Argentina

Sunday, September 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchners face busy New York agenda

President Néstor Kirchner and his wife (and would-be successor) Cristina Fernández arrive in New York today to attend the United Nations General Assembly.
Saturday, September 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Estrada: K team “has no environmental policy.”

Argentina key negotiator in the Botnia pulp mill dispute with Uruguay was ousted from his Foreign Ministry post because of his disagreement with the official policy, according to the fired diplomat, Raúl Estrada Oyuela.
Wednesday, September 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina rallies for “first missing man” in democracy

Thousands of demonstrators have rallied in cities across Argentina to mark a year since a key witness in a landmark human rights trial disappeared.
Wednesday, September 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Golden kingclip fishing prohibited until end of year

Argentina - The nation's Subsecretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (SSP&A) has prohibited golden kingclip (Genypterus blacodes) fishing from 17 September to 31 December, 2007.
Tuesday, September 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Jeremy Moore 'a worthy adversary'

Retired Major-General Sir Jeremy Moore, the British land commander in the 1982 South Atlantic War who died last weekend in his 79th year, was described yesterday by a wartime foe as a “worthy adversary and an excellent professional.”
Saturday, September 15th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
President Kirchner's positive image at its lowest since May 2003

Just six weeks from October 28 presidential and Congressional elections Argentine president Nestor Kirchner is not enjoying his best stand with the electorate, according to a public opinion poll published Saturday in the Buenos Aires press.
Saturday, September 15th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Proposal for Tierra del Fuego bilingual broadcasting to Falklands

An Argentine member of congress presented a bill calling for the establishment of a bilingual broadcasting station targeted to service the Falkland Islands.
Friday, September 14th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner top official admits Argentine double digit inflation

Argentine Central Bank President Martin Redrado said the bank is “deeply concerned” about the country's inflation rate, the strongest statement so far from a member of the President Kirchner administration.
Friday, September 14th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Over 700.000 foreigners apply for Argentine residence

In spite of the recurrent economic cycles Argentina remains a magnet for people from neighboring countries. Over 700.000 foreigners applied for Argentina residence between 2003 and September this year, according to official figures from Argentina's Migration Office.
Wednesday, September 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Mrs. Cristina F. Kirchner avoids controversy in Berlin

In the third day of her highly publicized visit to Germany, first lady Cristina Fernández de Kirchner met Chancellor Angela Merkel without any special reference to the bilateral problems regarding the renegotiation of the external debt and irate German bond owners.