Argentina
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:32:00 GMT“Only a miracle can save Argentina's economy,” says Brazilian President Bolsonaro
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said in his social media broadcast that “only a miracle will save the Argentine economy,” as he referred to the administration of his colleague Alberto Fernández as “a regime that d...
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:20:00 GMTPort workers' strikes hinder Argentine exports of cereals
With most Argentine ports along the Paraná river unoperational due to the historic downspout, Quequén, Necochea, and Bahía Blanca on the Atlantic coast would have become an alternative way out for agri-food exports had it no...
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 09:05:00 GMTGas tanker runs aground in River Plate, stirs memories of Suez canal incident
The Norwegian-flagged Hoegh Esperanza ship ran aground en route to Escobar in the shallow waters of the River Plate and needed to be towed out of its predicament so that navigation could resume.
Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:13:00 GMTHard times for Argentine families to remain above the poverty line
An Argentine standard family of two adults and two children needed the monthly equivalent of US$ 664 or US$ 380 (depending on the official or free money exchange market) to be considered above the poverty line during the month ...
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:21:00 GMTFormer Army Capt., 3 police officers handed down life sentences for crimes during Argentina's last dictatorship
A federal court in the Argentine city of Rosario Thursday handed down life in jail sentence to each of the four defendants in the Klotzman case of human rights violations and murder during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 07:59:00 GMTFirst case of Delta variant spotted in Argentine province of Córdoba, carrier disregarded isolation, infected 13 others
One case of the coronavirus Delta variant has been detected in the Argentine province of Córdoba in a traveler who had arrived from Lima, Peru, through Buenos Aires' Aeroparque Jorge Newbery airport on July 19.
Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:30:00 GMTFalklands signs HPP2 Memorandum of Understanding ahead of August visit by ICRC
This Thursday the Falkland Islands Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between FIG, the UK Government, and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 09:13:00 GMTGov't officials to run in primary elections need to resign in order to focus on their campaigns, Argentine President warns
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Wednesday warned that government officials who wished to run in the upcoming mandatory primary elections should resign their offices in order to focus on their campaigns.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 08:23:00 GMTCeremony held in Trelew for new anniversary of Welsh landing in Patagonia
Local authorities and descendants of the Welsh community in Argentine Patagonia gathered Wednesday at the city of Trelew for the celebrations marking the 156th anniversary of the beginning of the Welsh feat in Chubut.
Thu, 29 Jul 2021 07:32:00 GMTPresidents of Argentina, Colombia hold side talk while attending presidential inauguration in Lima
Colombia President Iván Duque Márquez Wednesday praised the current state of bilateral relations with Argentina in a meeting he held with his counterpart from that country, Alberto Fernández, as both leaders were in the Peru...