Argentina

Wednesday, March 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina insists Malvinas next of kin fly to the Falklands

Argentina promised on Tuesday to insist before the United Kingdom so that the (1982) Malvinas conflict families can travel to the Falklands by air for the opening of the Argentine monument at the Darwin cemetery.
Wednesday, March 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina camp fury: no grain or beef trading for 48 hours

Argentina's four main farmers' organizations have called for two days of non activity with no trading of agricultural products to protest the latest increase in cereals and oilseeds export levies. This means urban Argentina on Thursday and Friday will be exposed to limited supplies of beef and other produce.
Wednesday, March 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Yellow fever: first possible death reported in Argentina

A logger is suspected to be the first fatal case of yellow fever in Argentina since the 2007 outbreak in neighboring Paraguay. The man, 39, together with a crew was logging in the northern province of Misiones and according to local sanitary officials had all the symptoms of the mosquito transmitted viral disease.
Tuesday, March 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Exxon has no intention of selling assets in Argentina

Exxon Mobil Corp. said Monday it has no intention of selling its Esso unit refinery, service stations or other assets in Argentina, ending months of speculation about unsolicited purchase offers. Esso has operated in Argentina for more than ninety years.
Tuesday, March 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina hikes gas export tax to ensure domestic demand

Argentina will raise taxes on the country's natural gas exports in an effort to ensure domestic energy supplies, Planning Minister Julio De Vido said on Monday. The amount of the increase was not immediately disclosed but the move hiked taxes already in place on Argentine natural gas exports.
Tuesday, March 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine mining industry angry with change of rules

Argentina's mineral exports in 2007 fell 9.6% on the year in terms of volume but rose 22.2% in terms of value, according to a report from IES Consultores published in the Buenos Aires press. Exports last year were valued at 2.8 billion US dollars, with copper making up 62.6% of shipments, IES said.
Wednesday, March 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina: funds available to repair Navy's icebreaker

Argentine Defence minister Nilda Garré announced on Monday that the funds to begin repairs on the Navy's ice breaker Almirante Irizar, ravaged by fire last April, have been made available following the completion of a survey on the extent of the damages suffered.
Wednesday, March 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
CK calls for peace and confirms planned Venezuela trip

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner called on all Latinamerican countries to ratify their “commitment to peace” in the eve of her long planned Wednesday trip to Venezuela, which together with Ecuador have militarized their borders following an incursion by Colombian forces in Ecuadorian territory to kill a FARC rebel leader.
Tuesday, March 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina confirms first case of yellow fever in 40 years

A farm worker has become the first person diagnosed in Argentina with yellow fever in forty years since the recent outbreak of the mosquito-transmitted disease in neighboring Paraguay, Brazil and Bolivia, confirmed Argentine Health ministry authorities.
Tuesday, March 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Low prices, soaring costs, discourage Argentine jiggers

Argentina's squid season has had a poor start threatened by a weak demand and low prices, reports the newspaper El Chubut, from Puerto Madryn in the Patagonian province of Chubut.