Stories for 2012

Thursday, February 16th 2012 - 19:56 UTC
Copy of telex with Argentine surrender and end of Falklands conflict June 1982, to be auctioned

One of three copies of the telex signaling the end of the conflict between the UK and Argentina over the Falkland Islands and other South Atlantic islands will be auctioned by Bonhams on the conflict’s 30th anniversary.
Thursday, February 16th 2012 - 07:22 UTC
Brazil cuts 2012 spending to meet budget surplus and allow interest rates to fall

Brazil will cut 55 billion Reais (32 billion dollars) from this year’s budget to allow interest rates to fall, while increasing investment to boost growth in the world’s second-biggest emerging market.
Thursday, February 16th 2012 - 07:19 UTC
Mining projects debate heats up in Argentina as provinces unite to defend industry

The Argentine government faced with growing resistance to mining projects without the proper environment and resources assurances, which has led to demonstrations and sometimes violent clashes with police, has sponsored the creation of the Federal Mining Organization which brings together all those provinces with mining interests.
Thursday, February 16th 2012 - 07:16 UTC
Brazil wants open selection process when Zoellick leaves World Bank presidency

Brazil urged the World Bank on Wednesday to give proper consideration to developing country candidates to replace outgoing president Robert Zoellick and not just go with an American.
Thursday, February 16th 2012 - 07:13 UTC
Brazil main airline betters profits; prepares to join one of the world’s largest carriers

TAM, Brazil's largest airline, reported a fourth-quarter profit on rising ticket prices, fanning expectations of more profitable operations in the year ahead despite recent cost pressures.
Thursday, February 16th 2012 - 05:13 UTC
Argentine maritime workers ratify ‘random blockade’ of British vessels

The Argentine Confederation of Transportation Workers (CATT) ratified on Wednesday that it would randomly block British ships from docking on Argentine ports, in response to the UK’s refusal to negotiate the Malvinas Islands’ sovereignty.
Thursday, February 16th 2012 - 05:09 UTC
Argentina fines YPF for un-paid tax bill further straining relation with the industry

Argentina’s largest energy company YPF, dropped the most in the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange’s leading share index on Wednesday after the federal tax agency banned it from importing and exporting because of an unpaid tax bill.
Thursday, February 16th 2012 - 04:47 UTC
US disregards Argentine claim of UK’s Falklands’ and South Atlantic ‘militarization’

It took a couple of days but finally on Wednesday US State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said the US “has no concerns” about the alleged ‘militarization’ of the South Atlantic which was denounced by Argentina last week before the United Nations at three different levels.
Thursday, February 16th 2012 - 04:39 UTC
Ban Ki-moon praises Latinamerica on 45th anniversary of nuclear weapon-free zone pact

On the 45th anniversary of the treaty that created a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Latin America and the Caribbean, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed the pact as an example of how regional initiatives can advance global norms on nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation and the peaceful use of atomic energy.
Thursday, February 16th 2012 - 04:32 UTC
Cristina Fernandez to visit Piñera in Chile March 15 and 16

Argentine President Cristina Fernández will make an official visit to Chile next month, amidst a power struggle as both Argentina and the UK struggle to gather support from the international community in the Falklands/Malvinas Islands controversy.