Soccer Thursday, August 4, 2016 Argentina starts campaign against Portugal todayRIO DE JANEIRO — Argentina’s soccer team will start its Olympic campaign against Portugal today at 6pm at the João Havelange stadium in a match for Group D.The team coached by Julio Olarticoechea arrives with serious chances of winning a medal, although it is not among the three favourites in the betting websites. Argentina started with its training sessions less than a month ago after Gerardo Martino’s resignation and the Argentine Football Association’s crisis. He joined his new teammates less than a week ago and will be on the bench today. Argentina played three friendlies before travelling to Rio and did not suffer a defeat (0-0 with Colombia, 3-1 against Haiti and 0-0 with Mexico). Brazil got off to a winning start in South America’s first Olympic Games yesterday when the women’s soccer team beat China 3-0 in host city Rio de Janeiro.

From the gold medal won by the national polo team at Paris 1924 to the one clinched by Crismanich at London 2012, Argentina won 18 golds. Rio 2016 Thursday, August 4, 2016 Argentina eyes golds in team sportsArgentina will participate at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro with 213 athletes to equal its biggest delegation record set at London 1948. The men’s basketball team led by Emanuel Ginóbili, the women’s national field hockey team the Leonas, judoka Paula Pareto and the sailing team are the main candidates to clinch gold medals. In swimming, Pan-American gold medal winner in Toronto 2015 Federico Grabich will compete in 50, 100 and 200 metres freestyle. Argentina usually get better results in team sports than in individual sports and Rio 2016 seems to keep this tendency as main candidates for gold are the Leonas and the men’s basketball team.

EDELAP electricity distributor president Alejandro McFarlane criticized Arias, calling on him to quit “playing politics” via his rulings, and influencing users to not pay their electricity bill. Thursday, August 4, 2016 Federal judge blocks all electricity hikes‘Exorbitant’ increases suspended across country, Macri administration vows to appealDealing yet another blow to the government’s hopes of reducing the fiscal deficit this year, electricity bill hikes by all distributors across the country were frozen yesterday after a federal judge accepted a request for an injunction filed by consumer protection organizations. Electricity market wholesaler CAMMESA must also abstain from passing the new hikes on to all the electricity distributors in the country until a public hearing is conducted. “An injunction based on a collective action request accepted by a federal judge is valid in every part of the nation,” she said. Yesterday’s judicial ruling echoed a decision issued last month dealing with natural gas rates hikes.

Thursday, August 4, 2016 Spain: rival hands Rajoy hopeSpanish acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy addresses the media during a press conference after a meeting with Ciudadanos party leader Albert Rivera at the Spanish Parliament in Madrid. At an earlier press conference, Rivera heaped pressure on Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez, urging him and his party to accept a PP-led minority government. “This is a first step and, as you know, even the longest journey always starts with a first step,” Rajoy told a press conference after meeting Ciudadanos (“Citizens”) leader Albert Rivera. For this only the Socialists (PSOE) are big enough, but the party has repeatedly said it would oppose Rajoy. Rajoy accepted a mandate from Spain’s King Felipe to form a government but has yet to set a date for a confidence vote.

Yesterday, Uruguayan Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa made it clear that Montevideo accepted none of the blame for the uncertainty unleashed by the current impasse. Paraguayan Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga was in no mood to keep things civil. The arrangement would have each member appoint a coordinator in order for the Mercosur to be extricated from its current crisis. Regardless of the back and forths over the pro tempore presidency, Uruguay has been picked as coordinator for those negotiations as Venezuela is not part of the talks. But despite the efforts, there will be one particularly notable absence — Venezuela has been excluded.

Terrible Enfant (Luz Bauza)Terrible Enfant is no new name to those in the know on the BA fashion scene. NÓD (María Monsalvo and Catalina Arévalo)María Monsalvo and Catalina Arévalo first met studying fashion design at UBA and bonded over their intellectual and sartorial vision. Little by little the Argentine man is developing an appetite for the new and the provocative, which is what Terrible Enfant does best. They’re chic and sophisticated but also tough… they’re very Terrible Enfant. How did you go from a career in Sociology to jewelry design?

At the small Colegiales restaurant, the high end menu was served in the absence of high end pretension. The cheeseburger is a defiantly simple looking dish: meat, bun, cheese, and the classic tomato, onion, pickle and lettuce combo. Fingers crossed that a few dishes stick on the Piano Nobile menu with a Soriano stamp added on top. Part technique: cut it too thin and it falls right apart but too thick and it becomes a grotesque chew. It’s part science: only the freshest meat chosen from a cut encased in fat will keep the diner from getting sick.

