Four porteño bars celebrate International Whisky Day
A sign of this change is that bars all over Buenos Aires today are celebrating International Whisky Day. Here are our recommendations:Museo del Whisky (The Whisky Museum)The Argentine Whisky Museum has the honor of being the largest of its kind in the world – with 4,000 bottles, it set a Guinness Record after dethroning another museum in Edinburgh. For International Whisky Day, it offers six select cocktails at a special price of AR$1,300. The six available drinks will be the Penicilin (bourbon, lemon juice, honey and ginger); the Boulevardier (pink vermouth, bourbon, Campari and orange juice); the classic Old Fashioned (Jim Beam, bitters and sugar); the Manhattan (whisky and pink vermouth); the Apple Green (a fruity noted drink made with whisky, lemon juice, apple, honey, cinnamon, and bitters); and the Jameson Lemonade (Jameson whisky, lemon juice, syrup, and club soda). Address: Guevara 421Francisca del FuegoFrancisca del Fuego will celebrate International Whisky Day today and tomorrow with three exclusively designed cocktails based on Jameson Irish whisky.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 21, 2023 00:23 UTC
Massa lambasts Milei’s dollarization proposal
Massa spoke out against libertarian presidential candidate Javier Milei’s dollarization plan and in favor of consensus-building within the ruling Frente de Todos coalition at a series of events today. The idea has been criticized by economists, consulting firms, and politicians who calculated conversion rates similar to the figure Massa mentioned. “It was my turn to fall on a grenade or, like Cristina said yesterday, to grab a hot potato,” Massa said. Massa used the “hot potato” metaphor in another event today, during the inauguration of a road underpass in San Fernando, in Buenos Aires province. The Minister also said that infighting created “a power vacuum and uncertainty.”“Without political order, there is no economic order.”
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 20, 2023 12:06 UTC
Government lets MEP dollar surge to dismantle financial loophole
The decision, according to sources in the Central Bank, was made to dismantle a financial loophole that allowed brokers to earn up to 9% “with just two clicks.”“Brokers were calling their clients to tell them to use the LEDE loophole,” a source in the Central Bank told the Herald. The MEP dollar is the exchange rate implicit when investors buy shares or bonds in pesos and sell them in dollars in the local market. The government had been intervening in the AL30 market, which reduced the MEP dollar rate. “It’s impossible to determine how much they lost,” a source in the Central Bank told the Herald. “We never reveal our strategy,” another source in the Central Bank said.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 20, 2023 00:13 UTC
Cristina Kirchner's first interview in six years: her main definitions
Argentine Vice president Cristina Fernández Kirchner made her way past the followers gathered at the building entrance of the C5N cable network last night for her first interview in six years. Expectations were high in the days and hours leading up to the interview. Last Friday, Cristina Kirchner published a letter on her website saying she would not be running for president, or any other office. “What I published the other day is very clear,” she said, despite repeated requests from her followers for her to reconsider. “One third of the electorate is voting out of anger,” referring to the popularity of right-wing candidate Javier Milei.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 19, 2023 22:54 UTC
Ecuador's top court paves the way for early national elections
Ecuador’s Constitutional Court on Thursday paved the way for early legislative and presidential elections, rejecting a series of cases brought by opposition politicians to block President Guillermo Lasso’s decision to dissolve the National Assembly. The embattled leader, who faced an impeachment attempt by opposition politicians, cited Ecuador’s serious political crisis and domestic turmoil as reasons for making the move. Earlier on Thursday, Ecuador’s electoral court said elections brought forward from 2025 could take place on August 20. Lasso had faced an impeachment attempt by opposition politicians over accusations he disregarded warnings of embezzlement related to a contract at state-owned oil transportation company Flopec. Those elected to power in the early elections in August – including lawmakers and the president – would only serve until regularly scheduled elections are held in 2025.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 19, 2023 22:33 UTC
Is Young Sheldon Season 7 Releasing In May 2023?
Here’s everything you need to know about Young Sheldon season 7. Young Sheldon Season 7 Potential Release DateDespite the show’s creators have not officially affirmed that the show will be ending, there has been some speculation. After the announcement of the 7th season of Young Sheldon, it appears that the release date will be announced soon. Season 7 of Young Sheldon will premiere at the end of 2023, as per schedule. Young Sheldon Season 7 Expected Cast
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May 19, 2023 10:48 UTC
Is Grey’s Anatomy Season 20 Releasing In May 2023?
