Stories for 2015

Monday, November 9th 2015 - 08:02 UTC
Mining disaster in Brazil: 28 remain disappeared; BHP Billiton CEO flying to Minas Gerais

Brazilian authorities are still struggling to determine what caused the rupture in dams at an iron ore mine and desperately working to recover the bodies of as many as 28 people believed to have been swept away in the massive mudflow and flood.
Monday, November 9th 2015 - 07:58 UTC
Macri leads by eight points, but one in ten voters remains undecided, says poll

With two weeks to Argentina's presidential runoff on 22 November and to decide who will succeed Cristina Fernandez on 10 December, opposition candidate Mauricio Macri has a several points lead over the incumbent Daniel Scioli, although there still is a significant percentage of undecided voters, according to a public opinion poll released on Sunday.
Monday, November 9th 2015 - 07:41 UTC
Cristina Fernandez cancels trip to G20 summit and joins Scioli's presidential campaign

Argentina president Cristina Fernandez has suspended her attendance to the G20 summit in Turkey to campaign for the incumbent presidential candidate, Daniel Scioli, ahead of the 22 November runoff, when he confronts opposition hopeful Mauricio Macri, the big surprise of the electoral dispute.
Saturday, November 7th 2015 - 08:42 UTC
Falkland Islands Remembrance Sunday arrangements

The Falkland Islands have announced the following arrangements for Sunday 8 November 2015, Remembrance Sunday. The Annual Service of Remembrance will be held in Christ Church Cathedral commencing at 9.30 am.
Saturday, November 7th 2015 - 08:36 UTC
Falkland Islanders attended the Commonwealth Youth Parliament in Australia

Young Falkland Islanders, Ulia Sytchova and Vicky Collier recently represented the Falkland Islands at the 7th Commonwealth Youth Parliament (CYP) in Darwin, Australia from November first to five.
Saturday, November 7th 2015 - 08:18 UTC
US unemployment drops to 5%; Fed expected to raise rates in December

Expectations of a rise in US interest rates in December have soared following a stronger-than-expected jobs report. The US economy added 271,000 jobs in October, far exceeding the 185,000 jobs that economists had forecast.
Saturday, November 7th 2015 - 08:02 UTC
Brazil truckers announce strike, and roadblocks, scheduled to begin Monday

Independent truckers have called for roadblocks across Brazil starting Monday in a repeat of the two-week strike that delayed grain and meat transport in late February and early March. However it remains unclear how much support the strike movement has.
Saturday, November 7th 2015 - 07:48 UTC
YPF focusing on boosting natural gas production; investors waiting for “post-election clarity”

Argentina's state-run energy company YPF said on Friday it plans to focus on boosting natural gas production in 2016, while also pursuing a gradual reduction in drilling and completion costs and looking for more partnerships for shale and tight play projects. It also admitted that potential investors are waiting for post-election clarity on economic and energy policies before “making any decisions”.
Saturday, November 7th 2015 - 07:33 UTC
Argentina: Massa tells FT he has been given the task of controlling government

Sergio Massa is seen as the kingmaker in Argentina’s approaching presidential election runoff next 22 November, with the power to influence more than a fifth of the electorate after taking third place in last month’s first round.
Saturday, November 7th 2015 - 07:08 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas soldiers' remains: Argentine delegation meets Red Cross chief

Argentina's Foreign Ministry Secretary for Malvinas affairs Ambassador Daniel Filmus, and Argentine ambassador before international organizations in Geneva, Alberto D'Alotto, met on Thursday with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, to address the issue of identifying the remains of 123 soldiers Argentine fallen during the South Atlantic conflict in 1982 and buried in the Argentine cemetery at Darwin, in the Falkland Islands.