Stories for 2014

Thursday, April 10th 2014 - 06:17 UTC
Argentine top minister in Washington attending the 'ideologically bias” IMF assembly

In a strong reply to the IMF report on the Argentine economy forecasting 0.5% expansion in 2014, the administration of President Cristina Fernandez said the multilateral organization suffers of an 'ideological bias' and its recipes only prompted the 'worst social and productive crisis in the history of Argentina'.
Thursday, April 10th 2014 - 06:07 UTC
Gibraltar after closer political and cooperation links with Malta

Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo met with top officials from Malta this week during a two day visit focused on building links with the island state. The officials included Foreign affairs minister George Vella, Speaker of the Maltese Parliament Angelu Farrugia and Financial Services and Gaming Minister Albert Isola.
Thursday, April 10th 2014 - 06:02 UTC
Mas defies Madrid: Catalonia will go ahead with the independence referendum

Catalonia President Artur Mas said he would forge ahead with his region's plans to hold a referendum on independence in November after Spain's parliament overwhelmingly rejected the petition. After a seven-hour debate in Madrid, and despite heavy support for the separatist movement in the wealthy northeastern region, 299 lawmakers voted against, 47 voted for and one abstained.
Thursday, April 10th 2014 - 05:56 UTC
Argentine unions anticipate massive support and turnout for Thursday's national strike

Argentina will witness on Thursday a new test of political clout and influence between the administration of Argentine president Cristina Fernandez and dissident organized labor, headed by teamster Hugo Moyano who has called for a national strike, anticipating it will have “a resounding massive support and turnout from the Argentine people”.
Thursday, April 10th 2014 - 05:46 UTC
Pope Francis joins the lynching outbreak debate in Argentina

In a letter addressed to two Argentine humanists living in Sweden, Pope Francis deeply regretted the murder of an 18-year-old who was beat to death by a group of Rosario citizens after he had allegedly stolen a woman’s purse. “The worst that can happen to us is to forget about that scene,” the pontiff said.
Thursday, April 10th 2014 - 05:37 UTC
China has become Latam's banker loaning 102bn dollars from 2005 to 2013

China loaned 102 billion dollars to Latin America between 2005 and 2013, mainly to Venezuela and Argentina, while Mexico seems to be going the same way, according to a release from the Global Economic Governance Initiative which depends from the University of Boston.
Wednesday, April 9th 2014 - 19:44 UTC
Renewable energy keeps advancing despite a drop in overall investment

Renewable energy's share of world electricity generation continued its steady climb last year despite a 14% drop in investments to 214.4 billion dollars, according to a new report released on Monday and produced by the Frankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
Wednesday, April 9th 2014 - 17:26 UTC
HMS Portland, first Royal Navy visit to Sao Tomé and Príncipe in 29 years

HMS Portland on Atlantic patrol, became the first Royal Navy Ship to visit São Tomé and Príncipe in 29 years when she anchored off the islands for a two day visit. The last Royal Navy Ship to visit the former Portuguese colony was the survey vessel HMS Herald in 1985. Prior to that, the last recorded visit of a Royal Naval Warship was in 1889.
Wednesday, April 9th 2014 - 07:29 UTC
IMF joins Argentine GDP linked bonds controversy involving potential payment of 3bn dollars

The International Monetary Fund reported on Monday a steep deceleration of Argentina’s economic activity for 2014, in a context of “high uncertainty”, according to its latest World Economic Outlook released in Washington.
Wednesday, April 9th 2014 - 07:19 UTC
President Higgins visit to UK consolidates reconciliation after decades of mistrust

Queen Elizabeth II welcomed the Irish president to Britain on Tuesday for the first time since the republic became independent with a banquet also controversially attended by former IRA commander Martin Guinness.