weather of Asia after a stint in Europe. Former US Open champion Angel Cabrera of Argentina shot a 68 while American Fred Couples opened with a 70. Local teenage sensation Ryo Ishikawa struggled to a 76. --Indo-Asian News Servicevks/av/vt572 Words25091828
2008-09-25 09:00:09
- A key witness tells a Miami court that alleged attempts to smuggle campaign funds from Venezuela to Argentina involved $5m. ...
2008-09-24 06:31:08
- INT17International/HealthHIV infects three million self-injecting drug usersSydney, Sep 24 IANS Three million self-injecting drug users worldwide are possibly HIV positive, over 40 percent of them in nine countries, according to a new study. The countries are Estonia, Ukraine, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal, Argentina, Brazil and Kenya. Bradley Mathers of National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Sydney and colleagues from 2007 Reference Group to the UN on HIV and self-injecting drug use SIDU, called for better data in view of the increasing importance of injecting drug use as a mode of HIV transmission in many regions. This systematic review showed huge discrepancies worldwide. For example, in Britain, 0.39 percent of 15-64 year-olds are SIDUs, of which 2.3 percent are thought to be HIV positive. In Spain, this proportion of SIDUs is lower 0.31 percent, but the proportion of SIDUs with HIV is many times higher 39.7 percent. In Australia 1.09 percent of 15-64 year-olds are IDUs, a relatively high number, however only 1.5 percent of them are HIV positive, reports Sciencealert. The findings were published online in The Lancet and will appear in its print version. "Australia has a significant number of injecting drug users but has done very well in keeping HIV rates among injectors low," said Mathers. "This is due largely to the implementation of effective HIV prevention programmes for injectors, rolled out in the early stages of the HIV epidemic." Other examples of country figures, with proportion of 15-64 year old SIDUs first and proportion of those who are HIV positive second are the US 0.96 percent/15.6 percent, Argentina 0.29 percent/49.7 percent, China 0.25 percent/12.3 percent, Ukraine 1.16 percent/41.8 percent, Russia 1.78 percent/37.2 percent and Estonia 1.51 percent/72.1 percent. In Europe, the highest proportions of SIDUs among 15-64 year-olds were in Italy 0.83 percent and Switzerland 0.65 percent; while the highest figures for proportions of SIDUs that are HIV positive were Spain and Portugal 15.6 percent. --Indo-Asian News ServiceSt/jg365 Words24090917
2008-09-24 00:04:05
- INT54International/DefenceFrance to help Brazil build nuclear submarineRio de Janeiro, Sep 23 RIA Novosti France will help Brazil build a nuclear-powered submarine to protect vast oil reserves off its coast, the Brazilian defence minister said Tuesday. Speaking during a large-scale military exercise involving the army, navy and air force, along the Brazilian coast, Nelson Jobim said France will transfer technology to Brazil for building a nuclear submarine. "We will build the nuclear submarine together. Brazil will be responsible for the conventional part of the project," he said. According to the minister, Brazil and France discussed the technology transfer in January at talks in France, and an agreement could be signed before the end of this year during the official visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Brazil. Brazil hopes to have the vessel built by 2020 and become the first Latin American nation to possess a nuclear-powered submarine. The deal would also include the joint construction of four diesel-powered submarines. Brazil and Argentina are the only Latin American countries with significant nuclear capabilities. The Brazilian military, which has five conventionally powered submarines in service with the navy, has been seeking to build a nuclear submarine for decades amid worries over the security of its offshore oil reserves. The ongoing war games codenamed Operation Atlantic is aimed at thwarting a simulated attack on Brazilian oil drilling facilities. The exercise involves 20 ships, several submarines, 9,000 troops and 50 aircraft. --RIA Novostidkg/dg261 Words23091614
2008-09-23 07:00:00
- A British man dies after reportedly being shot by armed motorcyclists in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires....
2008-09-23 02:35:08
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