Argentina

Ruthless Nadal powers to first round win at Open

Melbourne - Muslimchronicle

Top seed Rafael Nadal ruthlessly brushed aside Victor Estrella Burgos to power into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday. The world No.1, a beaten finalist to Roger Federer in Melbourne last year, clinically took apart the 81st-ranked Dominican to forge a 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 win in 94 minutes on Rod Laver Arena. He next plays Leonardo Mayer of Argentina. "I'mRead more

Japan trade surplus drops sharply on higher oil imports

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Japan's trade surplus fell sharply in November, the government said Monday, as the rising cost of oil and smartphone imports outweighed strong exports of cars and steel. The world's third-largest economy logged a surplus of 113.4 billion yen ($1.0 billion), a 22-percent drop from a 146.5-billion-yen surplus a year earlier, according to finance ministry data. Exports rose for the 12thRead more

Argentina navy probing 'contact' in search for missing sub

BUENOS AIRES - Muslimchronicle

Argentina's navy on Saturday was investigating a "contact" detected at 477 meters (1565 feet) under the ocean as an international search continued for a submarine that disappeared more two weeks ago with 44 crewmembers on board. Navy spokesman Enrique Balbi did not specify what type of "contact" was being examined but said equipment was currently being calibrated underwater "toRead more

Pterosaur hatchlings needed their parents, trove of eggs reveals

RIO DE JANEIRO - Muslimchronicle

The largest collection of fossilized pterosaur eggs ever found has shown that pterosaurs, the airborne cousins of dinosaurs, could not fly right away and needed care from their parents, researchers said Thursday. Pterosaurs were reptiles, and the first creatures — after insects — to evolve powered flight, meaning they flapped their wings to stay aloft instead of simply jumping andRead more

Southern Chile iceberg splits from glacier, threatens navigation

Santiago - Muslimchronicle

The recent calving of a large iceberg from a southern Chilean glacier threatens local ship navigation and could result in flooding for coastal communities, experts said. An iceberg measuring some 350 by 380 meters (1,150 by 1,250 feet) broke from the Grey glacier in far southern Chile in late November. The size of the break surprised local scientists who monitorRead more

Brazil's Gremio win third Copa Libertadores crown

Buenos Aires - Muslimchronicle

Brazilian side Gremio won their third Copa Libertadores crown on Wednesday with a 2-1 triumph over Argentina's Lanus in La Fortaleza stadium. Gremio arrived in Argentina off a 1-0 win in the first leg of the final in Porto Alegre, and bolstered their advantage with first-half goals from Fernandinho and Luan. Fernandinho's blistering left-footed shot -- after he had stolenRead more

Argentina formally ends search for sub survivors

Buenos Aires - Muslimchronicle

Argentina's navy announced Thursday it was no longer searching for survivors of the San Juan submarine two weeks after it went missing with 44 crew aboard. Navy spokesman Enrique Balbi said the "phase has changed" from rescue of the crewmembers to recovery of the vessel from the depths of the South Atlantic. He said though it was not possible toRead more

No sign of missing Argentina sub as majority of search area swept

Buenos Aires - Muslimchronicle

The international effort to find a missing Argentinian submarine has come up empty after scouring more than two-thirds of the search area, the navy spokesman said Wednesday. The final contact with the ARA San Juan, which had 44 crew members aboard, was on November 15. Two weeks later, the search is focused on a patch of the South Atlantic aboutRead more

'Explosion' heard near Argentine sub's last known position

Buenos Aires - Muslimchronicle

An unusual noise heard in the ocean near the last known position of the San Juan submarine was "consistent with an explosion," Argentina's navy announced Thursday. "An anomalous, singular, short, violent and non-nuclear event consistent with an explosion," occurred shortly after the last communication of the San Juan and its 44 crew, navy spokesman Captain Enrique Baldi told a newsRead more

Noise heard hours after sub's last contact

Buenos Aires - Muslimchronicle

Argentina's navy said Wednesday it is investigating a noise detected in the South Atlantic hours after it last communicated with a missing submarine and its 44-member crew. Navy spokesman Enrique Balbi told reporters the "hydro-acoustic anomaly" was detected in the ocean almost three hours after the last communication with the San Juan on November 15, 30 miles (48 kilometers) northRead more