Stories for 2012

Wednesday, June 27th 2012 - 08:20 UTC
Paraguay “back to business as usual” but with a shadow “legitimate” government

Ousted Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo announced on Tuesday that he will not be attending the coming Mercosur summit scheduled to take place this Thursday and Friday in Mendoza.
Wednesday, June 27th 2012 - 08:14 UTC
First organized labour national strike challenges President Cristina Fernandez

For the first time in decades the powerful Argentine organized labour movement has confirmed it is going ahead with a much debated national strike against a Peronist government, which allegedly rests on support precisely from the unions and a long history of generous labour legislation.
Wednesday, June 27th 2012 - 03:39 UTC
Malvinas are Argentine: ignore provocations in English soil, CFK tells Olympic delegation

President Cristina Fernandez told the Argentine Olympics delegation there is no need to interfere with the sports spirit in London to show Malvinas belongs to Argentina and called on competitors not to fall prey of provocations while in English soil.
Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 22:59 UTC
Argentina’s next actions may impact fisheries beyond Falklands

It is clear and nobody doubts that Argentina has taken a more robust and active attitude with respect to its sovereignty claims over the Falkland Islands and the adjacent South Atlantic zone, comprising Georgia and the Sandwich Islands, which continue under the FIFD's (Falkland Islands Fisheries Department) exclusive management.
Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 22:37 UTC
Spanish regions cripple Madrid’s attempts to keep budget deficit target

Spain is considering raising consumer, energy and property taxes, the government said, as it struggles to reduce a public deficit that may have already exceeded one of its budgeted ceilings for the full year.
Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 22:16 UTC
Paraguay: Back to Latin America's bad old days? (*)

While the ouster of Paraguay’s president is a setback to the young democracy of the country, it shouldn’t be viewed as a repeat of Latin America’s history of coup d’états. The painful process of democratic maturity will continue, albeit slowly.
Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 09:37 UTC
HMS Protector sailor/airman wins prestigious photography competition

A crewman aboard the British Royal Navy’s Antarctic patrol ship, HMS Protector, has won a prestigious military photographic competition, the Peregrine Trophy.
Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 06:32 UTC
Argentina/China sign a raft of agreements to boost trade and investment

Argentina signed with China a raft of mostly farm-related agreements at a ceremony on Monday in Buenos Aires attended by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his Argentine president Cristina Fernandez.
Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 06:25 UTC
US Supreme Court rules in favour of Argentina and unfreezes funds

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by two US investment funds that seek to seize 105 million dollars of Argentina's central bank deposits in New York to satisfy their claims from the country's huge debt default a decade ago.
Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 06:14 UTC
Argentine major gas field remains blocked by striking workers that rampaged control offices

American Energy said on Monday it has been unable to regain access to a strategically important oil and gas field it operates in Argentina's Chubut Province because protesters are blocking the roads leading to it.