Stories for February 2011

Monday, February 21st 2011 - 07:09 UTC
Argentina satisfied with G20 proposal to stimulate food production

Argentina is satisfied with the outcome of the G-20 ministerial meeting after the proposal to regulate commodities prices was turned down, particularly in the food chapter, and because it was agreed that the best way to address current tensions is to stimulate supply.
Monday, February 21st 2011 - 07:03 UTC
G20 reaches deal on indicators to detect economic imbalances

The G20 have reached a deal on indicators to detect economic imbalances, the French presidency said, after the meeting ended in Paris. The world's leading economies agreed on a compromise after “frank, sometimes tense” negotiations, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said.
Saturday, February 19th 2011 - 16:36 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas controversy: “Minds closed, indeed”

The following article from Mr. Andres Cisneros is a reply to “Unilateral Facts II” (MP Feb. 12th) by Dr. Graham Pascoe and Peter Pepper. The first piece of this enriching exchange (Unilateral Facts) from Dr. Pascoe and Mr. Pepper was published in the BA Herald January 21st and a first reply from Mr. Cisneros (Unilateral Facts, indeed), Feb 6th in MP.
Saturday, February 19th 2011 - 06:19 UTC
Ambitious Uruguayan trade and investment incursion to India

Considered one of the most ambitious trade and investment incursions to Asia, a delegation of Uruguayan business people headed by Vice-president Danilo Astori begins Saturday a seven-day official visit to India.
Saturday, February 19th 2011 - 06:17 UTC
US reveals content of the cargo from US Air Force plane seized by Argentina

The US State Department released a press statement detailing the content of the cargo seized by Argentine authorities in the US Air Force plane case, and said that despite a “discrepancy regarding the serial number of one of the weapons, the quantity and type of weapon was consistent with the official manifest” provided to Argentine officials.
Saturday, February 19th 2011 - 06:08 UTC
Argentine economy expanded 9.1% in 2010, announces Cristina Kirchner

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner announced Friday that Argentina’s economy is 2010 expanded 9.1% and unemployment in the fourth quarter experienced a further drop and now stands at a record low of 7.3%.
Saturday, February 19th 2011 - 06:03 UTC
G20 negotiators fail to agree targets to reduce global imbalances

Negotiators have failed to agree targets to reduce global economic imbalances on the first day of the two-day G20 meeting in Paris. The countries want to better coordinate economic policies to avoid a repeat of the 2008 global financial crisis.
Saturday, February 19th 2011 - 05:42 UTC
Milestone for Buenos Aires police force: two women officers get married

A same sex couple, members of Argentina’s Federal Police and with the same rank, promised eternal love at a simple, warm and joyful ceremony in Buenos Aires City downtown Tribunals’ palace.
Friday, February 18th 2011 - 23:48 UTC
Argentina/Brazil agree on monitoring committee to oversee bilateral trade

Argentina and Brazil agreed Friday to set up a Monitoring Committee in order to exclude Brazilian products from being affected by the imports non-automatic licence system announced this week by the administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Friday, February 18th 2011 - 23:47 UTC
Massive decline of predatory fish in the last 100 years threatens ‘wild’ oceans

Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they have the strongest evidence to date that humans are indeed “fishing down the food web,” citing data that show predatory fish such as cod, tuna, and groupers have declined by two-thirds during the past 100 years, while small forage fish such as sardines, anchovy and capelin have more than doubled over the same period.