Thursday, August 4, 2016 Dubai: plane with 300 onboard crashlandsAn Emirates Airline flight is seen after it crash-landed at Dubai International Airport yesterday. All 300 passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the gutted Boeing 777-300 after a crash that one survivor described as terrifying. Video showed a tower of flame bursting from the front of the plane, and then a thick black plume of smoke rising into the sky. DUBAI — An Emirates jetliner arriving from India caught fire after slumping onto the runway in Dubai yesterday, killing one firefighter in an intense blaze and bringing the world’s busiest international airport to a halt for several hours. The Dubai carrier’s first significant accident happened after the crew apparently attempted to abort the landing for a second attempt amid unconfirmed witness reports of landing gear problems.

President Mauricio Macri announced yesterday that the government will reform the national healthcare system in order to implement universal coverage in Argentina. To afford the reform, the Macri administration will get its hands on an AR $30 billion fund called the Solidarity Redistribution Fund (FSR). The Macri administration will use part of these FSR funds to pay back some of this debt. In 1993, the Menem administration sanctioned Law 23.661, which committed the State to reimburse the funds obras sociales paid hospitals for serious treatments. Let’s break down its different aspects:Universal CoverageThe Macri administration intends to create a universal coverage system, which aims at covering the 15 million people who are not currently covered by any social security.

Butter is the end product of the dairy production process, it comes last. While the shortage has not had a noticeable affect on the price of medialunas so far, if it continues, there will definitely be some long-lasting results.”And could the shortage in dairy production affect the production of cheese? Because butter is such a crucial part of baking medialunas, this presents the possibility of a hike in the price of our favorite facturas. If the butter crisis wasn’t already enough to give you a low-grade panic attack, there’s now a possibility that medialunas could face price hikes too. The increase in prices will surely alter the traditional cafe con leche and three medialunas combo.

This morning, a gas leak in the neighborhood of Barracas in the City of Buenos Aires resulted in one death and three hospitalizations. It’s unknown how the gas leak was started. The nearby students were not told to evacuate but Civil Defense ordered all neighbors of the accident to close their windows. SAME, Civil Defense and the Metropolitan Police are still near the site of the accident because gas and light were cut within a two-block radius but the leak is under control. The employees of a Metrogas contracting company were doing routine repairs on a low-pressure pipe when gas flooded the pit where Metrogas was operating.

A new edition of the design fair, Grita Diseño, is about to take place in the heart of the Recoleta. Grita Diseño showcases Argentinian signature design and provides a one stop shop where you can find original apparel, objects, crafts, decor, beauty products and a special spot dedicated to eco friendly stuff to boot. According to the forecast, this weekend will be warm and sunny with a heavy chance of high style! Grita Diseño is scheduled on the Saturday 6th from 3 PM to 9 PM and on Sunday from 1 PM to 9 PM and is, like we mentioned, totally free. This will especially true at Saturday’s wrap-up event (around 9 PM) where a DJ and bubbles are set to ring out the first day.

She is set to attend a judicial mediation with National Deputy Margarita Stolbizer. Cristina denied any wrongdoing and in return formally accused Stolbizer of mounting a smear campaign against her. Finally, she hosted a political rally with Kirchnerite youth organization La Cámpora in the district of Avellaneda, also on Sunday. Hotesur is a company that managed hotels in Santa Cruz Province that belong to the Kirchner family. Cristina, Florencia and Máximo Kirchner have all been indicted in the case.

Buenos Aires’s science and technology extravaganza will open its doors starting this Thursday, August 4th and will be packing in all the awesome nerdy action through to the end of the month. If you’ve never been, you’re in for an all-encompassing, educational Disneyland. General Paz and Constituyentes)WhenAugust 4th – August 31stThursday – Friday 10:00AM – 6:00 PMSaturday – Sunday 12:00 PM – 8:00 PMHow Much? With a little help from the government, Tecnópolis pulls out all of the stops and you can experience everything from animatronic dinosaurs, to four entire pavilions dedicated to the art of social media. You can check out the full line-up of this year’s exhibits and a specific calendar of events here.

Read more: LGBTIQ Festival Comes To Town: Buenos Aires DiversaDrag queens, art expositions, lectures and queer tango performances will all be part of the Diverse Buenos Aires festival, which will celebrate its third year. Small demonstrations of same-sex love, rainbows and other signifiers of LGBTQ appreciation have appeared in pedestrian areas of the city, in honor of LGBTQ Pride Week and Buenos Aires Diversity (Buenos Aires Diversa). As well, Buenos Aires is the fifth most popular destination for gay tourism in the world. It might be a sense — you can’t place it, but something feels a bit different about the City of Buenos Aires this week, a bit more colorful. According to the Argentine Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Buenos Aires is the best destination for members of the LGBTQ community in all of Latin America.