Argentina

• Monday, July 25th 2011 - 20:48 UTC

  Santa Fe voters cast “a punishing vote” on those who seek to impose an only way of thinking

  

  “We received a vote of confidence from the Santa Fe people”, said early Monday the Argentine province next governor Socilaist Antonio Bonfatti, following his tight Sunday victory which also “cast a punishing vote” for the government of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, ahead of next October election.

• Monday, July 25th 2011 - 12:25 UTC

  Argentina’s trade surplus shrinking under a strong influx of imports

  

  Argentina's trade surplus fell 22% on the year in June. Trade surplus last month 1.02 billion dollars, down from a revised 1.31 billion in June 2010, according to the national statistics agency, Indec.

• Monday, July 25th 2011 - 12:06 UTC

  Argentina/Uruguay agree TACs for sharks and rays in common fishing zone

  

  Argentina and Uruguay have agreed on total allowable catches (TAC) of 4,000 tons and 9,000 tons for smooth-hound shark (Mustelus spp.) and ray (Rajidae) in the Common Fishing Zone (CFZ), which is shared by the neighbouring countries.

• Monday, July 25th 2011 - 05:59 UTC

  Argentine farmers accuse government of “obsession with power” and exploiting misery

  

  The head of the Argentine Rural Society, Hugo Biolcati carried out a harsh speech against the administration of President Cristina Fernandez saying it was time “to stop punishing farmlands and Argentina”.

• Monday, July 25th 2011 - 05:43 UTC

  Major electoral setback for Argentine president in fourth most important district

  

  In what is seen as a major setback for Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner ‘Victory Front’ her candidate to governor of the country’s fourth most important electoral district, Santa Fe came in third with just 22.2% of the votes at Sunday’s provincial election.

• Saturday, July 23rd 2011 - 06:31 UTC

  Santa Fe governor election, a test for Argentine presidential ballot next October

  

  Santa Fe is Argentina’s fourth most important electoral circuit and on Sunday will be voting for governor and a package of provincial officials from lawmakers for the local congress to councilors.

• Saturday, July 23rd 2011 - 04:26 UTC

  US Congress de-lists Argentina from regional ‘democratic leaderships’

  

  For the second time in less than a month the United States Congress has sent a strong message to Argentina warning it “does not belong” to the group of countries that abides by international law and strongly promotes democratic values.

• Saturday, July 23rd 2011 - 01:53 UTC

  Argentine president called IMF chief and had a half hour conversation

  

  The IMF confirmed that Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner phoned incoming Managing Director Christine Lagarde last week, a few hours before the Fund reiterated its objections to Argentina’s official statistical data.

• Friday, July 22nd 2011 - 06:12 UTC

  Uruguay-Argentina agree 60-day hake ban on CFZ fearing ‘bio-hazard’ status

  

  The Joint Technical Commission for Maritime Front (CTMFM) ordered a 60-day winter ban on hake (Merluccius hubbsi) in the Argentina-Uruguay Common Fishing Zone (CFZ), effective August 1 until September 30.

• Wednesday, July 20th 2011 - 22:23 UTC

  Auschwitz “angel of death” writings and records on auction

  

  More than 4,000 pages of journal entries and other material written by Dr. Josef Mengele, the “angel of death” are to go under the hammer Thursday at a United States auction house.