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Télam. National News Agency of Argentina. June 19, 2013. President Cristina Fernández will attend this afternoon the central celebration of the National University of Córdoba (UNC) ´s 400th anniversary, to be held at the Argentine Pavilion of Córdoba´s University City.

Télam. National News Agency of Argentina. June 19, 2013. President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will head on Thursday the main ceremony for the National Flag Day in Rosario city, as it was officially announced.

Télam. National News Agency of Argentina. June 19, 2013. The polar wave continues, and has caused temperatures below zero in Argentina’s central and south areas. The cold weather will remain until Saturday, when it is expected that the temperature increases "temporarily" and then it will drop again the coming week  

Télam. National News Agency of Argentina. June 19, 2013. Through her Twitter account, President Cristina Fernández was strongly critical yesterday of a court decision that closed down a case against the Argentine Rural Society (SRA).

Télam. National News Agency of Argentina. June 19, 2013. Justice Minister Julio Alak commented that the Supreme Court ruling that declared the unconstitutionality of the law that calls for the popular election of the Magistrates Council members “ignores the popular will. Here there is a law voted and regulated by Congress, which the Constitution had failed to define in a precise way”.

Télam. National News Agency of Argentina. June 19, 2013. Congressman and La Cámpora's general secretary, Andrés Larroque, challenged the Supreme Court ruling that declared unconstitutional most of the law that installed the popular elections of the Magistrates Council members in only 15 days.

Télam. National news agency of Argentina. June 19, 2013. The Secretary of Public Communications Alfredo Scoccimarro issued a communiqué last night informing that the Justice Ministry will request an investigation on alleged threats to Supreme Court Justice Juan Carlos Maqueda.

Télam. National News Agency of Argentina. June 19, 2013. The head of the FPV in the Lower House Juliana Di Tullio told Télam that the Supreme Court has "turned its back to the people", when referring to the ruling that declared unconstitutional four articles of the law that enabled the popular election of members of the Council of Magistrates.

Télam. National News Agency of Argentina. June 19, 2013. Federal Planning Minister, Julio De Vido asserted that the policies of social inclusion implemented over the last decade prioritized to provide water and sewerage services to the most underprivileged sectors.

Télam. National News Agency of Argentina. June 18, 2013. Cabinet Chief Juan Manuel Abal Medina referred to the Supreme Court Ruling regarding the election of the Magistrates Council and commented that “they are afraid of popular vote”.

Télam. National News Agency of Argentina. June 18, 2013. The Supreme Court declared today unconstitutional four articles of the law that imposed the election, through popular vote, of the members of the Council of Magistrates.

Télam. National News Agency of Argentina. June 18, 2013. Entrepreneur Gustavo Grobocopatel confirmed to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner that the group he heads will invest AR$ 400 million in Argentina. Part of the investment will be allocated to Agrofina, the agrochemical company purchased to Brazilian owners.

Télam. National News Agency of Argentina. June 18, 2013. President Cristina Fernández headed yesterday, at the Government House, the ceremony during which new fire trucks were presented to the National Plan of Fire Prevention.

Télam. National News Agency of Argentina. June 18, 2013. Vice President Amado Boudou, during the inauguration of a technical school at the Coastal Municipality (Municipio de la Costa)’s Industrial Park, said that “we are working to gain another decade”.

Télam. National News Agency of Argentina. June 18, 2013. Federal Planning Minister Julio De Vido said that the law that calls for the election through popular vote of the counselors of the Magistrates Council must be fully enforced. 

Télam. National News Agency of Argentina. June 18, 2013. Procurator General Alejandra Gils Carbó ruled that the election through popular vote of the members of the Magistrates Council, as well as the increase of its members, are constitutional.

Télam. National News Agency of Argentina. June 18, 2013. A real estate firm from Córdoba province announced that it will take the Real Estate Investment Deposit (CEDIN) a 20 percent more than their value to be used to buy properties.

Télam. National News Agency of Argentina. June 17, 2013. The 16-year-old Ángeles Rawson was crushed to death by the garbage truck where she was dumped after being tied and wrapped into a bag, as informed prosecutor María Paula Asaro. 

Télam. National News Agency of Argentina. June 17, 2013. President Cristina Fernández said through her Twitter social account, regarding the investigation of the 1994 AMIA terrorist attack, that “there are people who do not want the truth to be known”.

Télam. National News Agency of Argentina. June 17, 2013. Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman arrived in New Delhi, where he starts his official visit to India, during which he will attend a meeting of the Mixed Inter Government Commission formed to boost the relationship between the two countries.