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See my other post in another thread. A test letter sent from the UK with full tracking arrived in Buenos Aires about two weeks after it was sent. Another test letter, sent from the UK on July 14th but sent to Buenos Aires at the basic fee, still hasn't turned up anywhere.

At the risk of making myself appear (even more) stupid (than I usually do) are you sure these are all really text messages? I have an Apple account for my MacBook but the phone number associated with it is a Nokia. When I send SMS messages from my Nokia, iPhone users receive them in their...

World Tango Championship Finals in Pictures https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/sep/10/world-tango-championships-finals-in-pictures

Chris Moss has been writing for some time for the Telegraph, the Guardian, the Independent and the iPaper but I didn't know until now that he writes for the Sunday Times as well. He often writes pieces about Argentina and they usually come across as written by somebody who has a great affection...

In our case, the family member purchased a rather expensive piece of domestic equipment from the shop of a supposedly reputable brand. It broke down prematurely. The company claimed that, what with inflation and other difficulties, it wasn't worth their while to honour their own warranty...

I'm sorry to hear about your experiences. Defensa del Consumidor/Defensa al Consumidor the nationwide/city-wide consumer organisations ought to be the places to go. I can vouch, on behalf of other family members in Argentina, for how they have unleashed the dogs of war against dodgy businesses...

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/03/peter-thiel-argentina-javier-milei

It may not be anything as sophisticated as stealing: it may just be ICBA on the part of the delivery agent. Our bit of Comuna 11 seems to be a black hole for postal deliveries though I accept others elsewhere have fewer problems. We tend to take birthday cards etc across the Atlantic ourselves...

Okay, so this is just a small sample of one but, after years of not trusting Correo Argentino we've been experimenting with mail. Something sent tracked all the way at eye watering cost arrived about it month after it was sent: something sent basic with no extras has yet to turn up, several...

I think that other link is corrupt in some way - try this one: https://archive.ph/KuB2k I believe the key paragraph in the article is probably this one: Climate change is nudging animals, like the rodents that carry A.H.F., into new areas and bringing previously separated species into contact...

A heavier note, surely? ;-)

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/world/americas/rare-south-american-diseases-climate-change-pandemics.html Archive version https://archive.ph/nNpik

Hi, although I've been around about the same length of time as the thread you've reopened, most of those correspondents are long gone from here but there are more recent discussions about shipping belongings - usually by people who have a lot of stuff - and others by people who, like you, have...

https://www.batimes.com.ar/news/latin-america/milei-linked-political-consultant-and-media-founder-detained-in-bolivia-after-shooting-of-activist.phtml Other versions of this story from AFP and Reuters mention that Cerimedo was spotted in security camera footage outside the hotel at the time of...

I think the report is a little - shall we say?- disingenuous by suggesting that other countries are depriving the USA of money. No money crosses borders in a tariff regime. The money stays in the USA but instead of going from US based importers into the US Treasury (or whatever happens to tariff...

I'm not so much a coffee snob as a coffee slob: I'll drink (almost) anything placed in front of me - just don't get me started on tea, okay? Anyway, back to the subject. The big chains - Havanna, Bonafide and Cafe Martinez, etc - all sell bags of their own brand roast coffee but not necessarily...

ICE? ICE? When I were nobbut a lad - knee high to a grasshopper like - ICE was the acronym for In Car Entertainment which usually meant an AM radio cut into the dash. If you were really cool then maybe an 8-track; coolest of the cool, a dash-mounted player for your 45 singles. So now it...

May I ask a related question? I've always travelled before with an insurance for each trip. I've now got a bank account that gives me rolling, automatic travel insurance/health cover. (Nationwide Flex Plus, if any Brits want to know.) Does anybody know, under the new arrangement, whether I will...

Not Gemini but the BBC took a look at childhood obesity and its causes in Italy just a few days ago. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c33y3151vydo

A quick search on 'Effect of hen diet on nutritional value of egg' (No AI here, thank you) turns up plenty of serious research from respected sources confirms a connection. The colour of the yolk may only be a side effect of a better diet but a better diet makes for better eggs