30/01/2013 | Argentina

CGT, CTA warn of new protests in March

The head of the CTA umbrella union, Pablo Micheli, and the secretary general of the court workers union, Julio Piumato, agreed that the recent raise in the income tax floor is “not enough” and announced a joint street protest for March.

17/11/2012 | Argentina

Tuesday's national strike 'will be like none other' says Barrionuevo

The head of the Blue and White CGT umbrella labour union Luis Barrionuevo, today said that the national labour union strike to take place on Tuesday “will be huge” also criticizing the government over end of year bonus payments.

04/12/2012 | Argentina

Dissident CGT, CTA to hold march on Dec 19

Hugo Moyano's CGT and CTA's Pablo Micheli announced they are going to hold a march to Plaza de Mayo square on December 19 to renew their claims to the government.

19/12/2012 | Argentina

'Gov't is taking typical IMF cuts recipes,' Moyano

Dissident CGT boss Hugo Moyano assured that "the government is following the typical orthodox IMF recipes for austerity cuts, including frozen wages and even wage cuts despite the inflation devouring salaries."

10/11/2012 | Argentina

Gay pride glitters Plaza de Mayo

Hundreds participated in the mass Gay Pride March from the Plaza de Mayo today spreading the message of “Educating diversity to push growth in equality.”

12/11/2012 | Argentina

Micheli confirms CGT-CTA strike

The head of the dissident CGT, Hugo Moyano, and his counterpart at the dissident CTA, Pablo Micheli, agreed to hold a national strike and a march on November 20.

13/11/2012 | Argentina

'Government's arrogancy pushed us to call for a nat'l strike,' Moyano

CGT Labour Confederation head Hugo Moyano informed that the umbrella union won't participate in the dissident CTA workers union march to Plaza de Mayo set for November 20 as part of that day's national strike called by both entities.

24/10/2012 | Argentina

CTA-CGT march against Labour risks law

The factions of the CGT and CTA labour unions that oppose the Kirchnerite administration protested against the labour risks law (ART). 

08/11/2012 | Argentina

Pro-Gov't activists respond to pot-banging via posters

09/11/2012 | Argentina

'People don't want to wait 3 years to resolve issues'

Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri referred to the pot-banging protest that were held at Plaza de Mayo square and the Obelisk by stating that "people doesn't want to wait three years to get their issues solved."

27/09/2012 | Argentina

Students takeover 34 schools, march to Education Ministry in BA

Students took over 34 schools in Buenos Aires City and Greater area marched today to the City Education Ministry in order to reject curriculum reforms backed by Education Minister Esteban Bullrich.

02/10/2012 | Argentina

Bullrich to comply with judge's order, rules out talking to students

City Education Minister Esteban Bullrich assured he will comply with Judge Elena Liberatori’s summoning, but insisted he will not speak to the students leading the school takeovers.

20/10/2012 | Argentina

March commemorates Ferreyra's murder

Political and social organizations and unions marched today from la Plaza de los dos Congresos to Plaza de Mayo to commemorate the second anniversary of the murder of Partido Obrero militant Mariano Ferreyra.

18/09/2012 | Argentina

Teamsters' union to march along Micheli's CTA

The head of the CGT Labour Confederation, Hugo Moyano, announced that the teamsters' union will accompany Pablo Micheli's CTA in the demonstration against the government to be held in October.

24/09/2012 | Argentina

Buzzi's FAA to join CGT-CTA October anti-gov’t protest

The head of the Argentine Agrarian Federation (FAA in Spanish), Eduardo Buzzi, confirmed that the entity he rules will join CGT Labour Confederation boss Hugo Moyano, and dissident CTA union umbrella’s leader Pablo Michelli in the October 11 protest against the national government.

24/09/2012 | Argentina

CTA, Teamsters' Union march, strike to be held on October 10

The march to Plaza de Mayo square organized by Pablo Micheli's CTA and Hugo Moyano's Teamsters' union that was scheduled for October 11 will be held the previous day after the head of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo foundation Hebe de Bonafini's request.

