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Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:56:00 GMT
Argentine navy rescues stranded Russian scientific vessel in Antarctica
An Argentine Navy vessel from the Antarctic Combined Patrol shared with Chile, and currently on duty, helped to rescue the Russian scientific vessel “Professor Logachev”, which was stranded and with no self-propulsion at La...

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 23:00:00 GMT
Argentina's dependency on US needs to stop, President Fernández tells Putin
President Alberto Fernández Thursday told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow that “Argentina has to stop having such a great dependency on the IMF and the United States.”

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 18:01:00 GMT
20 dead, many others hospitalized due to tainted cocaine in Argentina
Authorities in the Argentine town of Hurlingham, in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Wednesday reported 20 people had died and 74 others had been hospitalized after consuming tainted cocaine.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 21:00:00 GMT
Fuel goes up 9% in Argentina after long price freeze
Argentina's state-run oil company YPF announced a price increase of around 9% in the price of fuel at pumps as of Wednesday, with 2 additional percentage points in the case of premium products.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 20:49:00 GMT
IMF concerned over future of Argentine deal due to political turmoil
Argentina's representative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Sergio Chodos Wednesday said in a radio interview the multinational body was concerned after Deputy Máximo Kirchner's resignation as majority leader, which mi...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:44:00 GMT
Recommended reading, updated Argentina Travel Advice by FCDO
The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office has updated its Travel Advice on Argentina. Among other issues, the TA points out that 126,548 British nationals visited Argentina in 2019 and most visits are trouble-free.

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:55:00 GMT
Argentina's deal with IMF will get through Congress, House Speaker says
Argentina's Lower House Speaker Sergio Massa Tuesday said the ruling Frente de Todos (Everybody's Front - FdT) remained united and guaranteed the recent agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will get through Cong...

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 09:10:00 GMT
NGOs claim most deforestation in northern Argentina during 2021 was illegal
Around 110,180 hectares of forest were destroyed in the Argentine provinces of Santiago del Estero, Formosa, Chaco, and Salta during the year 2021 as a result of illegal practices, according to Greenpeace.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 23:23:00 GMT
Argentina decries increasing UK flights to Falklands with Brazil stopovers
Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli has filed a note expressing his country's concern over British military aircraft stopping en route to the Falkland Islands.

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 21:55:00 GMT
First case of new sublineage of omicron detected in Argentina
Argentine health authorities Tuesday confirmed the first case of COVID-19 caused by the sublineage BA.2 of the coronavirus omicron variant., which is said to be two to three times more contagious than the original omicron.



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