Argentina

• Thursday, May 19th 2011 - 07:08 UTC

  Argentine Jewish community wins an injunction against Google

  

  The umbrella organization of Argentina's Jewish community, DAIA, has won an injunction against Google, preventing the world's most popular search engine from “suggesting” anti-Semitic and racist websites to its users.

• Thursday, May 19th 2011 - 07:05 UTC

  Mercedes Benz faces US lawsuit for alleged collaboration with Argentine military Junta

  

  Germany’s Daimler AG must face a U.S. lawsuit alleging its Argentine Mercedes-Benz unit collaborated with state security forces to kill and torture workers during the so- called Dirty War 35 years ago, an appeals court ruled.

• Thursday, May 19th 2011 - 06:54 UTC

  Small commercial plane crashes in Patagonia killing all 22 on board

  

  A small commercial plane crashed in an isolated part of Patagonia in southern Argentina late on Wednesday, killing all 22 people on board, officials said.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2011 - 16:46 UTC

  Argentina’s poor cousin? Not Uruguay

  

  The following piece by Jude Webber writing for the Financial Times explains the different approach by the two neighboring countries to the windfall earnings of the commodities boom.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2011 - 07:08 UTC

  CFK calls on unions to cool down and ratifies she’s ‘not dying to be president again’

  

  Argentine Minister of Interior ratified late Tuesday that President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner threat that she would not bid for re-election next October if organized labour continues to pressure on her government. However CFK is not annoyed with Hugo Moyano chief of the powerful Labour Confederation, CGT.

• Wednesday, May 18th 2011 - 06:55 UTC

  Moyano ignores threats: “as far as I know, Cristina is running for re-election”

  

  Argentina’s organized labour chief Hugo Moyano further escalated the controversy with the government saying he supports President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner re-election next October and cautioned that she is the only candidate he has vowed to back.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2011 - 23:12 UTC

  Argentina/Brazil meet next week to address trade differences

  

  Argentina and Brazil agreed Tuesday to resume ‘constructive’ trade negotiations to overcome the current bilateral dispute which surfaced following the latest protectionist measures that threaten exports from the two main Mercosur partners.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2011 - 05:58 UTC

  Argentina/Brazil agree to attempt dialogue to overcome latest trade dispute

  

  Argentine Minister for Industry, Debora Giorgi will meet in coming hours with Brazilian Ambassador, Enio Cordeiro, to schedule a series of meetings to address trade disputes between the two neighbouring countries and main Mercosur associates.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2011 - 04:05 UTC

  “There’s no plan B” if Cristina Fernandez does not seek re-election, says governor

  

  A recently elected governor and very close to Argentine president Cristina Fernandez cautioned that “there is not plan B” within the ruling Victory Front if Mrs Kirchner decides not to seek re-election next week.

• Tuesday, May 17th 2011 - 03:29 UTC

  Organized labour ignores warnings and keeps pressure on Argentine president

  

  Argentina’s organized labour continued Monday with its aggressive offensive to have unionist included in the pro-ruling party’s ballot tickets for next October presidential election arguing that Argentines from all walks of life have been invited to participate in politics, ‘but not union members’.