International

• Thursday, January 30th 2014 - 06:35 UTC

  Celac ratifies full support for Argentina's Malvinas “legitimate sovereignty” claim

  

  The Celac summit in Cuba underlined in its final declaration its determination to strengthen the regional space among Latin American and Caribbean countries and at the same time ratified its full support for Argentina's claim over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.

• Thursday, January 30th 2014 - 06:12 UTC

  Gastro-bug exhausted passengers cheer as 'Explorer of the Seas' returns to home port

  

  Passengers staggered off a Royal Caribbean ship reeking of vomit and diarrhea at its home port on Wednesday after their cruise was cut short by an apparent stomach bug that felled nearly 700 vacationers and crew. Cheers erupted from the Explorer of the Seas as the vessel pulled into Bayonne, New Jersey, in New York Harbor.

• Thursday, January 30th 2014 - 06:01 UTC

  Malvinas claim support from Celac, underlined by Argentine president

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez celebrated the advances in integration achieved by Latin America and the Caribbean, and thanked country members for their support in Argentina's claim over the Malvinas and other South Atlantic Islands sovereignty.

• Thursday, January 30th 2014 - 05:53 UTC

  Malvinas Affairs official meets with Decolonization Committee Bureau

  

  Following on an initiative from the standing Bureau of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, Argentina's Secretary Related to Malvinas and other South Atlantic Islands Affairs, Daniel Filmus held a meeting with its members on Tuesday at UN headquarters in New York.

• Wednesday, January 29th 2014 - 22:38 UTC

  Brazil can't be hostage of Argentina or Venezuela in Mercosur/EU trade negotiations

  

  The Brazilian government is determined to advance with negotiations for a trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union even if it means leaving Argentina for a second phase of the process, according to sources from Itamaraty, the country's foreign ministry, reported in the Rio do Janeiro media.

• Wednesday, January 29th 2014 - 21:36 UTC

  Hedge fund boss Singer rejects as 'bizarre' Argentine bondholders offer

  

  Paul Singer, head of Elliot Management Corp., defined as “bizarre”, the bondholders’ offer to resolve judicially the dispute with Argentina over the debt in default from 2001, during in a letter sent to investors and published by Bloomberg News.

• Wednesday, January 29th 2014 - 21:07 UTC

  Fed shaves another 10bn from stimulus; Turkey and South Africa raise rates

  

  The US Federal Reserve announced a $10bn reduction in its monthly bond purchases from 75bn to 65bn in the second straight month of winding down stimulus efforts. The central bank had been buying bonds in an effort to keep interest rates low and stimulate growth.

• Wednesday, January 29th 2014 - 21:00 UTC

  New York Times blasts Cristina Fernández: “Argentina on the brink”

  

  The New York Times published on Wednesday a very strong editorial criticizing the misguided policies of the government of President Cristina Fernandez, arguing that once again 'Argentina is on the brink”.

• Wednesday, January 29th 2014 - 20:31 UTC

  Lagarde admits volatility in global markets as strong economies tighten monetary policy

  

  Monetary policy tightening in advanced economies will cause volatility in international markets this year and impact the monetary situation of some emerging economies, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde cautioned on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 22:44 UTC

  Hedge fund CEO says that dispute with Argentina could be settled 'in an afternoon'

  

  Paul Singer, CEO of hedge fund Elliott Management Corporation and who is litigating Argentina demanding full payment of defaulted bonds described Argentina's government policies as 'horrendous' and stated that 'talking' he could settle the dispute 'in an afternoon'.