General César Milani broke down in tears as he stepped down officially as head of the Army, as he thanked his family while hitting out at what he called a media campaign against his position.
"I am taking on the greatest challenge of my professional life," Cundom, a veteran of the 1982 Malvinas War, stated during his swearing-in speech as he officially replaced César Milani in the role.
By Fermín KoopIf the Mercosur bloc asks for it, the European Union would be willing to sign a two-speed free trade agreement, meaning some Latin American countries would implement the deal faster than others, instead of doing a deal including all of them at the same time, EU’s Managing Director for the Americas Christian Leffler said.
The Teamsters' Union has come to an agreement with business leaders for a 31.5 percent wage increase to be implemented in three steps, thus closing an arduous collective negotiation that had broke down on several occasions.
In statements to ámbito.com, the governor-elect in Tierra del Fuego's run-off, affirmed she seeks “a government for everybody,” and ratified her support to Victory Front’s star candidate for this year’s general elections, Daniel Scioli.
• FpV wins Tierra del Fuego• 'The people of Tierra del Fuego are the winners'
After Judge demanded seizure of assets from oil drilling firms
Foreign Minister Timerman slams UK over Malvinas
US stocks fell sharply in heavy trading and the S&P 500 and the Dow had their worst day since October after a collapse in Greek bailout talks intensified fears that the country could be the first to exit the euro zone. Euro zone stocks suffered their biggest one-day fall since 2011, with southern European banks in particular hit.
Argentine shares followed world trends in plunging 3.2 percent today amid drops in global shares and concerns on the Greek crisis, led by heavy losses for banks and energy companies.
Tens of thousands of Greeks rallied to back their leftwing government's rejection of a tough international bailout after a clash with foreign lenders pushed Greece close to financial chaos and forced a shutdown of its banking system.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said he would respect a potential Greek decision to stick to the path of austerity as prescribed by foreign creditors, but his government would not be the one to carry it out.
The US dollar today rose half a cent to 9.095 pesos in banks and foreign exchange agencies while the so called “blue” parallel dollar was one cent higher at 13.29 pesos in underground houses, after it plunged 24 cents last Friday halting consecutive hikes in the previous sessions.
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