Stories for 2013

Saturday, March 16th 2013 - 03:54 UTC
Interpol: red notices on Iranian suspects in Buenos Aires bombing remain active

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman revealed that the Argentine government had received on Friday morning a letter from Interpol stressing that the memorandum of understanding signed between the Argentine and Iranian governments last month meant a “positive progress” for the investigation of the AMIA bombing.
Saturday, March 16th 2013 - 03:43 UTC
Falklands: PM Cameron anticipates Argentina’s intention of having Francis involved in the dispute

British Prime Minister David Cameron stated on Friday that Pope Francis had been wrong to say last year that Britain had “usurped” the Falkland Islands from Argentina, saying he respectfully disagreed with the new Pontiff. His words have been interpreted as a message anticipating the Argentine government’s possible attempts to get the new pope involved in the dispute.
Saturday, March 16th 2013 - 03:39 UTC
Rousseff reshuffles cabinet but leaves Mantega and economic team intact

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff appointed on Friday new ministers for agriculture, civil aviation and labour, the presidential office said, in a Cabinet shuffle that left her economic team intact.
Saturday, March 16th 2013 - 03:37 UTC
Bolivia and Venezuela ranked world's unfriendliest countries for tourists; overall bad score for Mercosur

A new report, put out earlier this month by the World Economic Forum, has ranked which countries roll out the welcome mat to travellers and which give the cold shoulder. The “Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013” ranked 140 countries according to attractiveness and competitiveness in the travel and tourism industries.
Saturday, March 16th 2013 - 03:31 UTC
Argentina expanded 1.9% in 2012; saves 4bn dollars on GDP-growth linked bonds

Argentina’s GDP expanded 1.9%, following an increase of 2.1% in the last quarter of 2012, compared to the 8.9% of 2011, according to the official but questioned national stats office Indec release on Friday.
Friday, March 15th 2013 - 07:03 UTC
Francis calls on the Church to keep to its roots or it could become “a passionate NGO”

In his first public Mass, Pope Francis urged the Catholic Church on Thursday to stick to its roots and shun modern temptations, warning that it would become just “a compassionate NGO” if it forgot its true mission.
Friday, March 15th 2013 - 06:57 UTC
Argentina: dollar in black market climbs to milestone 8 Pesos and 57% gap with the official rate

The black market dollar exchange rate in Argentina pierced the milestone 8 Pesos mark while the official rate climbed to 5.09 Pesos with the gap between the two markets reaching 57%. The other ‘cash’ option: buying Argentine shares in Buenos Aires and reselling them in New York climbed 10 cents to 8.46 Pesos.
Friday, March 15th 2013 - 06:54 UTC
Argentina February Congressional inflation index more that double the official rate

In contrast with the 0.5% inflation reported by the Argentine government’s controversial stats office, Indec, the index based on private estimates and released by opposition lawmakers climbed to 1.23% with an accumulated 25.27% in the last twelve months.
Friday, March 15th 2013 - 06:50 UTC
Iberia back in the air: unions accept sacking of 3.141 staff and salary cuts

Workers of Spanish airline Iberia called off further strikes in a dispute over thousands of job cuts after unions accepted a mediation plan, the company announced in a statement.
Friday, March 15th 2013 - 06:45 UTC
World’s largest telescope at a cost of a billion Euros will be built in Chilean Andes

The Chilean Andes will be the location for the world’s largest telescope: the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), costing more than €1bn, which will capture the universe's earliest moments.