MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for December 22nd 2012
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Saturday, December 22nd 2012 - 22:22 UTC
Preaching resentment and confrontation led to extended rioting in Argentina, says leading political analyst
Argentina has lost its limits and references, and this was dramatically expressed these last few days says Joaquin Morales Solá, one of the country’s most respected political analysts, when the looting and rioting extended from Resistencia to the north next to Paraguay, to Bariloche in Patagonia.
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Saturday, December 22nd 2012 - 20:07 UTC
Uruguayan famous striker holds football training camp in the Falklands
Footballers both young and old, in the Falkland Islands have had the opportunity and rare privilege this last week of being coached by one of the game’s legends.
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Saturday, December 22nd 2012 - 08:15 UTC
Rioting and looting because the President is out of touch with the people, says Moyano
Argentine dissident organized labour leader Hugo Moyano claimed on Friday that President Cristina Fernandez is out of touch with the people and “the lackeys she has are scared of her and can only say stupid things”. Moyano’s strong words followed accusations by the government that he was behind the extended rioting and looting that hit several Argentine cities on Thursday and Friday.
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Saturday, December 22nd 2012 - 08:08 UTC
Argentina strongly protests UK’s naming Queen Elizabeth land in Antarctica
Argentina strongly protested on Friday Britain's decision to name a vast swath of Antarctica as Queen Elizabeth Land. The Foreign ministry handed a formal protest note to British Ambassador John Freeman in Buenos Aires.
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Saturday, December 22nd 2012 - 08:03 UTC
World Bank’s arbitration unit receives Repsol’s complaint over YPF nationalization
The World Bank's arbitration unit has agreed to hear a complaint by Spanish oil firm Repsol over Argentina's nationalization of the company's former energy affiliate YPF.
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Saturday, December 22nd 2012 - 07:56 UTC
Obama nominates Senator Kerry to succeed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State
US President Barack Obama has nominated Senator John Kerry to succeed Hillary Clinton as his next secretary of state. Mr Obama said Mr Kerry's “entire life” prepared him for the role, and praised him for the “respect and confidence” he has earned from world leaders.
