Argentina

Friday, July 27th 2012 - 05:50 UTC
US urges Argentina to normalize relations with international financial community

US Department of State Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Mike Hammer urged the Argentine Government to normalize its relations with the international financial community and confirmed President Obama’s administration intention of having “the best possible relations” with Argentina.
Friday, July 27th 2012 - 05:34 UTC
Lisa: CFK scaring its own people with the military routine exercises in Falklands

The editor of the Falkland Islands weekly Penguin News twitted that Argentine president Cristina Fernandez is scaring its own people, regarding military exercises in the Islands, which Lisa Watson underlines are “routine”.
Friday, July 27th 2012 - 05:29 UTC
Best looking women cities: Kiev, Stockholm and in the neighborhood Buenos Aires

Travelers Digest's Top Ten Cities With The Most Beautiful Woman says Kiev is 'without a doubt, home to the world’s most beautiful women', closely followed by Stockholm and not so distant Buenos Aires.
Friday, July 27th 2012 - 05:10 UTC
Argentine union leader confesses he never believed in the “official inflation rate”

Argentina’s Metal workers union (UOM) leader Antonio Caló said on Thursday he “never believed in the (official stats office) Indec” and openly estimated that inflation in the country is running at “23% to 24%”.
Thursday, July 26th 2012 - 18:52 UTC
Brazil discusses with Chavez arrangements for Venezuela’s Mercosur incorporation

Venezuelan President met on Wednesday with a committee from the Brazilian government to discuss mechanisms to speed the full integration of the country to the regional block. Brazil currently holds the Mercosur rotating chair.
Thursday, July 26th 2012 - 09:19 UTC
Argentine organized labour divided but fearful of Cristina Fernandez intentions

Argentine union leaders said that the conflict inside the CGT umbrella organization is “purely political” and claimed that President Cristina Fernandez is after a “divided and passive” organized labour movement.
Thursday, July 26th 2012 - 09:10 UTC
Mercosur farmers support Paraguay and call for harmonic relations in the group

The suspension of Paraguay and the intent to incorporate Venezuela to Mercosur represent a threat to the regional integration process, said the Mercosur Federation of Rural Associations, Farm, currently meeting in Santiago de Chile.
Thursday, July 26th 2012 - 08:52 UTC
Blackout in Buenos Aires plazas and public spaces until it pays the power bill

The fountains in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires emblematic Plaza de Mayo were left unlit Tuesday and Wednesday night, after electricity company Edesur cut off power due to the city’s government's failure to pay the bill.
Thursday, July 26th 2012 - 08:50 UTC
Evita Peron 100 Pesos bill to commemorate 60th anniversary of her death

Argentine President Cristina Fernández unveiled a new 100 Pesos note featuring Eva Perón’s portrait to commemorate the 60th anniversary of her death in 1952. The Wednesday ceremony at Government House convened political allies and representatives from the banking and financial sectors.
Thursday, July 26th 2012 - 06:53 UTC
Argentina freezes all activities in shared channel which is crucial for Uruguayan export trade

Argentina decided to suspend all activities related to the River Plate Martin Garcia access channel until the Uruguayan government is “fully satisfied” about the alleged “procedural irregularities” pointed out by Uruguay’s government audit tribunal.