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2ND ROUNDUP: Holocaust-denying bishop leaves Argentina for Britain

Holocaust-denying bishop leaves Argentina for Britain Buenos Aires  - The Catholic bishop who is at the centre of a global storm of controversy over his denial of the Holocaust left Argentina Tuesday for London, local media reported.

Under pressure from the Jewish community and other groups, the Argentina government had asked Richard Williamson to leave the country by early March or face mandatory expulsion.

ROUNDUP: Holocaust-denying bishop leaves Argentina for Britain

Holocaust-denying bishop leaves Argentina for Britain Buenos Aires  - The Catholic priest who is at the centre of a global storm of controversy over his denial of the Holocaust left Argentina Tuesday for London, local media reported.

Under pressure from the Jewish community and other groups, the Argentina government had asked Richard Williamson to leave the country by early March or face mandatory expulsion.

Holocaust-denying bishop leaves Argentina for Britain

Holocaust-denying bishop leaves Argentina for Britain Buenos Aires  - The Catholic priest who is at the centre of a global storm of controversy over his denial of the Holocaust left Argentina Tuesday for London, local media reported.

Under pressure from the Jewish community and other groups in Argentina, the Argentina government had asked Richard Williamson to leave the country by early March or face mandatory expulsion.

Williamson, 68, refused to answer questions from an Argentine reporter and even threatened to punch him at Buenos Aires airport, television footage showed.

Holocaust-denying bishop to leave Argentina voluntarily

Holocaust-denying bishop to leave Argentina voluntarilyBuenos Aires/Paris - The Catholic priest who is at the centre of a global storm of controversy over his denial of the Holocaust will leave Argentina voluntarily, according to a local newspaper report Saturday.

Under pressure from the Jewish community and other groups in Argentina, the Argentina government had asked Richard Williamson to leave the country by early March or face mandatory expulsion.

Maradona becomes a grandfather, Aguero a father

Diego MaradonaMadrid  - Spanish news agency EFE announced on Thursday night the birth of a son to Atletico Madrid star Sergio Aguero - and of a grandson to Diego Maradona.

Giannina Maradona, one of the daughters of the Argentine national manager, gave birth to a healthy baby boy in a private hospital on the outskirts of Madrid on Thursday evening.

Giannani Maradona is married to Atletico idol Aguero, 20.

This is the first child of the couple and the first time that Diego Maradona, who was present at the hospital, has become a grandfather. According to Aguero, the boy will be called Benjamin Leonel.

Siemens offices in Argentina raided again over bribery case

Siemens offices in Argentina raided again over bribery caseBuenos Aires - Argentine Justice officials on Thursday raided Siemens offices in Buenos Aires, the latest in a series of actions against the firm in a widespread international bribery case.

The action - ordered by Judge Ariel Lijo - sought to seize a memorandum in which Siemens allegedly admitted the payment of bribes in Argentina, as the German-based company did in other countries, Argentine news agency DyN reported.

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