16/12/2011 | Argentina

New luxury BA-Mar del Plata trains unveiled

A new train service between the capital and the coastline was inaugurated, set to run a daily service from Buenos Aires' Constitución station to Mar del Plata, the government announced. The modern trains provide a brand new service right in time for the holiday season.

27/06/2012 | Argentina

CFK: 'The country should continue to grow in harmony and peace'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was giving a speech this afternoon at the inauguration ceremony of a new pig production factory in the province of San Luis. Upon her arrival, Fernández de Kirchner expressed her desire for Argentina to continue developing as a nation.

10/12/2011 | Argentina

CFK inauguration: a custom-made celebration

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is set to begin her second term today. After being sworn-in in Congress, her schedule later includes the ride to Plaza de Mayo, the swearing-in of her Cabinet members and the greeting of foreign delegations at the Government House.

10/12/2011 | Argentina

CFK greets regional heads of state and foreign dignataries

The majority of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s favourite regional heads of state arrived to the Government House this afternoon for the official greeting. For the first time the foreign leaders entered the building by the Paseo Colón entrance for the reception taking place in the Argentine Painters Salon.

12/12/2011 | Argentina

Kirchnerites, Scioli supporters clash during inauguration

Scioli supporters clashed with activists from the ultra-Kirchnerite La Cámpora youth organization over the occupation of a box during the inauguration ceremony of Buenos Aires governor Daniel Scioli.

30/11/2011 | Argentina

Pressure mounts for Cobos to skip CFK’s inauguration

The head of the Kirchnerite caucus in the Upper House, Miguel Pichetto, continued to exert pressure on Vice-President Julio Cobos and urged him to desist from attending President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s inauguration ceremony, where she will be sworn in for the second time.

09/12/2011 | Argentina

CFK's swearing in ceremony to be streamed on Youtube

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s inauguration ceremony will be the first ever to be streamed live in video website Youtube,  The ceremony will be streamed in High Definition on the Goverment's House Youtube channel, Youtube.com/casarosada.

10/12/2011 | Argentina

In Pictures: A day of celebration

16/03/2011 | Argentina

'We have rebuilt a previously burnt down nation,' CFK

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner assured today that “Argentina is walking on a path of prosperity, constantly growing and adding value to do things much better”, during the inauguration of a Sancor Insurance company corporate building in Santa Fe province.

26/08/2011 | Argentina

CFK promotes rural industry at railway inauguration

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner travelled to Lincoln, in the province of Buenos Aires, to head the inauguration of railway line which will reactivate the train service from Lincoln to Realicó, where she promoted the "industrialisation of rural areas" during her speech.

30/11/2011 | Argentina

CFK insists on 'fine-tuning' phase

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner urged large, medium and small businesses to review the structure of their company spending per sector, whilst inaugurating the ‘Total Metal’ aluminium factory and Pibera industrial park this afternoon, and before making her planned trip to Caracas this evening.

10/12/2011 | World

CFK urges banks to go back to a 'real economy'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner urged banks to “go back to a real economy” as she stressed during her inaugural speech that “banks are not the fundamentals of the world economy, they are only a tool to keep the global economy running."

21/01/2013 | World

Obama looks 'to finish what we started' in second term

07/12/2011 | Latin America

Mujica to skip CFK inauguration ceremony

Uruguayan President José Mujica announced he would not be attending President Fernández de Kirchner’s inauguration ceremony on Saturday after his doctor recommended he should rest for the next few days. His wife, senator Lucía Topolansky will be attending instead.

08/12/2011 | Latin America

Mujica to attend CFK's inauguration ceremony

Uruguayan President José Mujica announced he will attend President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s inauguration ceremony, official sources confirmed. Yesterday, Mujica said he wouldn't travel to Saturday's ceremony.

10/01/2013 | Latin America

Venezuela's sick Chávez misses own inauguration bash

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez remained on his sickbed in Cuba today while thousands of supporters rallied in his honor on the day he should have been sworn in for a new six-year term in the South American OPEC nation.

09/01/2013 | Entertainment

Beyoncé to sing national anthem at Obama's inauguration

R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles has been chosen to sing the national anthem at President Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony on January 21, the presidential inauguration committee said today.

23/01/2013 | Entertainment

Beyonce lets others do talking on lip-synch drama

Beyonce's lips remained sealed yesterday over her headline-making rendition of the US national anthem at President Barack Obama's inauguration, leaving others to do the talking over whether she lip-synched to a pre-recorded track.