International

• Monday, September 3rd 2012 - 06:08 UTC

  The world infested with the “ghosts of a trade war” warns Argentina ambassador

  

  The Argentine ambassador to the United States, Jorge Argüello, warned that the world is infested with the “ghosts of a trade war” as he witnesses the protectionist measures applied by developed countries.

• Monday, September 3rd 2012 - 05:46 UTC

  Praise for President Cristina Fernandez from UN World Tourism Organization

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández underlined the importance of tourism as a sector able to “generate decent work and wealth across the entire country” on receiving the UNWTO/World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Open Letter on Tourism.

• Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 06:25 UTC

  WTO says Argentina officially lodged a beef dispute against the US

  

  Argentina on Thursday officially lodged a dispute against US restrictions on imports of Argentinean beef and other meat products, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Friday.

• Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 03:59 UTC

  Buenos Aires Tango festival closes with top prizes for Argentine and River Plate couples

  

  With the finals of World Cup of Tango Dance - in its two categories: Salon Tango and Stage Tango - the Buenos Aires Tango Festival and Tango Dance World Cup came to end at the Luna Park Stadium earlier this week.

• Friday, August 31st 2012 - 05:08 UTC

  Argentina surprised by Germany, which voted against granting a loan at the IDB

  

  “We’re a free country with dignity and national pride; we are nobody’s employee or subordinate” challenged Argentine president Cristina Fernandez after it was revealed that the US, Spain and Germany at the Inter American Development bank (IDB) had voted against granting the country a loan.

• Friday, August 31st 2012 - 04:46 UTC

  Global food prices index soars 10% in July: World Bank sound the alarm

  

  Global food prices soared by 10% in July from a month ago, with maize and soybean reaching all-time peaks due to an unprecedented summer of droughts and high temperatures in both the United States and Eastern Europe, according to the World Bank Group’s latest Food Price Watch report.

• Friday, August 31st 2012 - 04:42 UTC

  Soy reaches record price at 650 dollars the ton, and could keep climbing

  

  Soy beans in Chicago climbed to their highest having advanced 0.4% on Thursday to 650.47 dollars the ton, while corn up 0.2% to 319.47 dollars the ton came closer to its record value of last August, 327.25 dollars. Wheat meantime slid 0.2% to 324.64 dollars the ton.

• Friday, August 31st 2012 - 01:44 UTC

  Chile ratifies support for Argentine Malvinas; meets regional solidarity group

  

  Foreign minister Alfredo Moreno ratified Chilean support for Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands during a meeting with a delegation from Andean countries belonging to the “Solidarity Group with Malvinas”.

• Friday, August 31st 2012 - 01:33 UTC

  Iran denies interest in nuclear weapons, but Egypt spoils the party

  

  Iran has no interest in nuclear weapons but will keep pursuing peaceful nuclear energy, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told heads of state from developing countries in Tehran.

• Friday, August 31st 2012 - 01:20 UTC

  China pledges support for Euro-zone; orders 50 planes from Europe Airbus

  

  China has signed a deal to buy 50 planes worth 3.5bn dollars from Europe's Airbus. The agreement is part of a slew of trade deals signed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the start of a two-day visit to China.