Thunderstorms that swept furiously across central Argentina late Tuesday and all of Wednesday left thirteen dead and caused widespread damage extending to neighbouring Uruguay as the rain, strong winds and hail moved east.
Spanish monarchs King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia began last night their fourth official visit to Argentina determined to consolidate what Spanish officials describe as the very good relations between both countries.
An Argentine federal judge will subpoena German, American and Swiss bank executives for questioning about an alleged multi-million-dollar asset-stripping scheme that hurt thousands of Argentine and Uruguayan investors.
The governments of Argentina and Chile agreed Tuesday that the excellence of their bilateral ties will make it possible to surmount the flap created when two Chilean army spies were caught burglarizing an Argentine consulate in the neighboring country.
French oil giant Total is demanding a billion US dollars compensation from Argentina before a World Bank investment protection arbitration tribunal arguing that the 2002 freeze of hydrocarbons prices and derivates, plus the devaluation of the Argentine currency has caused massive losses to the company.
European Union and Mercosur ministers will be meeting this week in Brussels, Belgium in an attempt to rescue the strategic association agreement that has been seriously conditioned following the collapse of the September World Trade Organization round in Mexico.
YPF-Repsol plans to invest 5,5 billion US dollars in Argentina in the coming four years, with 2,6 billion specifically earmarked for hydrocarbons exploration and production. The investment program is scheduled to be officially announced this week when the company's president Alfonso Cortina arrives in Buenos Aires.
Chilean Foreign Secretary Soledad Alvear this Monday formally apologized to the Argentine Ambassador in the name of the Chilean government, for the military espionage attempt at the Argentine consulate in Punta Arenas.
Argentine Minister of Interior Anibal Fernández ratified this Sunday that no public utility rates will be modified until all contracts have been reviewed, adding that those companies that did not keep to contract will have the concession rescinded.
Delegates from United States and fifteen other hemispheric countries meeting over the weekend in Virginia have apparently discovered the word flexibility which should help push aside fears of failure in the coming Free Trade Association of the Americas, FTAA, and ministerial summit to be held in Miami.