Argentina

• Friday, April 13th 2012 - 02:22 UTC

  Catholic Church expresses concern over corruption and poverty in Argentina

  

  The Argentine Catholic church expressed concern over the “important level of corruption” in the country and warned about the disturbing inequality and extended poverty.

• Friday, April 13th 2012 - 00:53 UTC

  The remarkable robust 1945 line and the Falkland Islands dispute

  

  By Gwynne Dyer - International human rights campaigner and occasional actor Sean Penn, whose well-deserved Nobel Peace Prize continues to be delayed for mysterious reasons, was the first famous foreigner to lend his support to the cause. “The world today is not going to tolerate any ludicrous and archaic commitment to colonialist ideology,” he told Cristina Kirchner, the president of Argentina. He was speaking, of course, of the Falkland Islands.

• Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 17:08 UTC

  Spain warns Argentina that any hostile action “will bring consequences”

  

  Amidst the cross-fire between the Argentine government and Repsol-YPF oil giant, Spain’s Industry, Energy and Tourism Minister José Manuel Soria, warned on Thursday that “any sign of hostility” against Spanish companies “will be considered as a hostile sign against Spain and its government, and will bring consequences.”

• Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 05:58 UTC

  Mother’s instinct saves newborn Light Miracles from the morgue

  

  A mother whose newborn baby was found alive in an Argentine morgue 12 hours after being declared dead on Wednesday blamed hospital negligence for the near-fatal mistake.

• Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 03:05 UTC

  Major industrial action threatens Argentine ports at harvest export peak

  

  The Argentine maritime workers union, SOMU, decided not to work overtime, a measure which affects most ports from inland Rosario on the Paraná River to Bahía Blanca on the South Atlantic, when thousands of trucks are lined up with the summer harvest.

• Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 01:30 UTC

  Argentina insists the “Malvinas issue” will be discussed at the Americas summit

  

  Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falklands/Malvinas will be addressed during the Sixth Summit of the Americas this weekend in Colombia, where 33 heads of state and government are scheduled to meet, said Colombian Foreign Affairs minister Maria Angela Holguin.

• Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 01:28 UTC

  Joint poll shows ‘Falklands/Malvinas’ issue is ‘important’ for Argentines, but only ‘relevant’ for Brits

  

  Argentines give more importance than the British to the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty issue, according to the first public opinion on the matter done simultaneously in both countries involved.

• Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 00:56 UTC

  'K' Day for the future of YPF; shares in Buenos Aires and New York plunge

  

  Shares in Argentina's biggest energy company YPF plunged 5.6% in Buenos Aires on Wednesday while the company's US-listed shares were 5% lower in New York.

• Wednesday, April 11th 2012 - 17:04 UTC

  US and EU considering WTO actions against Argentine ‘protectionist practices’

  

  The US and forty countries which formalized a joint statement before the World Trade Organization complaining about Argentina’s trade restrictions are considering moving a step further and begin a “disputes settlement” process which could lead to an open condemnation if the administration of President Cristina Kirchner does not lift the protectionist network.

• Wednesday, April 11th 2012 - 16:59 UTC

  IMF will make compulsory review of economy in spite of Argentina’s refusal

  

  The International Monetary Fund will make a compulsory review of Argentina’s economy because of the country’s refusal to allow the multilateral organization to examine its finances since 2006, the Buenos Aires media reported on Wednesday quoting IMF sources.