Stories for 2012

Friday, March 2nd 2012 - 05:41 UTC
US remains interested in purchase of Brazilian attack aircraft for Afghanistan

United States remains interested in a possible purchase of light attack aircraft made by Brazil's Embraer despite cancelling a contract this week, a top US official said Thursday.
Friday, March 2nd 2012 - 05:22 UTC
Falklands confused over Ushuaia decision to turn away cruise vessels

The Falkland Islands government and tourist industry admit to being confused and thus unable to comment in any great detail on the recent decision, apparently, by the Argentine provincial Government of Tierra del Fuego, turning away from Ushuaia two British flagged cruise ships earlier this week.
Friday, March 2nd 2012 - 05:06 UTC
Falklands distrust to Argentine proposal, but recall 1999 deal is ‘three sided’

Falkland Islanders reacted with skepticism and further distrust to the latest announcements by Argentine president Cristina Fernandez regarding air links with Argentina, while Falklands’ elected lawmakers said the proposal was too ‘muddled’ and with errors for the local government to respond.
Thursday, March 1st 2012 - 23:11 UTC
Argentina and Spain agree to a working group to help resolve YPF ‘differences’

Spain and Argentina formed a working group to resolve their “differences” over YPF, the Argentine oil company majority-owned by Madrid-based Repsol-YPF, Industry Minister Jose Manuel Soria said.
Thursday, March 1st 2012 - 22:48 UTC
UK expects Argentina to honour accords and refers any flights’ discussions to the Falklands’ government

The UK expects Argentina to honour its commitments under the 1999 agreement allowing for flights to the Falkland Islands from Chile and insisted that any discussions on flights were a matter for the Falkland Islands government.
Thursday, March 1st 2012 - 22:38 UTC
Argentina wants to review 1999 accord with Aerolineas direct flights Buenos Aires/Falklands

President Cristina Fernandez said Argentina will seek to re-negotiate the 1999 accord with the UK which allows for a weekly flight connecting the Falklands Islands and Chile, and replace it with three schedules a week but from Buenos Aires and in the country’s flag carrier, Aerolineas Argentinas.
Thursday, March 1st 2012 - 05:05 UTC
The US job market remains “far from normal” admits Bernanke before Congress

An uneven US economic recovery will have to pick up in order to quickly bring down an unacceptably high jobless rate, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday.
Thursday, March 1st 2012 - 04:48 UTC
Argentina escalates trade brawl with UK: suggests EU-Unasur analyze Malvinas dispute

The Argentine Foreign Ministry suggested in an official Wednesday release that “the EU and the Union of South American nations (UNASUR) analyze the Malvinas islands conflict and urge both countries (UK and Argentina) to negotiate”.
Thursday, March 1st 2012 - 04:45 UTC
Argentine government delays ‘lapidary’ report on the trains’ system

With its strategic majority in Argentina’s National Auditing Office, AGN, the government of President Cristina Fernandez delegates managed to delay for two days a most critical report on the situation of the country’s train system and particularly the Sarmiento line involved in an accident which killed 51 passengers and injured 703.
Thursday, March 1st 2012 - 04:39 UTC
Union leader defies Cristina Fernandez: Moyano fears nobody and only bends before God

The head of Argentina’s organized labour confederation, CGT, Hugo Moyano, asked the Government of President Cristina Fernandez to say whether they are going to accept their demands included in the collective bargaining talks or not, after warning that he “fears nobody” and that he only “bends before God.”