Argentina

Monday, December 10th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands' claim and multilateralism, CK's foreign policy punch

”We once again call on the occupying country which in international forums plays as advanced and respectful that here (in Argentina) we still have a colonial enclave”, was incoming President Cristina Kirchner's, CK, direct reference to the Falkland Islands in her inaugural speech before Congress on Monday.
Sunday, December 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Buenos Aires invaded by over 5.000 cruise visitors

Early Sunday, over 5.000 tourists from three large cruise vessels will be landing in Buenos Aires, one of the peak days of the 2007/08 cruise season.
Saturday, December 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine beef exports reach 1.15 billion US dollars

In spite of government restrictions to overseas sales Argentine beef exports expanded 9% in the ten first months of 2007 reaching 1.155 billion US dollars according to data from the country's Health and Agro Food national service, Senasa.
Saturday, December 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine Navy to control 200 miles plus high seas fisheries

Argentina authorized sea and air tracking of illegal fishing outside the country's Economic Exclusive Zone, in the 200 miles plus area of international waters and will eventually give notice to FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) of transgressors, according to the Buenos Aires press.
Saturday, December 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Buenos Aires prepares for Kirchners ceremony on Monday

Hours before the first elected woman president takes office in Argentina, the preparations for the ceremony are underway. The preparations in Buenos Aires Colón Square, where the outdoors ceremony is due to take place, were finished on Thursday and foreign heads of state are currently arriving in Buenos Aires city to participate in Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's inauguration.
Friday, December 7th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina's Executive economic emergency powers on hold

The Argentine Senate this week passed into law the 2008 budget and the Ministries bill, but delayed for next week's session the vote on the extension of the Economic Emergency bill and other tax bills.
Thursday, December 6th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chavez expected in Buenos Aires and Mercosur summit

Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez has confirmed he will be in Buenos Aires for next Monday's taking office ceremony of elected Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and a week later he will be back in the River Plate but in Montevideo for the Mercosur presidential summit.
Thursday, December 6th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
In a rare interview Kirchner anticipates “much better times”

President Nestor Kirchner, credited with leading Argentina out of an economic meltdown after his 2003 election, said Wednesday in a rare television interview that his president-elect wife would have a “much better” administration than his.
Wednesday, December 5th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
US and UK low profile representation to Cristina K ceremony

United States and Britain will be sending low profile representatives to the taking office ceremony of Argentine elected president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner next Monday December 10 in Buenos Aires.
Sunday, December 2nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine pulp mill pickets financed by local government

Argentine municipal and provincial governments are helping finance the pickets protesting the construction of a pulp mill in neighboring Uruguay along the coast of a shared border river, was confirmed by officials.