Argentina

Friday, May 16th 2014 - 08:35 UTC
Argentines strongly disapprove of torture, but 49% are fearful if in custody

Nearly half of all Argentines say they fear suffering torture if they were detained by authorities, a figure that represents slightly more than the global average, an Amnesty International survey has revealed. The results from a series of questions on the issue show Argentina as one of the nations that most disapprove of torture among the 21 countries surveyed.
Friday, May 16th 2014 - 06:30 UTC
Former Escobar lover links Menem's son 1995 death with the drugs business

Virginia Vallejo, former lover of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar Gaviria, linked the death of ex president Carlos Menem’s son –Carlos Menem Jr.- with Escobar’s family money laundry in Argentina in the 90s.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 07:14 UTC
Consumer prices in Argentina decelerate, but controversy on how much persists

The Argentine consumer-price index climbed 1.8% in April over March, which means that during the first four months of the year it reached 11.99%. The CPI announcement was made by Economy minister Axel Kicillof at a press conference on Wednesday. However private estimates and the Buenos Aires City index show greater percentages.
Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 01:01 UTC
Surprise in Argentina that Mujica should have said “Uruguayans don't go around bribing”

A top official from Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said that “Argentines do not bribe” and does not know why the Uruguayan leader Jose Mujica should have brought up that issue during his current visit to the United States.
Wednesday, May 14th 2014 - 00:24 UTC
Cristina Fernandez ally union admits 18.8% (7 million) of Argentines are under the poverty line

At least 7 million Argentines, or 18.8% of the population, currently find themselves under the poverty line, with 1.7 million (4.2%) classed as in extreme poverty or indigence, according to a new report from the Argentine Workers' Central (CTA) union headed by the Cristina Fernandez government ally Hugo Yasky.
Tuesday, May 13th 2014 - 19:11 UTC
Argentina and Chile presidents pledge to increase border crossings

President Cristina Fernández received on Monday her Chilean counterpart Michelle Bachelet and discussed the re-launching of the Maipú Agreement -signed in 2009- to increase the links between the two countries and boost regional commerce with Asia.
Tuesday, May 13th 2014 - 08:29 UTC
Argentina satisfied “with Chile's renewed support for the Malvinas cause”

Argentina's president of the Lower House, Julián Domínguez underlined the “renewed Chilean support for the Malvinas Islands cause” during an event on Monday at the Legislative Assembly which received Chilean president Michelle Bachelet in Congress.
Friday, May 9th 2014 - 07:20 UTC
The 'indigence' basic food basket in Argentina climbed 40% in 12 months

An average Argentine family during the month of April needed 4.779 Pesos (approx. 600 dollars) not to be included in the poverty category, which represents an increase of 1.6% over March, of 20% in the first four months of the year and 40.5% in the last twelve months, according to the latest report from the Latin American Economic Research Foundation, FIEL.
Friday, May 9th 2014 - 07:11 UTC
Holdout bondholders tell US Supreme Court Argentina's case is “undeserving of review”

Holders of Argentine sovereign debt this week asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear that country's appeal of lower court decisions ordering it to pay them 1.33 billion dollars in a case Argentine officials warn could force it to default on its sovereign debt.
Friday, May 9th 2014 - 07:01 UTC
Repsol/YPF 'marriage' definitively over; Spanish company ends 15-year presence in Argentina

Spanish oil major Repsol signed a definitive settlement agreement Thursday with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez's administration, which transferred more than 5 billion dollars in bonds as compensation for the 2012 seizure of Repsol's controlling stake in energy firm YPF.