Argentina

• Thursday, April 4th 2013 - 22:24 UTC

  “The old lady is worse than the cross-eyed man” says President Mujica

  

  Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica, speaking without realizing a microphone was on, referred to Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as that ‘old lady’ saying she is “worse” than her late husband and predecessor, Nestor Kirchner.

• Thursday, April 4th 2013 - 22:15 UTC

  Falklands-related protests are common, warns the UK travel advice on Argentina

  

  Most visits to Argentina are trouble-free, but you should keep a close eye on your personal belongings in public places and there have been occasional Falklands-related protests against British interests in Argentina.

• Thursday, April 4th 2013 - 21:55 UTC

  Argentina honours coupon and interest payments on sovereign bonds

  

  Argentina has made on Wednesday a scheduled coupon payment on its 2038 Par bonds and paid interest on its 2015 Boden bonds, the Economy Ministry’s spokeswoman said. Investors are worried Argentina could trigger a technical default if a US appellate court rules against it in a case brought by “holdout” creditors suing for full repayment on bonds in default since 2002.

• Thursday, April 4th 2013 - 08:10 UTC

  Death toll of 54 as torrential rain and flash floods hit La Plata and Buenos Aires

  

  The death toll from the heavy rains and flash floods that have pounded Buenos Aires City and La Plata, capital of the Buenos Aires province have climbed to at least 54, and could increase, Argentine authorities said on Wednesday.

• Thursday, April 4th 2013 - 07:59 UTC

  Argentina again this year will use reserves to comply with debt commitments

  

  Argentina will use 2.3 billion dollars of central bank reserves this year to meet payments to international financing organizations and on its official bilateral debt, according to the Official Gazette.

• Thursday, April 4th 2013 - 02:47 UTC

  Argentine defaulted bond-holders have until 22 April to respond to the proposed payment plan

  

  A US appeals court gave holders of defaulted Argentina debt three weeks to respond to the country’s proposed plan to pay them much less than the 1.33 billion dollars they have sued to collect.

• Wednesday, April 3rd 2013 - 07:08 UTC

  Falklands’ lawmaker regrets South American leaders take for granted Argentina’s version of events

  

  Falklands’ lawmaker Gavin Short regretted on Tuesday in Bolivia that the governments of South America take for granted the Argentine version of the conflict between Argentina and the UK over the Islands sovereignty without ever having listened to the other side.

• Wednesday, April 3rd 2013 - 06:48 UTC

  Buenos Aires collapses after 155mm of rainfall in seven hours flood the city

  

  At least eight people are reported dead after torrential rain and powerful winds battered Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires and surrounding neighbourhoods flooding streets, knocking out power, downing trees and damaging homes and cars, officials said Tuesday. An estimated 350.000 people have been affected by the floods.

• Wednesday, April 3rd 2013 - 06:44 UTC

  Falklands’ referendum at the heart of a controversy in Colombia

  

  A diplomatic ‘gaffe’ referred to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands and the recent referendum seems to have been committed by the British embassy in Colombia, gaining great display in the Argentine media.

• Wednesday, April 3rd 2013 - 03:03 UTC

  Falkland Islands’ referendum blasted by the Argentine embassy in Montevideo media

  

  In full half page white and blue ads the Argentine embassy in Montevideo expressed on Tuesday how grateful it is to Uruguay for its support in the Malvinas Islands claim and for having been one of the first countries to reject the ‘legitimacy and publicity stunt’ of the ‘pseudo-referendum’ recently held in the Falklands.