Argentina

Thursday, June 25th 2009 - 17:12 UTC
Argentina/ Chile react differently to Brazil’s travel warning on flu

Argentina and Chile reacted differently to this week’s advice from the Brazilian government against travelling to A/H1N1 virus flu-stricken Argentina and Chile by people older than 60 and younger than 2 as well as those with weakened immune systems.
Thursday, June 25th 2009 - 10:06 UTC
Canadian oil company begins exploration drilling in Patagonia’s San Jorge basin

Canada’s Crown Point Ventures Ltd announced that in early to mid July it expects to be commencing the drilling of a three well exploration drilling program at El Valle in the San Jorge basin of Argentine Patagonia.
Wednesday, June 24th 2009 - 15:21 UTC
Rescuers find gold cargo in South Atlantic sunken vessel

The 9.6 tons of gold and silver which the Chilean trawler Polar Mist was transporting are in the vessel’s hold in waters 80 metres deep and some 40 kilometres offshore southern Patagonia, according to sources close to the rescue operation and reported in the Argentine press
Wednesday, June 24th 2009 - 08:32 UTC
Kirchner, “one of the best neighbours Uruguay has ever had”

Former Uruguayan president Jorge Batlle forecasted that Nestor Kirchner is going to be the main looser in next Sunday’s Argentine mid term elections, although he described the former Argentine president as “one of the best neighbours ever, for Uruguay’s interests”.
Tuesday, June 23rd 2009 - 11:40 UTC
The Economist: the glass empties for the Kirchners

Recession and political mistakes by the first couple point to a change in the balance of power. But will Argentina at last acquire a more coherent opposition?
Tuesday, June 23rd 2009 - 08:01 UTC
Argentine industry warns of “political crisis”, more serious than “economic crisis

The head of Argentina’s powerful Industrial Union, UIA, said the country is going through “a political crisis” which is more severe than the economic crisis and ventured that the current electoral climate “does not offer significant political alternatives or leaderships”.
Saturday, June 20th 2009 - 16:36 UTC
Rescuers locate vessel that went down in Patagonia with 22 million in gold

The Chilean trawler converted into an armoured transport “Polar Mist” and which went down in Patagonian waters with a haul of precious metal has finally been pinpointed on the sea bed some forty kilometres off the coast.
Saturday, June 20th 2009 - 16:31 UTC
Argentina’s trade surplus surges 139% in May but imports plunge 49%

Argentina's May trade surplus soared 139% from a year ago to 2.48 billion US dollars because of a sharp drop in imports as the economy slows, the government said on Friday.
Saturday, June 20th 2009 - 08:06 UTC
June 28 is signalling the end of the Kirchner couple hegemony

The hegemonic leadership of the Kirchner couple in Argentina, prevalent since 2003, could be coming to and end following on Sunday June 28th mid term elections, according to several Buenos Aires pollsters and political analysts.
Friday, June 19th 2009 - 17:58 UTC
Che Guevara’s granddaughter to pose nude for vegetarian diet

Lydia Guevara, granddaughter of the late revolutionary idol Ernesto “Che” Guevara, is set to star in a campaign to encourage a vegetarian diet for the organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA.