Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez – Pork better for sex than Viagra

Posted by Matt in January 28th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Off-Topic, Alternative To Viagra, Alternative Viagra, Argentina President, Barbecued Pork, Buenos Aires, Cristina Fernandez, Pork Pork, Reuters, Sex News, Viagra, Yahoo, Yahoo News

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s president recommended pork as an alternative to Viagra Wednesday, saying she spent a satisfying weekend with her husband after eating barbecued pork.
Pork better for sex than Viagra? – Yahoo! News

The Falkland Islands Could Start Heating Up Between Britain and Argentina

Posted by Matt in January 19th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Americas, Argentina, Britain, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Diplomatic Row, Falkland Islands, FalklandIslands, Falklands, Laying Claim, London, Malvinas Islands, Overseas Territory

A fresh diplomatic row has erupted between Britain and Argentina over the disputed Falkland Islands which is claimed as an overseas territory by both London and Buenos Aires.
Last month, Argentina enacted a law laying claim over the Malvinas Islands, which are called the Falklands by Britain.

Fresh row erupts over UK Falkland claims
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Where are Argentina’s Coins?

Posted by Matt in May 13th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, Argentina, Economy, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Coins, Consumers, Convenience Store Owners, Inconveniences, Lot, Merchants, Teich

A serious shortage of coins in Argentina causes problems for consumers and merchants.
Think you’ve got cash problems? Just be glad you’re not in Argentina.
No one knows the inconveniences of the peso better than Buenos Aires’s convenience store owners. Walter Teich and his wife opened one right in the center of town three years ago. He’s [...]

The Age of Nonpolarity

Posted by Matt in April 16th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Russia, U.S., general, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Chile, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Mexico, Nigeria, Oceania, Pakistan, Power, Saudi-Arabia, South Africa, South-Korea, Venezuela, World

The principal characteristic of twenty-first-century international relations is turning out to be nonpolarity: a world dominated not by one or two or even several states but rather by dozens of actors possessing and exercising various kinds of power. This represents a tectonic shift from the past.
The twentieth century started out distinctly multipolar. But after almost [...]