29/05/2012 | Argentina

Shopping mall sales soar 8.7% in April

Shopping mall sales rose 8.7 percent in April compared to the volume registere during the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

30/05/2012 | Argentina

Supermarket sales climb 16% in April

Supermarket sales climbed 16 percent in April year-on-year, in the midst of the consolidation process between the sales and the means of payment, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

14/09/2012 | Argentina

Protesters 'are more worried about what happens in Miami than Argentina'

Cabinet Chief Juan Manuel Abal Medina assured that those who marched on Thursday to Plaza de Mayo square and the main squares of the country “are more concerned about what happens in Miami than in San Juan,” referring to Argentina.

07/05/2012 | Argentina

Foreign tourism drops 1.3% in March

The amount of tourists that arrived in Argentina during March dropped 1.3 percent compared to the same month in 2011, and totalled 234,330 people, while the Argentine citizens that travelled abroad climbed 13.2 percent, according to a government report.

16/05/2012 | Argentina

Ferreres: Economy grows 0.6% in April

Argentina's Gross Domestic Product increased 0.6 in April year-on-year, according to the Activity General Index (IGA-OJF) elaborated by the private agency Orlando J. Ferreres & Asociados.

18/05/2012 | Argentina

Economy grows 4% in March, Indec

The economy grew 4 percent in March according to the Indec national statistics bureau. The Economic Activity Monthly Estimator (EMAE) accumulated a 4.8 percent increase in the first quarter of the year.

26/04/2012 | Argentina

Industrial output gains 1.8% in March

The industrial output gained 1.8 percent in March compared to the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

27/04/2012 | Argentina

Construction grows 5.2% in March

Construction activity grew 5.2 percent in March compared to the volume reported during the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistis bureau.

02/05/2012 | Argentina

Salaries increase 28.8% in March

Salaries gained 28.8 percent in March compared to the same month last year, while it accumulated a 3.9 percent increase during the first quarter of 2012, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

23/04/2012 | Argentina

Trade surplus doubles in March after import controls

The trade surplus doubled in March compared to the same month last year, boosted by the imports control to protect the local industry, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

24/04/2012 | Argentina

Shopping mall sales soar 2.7% in March

Shopping mall sales slightly climbed in March, reaching to 2.7 percent year-on-year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

25/04/2012 | Argentina

Supermarket sales climb 11.2% in March

Supermarket sales soared 11.2 percent in March compared to the volume registered during the same month in 2011, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

12/04/2012 | Argentina

Congress Index: Inflation hit 2.3% in March

Opposition lawmakers presented March’s inflation index based in the analysis of nine private agencies, which showed a 2.3 percent increase against the previous month.

13/04/2012 | Argentina

Inflation hits 0.9% in March, Indec

The Consumer Prices Index hit 0.9 percent in March, boosted by the education, food and clothes sectors, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

20/04/2012 | Argentina

Industrial output recovers in March, Indec

The industrial output soared 1.8 percent in March compared to the same month in 2011, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

29/12/2011 | Argentina

Transport Secretary, City Gov't crossfire over subway transfer

Transport Secretary Juan Pablo Schiavi deemed the City cabinet chief comments on the subway transfer as “as verbose and inopportune” and claimed for moderation to solve the conflict. President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner requested that the transfer is effective Monday January 2nd, while City Government officials insist it won't be carried out until March.

30/12/2011 | Argentina

Relatives claim for justice 7 years after Cromañon tragedy

Seven years after the fire in República Cromañon night club, in the City neighbourhood of Balvanera killed 194 people, family members of the victims keep up with their claim for justice and demand tougher sentences on those involved in the 2004 tragedy.

16/03/2012 | Argentina

CFK, Piñera sign agreements, praise bilateral 'integration'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner held a meeting and signed bilateral agreements with her Chilean counterpart Sebastián Piñera as part of her two-day official visit to Chile. She landed back in Buenos Aires shortly after 8 pm.

02/05/2011 | Argentina

Salaries increased 1.43% in March, Indec

Workers’ salaries increased 1.43 in average in March, according to Indec national statistics bureau.The average salary increased to 4055 pesos, more than double the $1840 minimum wage that an Argentine worker must earn.

13/05/2011 | Argentina

Foreign tourism climbs 16.5% in March

The amount of tourists that arrived in Argentina during March increased 16.5 percent compared to the same month of 2010, according to a government report.

01/09/2011 | Argentina

Incidents occur during Candela march in Hurlingham

Hurlingham residents who were clamoring for justice in the Candela Rodríguez’s murder case and marched towards the local town square clashed with Deputy Police Chief Hugo Matzkin as he tried to address the crowd. People were seen hurling eggs and stones at the windows of the Police Station, before Infantry officials were deployed in front of it.

