Stories for 2015

Thursday, May 21st 2015 - 06:40 UTC
Pope Francis prays for Argentina on the country's National Day

Pope Francis has sent a letter to President Cristina Fernández to mark festivities for May week, during which Argentina commemorates the formation of the First Patriotic Government on 25 May 1810.
Thursday, May 21st 2015 - 06:26 UTC
Cristina Fernandez launches May Revolution week with strong messages

President Cristina Fernández led on Wednesday a rally in the Buenos Aires City central railway station of Retiro where she praised the renovation of Argentina's railway system in an event that was part of the official celebrations marking a new anniversary of the May Revolution, which in 1810 was the beginning of the country's road to independence.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 22:45 UTC
Cruise ship freed off the coast of Bermuda with the arrival of high tide

A cruise ship with thousands of passengers headed to Boston in the US east coast was freed late Tuesday night after running aground off the coast of Bermuda. With the arrival of high tide, the ship was able to be freed and was moved to a nearby anchorage position, officials reported.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 22:09 UTC
Falklands: “We are an Overseas Territory, very content with the status and endorsed in the 2013 referendum”

The Falkland Islands are very pleased with their current political and democratic status based on the UN charter and confirmed in the 2013 referendum, enjoy a prosperous economy with emphasis on social policies and environment conservation and have good neighborly relations with nearby countries, except for Argentina that “continues to ignore our people's right to self-determination and covet our territory”.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 20:44 UTC
'Record' seven-foot conger eel trawled off Plymouth in UK

Commercial fishermen trawling off the coast of the United Kingdom near Plymouth were stunned last week when they brought aboard a seven-foot, roughly 130-pound conger eel. The eel had gotten caught up in the trawler’s nets and was already dead by the time it was brought out of the water, but its sheer size surprised even the fishermen on board.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 20:34 UTC
Research icebreaker Polarstern en route to investigate climate change in Arctic

Research icebreaker Polarstern left its home port in Bremerhaven on Tuesday setting a course for the Arctic. Led by Dr Ilka Peeken from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) a team of 53 researchers from 11 countries will investigate the effects of climate change in the Arctic, from the surface ice floes down to the seafloor
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 05:44 UTC
Beijing to the rescue of sliding Brazil: 53bn dollars in trade, finance and investment

Beijing has come to the rescue of Brazil's slumping economy with trade, finance and investment deals worth at least 53 billion dollars in energy, mining, aviation and upgrading of dilapidated infrastructure.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 05:27 UTC
Japanese airbag maker Takata admits defects forcing the recall of 34m vehicles

Japanese airbag maker Takata has said that mechanisms in the airbags of almost 34 million cars are defective. It will lead to the largest recall in US automotive history, affecting models from 11 carmakers. . The number is double previous estimates for faulty air bags from the manufacturer.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 05:11 UTC
Falklands' Isobel Deep well with good prospects of finding oil, say operators

Premier Oil’s high-impact Falklands Isobel Deep well has hit oil shows in a suspected high pressure formation, partners Rockhopper Exploration and Falkland Oil & Gas Ltd., said Tuesday morning. But, the area will now have to be cased, delaying the drilling program.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 05:00 UTC
Argentine inflation for April: official index 1.1%; Congressional index, 2.1%

Inflation in Argentina during April reached 2.1% and 29% in the last twelve months according to the latest release from private consultants, an average of which is announced every month as the 'Congressional index' by members from the Lower House Freedom of Expression committee.