Argentina

Wednesday, August 19th 2009 - 12:20 UTC
Honduras breaks diplomatic relations with Argentina

Honduras suspended diplomatic relations with Argentina on Tuesday in retaliation for having its ambassador expelled from Argentina last week. The move stems from tensions between the two countries over the June 28 coup in which Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya was replaced by congressional leader Roberto Micheletti.
Wednesday, August 19th 2009 - 12:10 UTC
Catholic Church insists 40% of Argentines live in poverty

The Argentine Catholic Church insisted on Tuesday that 40% of the population is poor or living below the poverty line and the gap between rich and poor is “scandalous”. The statement comes when Argentine bishops are meeting in Buenos Aires,
Tuesday, August 18th 2009 - 13:03 UTC
US media sets eyes on Argentina’s “manipulation of numbers”

Argentina’s Statistics Institute controversy was joined Sunday by a most reputable newspaper, the Washington Post that called Indec numbers a ”manipulation (...) done under pressure from above”.
Tuesday, August 18th 2009 - 07:55 UTC
Malvinas Families will inaugurate Argentine Memorial next October

The Commission of Malvinas war Families confirmed to the Buenos Aires press that the Argentine Memorial at the Falklands’ Darwin cemetery will be inaugurated next October in two consecutive Saturdays. An advance party to coordinate the events is expected in the Falkland Islands at the end of the month.
Tuesday, August 18th 2009 - 07:28 UTC
Argentina faces the worst squid season in years

With only two weeks left, Argentina is facing the worst squid season in years forcing jiggers to abandon the fisheries given the poor catches.
Monday, August 17th 2009 - 12:31 UTC
It is official: Argentina’s economy contracted in May and June

Argentina's economy officially contracted in May and June for the first time since the economic crisis in 2001 and 2002 which led to a massive default, according to the latest release from the official statistics office, Indec.
Friday, August 14th 2009 - 05:27 UTC
Nationalized Aerolíneas Argentinas remains deep in the red

Argentina’s re-nationalized flag air carrier Aerolíneas Argentina lost in July 48 million US dollars which is “a little bit more” than the same month a year ago when the company belonged to the Spanish tourism group Marsans, according to the company’s current CEO Mariano Recalde.
Friday, August 14th 2009 - 04:59 UTC
Kirchner confirms decision to “democratize” access to soccer games

Former Argentine president Néstor Kirchner, deputy elect for the government's Victory Front and husband of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, said he believed “all Argentine's should have free access to soccer games,” and denied reports suggesting he had met with the head of the AFA Argentine Football Association, Julio Grondona.
Thursday, August 13th 2009 - 14:26 UTC
Argentina’s July official inflation averaged half private consultants’ estimates

Argentina on Wednesday released its official estimate for July inflation, but the data merely confirmed widespread suspicions that the national statistics agency continues to manipulate numbers.
Thursday, August 13th 2009 - 08:37 UTC
Argentine exodus since 2001 has reached 800.000 or 2.1% of total population

Over 800.000 Argentines left the country following the 2001 economic debacle, according to the latest report from the International Organization for Migration, which in the last decade represents 2.1% of total population.