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Argentina

  • Friday, March 10th 2017 - 06:23 UTC

    Argentine delegation reminded Falkland Islanders have rights

    Nobel Peace Prize Adolfo Pérez Esquivel

    A remainder of the rights of Falkland Islanders has been included in an open letter from the Falklands Government to a delegation of Argentines due to arrive Saturday. They are part of the Comisión Provincial de la Memoria CPM, an independent non-governmental organization.

  • Thursday, March 9th 2017 - 20:11 UTC

    UK Ambassador meets with Malvinas Families commission

    The official picture of the members of the Commission with Ambassador Kent at the Embassy

    British ambassador in Buenos Aires, Mark Kent this week held a meeting with relatives of Argentine combatants who lost their lives during the Falklands conflict in 1982, according to the embassy twitter. The meeting was described as “historic”, and Ambassador Kent said that the “warm and most respectful dialogue”, addressed humanitarian issues and “how to honor the memory and dignity of the fallen in combat”.

  • Wednesday, March 8th 2017 - 10:21 UTC

    Cristina Fernandez in court declares she is victim of “judicial and media prosecution”

    “I am the target of judicial and media persecution, supported by economic forces, unprecedented in this country's democracy and which also extends to my children”

    Argentina's ex-president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner fended off corruption allegations in court on Tuesday, claiming she was the victim of “judicial and media persecution” backed by economic forces, at a politically delicate time for the recession-hit country.

  • Wednesday, March 8th 2017 - 09:42 UTC

    Argentina: “The honeymoon with the Macri administration is over” warns analyst Fraga

    Expectations are falling and patience rarely lasts more than a year, argues political analyst Rosendo Fraga

    “The honey moon is over” and the government of President Mauricio Macri must rapidly reconsider its strategy since public opinion is no longer responsive to the expectations of the first fourteen months, according to Argentine political analyst Rosendo Fraga. His analysis was also supported by another political commentator Carlos Pagni, who said all opinion polls indicate a sliding drop in expectations.

  • Tuesday, March 7th 2017 - 09:28 UTC

    Macri challenged by unions: teachers strike delay the first day of school

    The massive teachers' protest filled the streets of downtown Buenos Aires. Macri attended a school opening in Jujuy to the north of the country

    Thousands of teachers took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Monday, delaying the first day of school for millions of children, as part of a two-day national strike demanding a wage increase to compensate for sky-high inflation last year. Only in two of twenty four provinces, the school year took off normally.

  • Tuesday, March 7th 2017 - 07:36 UTC

    RAF Hercules en route to the Falklands, photographed at Porto Alegre airport

    The Hercules pictured at the Porto Alegre airport on 29 August 2016 and published in the Brazilian daily Zero Hora

    A Royal Air Force Hercules was photographed at the Porto Alegre international airport in August last year when it called allegedly for refueling, en route to the Falkland/Malvinas islands, according to the Rio Grande do Sul main daily Zero Hora. The photo from Centeno Mendes, was published following Argentina's official concern to Brasilia regarding 18 RAF calls in Brazilian airports, in the last two years.

  • Monday, March 6th 2017 - 17:41 UTC

    The Economist Argentina summit: Reemerging on the global stage

    The summit will bring together more than 200 government and business leaders to evaluate Argentina's progress over the last year

    The Economist’s Argentina Summit taking place in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, 8th March, will bring together more than 200 government and business leaders to evaluate Argentina's progress over the last year and to discuss the country's social, political and economic future in the year ahead.

  • Monday, March 6th 2017 - 17:25 UTC

    Kirchner family in court: Florencia, Maximo and Cristina charged with corruption and money laundering

    Florencia and Maximo showed up on Monday, and mother will be facing Judge Bonadio on Tuesday

    The two children of Argentine ex president Cristina Fernandez, Florencia and Maximo Kirchner, showed up in court on Monday morning to be questioned on a case involving a family company which owns several hotels and allegedly has been involved in money laundering and unlawful association among other crimes.

  • Saturday, March 4th 2017 - 11:47 UTC

    “There are no secret flights” between Falklands and Brazil, says Ambassador Kent

    Ambassador Kent feels very close and identified with the wine producing province of Mendoza where he spent time learning Spanish before his appointment

    There are no secret flights between Falklands and Brazil, and any landings which have occurred are because of medical or mechanical emergencies, said UK ambassador in Argentina Mark Kent, in fluent Spanish, currently visiting the province of Mendoza on official business and for the grape harvest and wine festival.

  • Saturday, March 4th 2017 - 11:16 UTC

    Identification of soldiers remains buried in Falklands has started, says Argentina

    The proposal intends to settle a historic debt with the relatives of the fallen heroes who rest in the Darwin cemetery under the caption, 'Argentine soldier only known by God'.

    The Argentine Justice ministry's Human Rights and Cultural Pluralism Desk, announced on Friday that the identification process of the remains of the “Argentine heroes” buried in the Falkland Islands Darwin cemetery has started, and is based on the “accord signed between Argentina and the UK”.