Stories for 2019

Monday, September 30th 2019 - 08:18 UTC
Major oil spill along the Brazilian coastline of eight states, 3.000 kilometers

An oil spill has contaminated beaches and coastline across eight Brazilian states, the country’s environment agency said, although authorities are still stumped as to its origin.
Monday, September 30th 2019 - 08:13 UTC
Petrobras to concentrate on reducing debt load and deep water exploration

Petrobras’ administration board has approved an update to its plan for the next five years that is expected to call for the state-run oil and gas company to dump its gas distribution and transport business, its fertilizer business, and its LPG and biodiesel business, according to media reports.
Monday, September 30th 2019 - 08:09 UTC
Retailer Forever 21 files for bankruptcy, but will continue in Latin America

Fashion retailer Forever 21 Inc filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday as it joined a growing list of brick-and-mortar players who have succumbed to the onslaught of e-commerce.
Monday, September 30th 2019 - 08:03 UTC
Brazil's ex chief prosecutor admits wanting to kill one of the Justices for smearing his daughter

A judge in Brazil has issued a restraining order against a former attorney general after he admitted carrying a gun inside the Supreme Court to kill one of the justices. Rodrigo Janot served as chief public prosecutor for four years until 2017.
Monday, September 30th 2019 - 07:08 UTC
Malvinas carved plaque inaugurated at Casa Rosada

The Argentine government honoured Malvinas war Veterans with a ceremony at Government House, Casa Rosada, where a plaque with the Falkland Islands contour was unveiled together with an inscription underlining the valor of the combatants in their determination to recover the South Atlantic Islands.
Monday, September 30th 2019 - 06:52 UTC
Malvinas Veterans Office created by the Macri administration

Argentina has created a Coordination Office for Malvinas War Veterans, the first such office since the end of the 1982 conflict, when Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands and were defeated 74 days later.
Monday, September 30th 2019 - 06:41 UTC
Argentine ruling coalition wins election in Mendoza, but keeps Macri well away

The province of Mendoza has delivered to the Argentine ruling coalition of president Mauricio Macri a much needed great stimulus with its landslide governorship victory.
Monday, September 30th 2019 - 06:31 UTC
Falklands' Humanitarian Plan to identify Argentine soldiers remains extended

Argentina, United Kingdom and the Red Cross International Committee with the consent of the Falklands Islands have agreed to extend the Humanitarian Plan of identifying remains buried at the Argentine military cemetery close Darwin.
Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Opposition candidate wants to re-profile Argentine sovereign debt following on Uruguay's case in 2003

Argentine presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez indicated he would tackle the country's debt problem by adopting a strategy similar to that of Uruguay, which successfully extended its bond maturities in 2003.
Saturday, September 28th 2019 - 09:58 UTC
UN Human Rights Council sending a team of investigators to probe Venezuela

The UN Human Rights Council on Friday voted to send a team of investigators to probe alleged violations, including extrajudicial executions and torture, in crisis-wracked Venezuela.