In an splendid sunny afternoon, Scottish Formula One driver David Coulthard raced his Red Bull yesterday on the 9 de Julio Avenue in front of 80,000 fans who attended the free show downtown to watch a Formula One car in action for the first time in 10 years.
British Ambassador in Argentina John Hughes, who ends a four-year mission here this month, was given the warmest of farewells by the British-Argentine Chamber of Commerce (CCAB) earlier this week in the stately surroundings of the ex-mansion wing of a Buenos Aires downtown hotel.
Argentina described as injurious Uruguay's decision not to support former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner candidacy to the chair of the Union of South American Nations, Unasur, in spite of the fact he was virtually the only hopeful.
Shares in Spanish companies with investments in Argentina slumped on the Madrid bourse on Wednesday after proposals to nationalize the country's pension funds were announced.
The Argentine Navy successfully launched two ground-air mid range Aspide missiles, according to an official release on Wednesday from the Ministry of Defence.
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez proposed Tuesday a government takeover of nearly 30 billion US dollars in private pension funds, saying pensioners must be protected from the global financial crisis.
Squid catches of jiggers and trawlers operating next to the Argentine Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) limit totalled some 253,000 tonnes of squid (Illex argentinus) between February and June, according to the latest estimate released by the National Institute for Fisheries Research and Development (INIDEP).
Under the heading of Fishy business; Patagonia's troubled waters, The Economist gives a realistic insight into the Argentine fishing industry and the Wild West mentality that prevails in the so-called Argentine Sea, which threatens the economic and conservation stability and future of this activity.
The global financial crisis is likely to delay a deal between Argentina and holdout creditors who rejected a 2005 debt swap, leaving the country to rely heavily on domestic sources to confront its financing needs next year.
Russia officially requested its incorporation as observer to the Union of South American Nations Defence Council, CDS announced on Tuesday Argentina's Defence Ministry.
The request was presented by Russian Security Council chairman Nikolay Patruscev during a meeting held with Minister Nilda Garré.