26/04/2011 | Argentina

Shopping mall sales climb 18.7% in March

Shopping mal sales climbed 18.7 percent in March compared to the volume reported during the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

27/04/2011 | Argentina

Supermarket sales increase 18.1% in March

Supermarket sales climbed 18.1 percent during March compared to the volume registered in the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

29/04/2011 | Argentina

Construction grows 4% in March, Indec

The construction activity rose 4 percent in March compared to the volume registered during the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

15/04/2011 | Argentina

Inflation hits 0.8% in March, Indec

Inflation reached 0.8 percent in March according to the Indec national statistics bureau. During the first quarter of the year it accumulated an increase of 2.3 percent.

20/04/2011 | Argentina

Industrial output soars 8.8% in March

Industrial output increased 8.8 percent in March compared to the volume reported during the same month last year, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

25/04/2011 | Argentina

Trade surplus increases 141% in March, Indec reports

The Trade surplus hiked a 141 percent to US$677 million in March, the Indec National Statistic Bureau reported, with exports and imports reaching US$ 6305 million and US$5638 million respectively.

22/01/2011 | Argentina

‘We must debate the juvenile criminal law in March,’ Rossi

The head of the Lower House Kirchnerite bloc, Agustín Rossi, affirmed that “there is absolut coincidence in creating a new juvenile criminal law” and added that “we have to debate this issue at Congress in March.”

01/04/2011 | Argentina

Tax revenue climbs 31.4% in March

Argentina’s tax revenue climbed 31.4 percent and totalled 37.4 billion pesos in March compared to the volume registered during the same month last year, according to the AFIP revenue office.

05/04/2011 | Argentina

Car output soars 33.8% in March

Car output soared 33.8 percent in March compared to the volume registered during the same month last year, according to the Association of Automotive Factories (ADEFA).

05/02/2013 | World

French troops to begin Mali pullout in March, Foreign Minister says

France plans to begin pulling troops out of Mali from March and will focus its operations on flushing out Islamist rebels in the north of the country, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said today.

24/11/2012 | World

Thousands of Italian students rally against austerity in Rome

Several thousand students and teachers marched through central Rome to protest against austerity measures imposed by Prime Minister Mario Monti's government that have cut into education spending.

06/12/2012 | World

Greek police clash with youths over 2008 shooting

Greek police fired tear gas at youths hurling petrol bombs and stones in Athens today after a peaceful march to mark the 2008 police killing of a teenager that sparked the country's worst riots in decades.

26/01/2013 | World

Thousands march against gun violence in Washington

Thousands of marchers rallied in Washington in favour of gun control today, including residents of Newtown, Connecticut, where a mass elementary school shooting reignited the US gun violence debate.

28/09/2012 | World

Italian unions strike against Monti, close Colosseum

Up to 30,000 members of two of Italy's biggest unions marched through Rome today to protest against Prime Minister Mario Monti's cuts in public spending, forcing the closure of the Colosseum.

12/10/2012 | World

'Million Muppet March' planned to defend US backing for PBS

Plans to save Big Bird, the fuzzy yellow character on US public television's "Sesame Street," from possible extinction are taking shape in the form of a puppet-based protest next month dubbed the "Million Muppet March."

05/11/2012 | World

Hundreds rally in protest over 'stolen' Ukraine election

Hundreds of people rallied in central Kiev to protest against what the Ukrainian opposition says was vote-rigging by President Viktor Yanukovich's ruling party in the October 28 parliamentary election.

26/04/2012 | World

Tens of thousands protest at Norway Breivik trial

Up to 40,000 Norwegians staged an emotionally-charged sing-along in Oslo near the court house where Anders Behring Breivik is on trial for the murder of 77 people in a protest organizers said showed he had not broken their tolerant society.

21/07/2012 | World

Spanish protests swell as jobless march on Madrid

Hundreds of unemployed Spaniards who had travelled hundreds of kilometres (miles) on foot to Madrid joined protests against Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's government and its handling of an economic crisis in the EU country.

13/08/2012 | World

Thousands rally in Tunisia for women's rights

Thousands of Tunisians rallied to protest against what they see as a push by the Islamist-led government for constitutional changes that would degrade women's status in one of the Arab world's most liberal nations.

