Politics

Saturday, March 16th 2013 - 07:28 UTC
Mining project suspension in Mendoza leading to major clash between Argentina and Brazil

A major conflict could be brewing between Argentina and Brazil after Rio’s Vale decided to cancel a 6 billion dollars potash development project in Mendoza and the Argentine Labour minister issued a mandatory conciliation which actually impedes implementation of the closing down decision.
Saturday, March 16th 2013 - 03:54 UTC
Interpol: red notices on Iranian suspects in Buenos Aires bombing remain active

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman revealed that the Argentine government had received on Friday morning a letter from Interpol stressing that the memorandum of understanding signed between the Argentine and Iranian governments last month meant a “positive progress” for the investigation of the AMIA bombing.
Saturday, March 16th 2013 - 03:43 UTC
Falklands: PM Cameron anticipates Argentina’s intention of having Francis involved in the dispute

British Prime Minister David Cameron stated on Friday that Pope Francis had been wrong to say last year that Britain had “usurped” the Falkland Islands from Argentina, saying he respectfully disagreed with the new Pontiff. His words have been interpreted as a message anticipating the Argentine government’s possible attempts to get the new pope involved in the dispute.
Saturday, March 16th 2013 - 03:39 UTC
Rousseff reshuffles cabinet but leaves Mantega and economic team intact

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff appointed on Friday new ministers for agriculture, civil aviation and labour, the presidential office said, in a Cabinet shuffle that left her economic team intact.
Friday, March 15th 2013 - 07:03 UTC
Francis calls on the Church to keep to its roots or it could become “a passionate NGO”

In his first public Mass, Pope Francis urged the Catholic Church on Thursday to stick to its roots and shun modern temptations, warning that it would become just “a compassionate NGO” if it forgot its true mission.
Friday, March 15th 2013 - 06:54 UTC
Argentina February Congressional inflation index more that double the official rate

In contrast with the 0.5% inflation reported by the Argentine government’s controversial stats office, Indec, the index based on private estimates and released by opposition lawmakers climbed to 1.23% with an accumulated 25.27% in the last twelve months.
Friday, March 15th 2013 - 06:42 UTC
China names Li Keqiang as Premier at the helm of world’s second largest economy

China's leaders have named Li Keqiang as premier, placing him at the helm of the world's second-largest economy. Mr Li, who already holds the number two spot in the Communist Party, takes over from Wen Jiabao.
Thursday, March 14th 2013 - 09:23 UTC
Falkland Islands’ referendum message to Argentina: “intimidation of Islanders must cease”

The Argentine government demands to control the Falkland Islands against the wishes of the people who live there are fundamentally incompatible with modern democratic values and attempts to intimidate the Islanders must cease, said Foreign Secretary William Hague in an update to Parliament.
Thursday, March 14th 2013 - 09:14 UTC
Falkland Islands’ referendum, Argentina should yield to reality and peoples’ self determination says Brazilian daily

Under the heading of “Malvinas: British” the influential Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo describes the 99.8% result of the Falklands referendum as a “compelling defeat” for the Argentine government and a litigation hard to sustain when international law rests more on the peoples’ perspective than in the historic, real or imaginary territorial possession.
Thursday, March 14th 2013 - 09:07 UTC
Argentina furious with Brazil over cancelling of 6bn potash development project

The government of President Cristina Fernandez is furious with the Brazil-based Vale mining company for suspending its 6 billion dollars potash development in Mendoza, the largest investment in Argentina in recent years.