Stories for 2008

Sunday, April 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine gov. looks split over farmers' conflict

The doves of the Argentine cabinet headed by vice president Julio Cobos called on farmers to give the new cabinet a chance and more time to discuss the issues which so far have stalled negotiations.
Sunday, April 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Rotterdamers win cup for Van Marwijk, next Dutch national coach

Bert van Marwijk, soon to succeed Marco van Basten as coach of the Dutch National team, went out on a winning note when his league team Feyenoord convincingly won the Dutch Cup final on Sunday, beating Roda JC by 2-0.
Saturday, April 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Yacht damaged in high seas heading for the Falklands

A Canadian trying to sail non-stop around the world against the wind is heading for the Falkland Islands after been injured and his 12-metre sailboat damaged in a roll-over in the South Atlantic.
Saturday, April 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
World's main ethanol producer takes over Exxon Brazil

Brazil's Cosan the world's largest sugar and ethanol processor announced Friday it had agreed to buy more than 1.500 Brazilian service stations and other assets from Exxon Mobil (Esso Brazil) for 826 million US dollars.
Saturday, April 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay acts to contain US dollar fall in local market

Uruguay announced a package of measures to contain the effects of a collapsing US dollar in the local money market and to combat inflation. The local currency, Uruguayan peso, has appreciated almost 7% against the US dollar in the first four months of 2008 and has dropped to June 2002 levels which has caused concern among the country's exporters.
Saturday, April 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Zero in Argentine geography: Malvinas are Falklands (GB)

School text books distributed by an Argentine provincial government identify the Islas Malvinas as the “Falklands” with the GB for Great Britain next to the map. The error (blooper¿?) triggered a strong reaction from the local chapter of the Malvinas veterans and the provincial congress.
Friday, April 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

Headlines: An end to Queen's parade?; Puerto Deseado begins survey; Will Desire reveal all?; War focus for feature film.
Friday, April 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Two insights into the “new” and the “old” Argentina

In early April, The Guardian published a piece by Latinamerican expert Richard Gott, on the new Argentina and its architects, as the title suggests.

However, Argentine born Celia Szusterman and a political scientist from University of Westminster is not convinced with Mr. Gott's idea of a new Argentina and believes it's very much like the old Argentina.
Friday, April 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine Economy Minister Martin Lousteau Resigns

Argentine Economy Minister Martin Lousteau resigned four months into President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's administration amid disputes over farm policies and accelerating inflation in South America's second-largest economy
Friday, April 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Frustrated Argentine farmers preparing for a second conflict

With only a week left for the end of the month long truce, negotiations between Argentine farmers and government are virtually paralyzed, --and with growing animosity--, while rural organizations begun to review protest mechanisms, taking lessons from the three weeks strike, in the event of the resumption of the conflict as of May 2.