AdvertisementGrey’s Anatomy was renewed for Season 20 by ABC on March 24. Here’s everything you need to know about Grey’s Anatomy season 20. Grey’s Anatomy Season 20 Potential Release DateSince its 2nd season, Grey’s Anatomy has aired in the fall of each broadcast season (Season 1 had a spring premiere). Season 20 will likely be released in late September or early October, as it continues to do well in the ratings for ABC. Grey’s Anatomy Season 20 Expected Cast
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May 19, 2023 07:16 UTC
Argentina exports oil to Chile for the first time since 2006
State-owned oil company YPF has reactivated the trans-Andean oil pipeline, allowing Argentina to export oil to Chile for the first time in 17 years. The oil pipeline, which extends over 427 kilometers, will be used to transport oil from the Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas field. “Exporting oil to Chile shows the value of Vaca Muerta as an engine for Argentine growth,” Energy Secretary Flavia Royón said. Customs sources calculated a monthly income of US$86 million to Argentina and reported that the line filling has already started. “In this development process we now have almost 365 days of uninterrupted gas exports to Chile, as well as crude oil exports,” Royón added.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 18, 2023 15:47 UTC
Bond auction: government gets AR$751 billion
The Economy Ministry secured AR$751.74 billion in its bond auction yesterday in the first round of May, where it faced maturities for AR$589 billion. With this result, net financing so far this year is more than AR$910 billion. In this auction, 1,373 bids were received for AR$808.85 billion, of which AR$605.59 billion were adjudicated, representing an effective value of AR$751.74 billion. Today the second round of the auction will take place. Three other instruments with 2023 maturities were reopened: two inflation-adjusted ones –the X18S3, maturing on September 18; and T2X3, maturing on August 13– and a US dollar-linked one, D31O3, maturing on October 31.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 18, 2023 15:27 UTC
Is Welcome to Wrexham Season 2 Releasing In May 2023?
Disney+’s Welcome to Wrexham did just that during its first run in 2022. Here’s everything you need to know about Welcome to Wrexham season 2. Welcome to Wrexham Season 2 Potential Release DateWe don’t know when Welcome to Wrexham season 2 will be released, but Disney Plus stated it will be in 2023. The 1st season of Welcome to Wrexham premiered in August 2022, therefore season 2 is expected to premiere in August 2023. Welcome to Wrexham Season 2 Expected Cast
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May 18, 2023 08:45 UTC
Is Loki Season 2 Coming in May 2023?
AdvertisementWhen Loki first appeared in 2021, Marvel fans had no clue that he would ultimately change the face of the multiverse. The first season concluded on a major cliffhanger with the introduction of Kang the Conqueror, who recently started off Phase Five in his theatrical debut in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Here’s everything you need to know about Loki season 2. Loki Season 2 Potential Release DateLoki Season 2 will premiere on October 6, 2023. Loki Season 2 Expected Cast
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May 18, 2023 02:28 UTC
Ecuador president dissolves legislature, bringing elections forward
Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly in a decree on Wednesday, bringing forward legislative and presidential elections, a day after he presented his defense in an impeachment process. Lasso will now remain in office for up to six months, ruling by decree, while national electoral authorities set the date for the elections. Those voted into power in the early elections would only serve until the regularly-scheduled 2025 elections take place. The impeachment process was the first against an Ecuadorian president in decades. Ninety-two votes from the 137-member legislature would have been needed to remove Lasso from office.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 18, 2023 01:33 UTC
Jorge Rafael Videla: the dictator who died in jail
It was a chilly early morning in the Marcos Paz penitentiary when Jorge Rafael Videla, the infamous dictator, was found dead in his cell at age 87. The human rights organizations and survivors of the dictatorship era fought long and hard for the dictators to be tried and sentenced to jail. Originally from Mercedes, a town in Buenos Aires province, Jorge Rafael Videla was a military man who built a long career between 1944 and 1975. “We Argentines should not be ashamed, because what happened was a defense of human rights, threatened by terrorism,” he said. “This incident,” wrote Cox, “calls for just the kind of action that President Videla has been promising in Washington.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 17, 2023 20:21 UTC
Argentine directors and films land at the Cannes Film Festival
The connection between Latin America and the Cannes Film Festival, which started today, has been rather weak in the past decades. An Argentine favorite in Cannes has also made his return to the Palais de Festivals: Lisandro Alonso will present his latest film Eureka in the non-competitive Cannes Première. An Argentine-Spain co-production, the short film None of That (Argentina/España), directed by Patricio Martínez and Francisco Cantón, will compete for the Palme d’Or in that category. This was an admirable film, a lot better than the weak story that inspired it,” Borges once said to Radio de España. The Cannes Film Festival will run until Sunday May 27.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 17, 2023 09:24 UTC
Is What If…? Season 2 Releasing In May 2023?
was announced even before the series premiered, and Marvel has already dropped details about what’s to come. Season 2 Potential Release DateWe don’t know when What If…? season 2 will be released as of May 2023. The series’s release date has been changed from early 2023 to “coming soon.” A 2nd season of What If…? was affirmed at the same time as the 1st, although its premiere date has been pushed back by Disney Plus.
Source:The Bubble
May 17, 2023 08:46 UTC