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Montevideo, April 22nd 2025 - 15:53 UTC

Tag: Argentina

  • Wednesday, January 26th 2011 - 20:13 UTC

    Fruits Growers Lose Crop Because of Road Blocks

    Marcelo Loyarte, manager of the Argentina Chamber of Integrated Fruitgrowers

    Fruit growers, packers and pickers in Argentina have ended their strike in the western part of the country, but the damage may have already been done with strike costs estimated at US $50 million, according to local and national media.

  • Wednesday, January 26th 2011 - 18:14 UTC

    Argentine Wheat Exports May Fall to Lowest in Almost Three Decades

    Wheat sales for the 2009-2010 season in Argentina are primarily from the crop harvested through January 2010, which was curbed by water shortages, reports Bloomberg.

  • Wednesday, January 26th 2011 - 17:27 UTC

    Palestinians condemn US plan to Settle Refugees in South America

    Condoleezza Rice suggested sending refugees to Chile and Argentina.

    Suggestion revealed in Palestine papers clashes with refugees' fundamental right to go home, say Palestinian groups according to The Guardian newspaper.

  • Monday, January 24th 2011 - 20:41 UTC

    Argentina to Begin Oil Exploration off Coast of Tierra del Fuego

    The Normand Baltic which is on route to southern Argentina

    Argentine daily newspaper El Cronista on Monday reported that YPF will begin oil exploration in the Malvinas basin in February. The newspaper reports that exploration will begin 289 kilometres off the coast of Tierra del Fuego and cost U$ 150 million.

  • Monday, January 24th 2011 - 19:31 UTC

    Three of Every Ten Argentines Are Poor

    Three of every ten Argentines fall below the poverty line, 30.9% of the population, Ecolatina consultants said and they warned that “if prices continue to increase, it will be difficult for poor people’s income to beat inflation.”

  • Monday, January 24th 2011 - 04:52 UTC

    Argentine Farmers End Protest: For Now

    The leaders of the four farm workers groups at a press conference.

    The farmers’ strike which has been taking in place in Argentina for the past week ended on midnight Sunday but the leaders have warned that members of the relevant rural entities will meet in two weeks, to discuss further measures and that they do not rule out another strike. The current measures had put a halt to the sale of grains.

  • Friday, January 21st 2011 - 18:06 UTC

    Mountaineers Rescued on Aconcagua

    An Argentine and a Spaniard were reunited with their families in Mendoza city today after having been rescued from the Aconcagua mountain in Mendoza province, on the border with Chile overnight.

  • Friday, January 21st 2011 - 13:08 UTC

    Unilateral Facts

    Argentina has recently stepped up pressure on Britain over the Falklands by criticising British actions as “unilateral” and hence a breach of UN Resolution 31/49. This article places this current phase of the Falklands dispute in perspective and considers which side’s unilateral acts have been more significant.

  • Thursday, January 20th 2011 - 16:40 UTC

    Argentine Economic Activity Increases 8.2% in 2010

    Economic activity in Argentina increased 8.2% during 2010 and in December grew 9.3% compared to the previous year, a private report says.

  • Thursday, January 20th 2011 - 03:42 UTC

    Argentina Farmers Threaten Second Strike of 2011

    Eduardo Buzzi during the farmers meeting

    Argentine farmers threatened to go on strike for a second time this year if the government does not change their policy towards them. At a meeting in Buenos Aires province city, Bahia Blanca, farm workers leaders met to discuss the week-long strike, which began last Monday. Farmers have stopped the sale of wheat, corn and soybean over export curbs.