Argentina

• Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 22:29 UTC

  Majority of Argentines fear consequences of the default and favor continuing negotiations

  

  A majority of the Argentine electorate is pessimistic about the consequences of the 'selective default' on the economy, but considers that negotiations with the 'holdouts' must continue, according to a public opinion poll from Poliarquia which also showed that support for president Cristina Fernandez has fallen during the last month.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 06:57 UTC

  “Homeland or Vultures” militants rally in support of Cristina Fernandez

  

  Thousands of Argentine pro government activists gathered at the Luna Park stadium in Buenos Aires City, to express their support in favor of President Cristina Fernández stand against the so called holdouts (or 'vulture funds') as well as her continuity at the head of the Kirchnerite project.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 06:08 UTC

  Argentine Church concerned with employment and redundancy conditions

  

  The Argentine Episcopal Conference expressed deep concern on Tuesday about employment, redundancies, closure of factories, as well as with crime and drugs. The Conference's standing committee met with delegates from the different regions to address the pastoral situation and later a review of socio-economic conditions.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 05:46 UTC

  Larishka sniffs 86.000 dollars from car heading of a ferry to Uruguay

  

  Agents working for Argentina's Federal Public Incomes Administration (AFIP), with a little help from Larishka the dog, found 86,500 dollars hidden by an Argentine who was trying to leave the country for Uruguay.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 05:28 UTC

  Finally Cristina Fernandez is on an official visit to Paraguay

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez arrived Tuesday evening to Paraguay to begin early Wednesday an official visit which has been delayed several times. Besides the usual agenda discussions and accords signing with her peer Horacio Cartes, the visit will also have a strong symbolism since the Argentine president will be formally returning to Paraguay furniture and other belongings from one of the country's most revered leaders, Francisco Solano Lopez.

• Monday, August 11th 2014 - 07:46 UTC

  Blackouts, trees and posts knocked down by gales in Ushuaia and Punta Arenas

  

  Hurricane strong winds on Saturday blew roofs, knocked down lamp posts and trees and left big areas of Ushuaia, Argentina and Puntas Arenas, Chile without power according to reports from both cities in the extreme south of the continent.

• Monday, August 11th 2014 - 01:54 UTC

  Argentina/holdouts, a clash between 'global financial power and political power'

  

  A Judge from Argentina's Supreme Court joined the ongoing battle in New York between the Argentine government and the holdouts and slashed out at the US Supreme Court for rejecting to take the case back in June. Eugenio Zaffaroni argued that the conflict must be addressed in the context of “attacks from the global financial power on political power”.

• Saturday, August 9th 2014 - 07:53 UTC

  US reject the ICJ as an 'appropriate venue' for addressing Argentina's debt issues

  

  A spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department said the United States would not permit the International Justice Court in The Hague to hear Argentina's claims that U.S. court decisions had violated its sovereignty.

• Saturday, August 9th 2014 - 07:45 UTC

  Despite warning, Kicillof again defies and again accuses Griesa of 'partiality'

  

  Economy ministry Axel Kicillof once again defiantly insisted Argentina has made a required debt payment on restructured sovereign bonds on Friday night, just hours after a U.S. judge threatened a contempt-of-court order if Argentina did not stop issuing such statements.

• Saturday, August 9th 2014 - 07:34 UTC

  Griesa warns Argentina with 'contempt' if it continues with “false and deceiving statements”

  

  New York district judge Thomas Griesa on Friday threatened to declare Argentina in “contempt” of court if the Republic continues to make “false and deceiving statements,” following Argentina’s claim it has already paid exchange bondholders and has no pending obligations, as it deposited 539 million dollars in bond payments in Bank of New York Mellon (BoNY) and Citibank.