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Plane crash kills 22 in Argentina All 22 people aboard the commuter plane were killed after it crashed in southern Argentina. Headed to the city of Comodoro Rivadavia from Neuquen. The 22 people consit of 18 adults, one child, and 3 plane crew members. Wreckage of the plane found in Rio Negro province.

Argentina Jews Win Injunction Against Google  Argentina’s Jewish umbrella organization has won a court injunction against the Google the search engine. The order prevents Google from “suggesting” internet users to visit certain anti-Semitic websites. The sites are illegal in Argentinean law because they are to incite violence against people and propagate racist.

Argentina needs to Face Eucation Debacle  Argentina was once the one of the richest countries in the world, but now it is suffering from an educational debacle. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released the results of the student achievement test, which measures the proficieny of 15 year olds in 65 countries in reading, math and science, Argentina placed 58th in the test. 

Argentina’s first lady wins poll Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner had an unquestionable 44.9% lead, the closest rival is trailing 23% of the vote(Elisia Carrio). She will become Argentina’s first elected female president. She’ll be sworn in on December 10th and will serve for 4 years. 

Dealing with the exchange rate and not other pressing issues first is a mistake, UIA to Boudou  Economy Minister Amado Boudou met with the UIA Argentine Industrial Union leaders. The meeting is part of social dialogue President Cristina Fernandez of Argentina called for to analyze issues related to the need of a new labor risks law and the mutual trade relationship with Brazil.