24/02/2012 | World

Angry Afghan protesters march towards presidential palace

Hundreds of demonstrators marched towards the palace of Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul as a fourth day of protests erupted over the burning of Korans at a NATO base, with riot police and soldiers on high alert.

16/04/2012 | World

US retail sales beat expectations in March

US retail sales rose more than expected in March as Americans shrugged off high gasoline prices and bought a range of goods, suggesting that economic growth in the first quarter did not slow as much as many had feared.

25/04/2012 | World

Hundreds march in Phoenix against Arizona immigration law

A few hundred protesters, some toting placards reading "no to racial profiling," marched through downtown Phoenix to urge the US Supreme Court to block Arizona's two-year-old crackdown on illegal immigrants.

23/12/2011 | World

Egypt: Thousands rally against army after woman beaten

Thousands of Egyptians rallied in Cairo and other cities today to demand the military give up power and vent their anger after 17 people were killed in protests where troops beat and clubbed women and men even as they lay on the ground.

19/02/2012 | World

Hundreds of thousands march in Spain against reforms

Hundreds of thousands of people protested across Spain Sunday against reforms to the labor market they fear will destroy workers' rights and spending cuts they say are destroying the welfare state.

22/02/2012 | World

Greece pores over bailout laws amid protests

Trade unionists, communists and pensioners angry at punishing spending cuts in Greece marched through central Athens as lawmakers set to work on legislation needed to secure payment of a second bailout for the debt-laden country.

09/02/2011 | World

Egyptians stage massive anti-Mubarak protest

Egyptians have staged one of their biggest protests yet insisting President Hosni Mubarak step down immediately and ignoring a government plan to transfer power.

17/11/2011 | World

Authorities foil protest bid to shut Wall Street

New York police prevented protesters from shutting down Wall Street, arresting more than 200 people in repeated clashes with an unexpectedly small but spirited Occupy Wall Street rally.

22/12/2011 | World

Princess Diana dresses in new 2012 exhibit at Kensington Palace

A collection of Princess Diana's dresses will go on display at London's Kensington Palace next year, to coincide with the completion of a 12 million pound renovation to her former home.

22/07/2012 | Latin America

Thousands march in Mexico to protest Peña Nieto win

Thousands of people marched through Mexico City to denounce the July 1 election of Enrique Peña Nieto as president, though the protest was smaller than one held earlier this month.

03/02/2013 | Latin America

Amid domestic change, Cubans march to the polls

Cubans went to the polls to elect a Communist Party-selected slate of 612 deputies to the National Assembly at a time of change in how they live and work but not in how they vote.

25/01/2011 | Latin America

Obama to visit Brazil in sign of warmer ties

US President Barack Obama plans to visit Brazil in March in a sign that ties between the two countries are substantially improving after a year of tension over Iran, Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper reports.

09/12/2011 | Latin America

Cuba govt supporters block march by dissident women

Dozens of slogan-chanting Cuban government supporters faced off with dissident women on Friday and prevented them from marching in the street on the eve of international Human Rights Day.

07/07/2012 | Latin America

Protesters march against Mexico's president-elect

Thousands of protesters marched through the Mexican capital today against President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto, accusing him of buying votes and paying off TV networks for support.

08/01/2013 | Entertainment

David Bowie releases first song in nearly a decade

British singer David Bowie released his first new song in nearly a decade today in a surprise launch coinciding with his 66th birthday.

02/03/2011 | Entertainment

Danny Boyle brings Frankenstein to London stage

Fans of Danny Boyle's movies such as "Slumdog Millionaire" and "127 Hours" will not be surprised to learn that his return to the stage directing a new play at the National Theatre based on Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" is a breathtaking mix of intimate drama and spectacular imagery.

17/02/2012 | Entertainment

King's Speech to hit London stage in March

The London theatre circuit was abuzz with anticipation as big-time theatre goers and critics anxiously awaited ‘The Kings Speech’ arrival to the London stage. Adapted from the Oscar-winning film starring Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush, the play is set to hit Wyndhams Theatre on March 22.

01/01/2013 | Entertainment

Green Day to get back on road in March

The members of Green Day said they will return to the road in March after the punk rock band canceled its fall club tour and postponed later dates as frontman Billie Joe Armstrong underwent treatment for substance abuse.