International

Tuesday, January 8th 2013 - 00:07 UTC
Argentina charters private UK plane for Cristina Fernandez next tour to avoid legal surprises

The Argentine government issued a statement in response to a recent piece published on the British tabloid “The Sun”, and assured that President Cristina Fernández will fly in a private plane on her next tour to avoid a potential impounding of the official presidential plane by vulture funds.
Monday, January 7th 2013 - 17:45 UTC
Argentina accuses PM Cameron of “military threats” regarding the Falklands

The Argentine Foreign Ministry rejected the recent “military threats” coming from British Prime Minister David Cameron in relation to the UK’s “illegal occupation of the Falklands/Malvinas Islands” that began 180 years ago.
Monday, January 7th 2013 - 14:14 UTC
Argentina gains a new ally in its fight against hedge funds: WEF’ Schwab

Argentina’s worldwide court battles against the hedge funds which did not accept the restructuring of its defaulted debt and are after the country’s assets, has gained another ally, the president of the World Economic Forum, (WEF) Klaus Schwab.
Monday, January 7th 2013 - 14:09 UTC
Iceland with Norway support awards off shore oil and gas licences

Iceland has awarded two licences for oil and gas exploration and production in the waters off the north east coast of the Atlantic island.
Monday, January 7th 2013 - 13:49 UTC
Koreans again in love with US beef following aggressive campaign from industry

Only four years ago 100.000 South Koreans lined the streets of Seoul to protest the return of US beef to Korea. Consumer confidence in US beef was at an all-time low to the extent that media outlets would not even accept paid ads promoting the products for fear of getting pulled into the protest backlash – instead joining the outrage by declaring US beef to be unsafe from BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) or ‘mad cow’.
Monday, January 7th 2013 - 13:33 UTC
NZ farm workers wage increase above rising costs: 37.000 US dollars per annum

New Zealand farm workers are doing better than their counterparts in other industries when it comes to wage rises. A Rabobank-Federated Farmers survey has shown farm workers recorded an overall average salary rise of 4.9% in the year to October, 2010.
Saturday, January 5th 2013 - 05:28 UTC
“Sovereignty party” for when Libertad and Espora sail in together to Mar del Plata

Argentina’s dredgers union assured a safe passage for when the Navy’s flag ship ARA Libertad arrives to Mar del Plata next 9 January to a big reception party headed by President Cristina Fernandez. There were concerns that the depth of the access channel wouldn’t be enough.
Saturday, January 5th 2013 - 05:13 UTC
Murdoch’s The Sun tells Cristina Fernandez “HANDS OFF” the Falklands

In a full page advert published exclusively in Friday’s Buenos Aires Herald, in English and Spanish, leading British tabloid The Sun admonishes President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner with a “Hands off!” from the Falkland Islands, in response to the Argentine president’s letter to Prime Minister David Cameron, published on Wednesday in several British dailies.
Friday, January 4th 2013 - 22:15 UTC
EU expects to advance trade talks with Mercosur late this month in Chile

The European Union expects to advance cooperation and trade discussions with Mercosur late this month in Chile in the sidelines of the EU/Celac (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States), said EU ambassador in Chile, Rafael Dochao Moreno.
Friday, January 4th 2013 - 22:13 UTC
Swiss bank pleads guilty in US court to helping tax evasion and closes definitely

Switzerland's oldest bank is to close permanently after pleading guilty in a New York court to helping Americans evade their taxes. Wegelin, which was established in 1741, has also agreed to pay 57.8m dollars in fines to US authorities. The bank had admitted to allowing more than 100 American citizens to hide 1.2bn dollars from the Internal Revenue Service for almost 10 years.