Stories for June 2015

Saturday, June 13th 2015 - 06:49 UTC
(Mother) tosses Maximo Kirchner's hat in the ring for Argentina's elections

Maximo Kirchner, Argentina's president Cristina Fernández son name, has surfaced as a possible candidate running for the coming October presidential and legislative elections, with several hopefuls admitting such an option and praising his conditions and political organization.
Saturday, June 13th 2015 - 06:40 UTC
Brussels Declaration with references to sovereign debt and 'territorial integrity' satisfies Argentina

Argentina expressed satisfaction with the Brussels Declaration at the end of the two-day European Union/Celac summit because it included strong backing to the country's efforts to change international rules regulating restructuring of sovereign debt and also there was a mention to territorial integrity, a tangent statement referred to the ongoing dispute over Falkland Islands sovereignty.
Friday, June 12th 2015 - 06:33 UTC
Argentina's CPI in May reached 2% and 28.7% in the last twelve months

Argentina's Consumer price index, CPI, during May climbed 2% reaching 28,7% in the last twelve months, according to the Congressional monthly report from opposition lawmakers, which is an average of private consultants. The data was released on Thursday with strong words against President Cristina Fernández statements in Rome that poverty in Argentina was 5%, virtually less than Denmark and Germany.
Friday, June 12th 2015 - 06:14 UTC
Guyana turning to United Nations to address Venezuela's territorial ambition

Guyana is turning to the United Nations to reach a legal settlement in its border dispute with Venezuela, describing Caracas’ claim of a portion of maritime space where oil was recently discovered as “a baseless and shameless attempt” at usurping Guyana’s territory.
Friday, June 12th 2015 - 06:02 UTC
World Bank forecasts Argentina will regain access to capital markets in 2017

The World Bank is optimistic about the outlook for the Argentine economy, predicting the country’s GDP will grow 1.1% this year, a considerable upgrade from the decline of 0.3% it expected in January, and perhaps even stronger growth of 1.8% in 2016 and of 3% points in 2017, thanks to a “stronger” macroeconomic environment and “regained” access to international capital markets.
Friday, June 12th 2015 - 05:42 UTC
FIFA communications director ousted; former Brazilian star wants Blatter's job

The director of communications & public affairs at FIFA has stepped down with immediate effect. FIFA announced on June 11, via release, that Walter de Gregorio would be stepping down and serving on a “consultancy basis” through the calendar year. De Gregorio joined FIFA in September 2011.
Friday, June 12th 2015 - 05:36 UTC
Falkland Islands names US citizen in top job as Head of Policy

The Falkland Islands Government announced the appointment of John Shea as the new Head of Policy. Mr. Shea comes to the Islands from the United States, where he has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Sino-American Business Consortium, LLC.
Friday, June 12th 2015 - 05:24 UTC
Pope tells Putin “a sincere and great effort” was needed for peace in Ukraine

Barely a few days after Europe’s most powerful leaders presented a common front on Russian sanctions; President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia landed in Italy and met privately with Pope Francis at the Vatican, his second audience with the pope in the past 18 months.
Friday, June 12th 2015 - 05:05 UTC
Rousseff denies being upset with Argentina over Mercosur and trade policies

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff stated on Thursday in Brussels she was not upset by differences with Argentina over the trade agreement Mercosur is to sign with the European Union, despite president Cristina Fernandez administration's cold feet on the issue.
Friday, June 12th 2015 - 04:55 UTC
“Isolated” mad cow case in Ireland; OIE had recently returned the “controlled risk status”

Irish authorities have identified a suspected case of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or “mad cow disease”, on a dairy farm in County Louth, the first such case to be discovered in the country since 2013. The Irish Department of Agriculture said on Thursday the five-year-old diseased cow was discovered as part of ongoing inspections of animals that die on farms.