Argentina

• Tuesday, May 20th 2014 - 08:55 UTC

  Catholic Church and Cristina Fernandez downplay impact of recent document on 'violence in Argentina'

  

  One of the Pope’s closest collaborators, Argentine Monsignor Guillermo Karcher, said “there is no reason to look for causes for conflict” in the Episcopal Conference document released last week about “violence” in Argentina.

• Tuesday, May 20th 2014 - 08:00 UTC

  Metropolitan Buenos Aires majority disapproves of Cristina Fernandez, but she retains 36% support

  

  A clear majority of Argentines, 56%, in metropolitan Buenos Aires, which is the most densely populated area of the country, disapprove of President Cristina Fernandez, according to the latest public opinion poll made public but also 36% remain faithful and approve the performance of the controversial Argentine leader.

• Monday, May 19th 2014 - 09:15 UTC

  Falkland Islands governor 'disrespectful' towards Argentina; Islanders would be better off under Argentina

  

  Argentine ambassador in London, Alicia Castro blasted Falklands Governor Colin Roberts claiming he has been disrespectful towards Argentina, insisted every country is aware that Argentina would never again invade the Falklands and underlined Islanders would be much better off under Argentine sovereignty since, “as all other provinces they could elect their own governor, and not have to live under an envoy from the Queen”.

• Monday, May 19th 2014 - 08:45 UTC

  Argentine Vice-president under criminal investigation; calls for Boudou to step down

  

  Argentine Vice-president Amado Boudou said he was not planning “an absence of leave” from office because that is not the style of President Cristina Fernandez' administration following a federal court confirmation of a criminal investigation into his alleged involvement in the sale of a minting company.

• Friday, May 16th 2014 - 10:47 UTC

  Morales reveal that with Argentine help Bolivia is developing nuclear energy

  

  Bolivian President Evo Morales revealed on Thursday that, with Argentina's help, his country was working to develop nuclear power. Morales had previously indicated that his country had plans to go nuclear with help from both Buenos Aires and France, but this is the first time that the news was confirmed.

• Friday, May 16th 2014 - 10:06 UTC

  Argentina's April inflation for the Congressional index reached 2.8%

  

  Argentina's inflation congressional index marked 2.8% in April, or 15.78% in the first four months of the year and 39% in the last twelve. These percentages contrast with the official data from the Indec stats office which earlier this week said the April CPI was 1.8%.

• Friday, May 16th 2014 - 09:37 UTC

  YPF wants to create a G10 of Latin American state oil companies CEO's

  

  Argentina's YPF CEO Miguel Galuccio proposed on Thursday in Bolivia a G10 of Latin American state owned oil corporations to strengthen their bargaining power based on their resources and development synergy.

• Friday, May 16th 2014 - 09:25 UTC

  YPF defends Chevron partnership; court orders investigation into accord with the US oil giant

  

  Argentine state-controlled oil company YPF on Thursday defended the partnership deal it reached with one of the world's largest energy corporations, Chevron Corp., two days after a court ordered a probe into alleged irregularities associated with the pact.

• Friday, May 16th 2014 - 09:16 UTC

  Setback for Cristina: federal court declares Iran/Argentina memorandum unconstitutional

  

  An Argentine Federal court on Thursday struck down the memorandum of understanding between Argentina and Iran to jointly investigate the deadly 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center that local courts blamed on Teheran.

• Friday, May 16th 2014 - 08:49 UTC

  Science to claim sovereignty: Argentina makes official its South Atlantic 'Blue Pampa' initiative

  

  Argentina made the official presentation to foreign diplomats in Buenos Aires of its “Blue Pampa” initiative described as an effort to collect more information on Argentine maritime spaces, surrounding areas and associated ecosystems, helping to create a South Atlantic conscience in the country. Five areas have been chosen to implement the initiative including South Georgia.