President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner attends the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington
President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner attends the opening plenary of the Nuclear Security Summit at the Washington Convention Center in Washington on April 13, 2010. UPI/Andrew Harrer/Pool
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BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Argentina is slashing foreign currency outflows in expectation of tougher economic times, a likely result of drought-related drop in commodities harvests and exports and a fallout from the European Union debt crisis.
LONDON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Britain dismissed talks with Argentina on the Falkland Islands Wednesday after the Argentinean leader said she would file a complaint with the United Nations.
BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Argentina is putting its partnerships with Brazil and other Latin American neighbors on line in its bid to cut imports in response to a trade downturn.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Drought in Central and South America is affecting corn yields, a boon for U.S. corn exporters but a cause of major worries for agriculture traders in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Mexico.
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Argentina's government and importers are on the warpath after President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner slapped new taxes on the traders and refused to budge in the face of furious demands for change.
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Drought conditions are worsening in Latin America, especially Argentina and Paraguay, and may become a flash point for political and rural unrest, latest data and sector analysis said.
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has reshuffled the country's military command, a move seen by critics as indication of continuing tensions between her administration and the defense establishment.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Statements from the Venezuelan president suggesting the United States was infecting Latin American leaders with cancer are "horrific," an official said.
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has brought in new legislation that makes it harder for the country's news media to criticize her administration, critics said.
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and is scheduled to have surgery next week, her spokesman said.
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