Provides the latest RSS feeds for Argentina News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Argentina Star.com http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/cat/d9ed072d737073b4/ en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 20:07:33 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:07:33 -0400 30 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has rallied a huge crowd celebrating 10 years in power by her government and that of her late ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214764479/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Sat, 25 May 2013 18:36:18 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214764479/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Stamps Dedicated to Beginning of Pope Francis PontificateBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY, April 30, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Pope Francis was presented with the stamps issued jointly between the Vatican City State and Argentina, which are dedicated to the beginning of his pontificate. The presentation was made this morning in the Library of the Vatican Apostolic Palace.The four stamps in the set, ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214762634/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Sat, 25 May 2013 14:02:01 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214762634/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri presided over the flag hoisting ceremony as part of the official National Day rallies in Argentina’s capital city. "A divided Argentina is not what we want," the PRO party leader told reporters. Macri added that "there is a lot to improve and change" in the country and said he whished the pro-national government organizations that ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214761446/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Sat, 25 May 2013 12:36:09 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214761446/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 The "Era K," as the decade-old rule of Cristina Kirchner and her late husband Nestor is known in Argentina, is showing its age. Together the couple have dominated Argentina since Nestor Kirchner was first elected president on May 25, 2003, with Cristina by his side, leading the country out of a devastating economic crisis to a heady period of surging growth. Cristina, who succeeded ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214760935/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Sat, 25 May 2013 11:29:06 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214760935/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 CAMBRIDGE, England - On a clear day you might see Argentina, but more often Argentines cloud the view. How else can it be explained from here that a man who reached office ten years ago with 22 percent of the vote now, in death, is the subject of reverential anniversary celebrations organized by a government transformed into a family business. It is not easy to celebrate this tenth year, and ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214760422/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:36:37 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214760422/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Share/Bookmark Much has been said about the role of international art fairs, as chequebooks and doors are flung wide open to some of the most revered art collections in the world. Celebrating its 22nd anniversary, ArteBA- Argentina’s premier contemporary art fair - has become an integral part to the nascent commerce of the Latin-American art scene, welcoming collectors, dealers, and ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214760403/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Sat, 25 May 2013 10:35:38 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214760403/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Manama, May 25. (BNA) -- His majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today sent a cable of congratulations to the Argentine President Cristina Fern?ndez marking her country's National Day. HM the King wished her good health and happiness and her friendly people further progress and prosperity. W H Q BNA 1228 GMT ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214759888/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Sat, 25 May 2013 09:36:35 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214759888/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 A visitor attends the "ArteBA 2013" art fair, in Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, on May 24, 2013. The fair is the most important contemporary art show in Argentina, with 82 galleries from Latin America, the US and Europe displaying 500 artists' works, according to the organizers. (Xinhua/Martin ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214758015/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Sat, 25 May 2013 07:31:59 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214758015/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will meet on Friday her Argentine counterpart Cristina Kirchner for talks on enhanced bilateral cooperation, Brazilian authorities said Wednesday.The Brazil-Argentina Business Council created during Rousseff's visit to Argentina on Jan. 31 will meet for the first time in Brasilia on Friday, a statement released Wednesday by the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214757359/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Sat, 25 May 2013 06:31:06 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214757359/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Gregory Bull/AP BUENOS AIRES, May 23 (Reuters) -- Striker Diego Tardelli inspired Atletico Mineiro to a second-half fightback for a 2-2 draw away to Tijuana in their Libertadores Cup quarter-final first leg on Thursday. With Ronaldinho having a quiet game in midfield, Tardelli scored one goal and laid on the added-time equaliser for Luan on the synthetic pitch at the Caliente in the ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214752382/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:14:23 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214752382/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Fri May 24, 2013 8:11pm EDT * Company selling assets to pay for giant expansion plan * Prices offered Petrobras have not met initial expectations * Petrobras cut outlook for asset sales by 40 pct in March RIO DE JANEIRO, May 24 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA said on Friday its executive directors have rejected offers to buy its Argentina operations, ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214750915/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:11:44 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214750915/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Argentine stocks fared poorly Friday in light trading while the black-market dollar continued to strengthen on media reports that banks will further restrict the ability of customers to withdraw cash while overseas.The Merval index fell 1.34% to 3,509.72 in volume totaling ARS31.3 million ($5.9 million).The power company Pampa Energia SA (PAM, PAMP.BA) led the declines, sliding 3.4% to ARS1.14. ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214749691/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Fri, 24 May 2013 19:44:34 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214749691/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 By Ken Parks BUENOS AIRES--Argentina's industrial production expanded at a modest pace in April, confirming that manufacturing continues to slowly recover from last year's downturn, according to a government report Friday. Industrial output last month rose 0.1% from March, and was 1.4% higher from April 2012 in seasonally adjusted terms, the national statistics agency Indec said. ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214747961/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Fri, 24 May 2013 17:35:12 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214747961/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 SUTEBA protest (photo: Suteba) After another meeting with the provincial government failed, the Federation of Educators of Buenos Aires (FEB) confirmed yesterday a 48-hour strike for Monday and Tuesday. They will be once again demanding higher wages in their sector. The head of FEB, Mirta Petrocini said that ';today [for yesterday] the provincial government was callous to the teachers ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214745422/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:21:01 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214745422/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Citibank has asked a U.S. district court to confirm that its Argentine banking unit isn't bound by a ruling that bars the Argentine government from making payments on bonds it issued under New York law.Despite a previous ruling to that effect, Citibank is once more seeking assurances that payments made on Argentine law bonds held in custody at Citibank Argentina are beyond the reach of any ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214745014/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Fri, 24 May 2013 15:07:25 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214745014/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 An alliance between opposition parties Project South and Civic Coalition with the ruling PRO party paved the way for Macri’s controversial press decree to be signed into bill. Helio Rebot -head of the Buenos Aires City Legislature Constitutional Affairs Committee where the DNU emergency decree issued by Mayor Mauricio Macri was being addressed today-, confirmed PRO legislators have managed ... http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214744149/scat/d9ed072d737073b4 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:10:51 -0400 http://www.argentinastar.com/index.php/sid/214744149/scat/d9ed072d737073b4