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  • 27/12/2012 | Argentina

    Gov't to apply sanctions on bank clerks over strikes

    The government said today that it would slap sanctions on bank clerks involved in the strike today, following their failure to comply with the mandatory conciliation ordered by the Labour Ministry regarding the workers’ wage demands.

  • 14/05/2012 | Argentina

    Gov’t expresses 'concern' over Spanish bio fuel trade restrictions

    The government expressed “great concern” today over the Spanish decision to ban bio fuel “not produced within the European Union” from the country.

  • 29/08/2012 | Argentina

    Teachers announce Friday strike over Macri sanctions

    Secretary-general of UTE-CTERA Teachers' union Eduardo López announced a 24-hour strike for this Friday after the City Ministry of Education decided to remove six teachers from their positions in a Monte Castro public school over a “disrespectful representation” of Mayor Mauricio Macri and Education Minister Esteban Bullrich in a video mocking.

  • 08/11/2012 | Argentina

    Gov't investigating causes behind mass blackout

    The government said today that it was investigating into the causes of the mass power cut that caused chaos across Buenos Aires City and the surrounding areas yesterday evening and that it would “apply the appropriate sanctions,” should it need to.

  • 12/01/2012 | Argentina

    IMF says no sanctions to Argentina despite faulty statistics

    Speaking at a press conference from Washington DC on Thursday, IMF acting director of External Relations Gerry Rice said the organization’s directors “will meet in late January or early February to analyze the progress made in Argentina’s statistics.”

  • 15/03/2012 | Argentina

    'Gov't will sanction banks, companies and funds backing Malvinas illegal oil drills,' Timerman

    Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman gave a press conference announcing sanctions against banks and companies that partner with and/or finance oil companies conducting oil drills in Malvinas Islands. This in hand, the Argentine government took another step in the late diplomatic cross-fire with the UK over the sovereignty of the Malvinas, Sandwich, and South Georgia islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.

  • 21/03/2012 | Argentina

    Cabinet Chief doesn't rule out measures regarding YPF

    Cabinet Chief, Juan Manuel Abal Medina, told state-run news agency Telam that the government “cannot discard taking measures regarding Repsol-YPF oil giant”, after President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's administration accused the company of not investing enough to revert its production’s fall.

  • 22/01/2013 | World

    UN Security Council rebukes N.Korea, tightens sanctions

    The UN Security Council today unanimously condemned North Korea's December rocket launch and expanded existing UN sanctions thanks to a deal secured by the United States and Pyongyang's ally China.

  • 25/01/2013 | World

    North Korea threatens war with South over UN sanctions

    North Korea threatened to attack rival South Korea if Seoul joined a new round of tightened UN sanctions.

  • 26/09/2012 | World

    'Iran is under military threat by uncivilized Zionists,' Ahmadinejad

    Iran is under threat of military action from "uncivilized Zionists," a clear reference to Israel, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today, saying that such threats are designed to force nations into submission.

  • 04/10/2012 | World

    IMF 'willing to cooperate' with Argentina on improving data quality

    IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said today the international lender “is willing to cooperate with Argentina”, in an attempt to sweeten up the relations after last week’s cross fire between President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and IMF Director Christine Legarde over the dubious data provided by the INDEC statistics agency.

  • 15/10/2012 | World

    EU tightens Iran sanctions, Ashton sees more talks

    European Union governments agreed further sanctions against Iran's banking, shipping and industrial sectors, cranking up financial pressure on Tehran in the hope of drawing it into serious negotiations on its nuclear programme.

  • 31/07/2012 | World

    Obama tightens sanctions on Iran energy, finance

    President Barack Obama announced new US sanctions against Iran's energy, petrochemical and financial sectors today that he said would further pressure the country for failing to meet international nuclear obligations.

  • 08/09/2012 | World

    EU may impose new Syria sanctions as Assad clings to power

    The European Union may impose new sanctions on the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad as soon as next month, EU diplomats said.

  • 24/09/2012 | World

    'Argentina has three months to avoid red card,' IMF warns

    The IMF head warned Argentina that the international lender is willing to show the country a red card if didn't meet its promises of providing reliable inflation and GDP statistics by December.

  • 07/05/2012 | World

    US wants 'urgent' Iranian steps in nuclear talks

    The United States called on Iran today to take "urgent practical steps" to build confidence during nuclear talks with world powers, and the European Union said Tehran must suspend sensitive atomic activities.

  • 14/05/2012 | World

    UK warns of more EU Iran sanctions if no change

    The European Union will impose tougher sanctions on Iran if it fails to take concrete steps to allay international concerns over its nuclear programme, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said.

  • 06/06/2012 | World

    US Geithner warns nations will seek 'maximum financial pressure' on Syria's Assad

    The US Treasury today warned Syria that more than 55 countries would seek to impose "maximum financial pressure" on President Bashar al-Assad's government in an effort to stop his regime's violence against Syrian people.

