Argentina
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:46:00 GMTMacrists win most districts in Argentina's primary elections
Argentina's ruling Frente de Todos (FdT) coalition Sunday took a heavy blow by losing the Open, Simultaneous and Mandatory Primary (PASO) elections to the opposition Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) alliance of former President Mauri...
Sun, 12 Sep 2021 09:04:00 GMTArgentine opposition demands results of Sunday's primaries be known by 9pm
Argentina's leading opposition Juntos por el Cambio (Together for change - JxC) coalition has once again pressed for the results of Sunday's Open Primary, Mandatory and Simultaneous (PASO) elections to be released by 9pm.
Sun, 12 Sep 2021 08:46:00 GMTOver 417,000 foreigners cleared to vote in City of Buenos Aires without prior registration
Foreign residents in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) have long been cleared to vote at the municipal level, but since participation is not mandatory for non-nationals, they were required to register.
Sun, 12 Sep 2021 08:42:00 GMTCryptocurrency trader sponsors Argentine First Division football team
Argentine football First Division team Huracán will don jerseys sponsored by a cryptocurrency trader starting this week, it was announced Saturday.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:00:00 GMTFirst case of Mu variant detected in northern Argentina
Argentine health authorities have detected the first case of the coronavirus Mu variant in the country, it was announced Friday.
Sat, 11 Sep 2021 07:25:00 GMTSales of choripanes falls 80% in Argentina due to sanitary restrictions
In Argentina, choripán is a portmanteau word for chorizo (pork sausage) sandwich (chorizo + pan = bread): It is also the most popular food and has tremendous political connotations.
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 09:30:00 GMTArgentine President Fernández underscores differences between him and Macri ahead of primary elections
Argentine President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner took centre stage Thursday as the ruling Frente de Todos party rounded up its political campaign aimed at next Sunday's Open, Simultaneou...
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 09:25:00 GMTArgentina heads to the primary election with almost record country risk and the US dollar at 186 Pesos
As a direct consequence of political uncertainty ahead of the primary elections to be held by the different Argentine political parties on Sunday, the US dollar in the black market climbed 5 Pesos during the first seven working...
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 09:08:00 GMTChile's President meets Argentina-born Pope; no comments about the latest territorial dispute
Chile's President Sebastián Piñera Thursday met with Pope Francis at The Vatican during one of his stops on his current European tour.
Thu, 09 Sep 2021 12:48:00 GMTBrazil imports record volumes of Argentine corn to feed poultry and pork
While Brazil is complying with the last shipments of corn contracted earlier and at a lesser rhythm and volume than a year earlier, imports of the grain compared to 2020, have more than doubled this year, mainly from Argentina.