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Montevideo, March 10th 2026 - 02:12 UTC

Argentina

  • Monday, July 6th 2009 - 12:54 UTC

    China downplays interest in stake of Repsol/YPF

    CNOOC Fu Chengyu says cooperation is the word, not acquisition

    Chinese oil producer CNOOC is seeking cooperation rather than acquisitions, the corporation’s president Fu Chengyu was quoted on Sunday, amid talk CNOOC had set its sights on a unit of Spanish oil major Repsol/YPF.

  • Monday, July 6th 2009 - 10:10 UTC

    Buenos Aires expects 155 calls next 2009/2010 cruise season

    Argentine officials expect 300.000 visitors

    Buenos Aires port cruise terminal expects 155 calls during the coming 2009/2010 season, which is 13 more than last summer according to the latest information from the Argentine Ports Administration Office. This represents an increase of 13 over the previous season.

  • Monday, July 6th 2009 - 10:07 UTC

    Two Sea Kings for Argentine Antarctic operations

    The multipurpose helicopter ideal for search and rescue operations (Photo Nuestromar)

    The Argentine Navy received at the end of June the second batch of two UH-3H Sea King helicopters out of a total of six which will replace losses experienced in Antarctic operations it was reported by Puerto Belgrano Marine’s Gazette.

  • Sunday, July 5th 2009 - 11:53 UTC

    Argentina confirms 55 deaths from the A/H1N1 virus flu

    The overall public opinion feeling is that flu is out of control in Argentina.

    Argentina’s minister of Health Juan Manzur confirmed on Saturday that the number of deaths from the A/H1N1 virus influenza had reached 55, although non government organizations insist the number is higher.

  • Saturday, July 4th 2009 - 14:09 UTC

    Argentine dissident Peronists want control of the party

    Count down for Governor Scioli’s days as president of the party?

    Dissident members of the Argentine ruling Justicialista (Peronist) Party have asked for the removal of the party’s interim president and the naming of new authorities, following the debacle of last Sunday’s mid term election for President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and husband Nestor Kirchner.

  • Saturday, July 4th 2009 - 09:17 UTC

    Brazil threatens to take Argentina to WTO on import licences

    Brazilian exports have almost halved in the six months of 2009 compared to 2008.

    Brazil may file a complaint at the World Trade Organization against Argentina because of its delays in issuing import licenses for Brazilian goods according to Foreign Trade Chamber Secretary Lyntha Spindola.

  • Friday, July 3rd 2009 - 13:52 UTC

    Argentina reports 44 deaths; highest A/H1N1 virus flu mortality rate

    In some hospitals 40% of health care workers are not turning up for work

    Argentine health officials reported 17 more H1N1 flu deaths, bringing the total to at least 44 in the country hardest hit by the A/H1N1 virus in the southern hemisphere. Health Minister Juan Manzur said that “between 43 and 44 deaths” linked to the virus had been confirmed, a significant jump from the 26 that had been reported by the ministry on Friday.

  • Wednesday, July 1st 2009 - 13:00 UTC

    Argentina: health emergency and school vacations extended to fight the flu

    At least 35 people have died from the A/H1N1 virus.

    Authorities in Buenos Aires City and Buenos Aires province declared health emergencies on Tuesday and extended school vacations as the country’s death toll of A/H1N1 virus influenza surged to 35.

  • Wednesday, July 1st 2009 - 12:56 UTC

    “Kirchnerism is finished” but “not the Peronist party”

    Mario Das Neves governor of Chubut and presidential hopeful

    “Kirchnerism is finished” said the governor from the Patagonian province of Chubut and presidential hopeful, Mario Das Neves following a meeting on Tuesday with Buenos Aires Governor Daniel Scioli to discuss the next steps of the Peronist Party.

  • Tuesday, June 30th 2009 - 15:13 UTC

    Mrs. Kirchner downplays defeat and asks for support from Congress

    Opposition in Congress will play a crucial role in the next two years

    Argentine president Cristina Kirchner downplayed the defeat suffered by government candidates in Sunday’s mid term elections and insisted the ruling coalition had won with 31.03% of the overall national vote, denied any cabinet changes and criticized political analysts for their interpretation of election results.