Stories for November 2013

Tuesday, November 5th 2013 - 07:38 UTC
Argentina finds archives belonging to the military dictatorship

Argentina Defense Minister Agustín Rossi announced on Monday the finding of a vast quantity of archives belonging to the military dictatorship that ruled Argentina from 1976-83, including minutes that document 280 secret meetings held by the Armed Forces in those crucial years.
Tuesday, November 5th 2013 - 07:26 UTC
South America's major military air exercise takes off in the north of Brazil

An international military exercise, organized by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) and considered the largest in South America, began Monday at the country's two northeastern air bases, with the participation of air forces from Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela. Argentina dropped out at last moment.
Tuesday, November 5th 2013 - 07:23 UTC
Mercosur meets in Caracas to consolidate `'joint and only presentation' before EU

Mercosur members will be holding an extraordinary meeting in Caracas on 15 November to define an 'only joint position of the group ahead of the presentation to the European Union, in the framework of negotiations for the trade and cooperation accord, said Venezuelan foreign minister Elías Jaua.
Tuesday, November 5th 2013 - 07:17 UTC
The Economist: Cristina Fernández should build bridges to her opponents, or risk leaving office early

Under the heading of 'Cristina’s come-uppance', The Economist comments the result of the midterm election in Argentina and makes a forecast of the possible future scenarios in the next two years
Tuesday, November 5th 2013 - 07:07 UTC
Clarin group presents plan to divide media assets in six different companies

The Argentine media group Clarin presented a plan Monday to divide its media assets into six different companies to comply with a controversial media antitrust law. The move was announced shortly after the head of the authority set up to enforce the law offered assurances that the group would be allowed to keep its most valuable TV and radio licenses.
Tuesday, November 5th 2013 - 07:01 UTC
Argentina oil and gas output continues to fall; YPF reports a better performance

Despite all the efforts and new incentives implemented by the administration of President Cristina Fernandez, Argentina's oil and gas production to August compared to last year's eight months continues to decline although at a slower rate: 2.76% and 6.57% respectively, according to the latest figures released by the Energy Secretary.
Tuesday, November 5th 2013 - 06:49 UTC
Spanish flagged trawler catches fire on reaching the port of Montevideo

A Spanish flagged trawler returning from fishing in the Falkland Islands caught fire early Monday morning as it was docking in the port of Montevideo. The cause of the fire which was rapidly controlled by Uruguayan fire brigades is still unknown according to the navy spokesperson Gaston Juansolo.
Tuesday, November 5th 2013 - 01:24 UTC
Falklands' government announces updated version of Oil Readiness Checklist

The Falkland Islands Government has announced that an updated version of the FIG Oil Readiness Checklist is now available online. The checklist refers to key areas from the FIG ongoing program for the development of the hydrocarbons industry as it grows into a production phase.
Monday, November 4th 2013 - 23:57 UTC
EU lawmaker 'cautiously optimistic' about trade agreement with Mercosur in 2014

A member from the European parliament, Jean Pierre Audy who headed a mission to Brazil last week said he was confident that next year the long standing negotiations for a free trade and cooperation agreement between the European Union and Mercosur “could be concluded”.
Monday, November 4th 2013 - 23:53 UTC
Uruguay considers withdrawing troops from Haiti because of the 'political impasse'

Uruguay's President Jose Mujica said he plans to withdraw his country's peacekeeping troops from Haiti because of the lack of democratic progress and pointed to delays in convening Senate elections and a general “political impasse in Haitian society.”