Argentina

• Thursday, December 18th 2014 - 01:04 UTC

  Tango dance at St Peter’s Square to celebrate Pope's birthday

  

  Buenos Aires-born Pontiff offered out-of-the-ordinary milonga in his honour. He also receives cakes and other gifts from children and seminarists, but doesn't forget the atrocities taking place in Australia, Pakistan and Yemen.

• Wednesday, December 17th 2014 - 13:11 UTC

  US Court of Appeals will hear Argentine case on assets disclosure

  

  US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Manhattan this Wednesday morning will hear Argentina’s appeal against US Judge Thomas Griesa’s order to Argentine banks to provide information on the state’s assets.

• Wednesday, December 17th 2014 - 07:27 UTC

  YPF money helps Repsol by over Canadian Talisman

  

  The largest international deal by a Spanish company in the last five years, props up shares despite plummetting international oil prices.

• Wednesday, December 17th 2014 - 04:52 UTC

  Filmus: Scholar approach at Malvinas Question

  

  Argentina's Secretary of Malvinas (Falklands) Daniel Filmus moves spotlight onto juridical, historical knowledge, continental platform and international relationships to back sovereignty claims

• Saturday, December 13th 2014 - 19:19 UTC

  BBC airs advance of Top Gear Patagonia program to be shown December 27/28

  

  The controversial two-part episode of BBC's Top Gear filmed in Argentina will be shown on Saturday, December 27 and Sunday, December 28 on BBC Two at 8pm on both days. A few seconds advance of the show was aired this week in anticipation of the major launching.

• Saturday, December 13th 2014 - 04:07 UTC

  Argentina purchases four Russian multipurpose polar Supply-class tugs

  

  Argentina's ministry of Defense has signed an agreement for the purchase of four Russian-built multipurpose polar tugs, class NEFTEGAZ, at a total cost of just over eight million dollars.

• Saturday, December 13th 2014 - 04:03 UTC

  Argentina praised Uruguay's support in the Malvinas dispute with UK

  

  Argentina’s ambassador to Uruguay Dante Dovena has praised the “commitment” and support of President Jose Mujica administration in the country’s sovereignty dispute against the UK as he readied to close he 2014 Malvinas Forum in the neighboring nation.

• Friday, December 12th 2014 - 05:53 UTC

  Argentine ambassador visits Francis and presents a copy of “Malvinas Matters”

  

  Argentine ambassador in the UK Alicia Castro, and daughter Miranda were received on Thursday by Pope Francis in a private audience.

• Friday, December 12th 2014 - 05:50 UTC

  New US ambassador in Argentina sworn in at White House ceremony

  

  Noah Mamet has sworn as new United States ambassador to Argentina during a ceremony held in the White House, together with US vice president Joseph Biden and Argentine ambassador to the US Cecilia Nahon.

• Thursday, December 11th 2014 - 12:46 UTC

  Falling world oil prices shatter Argentine stocks for second day running

  

  Argentine stocks closed down 6.85% Wednesday, weighted down by falling oil prices for a second day of heavy losses. As oil prices sank to new five-year lows, the Merval stock index in Buenos Aires shed more than 600 points to 8,279.04, after losing 7.22% Tuesday.