Argentina

Saturday, May 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner tunes political project for October elections

Argentine President Néstor Kirchner marked on Friday his four years in office reaffirming his call for a “concertation” ÃÂ¢€“ or alliance of different political forces ÃÂ¢€” ahead of the October's presidential election. However, he remained tight-lipped on who will be the ruling Peronist party's candidate.
Friday, May 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Dancing with whales, live to the world from Patagonia

The filming and live broadcasting to the world of the annual coming of the whales to Peninsula Valdes in Patagonia begun this Friday and will extend until next Sunday courtesy of the Chubut province government site Whales Alive plus Google and Messenger.
Thursday, May 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Outraged Argentine government summons US Ambassador

US State Department travel advice to Argentina-bound citizens has caused outrage among Argentine authorities and resulted in the summons of the US Ambassador Earl Wayne to the Foreign Ministry last night so that Argentina could communicate its “displeasure” over the report.
Thursday, May 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Skanska's bribes scandal shakes Kirchner government

Argentine president Nestor Kirchner admitted that it's possible that other officials of his administration could be involved in the “Skanska-Gate” scandal involving alleged bribes in public works contracts, but insisted it was basically “a corruption case in the private sector”.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina's reserves at record level; unemployment 9.8%

Argentina's international reserves reached this week a record 40 billion US dollars according to the latest release from the Central Bank underlining that the strong position “effectively helps to reduce financial vulnerability, grants certitude to investors and reduces the country risk”.
Tuesday, May 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
President Kirchner rescinds concessions of two major rail lines

Argentine President Nestor Kirchner rescinded a private company's concession to operate two major rail lines on Tuesday, a week after commuters rioted over delays at the main station in Buenos Aires.
Monday, May 21st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina drops to seventh place among global beef exporters

Argentina will drop from fourth to seventh place among world beef exporters this year, after having climbed in 2005 to the third position according to the latest information from the country's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.
Sunday, May 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
LAN airlines forced to abort take-off from collapsed Ezeiza

The argentine air force reported a new aircraft near miss, the second since May 7, although air unions claim that since that date there have actually been four near misses amid Argentina's collapsed air traffic system.
Sunday, May 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Faulty skies in Brazil and Argentina warn pilots and controllers

Pilots and air traffic controllers have warned that shoddy safety systems could be putting passengers at risk in South America's two largest countries, prompting an international outcry for rapid overhauls of the organizations that manage air transit in Argentina and Brazil.
Friday, May 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner sacks two officials linked to corruption probe

President Nestor Kirchner fired this week two government officials linked to a court investigation into suspected public works corruption involving the construction of a gas pipeline by the Swedish construction company Skanska.