Argentinians rapidly restored Cristina Fernandez’s approval ratings to how they were before her conflict with the agro sector, something Julia Gillard could only dream of, writes Leo Codutti, a freelance journalist in Buenos Aires.
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Letter from...: Letter from … Argentina, and a death that stopped the nation
Néstor Kirchner opened up an avenue of hope for Argentina, a country that has suffered so much, like all of its Latin American neighbours, writes Leo Codutti from Buenos Aires.
Ecuador survives an all-too-familiar Latin coup
September 30, 2010 will be remembered as a historic day in Latin American and Ecuadorian history. The twice-democratically-elected government has survived a coup d’état, but the pattern of force pervades the continent, writes Leo Codutti from Argentina.
Coach Maradona no longer
Diego Maradona has been ousted as coach of the Argentinian national football team. With all the drama that follows the former star, the only surprise is that he lasted as long as he did, says Daniel Schweimler.
Cheers TV: Episode #7: South American wine tour
Intrepid independent sommeliers Ben and Dan were in South America recently, tasting their way from Argentina to Chile (tough job innit?). What did they learn? Competition with Aussie wines is about to heat up.
Political snippets: El Nino looking more and more likely
Time to start taking the idea of another El Nino seriously, some good advice from Peter Costello, and Argentina’s President lays the boot into the coutry’s media with free soccer games.
Republican governor’s Latin loving makes for a sexy story
On Tuesday, US media started to bubble with the story that the Republican governor of South Carolina, Mark Sanford, had gone missing. Just a wacky little yarn, we thought. And then…
Triumph of the underdogs… and now the Wallabies’ World Cup begins
Fiji v Wales was worth the price of the big screen TV for the Rugby World Cup even if nothing much else happens. And certainly not much was happening for the Wallabies over the weekend, writes Michael Pascoe.
