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Agence France-PresseMay 13, 2013 16:40
LONDON, May 10, 2013 (AFP) - We plan to file the following videos on Saturday. Please check the daily advisories for any additions and amendments. -- TOP WORLD NEWS -- + PAKISTAN ELECTIONS ISLAMABAD/KARACHI/LAHORE/PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN: Rolling news coverage of elections (voting, main candidates casting votes, vote counting, results, reaction). RAW. TBA PENANG, MALAYSIA: Opposition parties hold a rally in Penang. RAW. TBA + EUROPE LONDON: G7 finance ministers meeting. RAW

Argentina's YPF acquires control of Metrogas

Agencia EFEMay 7, 2013 13:08
Buenos Aires, May 7 (EFE).- YPF, the oil company controlled by the Argentine state following the expropriation of a 51 percent stake from Spain's Repsol, said it acquired control of Metrogas, Argentina's largest gas distributor, from BG Group for $9.7 million. YPF said in a filing with securities regulators that it would now own 70 percent of the gas utility's stock. Marcelo Nuñez, a veteran energy industry executive, is the new CEO of Metrogas, YPF said.

Pope expresses support for Argentine rights group

Agencia EFEApril 24, 2013 19:30
Vatican City, Apr 24 (EFE).- Pope Francis on Wednesday told the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo that they can "count on him" in seeking the whereabouts of the children of people disappeared during Argentina's 1976-1983 military dictatorship and who were illegally placed with other families to raise. The president of the organization, Estela de Carloto, said that the pontiff had relayed this message to them after she met with Francis at the Vatican at the end of his traditional Wednesday public audience.

Refinery fire to cut fuel production at Argentina's YPF by 7 pct

April 10, 2013 11:31
Buenos Aires, Apr 10 (EFE).- Fuel production at YPF, the oil company controlled by the Argentine state following the expropriation of a 51 percent stake from Spain's Repsol, could drop 7 percent due to a fire at its refinery in the city of La Plata, CEO Miguel Galuccio said. The refinery's Coke A unit is offline following a fire last week during the floods in La Plata, located 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Buenos Aires, Galuccio said.

Pope installed as bishop of Rome, appeals to lapsed faithful

April 7, 2013 20:35
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis was formally installed as bishop of Rome on Sunday and he urged lapsed Catholics not to be afraid to return to God. Francis celebrated a Mass before thousands of people in the Rome Basilica of St. John in Lateran to formally take possession of the cathedral in his capacity as bishop of the Italian capital, his other major role along with the papacy.

Violent storm kills at least eight in Argentina

April 3, 2013 00:30
At least eight people died after torrential rain and strong winds battered Buenos Aires and its suburbs, knocking out power, downing trees and affecting 350,000 residents, officials said Tuesday. More than six inches (155 mm) of rain fell between midnight Monday and 7 am Tuesday, the city weather service said, setting an April record for the Argentine capital. One of the dead was a subway worker electrocuted while trying to pump water out of a flooded station, union official Enrique Rosito said.

Giant photo of Pope Francis placed on Buenos Aires building facade

March 28, 2013 14:00
Buenos Aires, Mar 28 (EFE).- The municipal government of this capital on Thursday placed a gigantic photograph of Pope Francis on the facade of one of its buildings in homage to the man who was archbishop of Buenos Aires prior to his March 13 election as pontiff. The image, with the caption "The city celebrates Pope Francis with pride and joy," measures 88 meters wide by 34 meters high (286 x 111 feet). The image, made of cloth, was placed over the facade of the Plata Building near the emblematic Obelisk of Buenos Aires.

Pope appoints new Buenos Aires archbishop

March 28, 2013 08:31
Pope Francis made his first clerical appointment on Thursday, assigning the bishop of Santa Rosa in Argentina to take over his former post as archbishop of the large diocese of Buenos Aires. Archbishop Mario Poli, 65, steps into the shoes of former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the top Catholic Church figure in Argentina. Poli worked alongside Bergoglio in the Argentine capital -- which numbers 2.5 million faithful -- from 2002 to 2008, after he was appointed auxiliary bishop by Francis's predecessor Benedict XVI. The pair are said to be close.

Pope names his successor as archbishop of Buenos Aires

March 28, 2013 08:00
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Mario Auerlio Poli, 65, of the Argentine diocese of Santa Rosa to succeed him as archbishop of Buenos Aires, the Vatican said on Thursday. Francis, the former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, was archbishop of the Argentine capital until his election as pope on March 13. (Reporting by Philip Pullella; Editing by Louise Ireland)

Pope a really thoughtful guy: Argentine merchant

March 26, 2013 14:30
Pope Francis, who's earning a reputation as a pretty regular guy as far as pontiffs go, had the courtesy to phone his newspaper vendor back home in Argentina and cancel his subscription. Kiosk owner Daniel del Regno told AFP Tuesday that when Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio left Buenos Aires for Rome in late February to get ready for the conclave gathering to pick the new pope, he said he would be back in three weeks or so.
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