Stories for October 2015

Monday, October 26th 2015 - 08:21 UTC
Argentine presidential run-off in November but with completely different scenario

Argentina's presidential election is headed for a November 22 runoff between incumbent Cristina Fernández chosen successor Daniel Scioli and conservative rival Mauricio Macri, according to results released into early Monday.
Monday, October 26th 2015 - 05:34 UTC
Argentina announced Malvinas basin huge gas prospect off Patagonia

Argentina' Energy company, Enarsa, in association with Venezuela's PDVSA, allegedly has detected very positive natural gas deposits off the Patagonia coast, which according to reports in the Buenos Aires press could be equivalent a third of the country's reserves.
Monday, October 26th 2015 - 05:15 UTC
United Nations Day: “there is only one flag that belongs to all of us”

October 24, was the seventieth anniversary of the United Nations Organization. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon message for such an occasion follows: National flags are a mark of pride and patriotism in every country around the world. But there is only one flag that belongs to all of us. That blue flag of the United Nations was a banner of hope for me growing up in wartime Korea.
Sunday, October 25th 2015 - 10:43 UTC
Tierra del Fuego inflation in September jumped 1.2% and 25.1% in 12 months

September inflation in the Argentine extreme south province of Tierra del Fuego reached 1.2% and 18,8% in the nine months of the year, and 25.1% in the last twelve months according to the provincial stats and census office.
Sunday, October 25th 2015 - 10:16 UTC
Monsanto in the dock? possible mass tort civil action against glyphosate

Personal injury law firms around the United States are lining up plaintiffs for what they say could be “mass tort” civil actions against agrochemical giant Monsanto that claim the company’s Roundup herbicide has caused cancer in farm workers and others exposed to the chemical.
Saturday, October 24th 2015 - 10:35 UTC
Another Frenchman, Jerome Champagne enters race to replace FIFA's Blatter

Jerome Champagne has entered the race to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, his second attempt in a year. The former FIFA deputy secretary general announced his intentions on Friday, three days before the deadline for candidacies.
Saturday, October 24th 2015 - 09:11 UTC
Wealthy nations expenditure on its farmers far outstrips global food aid

Wealthy nations spend 20 times more on farm subsidies than the US$12 billion they allocate to food aid and support for poor farmers annually, John McArthur, a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution, the think-tank which led the new research, said.
Saturday, October 24th 2015 - 08:57 UTC
Argentina's Electoral Court calls for cool heads on Election night before beginning celebrations

Keen to avoid any kind of turmoil, Argentina's high electoral court called on all the parties running in the presidential election on Sunday to be prudent with their public statements on election night and to wait for a clear trend in the results before making any kind of comments that could affect the vote.
Saturday, October 24th 2015 - 08:40 UTC
Holders of Argentine Euro bonds demands BONY services debt or faces lawsuit

Investors holding euro-denominated Argentine bonds, including billionaire George Soros, called on trustee Bank of New York Mellon yesterday (BONY) to turn over its duties to state-owned Banco Nación so they can get paid the 225 million euros currently frozen by United States District Judge Thomas Griesa’s orders.
Saturday, October 24th 2015 - 08:10 UTC
Ireland's High Court orders investigation into Facebook's transfer of users data to the US

Ireland’s High Court ordered an investigation into Facebook’s transfer of European Union users’ data to the United States to make sure personal privacy was properly protected from US government surveillance.