The UK government has condemned the recent Argentine order to seize $156m (£99m) of drilling equipment from British oil explorers around the Falkland islands as a ‘flagrant and unacceptable campaign to strangle the islands’ hydrocarbons industry”.
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UK government condemns “Argentine attempts to destroy Falklands economy”
Latin America
Argentina: Three French sports stars die in helicopter crash
Ten people have been killed in a helicopter crash in Argentina, including three French sports personalities.
Sport
World Cup 2014: Germany triumphs in a tournament of many winners and losers
Germany has won the World Cup for the first time since unification, beating Argentina 1-0 in extra-time.
Science
Paleontologists uncover ‘world’s largest dinosaur’ in Argentina
The fossilised remains of seven enormous herbivore dinosaurs, believed to be “the largest to ever walk the earth” have been discovered in Argentina.
Science
Argentina: Reports of explosion from falling meteor in Santa Fe region
A loud, window-rattling explosion was reported in at least seven towns in central and western Santa Fe, Argentina, with scientists investigating whether the cause was a meteor.