Argentina

• Wednesday, December 30th 2009 - 15:08 UTC

  Ushuaia hosts the first same-sex marriage in Latinamerica

  

  Less than one month after a Buenos Aires court derailed the marriage of Alex Freyre and Jose Maria di Bello, the couple wed this week at the southern tip of Argentina, making it the first same-sex marriage in Latin America.
  “As a couple, we dreamed of marrying for a long time,” Freyre told the state-run Telam news agency.

• Tuesday, December 29th 2009 - 12:09 UTC

  More testimonies incriminate Argentine officers in Malvinas war abuses

  

  Over 150 testimonies, covering 79 cases and relating to torture and human rights abuses allegedly committed by Argentine military officers against conscripts, during the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas war, are under investigation by Argentine federal judge Liliana Herraz, reports the official news agency Telam.

• Tuesday, December 29th 2009 - 08:38 UTC

  Argentina begun enforcing “reciprocity tax” in Ezeiza airport

  

  All foreign visitors arriving in Argentina’s international airport of Ezeiza and who live in countries that charge the Argentines before they enter, will have to pay a reciprocity tax.

• Tuesday, December 29th 2009 - 07:43 UTC

  Argentina anticipates record crop of “green gold” soybean

  

  Argentina’s “green gold” soybean 2009/2010 crop is forecasted to establish a new record, 50.8 million tons, according to the Chamber of Commerce from Rosario, located at the epicentre of the country’s oil seed production.

• Monday, December 28th 2009 - 12:35 UTC

  Negative image of Cristina Kirchner’s administration at historic low

  

  After two years in office (December 10) the administration of Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has one of the lowest support ratings in the country’s history according to a public opinion poll from Datamatica released this month.

• Monday, December 28th 2009 - 08:59 UTC

  Fish exports from Buenos Aires blocked or delayed because of labour conflict

  

  The main maritime agencies operating in the River Plate are seriously considering cancelling the port of Buenos Aires and concentrating trade in Montevideo, given the labour conflict with the tugs arising from a long standing dispute in the Argentine fishing industry sector.

• Sunday, December 27th 2009 - 06:40 UTC

  Countdown for 2010 Argentina-Chile Dakar rally which takes off Jan first

  

  The countdown for the 2010 Argentina-Chile Dakar rally has begun with the arrival in Buenos Aires of all the participants and the over 400 vehicles registered for the grueling competition that will extend until January 17 in some of the most challenging terrains in Argentina and neighboring Chile, including climbing the mighty Andes cordillera .

• Sunday, December 27th 2009 - 06:13 UTC

  Argentine scientists confirm significant decline of multi-specific coastal species

  

  The biomasses and sizes of the main species that conform “multi-specific coastal” species along areas of the South Atlantic continue falling due to excessive catches, contend the latest studies carried out by Argentina’s National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development, (INIDEP).

• Wednesday, December 23rd 2009 - 15:50 UTC

  YPF unveils five year plan to explore for oil and gas in the Falklands basin

  

  Argentina's YPF, the local unit of Spanish oil major Repsol, said on Tuesday it would explore for oil and natural gas in the Falkland/Malvinas Islands basin as part of a five-year exploration program.

• Wednesday, December 23rd 2009 - 15:37 UTC

  Several Argentine economy indicators rebounding

  

  Argentina’s November primary fiscal surplus increased sharply over a year ago, 46.2%, reflecting a better performance of the country’s economy, pointed out Economy minister Amado Boudou confirming what President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner had anticipated on Monday.