Tag: Argentina

• Saturday, June 27th 2015 - 07:44 UTC

  Ambassador Castro hosts social promotion activity of probably Argentina's next First Lady

  

  The president of the Argentine Banco Provincia foundation, Karina Rabolini, signed on Friday at the Embassy of Argentina in the United Kingdom a cooperation agreement with “Walkabout Foundation”, a non-profit organization that focuses on funding research to find a cure for paralysis and donating wheelchairs to people in need around the world.

• Saturday, June 27th 2015 - 04:54 UTC

  Timerman: UK attempts to convince Malvinas population that it could have a right to self-determination that does not exist

  

  Statement by Argentine Foreign Affairs and Worship before the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, 25 June 2015.

• Saturday, June 27th 2015 - 03:40 UTC

  “CFK, a very intelligent political animal, whether you like it or not”

  

  The world is watching closely Argentina’s political scenario with the general elections just around the corner next October and the BBC has published an article on President Cristina Fernández highlighting the leader’s popularity as she readies to leave office in December.

• Friday, June 26th 2015 - 06:53 UTC

  Argentina's vice-president to stand trial on bribery and conflict of interests charges

  

  Argentina's vice-president Amado Boudou is expected to stand trial within the next two weeks, for his involvement in the transfer of the former Ciccone mint, the company that prints Argentina's peso bills. The decision by Federal Judge Ariel Lijo follows on the Federal Cassation Court confirming the indictment Boudou on charges of bribery and negotiations incompatible with public office (conflict of interests).

• Friday, June 26th 2015 - 06:19 UTC

  Argentine industrial production down in May but some sectors are recovering

  

  Argentine industrial production fell 0.3% in May compared to the same month last year, marking its 22nd consecutive decrease according to the INDEC statistics bureau. Taking into account the first five months of 2015, industrial activity decreased 1.5% compared to the same period of 2014.

• Friday, June 26th 2015 - 06:02 UTC

  UN Decolonization Committee supports Argentina's Falklands/Malvinas claims

  

  The United Nations Decolonization Committee approved on Thursday a new resolution urging the United Kingdom to discuss the Falklands/Malvinas dispute with Argentina, in order to find a peaceful solution to the conflict. The decision came as no surprise since it has become an annual event despite Falklands' representatives demand for C24 to act in support of Non Self Governing Territories.

• Thursday, June 25th 2015 - 14:31 UTC

  “It is the duty of C24 to acknowledge the rights of the Falkland Islands and not support those who covet our territory”

  

  The Falkland Islands' long journey from a colony to a self governing, financially autonomous territory, was underlined on Thursday, by lawmaker Phyl Rendell in her presentation to the United Nations Special Decolonization Committee. But so was the fact that advancing development, and relations with the continent are always under threat from Argentina, “who makes no secret of wanting to control our territory against our wishes”.

• Thursday, June 25th 2015 - 07:55 UTC

  Argentina's new Army chief flew helicopters during Falklands/Malvinas conflict

  

  Argentina's new Army chief, Division General Ricardo Luis Cundom, 59, is a Malvinas war veteran and although originally from the Infantry he commanded the Army's air wing and has received commando and parachutist training, according to the reports in Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, June 25th 2015 - 07:36 UTC

  Irish players deny receiving bribes not to injure Messi, as was reported by La Nacion

  

  An Argentine newspaper has claimed that Irish players received bribes not to injure Lionel Messi at the opening game in the Aviva Stadium in 2010, but the story has been dismissed in the strongest possible terms by the Irish football association, FAI. According to La Nacion, a Fifa official was forced to go to extraordinary lengths to bring the Barcelona superstar and his team mates to Dublin.

• Thursday, June 25th 2015 - 06:33 UTC

  Falklands delegates will again ask Decolonization Committee to delist the Islands

  

  Falkland Islands elected lawmakers with be delivering speeches on Thursday before the United Nations Decolonization Committee as petitioners requesting C24 de-lists the Islands from the Non Self Governing Territories, upholds the Falkland Islanders right to self determination and frees them from the continuous Argentine bullying and harassment.