Argentina

• Thursday, October 28th 2010 - 05:55 UTC

  Unasur members declare three days of national mourning

  

  The Chilean government announced three days of national mourning to honour former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner who died of a massive stroke Wednesday morning at his home in El Calafate, Patagonia.

• Thursday, October 28th 2010 - 05:54 UTC

  Argentine shares and bonds reacted positively to death of Kirchner

  

  Argentine shares and bonds rose on Wednesday after the death of political heavyweight and former President Nestor Kirchner removed from the 2011 election campaign a contender seen as unfriendly to markets.

• Thursday, October 28th 2010 - 05:45 UTC

  Mrs Kirchner promises to keep fighting “for all the Argentine people”

  

  “I will keep fighting for all the Argentine people” was President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner first public message following the death of her husband and former president Nestor Kirchner early Wednesday morning in the Patagonian resort of El Calafate.

• Thursday, October 28th 2010 - 05:39 UTC

  United Nations, OAS and IMF leaders praise the former president

  

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated he was “sorry to hear Néstor Kirchner had died so prematurely.” The UN leader placed strong emphasis on Kirchner's “relevant role for multilateralism.”

• Wednesday, October 27th 2010 - 16:38 UTC

  Argentina complains to IMO British military exercises in Falklands/Malvinas

  

  Argentina informed the International Maritime Organization (IMO) of a letter from the United Kingdom referred to missile test firing in the Falklands/Malvinas Islands, which it wishes to circulate among IMO members as a way to warn of the deliberate violation of IMO regulations by the British government.

• Wednesday, October 27th 2010 - 14:37 UTC

  Argentina’s most powerful political leader dies in Patagonia

  

  Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner (2003/2007), the current president's husband and one of the country's most powerful politicians, died early Wednesday, confirmed state television.

• Tuesday, October 26th 2010 - 05:11 UTC

  Roubini forecasts “cloudy” outlook for the Argentine economy in 2011

  

  Nouriel Roubini, the New York University professor who predicted the global financial crisis, said the outlook for Argentina’s economy is “cloudy” and GDP is slated to decline in 2011 as the global slowdown may lead to fewer exports.

• Tuesday, October 26th 2010 - 05:07 UTC

  Argentina’s main business organizations react to profit-sharing with unions

  

  Argentina's top business groups on Monday openly reacted against legislation backed by the country's largest trade union group that would require companies to share 10% of their annual net profits with employees.

• Tuesday, October 26th 2010 - 05:01 UTC

  “Ultra-K” militant cleared for the Argentine embassy in Montevideo

  

  The Argentine Senate finally approved the nomination of Miguel Dante Dovena, a very close advisor of the Kirchner couple as the next ambassador in Uruguay.

• Tuesday, October 26th 2010 - 04:59 UTC

  Argentina announces production of enriched uranium for 2011

  

  Argentina will produce the first batch of enriched uranium for civilian purposes next year as part of the re-launching of its atomic power industry, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said Monday.