Argentina
Sat, 08 Feb 2025 10:52:00 GMTArgentine judge rules travel agency should not advertise Malvinas as UK destination
Judge Guillermo Patricio Cánepa of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) ruled this week that Cruiseline S.R.L. should not mislead potential customers by advertising cruise services to the United Kingdom's “Islas Malvin...
Sat, 08 Feb 2025 09:56:00 GMTArgentina: Lower House gives thumbs down to open primaries
Argentina's Lower House approved this week by 162 votes in favor, 55 against, and 28 abstentions, the elimination of the so-called Mandatory, Simultaneous, and Open Primary (PASO) Elections whereby the country's constituencies ...
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:47:00 GMTBarenboim admits he has Parkinson's Disease
Argentine-born conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim, KBE, confirmed that he has Parkinson's Disease but nevertheless intends to "maintain as many musical engagements as possible."
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:04:00 GMTArgentina: BCRA REM report foresees 2.3% CPI in January
Argentine Central Bank's (BCRA) monthly Market Expectations Outlook (REM) released Thursday foresaw January's Consumer Price Index (CPI) would stand at 2.3%. Back in December 2024, the REM expected it to be 2.5%.
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 08:32:00 GMTCovid 19: Milei wants WHO Chief tried for human rights violations
Argentine President Javier Milei announced Thursday that he intends to hold World Health Organization (WHO) Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus accountable “for crimes against humanity” given the measures recommended and ad...
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 07:13:00 GMTBrazil needs to purchase 3,5 million tons of wheat, despite higher yields in domestic production, says CEPEA
Wheat production 2024/2025 in Brazil fell by 2.6% compared to the previous year, with the National Supply Company (Conab) forecasting a harvest of 7.89 million tons in 2024. This also represents an 11.9% reduction in the cultiv...
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:30:00 GMTMilei now wants Argentina to quit the Paris Agreement
After pulling his country from the World Health Organization (WHO), Argentine President Javier Milei admitted Wednesday in an interview with a French outlet that he intended to withdraw from the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit gr...
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 23:06:00 GMTMilei pulls Argentina out of WHO
Argentine Presidential Spokesman Manuel Adorni announced Wednesday during his morning press briefing that his country would be following in on Donald Trump's steps and withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO), which...
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:28:00 GMTArgentine authorities take action against RAM for Patagonia fires
Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich said Tuesday that the Libertarian Government of President Javier Milei would be declaring the Ancestral Mapuche Resistance (RAM) a terrorist group, in addition to other measures aga...
Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:01:00 GMTOrsi evaluating candidates for Buenos Aires Embassy
Uruguay's future government to be inaugurated on March 1 is evaluating candidates for the Embassy in Buenos Aires. According to local media, former Assistant Presidential Secretary Diego Cánepa seems to be the leading candidat...