Argentina

Saturday, August 28th 2010 - 07:01 UTC
Argentina company opens first algae bio-diesel plant

An Argentine company opened on Friday the country's first factory to make bio-diesel from algae, hoping to use it as a replacement for soy in making bio-diesel as part of a push for renewable energy.
Saturday, August 28th 2010 - 06:58 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner sends bill declaring production of newsprint of “public interest”

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner sent the project that aims to declare of “public interest” the production and distribution of newsprint to the Lower House of Congress, where it is believed the opposition's A Group would vote against the bill; however, centre-left parties might join the pro-government initiative.
Saturday, August 28th 2010 - 06:49 UTC
Timerman names two Argentine scientists for the River Uruguay monitoring

Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Héctor Timerman confirmed the names of those who had been appointed as the two Argentine scientists taking part in the upcoming River Uruguay and pulp mill UPM/Botnia joint monitoring agreed with neighbouring Uruguayan authorities.
Friday, August 27th 2010 - 08:28 UTC
Timerman flies to Montevideo and will announce scientists for joint-river monitoring

Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Héctor Timerman informed via Twitter that he will fly to Montevideo next Monday to meet his Uruguayan counterpart, Luis Almagro in the framework of the recent agreement regarding the dispute over the UPM/Botnia pulp-mill.
Friday, August 27th 2010 - 08:25 UTC
Malvinas: Argentina working for more than “a gesture of support” from Unasur

Argentina is working with Unasur (Union of South American Nations) so that in the future the South American forum offers more than “a gesture of support” to Argentina’s claim over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands and helps bring the United Kingdom to the sovereignty negotiations table, said Argentine ambassador before United Nations, Jorge Argüello.
Friday, August 27th 2010 - 08:05 UTC
Argentina’s hotel building boom: “symbol of climb back from global downturn”

Argentina’s hotel building boom can be held up as a symbol of South America’s climb back from the global downturn. The country has 15 projects in the development pipeline representing 1,700 rooms, according to STR Global. Of those 1,700 rooms, 68.9% or 1,172 are currently in the in-construction phase of development.
Thursday, August 26th 2010 - 05:05 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner confrontation with Clarin and La Nacion scares investors

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s growing confrontation with the country’s largest newspaper is exacerbating the biggest tumble in its dollar bonds in two months and prompting JPMorgan Chase & Co. to recommend investors cut holdings.
Thursday, August 26th 2010 - 05:02 UTC
US closely following Argentine debate on freedom of the press

United States Department of State Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner said President Barack Obama's administration is “closely” watching the debate on press freedom in Argentina.
Thursday, August 26th 2010 - 04:59 UTC
Argentine government promises free public access to internet

The Argentine government has said it is working to create areas of free public access to the internet across the country through wireless networks.
Thursday, August 26th 2010 - 03:35 UTC
UPM/Botnia pulp mill conflict: pickets vote to challenge agreement

Argentina’s Gualeguaychú Assembly members decided to once again return to blocking the National Route 136 and this way obstruct the international road to neighbouring Uruguay; however, the measure will only take place during the Sundays of September and for a limited time, which came as a surprise.