Argentina
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 22:15:00 GMTCFK not to run for any office in 2023
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Tuesday announced she will not be running for any office in the 2023 elections. The current Argentina Vice President made those statements during her speech after she was sentenced to six years i...
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 21:26:00 GMTArgentina: CFK sentenced to six years in jail for corruption
Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) has been found guilty of corruption for fraudulent administration and sentenced to six years in jail plus a lifetime disenfranchisement, the Buenos Aires Federal Or...
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:55:00 GMT"Firing squad" sentence against CFK due Tuesday
An Argentine Court is expected to announce a guilty verdict and an ensuing sentence against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) for alleged acts of corruption committed during her presidential terms (2008-2015)...
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:50:00 GMTArgentina to take over Mercosur's pro-tempore presidency amid Uruguay's solo deals
Argentina is to take over Tuesday the pro-tempore presidency of Mercosur from Uruguay in Montevideo, where the hosts' unilateral search for other markets behind the regional bloc's back has stirred controversies.
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 10:03:00 GMTArgentina signs deal with US regarding undeclared taxpayers' assets
Argentina's Superminister of Economy, Industry, and Agriculture Sergio Massa Monday signed an agreement with US Ambassador Marc Stanley for the automatic exchange between the two countries of information about undeclared assets...
Tue, 06 Dec 2022 09:50:00 GMTArgentine court okays offshore oil activities
An Argentine court of appeals Monday lifted an injunction order from a lower magistrate, thus clearing the way for offshore oil drilling off Mar del Plata, but it demanded a "maximum level of control in the operations."
Mon, 05 Dec 2022 20:08:00 GMTArgentine President denounces somber deals between judges, media, and Macrist officials
Argentine President Alberto Fernández sent a message through the national broadcast network announcing he would be instructing the Justice Ministry and the representative of the Executive Branch within the Council of the Magis...
Mon, 05 Dec 2022 20:04:00 GMTArgentine FM fears Uruguay's solo run might lead to Mercosur breakup
Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Monday said in Montevideo ahead of the Mercosur Presidential Summit that Uruguay's one-sided negotiations with foreign blocs could end up in the dissolution of the South American Comm...
Mon, 05 Dec 2022 10:55:00 GMTMercosur Summit to kick off in Montevideo with CPTPP issue topping the agenda
The 61st Summit of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) is starting Monday in Montevideo. During the two-day event, Uruguay is to hand over the six-month pro tempore presidency of the group to Argentina.
Mon, 05 Dec 2022 10:15:00 GMTCOVID-19 infections 280% up in Argentina
Argentine health authorities reported Sunday a 280% increase in COVID-19 infections in one week, with 12,609 new detections and 9 deaths, a 12.5% increase.