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  • 23/06/2012 | Argentina

    Argentina 'concerned' over trade deficit with US, Argüello

    Argentine Ambassador in Washington Jorge Argüello said today that the Government "is concerned" over the increase of the deficit of the bilateral trade and said he did not find an answer in Barack Obama’s administration to increase the selling of Argentine goods.

  • 26/09/2012 | Argentina

    CFK meets IDB head in Washington

    President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner met with the head of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno, in Washington in the midst of her visit to the US.

  • 01/12/2011 | Argentina

    Argüello officially appointed as Argentine ambassador to US

    US President Barack Obama’s administration officially approved Jorge Argüello’s bid to become the Argentine Ambassador in Washington DC, the Foreign Ministry announced.

  • 20/04/2012 | Argentina

    IMF says YPF's expropriation is a 'bilateral affair'

    By Carlos Burgueño
    Argentina got its first point in the diplomatic match with Spain over YPF’ nationalization. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) decided to call the conflict a “bilateral affair” and “a decision of a sovereign nation,” words pronounced by the IMF’s Latin America and Caribbean Department Director Nicolas Eyzaguirre during a news briefing at the IMF, World Bank Spring 2012 meetings in Washington.

  • 20/04/2012 | Argentina

    YPF, out of international agenda until June

    By Carlos Burgueño
    The government’s decision of nationalizing YPF will be discussed in June in Los Cabos, Mexico, during the G-20 summit. Until then, there will not be any official statements as a result of several meetings held last night in Washington by Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino with high-ranking officials.

  • 15/04/2011 | Argentina

    G20, IMF reflect Argentina’s position

    By Liliana Franco, from Washington DC.- Argentina’s envoy is satisfied because, according to them, the IMF and the G20 are presenting measures that the country has applied in the past, when it was lonely and harshly criticized directly or indirectly by several countries. Economy Minister Amado Boudou highlighted in Washington the paradigm change that is being discussed in the G20 and in the IMF.

  • 15/04/2011 | Argentina

    Boudou: 'We'll work to keep on growing'

    By Liliana Franco, from Washington DC.- “We have a mature relationship with the IMF, we can sit down and express what we think,” Economy Minister Amado Boudou said referring to the current relationship between Argentina and the organization.

  • 09/11/2011 | Argentina

    Argüello appointed Ambassador to the United States

    Jorge Argüello was appointed as the new Argentine Ambassador to the United States by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Government sources said. Argüello, who currently represents Argentina before the United Nations, will replace Alfredo Chiaradia in Washington DC.

  • 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.

  • 01/01/2013 | World

    US 'fiscal cliff' crisis heads to resolution in Congress

    A months-long battle over the US "fiscal cliff" headed to a close today as the House of Representatives moved toward final approval of a bipartisan deal meant to prevent Washington from pushing the world's biggest economy into recession.

  • 08/01/2013 | World

    US does not rule out complete pullout from Afghanistan after 2014

    The Obama administration does not rule out a complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan after 2014, the White House said today, just days before President Barack Obama is due to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

  • 09/01/2013 | World

    Washington National Cathedral to host gay weddings

    The 106-year-old Washington National Cathedral, the site of presidential funerals and Martin Luther King's last sermon, will host same-sex weddings, the cathedral's dean announced today.

  • 06/12/2012 | World

    Marijuana goes legal in Washington state amid mixed messages

    Washington state made history today as the first in the nation to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, an occasion celebrated by dozens of users near Seattle's famed Space Needle amid blaring reggae music and a haze of pot smoke.

  • 27/12/2012 | World

    US lawmakers, Obama in last chance talks on 'fiscal cliff'

    US President Barack Obama and lawmakers are launching a last chance round of budget talks just days before a New Year's deadline to reach a deal or watch the economy go off a "fiscal cliff."

  • 28/12/2012 | World

    Maine gets set to ring wedding bells for same-sex couples

    Same-sex couples in Maine were counting down the hours today until the first wedding bells were due to ring, less than two months after state residents approved gay marriage in a historic vote.

  • 24/08/2012 | World

    OAS backs Ecuador in Assange conflict

    The Organization of American States (OAS) gave its support to Ecuador over the conflict with United Kingdom over the diplomatic asylum granted by the andean country to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

  • 07/11/2012 | World

    Colorado, Washington first US states to legalize marijuana

    Colorado and Washington became the first US states to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use in defiance of federal law, setting the stage for a possible showdown with the Obama administration.

  • 12/11/2012 | World

    US Congress comes back to confront 'fiscal cliff'

    Amid a global fright over Washington's political brinkmanship, US lawmakers return to the capital tomorrow with a seven-week deadline to reach agreement on scheduled tax hikes and budget cuts that threaten to trigger another recession.

  • 03/05/2012 | World

    Greenland glaciers speed up, swelling rising seas

    Some of Greenland's glaciers are moving about 30 percent faster than they did 10 years ago, contributing to rising global sea levels, but that still may not be enough to reach the most extreme projections for 2100, scientists reported.

  • 06/07/2012 | World

    Metro train derails in Washington DC suburb; no injuries

    Several cars in a Metro train derailed in a Washington, DC, suburb but none of the 55 passengers on board were injured, and investigators will look into whether heat was a factor in the accident, a transit spokesman said.

  • 09/07/2012 | World

    Washington Monument could stay closed into 2014 for repairs

    The earthquake-damaged Washington Monument could remain closed into 2014 for a repair job priced at $15 million, the National Park Service said.

