Argentina

Wednesday, May 29th 2013 - 20:37 UTC
Copahue volcano eruption imminent

After the Copahue volcano on the Neuquén provincial Andean border with Chile began spewing smoke due to an increase in seismic activity, a red alert was issued by Chilean authorities ordering the full evacuation of an estimated 3,000 people.
Wednesday, May 29th 2013 - 20:21 UTC
Streetview Buenos Aires

By Albert Canil (*) - As Wrong As Rain - Yesterday saw Argentines fearful of a sequel to the tragic flood that took more than 54 lives in early April. For once weathermen would have chosen to be wrong but night overtook day and the heavens opened: in some neighbourhoods the rain gauges mercilessly read more than 52 mm of rainfall between 11:30 and 2 pm.
Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 21:52 UTC
EU imposes duties on Argentine biodiesel

The European Union is imposing punitive duties on imports of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia, charging them with selling the product into the bloc at unfairly low prices, setting provisional tariffs ranging from 6.8 to 10.6 % for imports from Argentina and between zero and 9.6 % for those from Indonesia.
Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 07:06 UTC
Cascade of legal challenges to Cristina Fernandez Council of Magistrates reform

At least sixteen different organizations from magistrates to political parties filed on Monday legal challenges after Argentine president Cristina Fernandez signed the Council of Magistrates reform into law and called for elections of council members.
Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 06:38 UTC
Lawmakers accuse Cristina Fernandez before a federal court of falsifying stats

Several Argentine lawmakers from opposition parties accused President Cristina Fernandez and Domestic Trade minister Guillermo Moreno of allegedly ‘falsifying” the figures published by the government’s official stats office Indec.
Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 06:10 UTC
YPF loses arbitration that could cost 1.6bn dollars; stocks plunge 3.6%

YPF the oil company seized by Argentina’s government last year has lost an arbitration case with a Brazilian company that may cost as much as 1.6 billion dollars in indemnity payments. There was an immediate reaction and YPF shares lost the most among Argentina’s major stocks, 3.6%.
Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 06:00 UTC
Fearing Andes volcano eruption, Chile and Argentina order mandatory evacuation

Chilean and Argentine authorities declared a red alert and ordered the mandatory evacuation of a 25-km radius around the active Copahue volcano, which straddles the border between the two Andean nations.
Monday, May 27th 2013 - 08:26 UTC
Program on Kirchnerite corruption exposure beats football in Argentina

An Argentine investigative journalist program on alleged corruption involving former president Nestor Kirchner and his business cronies had a greater audience than a football match of Boca Juniors, the country’s most popular team disputing the Argentine premier league.
Monday, May 27th 2013 - 07:18 UTC
“The Malvinas are Argentine, but also Latinamerican” says President Correa

“The Malvinas Islands are not only Argentine, they are Latinamerica”, said Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa who claimed it was time to put an end to the ‘colonial situation’ of the disputed Islands in the South Atlantic and blasted the Organization of American States, OAS for dragging its feet on this and other crucial issues for the continent.
Monday, May 27th 2013 - 07:11 UTC
Falklands’ dispute expert named Argentine ambassador in Dublin

An expert in the Falklands/Malvinas Islands dispute and professional diplomat has been accepted as the new Argentine ambassador in Ireland. Silvia Maria Merega has held important posts at the Organization of American States in Washington, before the European Union and at the Argentine embassy in the US.