Politics

Friday, August 30th 2013 - 02:00 UTC
Judge Griesa looking into latest announcements by president Cristina Fernandez

A court hearing in New York scheduled for Thursday midday between hedge funds holders of Argentine defaulted bond and lawyers for the Argentine government was called off on request from the holdouts.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 01:55 UTC
Argentina formalizes reciprocity request for Aerolineas in Chile and Brazil air markets

Argentine officials publicly stated on Thursday there was no intention of expelling any commercial airline from the country because Aerolineas Argentinas is working well, but called on Latam to help the Argentine flag carrier with reciprocity in Chile and Brazil.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 01:39 UTC
Falklands’ changes brought by oil development must be done ‘with sensitivity and sensibility’

Falkland Islands lawmaker Mike Summers cautioned at the latest meeting of the Legislative Assembly that a period of extensive change was inevitable for the Islands since the advent of the hydrocarbons industry would change the size of things and to some extent the nature of the community.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 00:42 UTC
Malvinas veteran named coach of one of Argentina’s five most popular soccer teams

Malvinas veteran Omar de Felippe who was part of the defence ring organized by the invading Argentine military to defend occupied Port Stanley in 1982, has been named coach of Independiente, the ‘red devils’ one of the five most popular soccer teams in Argentina, which after a streak of losing games was condemned to a lower league.
Friday, August 30th 2013 - 00:19 UTC
UK drops out of military intervention in Syria; PM Cameron loses vote in Parliament

British MPs have rejected possible UK military action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government to deter the use of chemical weapons. A government motion was defeated by 285 to 272, a majority of 13 votes.
Thursday, August 29th 2013 - 23:54 UTC
Falklands’ Noble Energy exploring for oil in disputed Caribbean waters supported by Nicaragua

On 17 July, Nicaragua announced that US-based Noble Energy would invest 30 million dollars in drilling two offshore wells in the Caribbean—launching Nicaragua's first-ever oil exploration.
Thursday, August 29th 2013 - 03:50 UTC
Uruguay’s first lady praises Cristina Fernandez and blast opposition

Uruguay’s First Lady and Senator Lucia Topolansky said that for her fellow countrymen having a dispute with Argentina is “like fighting with yourself” and described as ‘painful’ the several years long conflict between the two countries over the construction of the UPM (former Botnia) pulp mill on a shared river.
Thursday, August 29th 2013 - 03:17 UTC
China calls for restraint in Syria and says military intervention can only worsen the crisis

China's foreign minister urged restraint in the growing tensions over Syria, saying any military intervention in the crisis would only worsen turmoil in the Middle East. China all along has tried to maintain a neutral position on the issue, not accompanying the West’s intentions of imposing sanctions to Syria but calling on Damascus to begin talking with the rebels.
Thursday, August 29th 2013 - 02:56 UTC
Argentine judge blocks hangar eviction of Lan from Buenos Aires air terminal

An Argentine judge on Wednesday granted an injunction blocking the eviction of LAN Argentina, a unit of Chile-based LATAM Airlines Group, from its hangar at Buenos Aires Jorge Newbery Airport, which handles domestic and regional flights.
Thursday, August 29th 2013 - 02:27 UTC
Gibraltar will bring in construction materials by sea, skirting Spanish ban

Gibraltar will sidestep an ‘illegal’ Spanish ban on overland cross-border shipments of rock, sand and aggregates by shipping the vital building materials in by sea. The ban was announced at the weekend by the Spanish authorities, which are denying export permission for these commodities and say they are being used to reclaim land in breach of EU environmental rules.