  • 19/02/2012 | World

    Three dead, up to 8 missing in Washington state avalanche

    Three people were killed and as many as eight others were missing on Sunday after an avalanche near a Washington state ski resort, authorities said.

  • 20/02/2012 | World

    Obama to meet Netanyahu at White House on March 5

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be in Washington to address the annual policy conference of the influential pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, which will be held on March 4-6.

  • 03/04/2012 | World

    Romney makes clean sweep in Republican primaries

    Mitt Romney made a leap toward winning the Republican presidential nomination with a clean sweep of Wisconsin and two other primaries that handed a heavy defeat to main rival Rick Santorum.

  • 08/02/2012 | World

    Gay marriage wins final legislative passage in Washington state

    A bill to legalize gay marriage in Washington state won final legislative approval on  in a vote that moved the state one step closer to becoming the seventh to recognize same-sex nuptials.

  • 13/02/2012 | World

    Washington state's governor signs gay marriage law, opponents vow repeal

    Governor Christine Gregoire signed legislation to make Washington state the seventh in the United States to legalize gay marriage, but opponents vowed to try to prevent the law from taking effect.

  • 16/02/2012 | World

    New Jersey assembly OKs gay marriage; veto awaits

    The New Jersey Assembly passed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage, sending the bill to Republican Governor Chris Christie, a possible vice-presidential candidate who has promised to veto the measure.

  • 12/12/2011 | World

    Obama says US will be loyal partner for Iraq

    President Barack Obama pledged that Washington would remain a strong partner for Iraq as US troops exit by year-end, and played down the risk this departure creates a power vacuum Iran can exploit.

  • 17/01/2012 | World

    Hundreds of Occupy protesters rally at US Capitol

    Several hundred demonstrators with the Occupy movement rallied outside the US Capitol building to denounce what they called the influence of money in Congress.

  • 27/01/2012 | World

    US police warn Occupy protesters in Washington

    Protesters of the "Occupy" movement will be barred from camping at two Washington parks near the White House where they have been living since October, authorities said after Republican lawmakers raised questions about the protests.

  • 27/08/2011 | World

    Obama visits response center as hurricane threatens

    President Barack Obama visited today the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters to get an update on preparations for Hurricane Irene as it charged north along the US East Coast.

  • 09/09/2011 | World

    Clinton: al Qaeda behind unconfirmed threat to US

    US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that al Qaeda was behind a specific, credible but unconfirmed report of a threat to harm Americans, notably in New York and Washington.

  • 21/09/2011 | World

    US House unexpectedly defeats spending bill

    The US House of Representatives unexpectedly defeated a bill that would fund the federal government past Sept. 30 as dozens of Republicans broke with their party to push for deeper spending cuts.

  • 14/04/2011 | World

    IMF: 'We are still at the center of a crisis'

    "We are still in a crisis, and the consequences of this crisis are still very strong, not only in Europe but importantly in Europe. The apex of the crisis is behind us but it would be part of the complacency I am trying to avoid to believe we are in a post crisis era," IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said today in Washington.

  • 13/08/2011 | World

    Obama says political divide is hurting economy

    US President Barack Obama said that bitter fights between Democrats and Republicans in Washington were hurting the economy and he urged lawmakers to embrace compromise in order to boost job growth.

  • 15/08/2011 | World

    US encouraged by Libya rebel push, embassy open

    The United States believes Libyan rebel advances are choking off Muammar Gaddafi's forces in the capital Tripoli and significantly increasing pressure on the Libyan leader, the US State Department said.

  • 14/12/2010 | World

    Man arrested for threats to Washington subway

    A Virginia man has been arrested for making threats to use explosives in the Washington, DC, area, including in the local subway system, according to court documents.

  • 07/01/2011 | World

    Package to US homeland security chief ignites

    A package addressed to US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ignited at a postal facility in Washington D.C. but no one was injured.

  • 08/01/2011 | World

    Israel envoy to discuss reviving peace talks in US

    An envoy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Washington next week to discuss ways to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, a statement from Netanyahu's office said.

  • 18/02/2011 | Latin America

    Argentina's import restrictions could mean 'end of Mercosur,' Uruguayan Chamber of Industry

    The chairman of the Uruguayan Chamber of Industry, Washington Burghi, warned that Argentina’s decision to restrict imports could be “the beginning of the end” for the Mercosur.

  • 15/09/2012 | Latin America

    Venezuela blasts US criticism over drugs

    Venezuela today rejected as unsubstantiated a new US report that accused President Hugo Chavez's government of failing to fight the drugs trade.

  • 08/10/2012 | Sports

    Cards crush Nats to tie playoff series

    Carlos Beltran hit two home runs as the defending World Series champion Cardinals overpowered the Washington Nationals 12-4 in St. Louis to tie their best-of-five National League Division Series at 1-1.

  • 09/04/2012 | Entertainment

    Washington's famed Howard Theatre back from the brink

    Washington's historic Howard Theatre, a launching pad for black performers from Duke Ellington to The Supremes, reopened after a $29 million restoration saved it from the wrecking ball.

  • 23/04/2012 | Entertainment

    Noah Wyle arrested at protest in Washington

    Actor Noah Wyle was arrested at a healthcare protest in Washington, DC, following in the footsteps of his former "ER" co-star George Clooney, who also taken into police custody at a recent political rally.

  • 16/11/2012 | Entertainment

    At Washington's James Bond exhibit, villains are forever

    Fans of fictional super spy James Bond rely on the durable film franchise for must-have elements, such as jaw-dropping stunts, great clothes, sultry women - and villains who are drop-dead evil.


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