  • 15/03/2012 | World

    Sanctions vice tightens on Iran over nuclear dispute

    The sanctions vice is tightening on Iran, cutting it out of key global financial networks, but Tehran is taking urgent steps to withstand the pressure over a nuclear program the West suspects is intended to produce bombs.

  • 15/04/2012 | World

    Obama says more Iran sanctions coming if talks drag

    US President Barack Obama said there would be more sanctions imposed on Iran if there is no breakthrough in nuclear talks with global powers in the coming months, responding to Israeli accusations that Tehran has been given a "freebie."

  • 20/04/2012 | World

    France says EU to adopt new sanctions on Syria on Monday

    The European Union will adopt new sanctions against Syria on Monday in light of continued bloodshed despite a week-old ceasefire, France's Foreign Ministry said today.

  • 19/01/2012 | World

    France's Juppe sees EU sanctions on Iran Monday

    EU foreign ministers are expected to agree on an oil embargo against Iran and a freeze on the assets of its central bank at a meeting scheduled for Monday, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said.

  • 23/01/2012 | World

    EU expands sanctions against Syria

    EU foreign ministers tightened sanctions against Syria, adding 22 people and eight entities to a list of banned people and groups, and said President Bashar al-Assad's violent crackdown against protesters was unacceptable.

  • 03/02/2012 | World

    Iran warns of retaliation over oil sanctions

    Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran would retaliate over Western-backed oil sanctions and any threat of attack, after US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta was cited as saying he feared a possible Israeli strike as early as April.

  • 21/11/2011 | World

    US to name Iran area of 'money laundering concern'

    The Treasury Department plans to designate Iran as an area of "primary money laundering concern" today, a US official said, a move allowing it to take steps to further isolate the Iranian financial sector.

  • 27/11/2011 | World

    Arab states approve cutting commercial ties with Syria

    The Arab League approved economic sanctions on Syria to try to force Damascus to halt an eight-month crackdown on protests against President Bashar al-Assad that Qatar said may prompt international intervention.

  • 29/12/2011 | World

    Iran warns US over Strait of Hormuz

    A senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said the United States was not in a position to tell Tehran "what to do in the Strait of Hormuz," state television reported, after the US said it would preserve oil shipments in the Gulf.

  • 01/09/2011 | World

    EU says lifts sanctions on Libyan ports

    The European Union has decided to end its sanctions on six Libyan ports, several oil firms and banks, the EU foreign policy chief said today.

  • 05/09/2011 | World

    Iran ready for 'full' UN oversight if sanctions go

    Iran would be ready to grant the UN atomic watchdog "full supervision" of its nuclear activities for five years if UN sanctions were lifted, a senior official was quoted as saying today, an offer the West will likely greet with scepticism.

  • 14/11/2011 | World

    EU ministers postpone decision on new Iran sanctions

    European Union foreign ministers spoke out in favour of tougher sanctions against Iran on Monday, but decided to wait until their next meeting on Dec 1. before taking further action.

  • 19/05/2011 | World

    Obama steps up pressure on Syria's Assad

    US President Barack Obama called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to lead a transition to democracy or step aside, but stopped short of demanding his departure over a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.

  • 23/05/2011 | World

    European Union significantly expands sanctions against Iran

    The European Union significantly extended its sanctions against Iran, reflecting mounting frustration over a lack of progress in nuclear talks with Tehran.

  • 24/05/2011 | World

    US sanctions 23 companies for Iranian ties, Venezuelan PDVSA among them

    The United States announced new sanctions on Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA and six other smaller oil and shipping companies for engaging in trade with Iran in violation of a US ban. Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said that Venezuela was still studying whether it could fulfill all its oil supply obligations after the sanctions.

  • 28/02/2011 | World

    EU approves Libya arms embargo, travel bans

    European Union governments approved a package of sanctions against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his government, including an arms embargo and bans on travel to the bloc.

  • 10/03/2011 | World

    Gaddafi forces hit oil town, France recognises rebel council

    Muammar Gaddafi's forces launched a fresh bombardment of the eastern Libyan oil town of Ras Lanuf, rebels and witnesses said, while an official at President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said France would send an ambassador to Benghazi and receive a Libyan envoy in Paris.

  • 10/03/2011 | World

    More sanctions imposed against Libya

    The German government ordered a freeze on bank accounts in the country held by the Libyan central bank and the Libyan Investment Authority while Russia will ban all weapons sales to Libya, the Kremlin said in a statement.

  • 01/08/2012 | Sports

    Badminton players disqualified after fiasco

    Eight women badminton players were disqualified by the sport's federation for deliberately trying to lose at the Olympics and manipulate the draw, angering fans and fellow athletes who said they undermined the spirit of the Games.

  • 02/08/2012 | Sports

    Badminton to review all round-robin matches

    The World Badminton Federation will review video of all round-robin matches at the London Olympics, the governing body's deputy president told reporters, following the expulsion of eight players from the tournament.

  • 22/08/2012 | Sports

    Disgraced South Koreans have bans reduced

    South Korea's Olympic badminton coach Sung Han-kook has had a lifetime suspension cut to two years, while four players sent home from the London Games for throwing matches also had their bans reduced.


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