Argentina

Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Striking fishermen clash with riot police in Mar del Plata

Argentine striking fishermen clashed on Thursday with the police following a rampage against fish processing plants in Mar del Plata. Protestors were trying to convince fellow workers of Argentina's main fishing industry city to join the stoppage.
Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine hake catches estimated below 300.000 tons

Hake catches in Argentina are forecasted to be below 300.000 tons since season landings up to the first week of October totaled 210.000 tons. If confirmed this would be the lowest catch since 2003, when landings reached 334.000 tons.
Thursday, October 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina military running short of officers and servicemen

Low unemployment, poor salaries and an overall political hostility climate towards the military in recent years have combined to see the Argentine Armed Forces recruitment fall drastically.
Wednesday, October 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Riots caused Spanish fishing companies EUR 100 million losses

Xunta de Galicia authorities disclosed that the four Galician owned companies located in southern Argentina that were attacked by fishery workers in the midst of violent riots, have not yet recovered labour-wise or economically.
Tuesday, October 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Cristina K rejects “monetarist” and “neo-liberal” economics

Argentine Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said if elected president her administration would discard “monetarist” and “neo-liberal” solutions to combat any outbreak of inflation, which has become the main campaign issue of those opposing her husband President Nestor Kirchner.
Tuesday, October 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine Dirty War priest sentenced to life imprisonment

A court in Argentina on Tuesday sentenced a former Roman Catholic police chaplain to life imprisonment for collaborating in murders during the country's military dictatorship. Christian Von Wernich, 69, was convicted for involvement in seven murders, 42 abductions and 31 cases of torture during the 1976-83 “Dirty War”.
Monday, October 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine dairy farms tempted to turn to wheat and soy

Farmers from Argentina's dairy belt, one of the most productive in the world are considering converting into cereals and oil seeds given the low reference prices imposed by the Argentine government.
Sunday, October 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine presidential candidate cancels Chile visit

Cristina Kirchner, wife of the current President of Argentina and herself senator and presidential candidate, has cancelled a previous scheduled trip to Santiago.
Thursday, October 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Alleged Malvinas war dead discovered in Brazilian prison

He was given for dead and honoured in multiple ceremonies as one of the 649 Argentine combatants who lost their lives 25 years ago in the Malvinas war. However just a few days ago with the help of internet his sister discovered Efrain Renato Salcedo was alive, but imprisoned in Brazil, reports the Argentine press.
Thursday, October 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
FT mocks Mrs. K devotion to foreign travel

The Buenos Aires Financial Times office wrote a scathing article about the Argentine First Lady and presidential candidate Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner saying she devotes so much time to foreign travel during her election campaign that it almost looks as though “she is running for a job at the United Nations, not the presidency of Argentina”.