Argentina

• Thursday, September 9th 2010 - 01:01 UTC

  “Legal security” in Argentina not an issue for US, according to Timerman

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman assured that in his last visit to Washington DC, neither US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton nor Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo Valenzuela had any comments regarding legal security in Argentina or Latin America.

• Wednesday, September 8th 2010 - 23:19 UTC

  Chilean rig at east access of Magellan Strait catches fire: all crew saved, no spill

  

  A Chilean-operated oil rig off Argentine Patagonia in the South Atlantic caught fire early on Wednesday, forcing all its eight workers to evacuate by rafts and oil production to shut down, reported the Argentine navy.

• Wednesday, September 8th 2010 - 00:38 UTC

  Ten years to recover Argentina’s cattle herd, if current policies are changed

  

  Recovering Argentina’s herd to 2007 levels will require at least ten years even if current policies, which have caused its downfall, are drastically changed, according to a report from the Catholic University of Argentina released last month.

• Tuesday, September 7th 2010 - 05:06 UTC

  Cristina Kirchner, puppet of her raging husband

  

  Life in the pink palace of Argentina's ruling couple is no bed of roses, says a new biography of President Cristina Kirchner. It portrays her as the puppet of an authoritarian husband who once punched her in the face for defying his will.

• Monday, September 6th 2010 - 05:11 UTC

  First Pink Point LGTB in South America opens in Buenos Aires

  

  Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires has been dubbed the new “gay mecca” of South America, and the Argentine Ministry of Tourism is running with it, according to an article published by LGBT contributed by Roy Heale.

• Monday, September 6th 2010 - 04:49 UTC

  Canadian companies fighting to control rich gold and silver project in Patagonia

  

  Rival Canadian gold mining companies Goldcorp and Eldorado have locked horns in a fight to buy up Andean Resources Ltd.

• Saturday, September 4th 2010 - 05:00 UTC

  Argentina’s car industry booming could reach 700.000 units in 2010

  

  Argentina’s August 2010 car output reached 72,967 units, which resulted in a 52.6% rise regarding the same month of last year; sales to dealers totalled 61,599 units, or 44.8% more than in August 2009; and exports amounted to 42,526 units, representing a 45.6% year-on growth, according to the Argentine Automakers Association (ADEFA).

• Thursday, September 2nd 2010 - 06:39 UTC

  First time ever Argentine purchase of Russian military hardware

  

  Russia has signed a “historic” contract to deliver Mi-17 helicopter to Argentina, a member of a Russian delegation said on Wednesday according to a report from Russian news agency RIA Novosti.

• Wednesday, September 1st 2010 - 19:28 UTC

  Alarm in Ushuaia: cruise calls are forecasted to drop 20% this season

  

  Tierra del Fuego province, in the extreme south of Argentina, and its capital Ushuaia is anticipating a 20% fall in the cruise business this coming season 2009/10 compared to 2008/09 according to the president of the regional tourism institute.

• Wednesday, September 1st 2010 - 19:21 UTC

  Argentine-Japanese couple takes top prize in Tango World contest

  

  An Argentine-Japanese couple beat 400 dancing pairs to take top prize in the Mundial de Tango world competition held this year in Buenos Aires' Luna Park amusement centre.