Argentina

Wednesday, May 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
“Squid market is collapsing” claims Mar del Plata industry

The market for squid is collapsing because of over supply and free fall prices, according to one of Argentina's main squid operators, Guillermo De los Santos, reports the Mar del Plata press.
Tuesday, May 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
High seas ceremony to remember sinking of “General Belgrano”

The Argentine Navy is planning for this coming Friday a high seas homage to the 323 crewmembers lost when the sinking of the cruiser “General Belgrano” on May 2, 1982, by two torpedoes from the Royal Navy's nuclear submersible HMS Conqueror.
Tuesday, May 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Attacker of Rio Gallegos Kirchner's property diagnosed “psychosis”

A new psychiatric report revealed that the Chilean born citizen that last week end tried to ram a heavy truck against a Rio Gallegos house belonging to Argentine President Nestor Kirchner is suffering from “psychosis”.
Tuesday, May 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Malvinas Mirage III crashes during “baptism of fire” celebration

The Argentine Air Force “baptism of fire” 25th celebration turned into tragedy Tuesday morning when a Mirage III interceptor after two successful low flying demonstrations crashed in a field next to the Tandil VI Air Brigade.
Monday, April 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina “thankful” for HMS Endurance support offer

Argentina officially thanked this Monday Great Britain's cooperation offer in support of Argentine Antarctic activities.
Monday, April 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
The night the Falklands' conflict became an inevitable war

Former US Ambassador in Argentina Harry Shlaudeman and declassified US national security documents of 25 years ago reveal desperate last minute efforts the night of April 30 to avoid the Falkland Islands conflict from becoming a full fledged war.
Sunday, April 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
New Argentine protests against Uruguayan pulp plant

Thousands of Argentines rallied Sunday as part of the third annual large-scale protest against an Uruguayan paper plant that has soured relations between the two South American countries.
Saturday, April 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazilian support for Argentina's 2007/08 Antarctic campaign

Argentina has decided to accept the Brazilian offer of the polar vessel Ary Rongel for the coming Antarctic campaign 2007/08 next December which means the British option has been discarded.
Saturday, April 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner/Lula reinforce “strategic alliance” and discuss bio-fuels

Argentina's Nestor Kirchner and Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva strengthened the “strategic relationship” between the two largest members of Mercosur during a presidential summit in Buenos Aires on Friday where bio-fuels and the Southern Bank figured top of the agenda.
Thursday, April 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
“Special emphasis” at UN on Falklands' dispute promises Argentina

Argentina will display a “special emphasis” in the world's multilateral space in defense of the Argentine claim over the Islas Malvinas sovereignty announced on Wednesday designate ambassador before United Nations, Jorge ArgÃÃ‚Â¼ello.