Stories for July 2015

Thursday, July 16th 2015 - 09:15 UTC
CFK and Morales unveil a 16 meters high statue of independence heroine

The presidents of Argentina and Bolivia have unveiled a statue of Bolivian war of independence heroine Juana Azurduy. The 25-ton, 16-meter-high statue replaces a controversial statue of Christopher Columbus that was taken down in 2013 after ninety years.
Thursday, July 16th 2015 - 09:13 UTC
Timerman recovering following liver surgery on Tuesday

The Austral hospital in Buenos Aires released on Wednesday an update on the health of Foreign minister Hector Timerman, revealing that the politician's recovery is on track following surgery on his liver on Tuesday.
Thursday, July 16th 2015 - 09:03 UTC
Bolivian private sector not convinces of full incorporation to Mercosur

Bolivia's incorporation as a full member of Mercosur will be addressed as of Thursday in Brasilia at the group's two-day presidential summit, an issue which could be completed by the first half of next year, despite some warnings from Bolivia's private sector.
Thursday, July 16th 2015 - 08:45 UTC
“Boletin Malvinas” two-year daily broadcasting celebrated in Argentina

The midnight and early morning news broadcasted to the Falkland Islands, (Boletin Malvinas or Argentine News Bulletin) in English, from Tierra del Fuego, has completed two years in the air and the event was celebrated by Argentina's Public media national system.
Thursday, July 16th 2015 - 08:15 UTC
Aphids beat latest 'odor' efforts to repel them and protect GM crops

In what is described as a major blow to genetic modification of crops, a variety of wheat developed in the UK to repel pests has failed in field trials. The variety engineered to produce an odor that repels aphids, failed in the field test after it was successfully tested in the lab, proving a wide gap between lab and commercial application of the process.
Thursday, July 16th 2015 - 08:05 UTC
Argentina's June official Indec inflation, 1% and 15% in twelve months

Argentina's 'official' inflation during June was 1% over the previous month according to the National Statistics and Census Institute, Indec, while prices during the current calendar year prices have reached 6.7% and 15% over the last twelve months.
Thursday, July 16th 2015 - 07:52 UTC
“Cordial” meeting of Gibraltar Chief minister and C24 chairman Lasso Mendoza

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo explained in detail Gibraltar’s views on self-determination during a ‘cordial’ meeting with Ecuadorian diplomat Xavier Lasso Mendoza, the Chairman of the United Nations Decolonization Committee of 24, in New York on Tuesday, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Wednesday, July 15th 2015 - 08:10 UTC
Mercosur summit in Brasilia with a conflicting agenda; Paraguay takes chair

Mercosur will be holding its half year presidential summit in Brasilia next Thursday and Friday, an event which will expose an abundance of trade and political conflicts, discrepancies and recurrent challenges despite all its members commitment to integration. Besides full members, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Venezuela and Brazil, leaders from Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana and Surinam have also been announced.
Wednesday, July 15th 2015 - 07:59 UTC
Catholic Church confirms 28.7% of Argentines live in poverty: 11.1 million

The Social Observatory from the Argentine Catholic University, UCA, has reported that poverty in Argentina during 2014, included 28,7% of the population, which is equivalent to 11.5 million people, and higher than in the previous report.
Wednesday, July 15th 2015 - 07:51 UTC
US female will take the helm of 91.000-ton Celebrity Summit in August

For the first time in the cruise industry, an American female will take the helm of a mega-ton cruise ship. At 37 years of age, San Francisco native Kate McCue will command Celebrity Summit, a 91,000-ton, 965-foot ship in the Celebrity Cruises fleet, sailing between the eastern United States and Bermuda. As Captain, she will be responsible for the navigation of the ship and the onboard experience of its 2,158 guests and 952 crew members.