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Monday, April 22nd 2024 - 06:09 UTC
Milei reinstates ambassador Foradori, who signed the Falklands 2016 Joint Communiqué

An Argentine professional diplomat, who was vilified by the Kirchnerite political establishment for having signed during the mandate of ex-president Mauricio Macri (2015/2019), a Joint Communiqué with Foreign Office minister Alan Duncan in September 2016, has been reinstated as ambassador, head of the different organizations that function in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Sunday, April 21st 2024 - 16:15 UTC
Wreckwatch Magazine special issue calls for 'decolonization' of San José treasure ship

Wreckwatch, the foremost publication dedicated to maritime archaeology, has released a groundbreaking special issue shedding light on the controversial history and future of the San José, a Spanish galleon lost off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia, in 1708.
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Saturday, April 20th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Milei says conditions for Argentina's recovery being created

Argentine President Javier Milei Friday told a group of businesspeople attending the Llao Llao Forum in Bariloche that he did not believe in a “dirigist” economy in which the State would be involved in every step along the productive process. He also insisted his administration was “creating the conditions for Argentina to grow again” from “the worst crises in history.”
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Saturday, April 20th 2024 - 10:39 UTC
Chile's new icebreaker completes first week at sea

The new Chilean-built “Almirante Viel” icebreaker completed her first week of sea testing on Friday, it was reported in Santiago.
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Saturday, April 20th 2024 - 10:30 UTC
Energy crisis prompts new emergency declaration in Ecuador

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa Friday issued a decree establishing yet another state of emergency due to a “serious internal commotion and public calamity” in the violence-torn South American country which is going through an energy crisis in addition to drug-trafficking gang crimes. Power cuts last up to about eight hours a day amid tight “rationing of electricity.”
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Friday, April 19th 2024 - 22:20 UTC
Tierra del Fuego Governor angered by Falklands presence at tourism fair in Sao Paulo

Governor Gustavo Melella of the Argentine Province of Tierra del Fuego which technically includes the the Falkland/Malvinas and other South Atlantic islands sent this week notes of protest regarding the “WTM Latin America” tourism fair in Sao Paulo where the British Overseas Territories have a desk. Melella sent letters to Brazil's Ambassador in Buenos Aires and the Argentine Embassy in Brasilia.
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Friday, April 19th 2024 - 21:48 UTC
Dead penguins turn up in Mar del Plata

At least 40 dead penguins were found on the Camet beaches in the northern part of the beach resort and fishing industry hub of Mar del Plata. Experts say that despite its shocking effect on residents these events have been occurring every year as a result of climate change and the ensuing lack of food. The first such appearances date back to “between 2000 and 2005,” it was explained.
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Friday, April 19th 2024 - 21:14 UTC
Brazil's Finance Minister hopes G20 will tax the super‑rich to tackle world's debt crisis

During his trip to Washington DC to attend International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) engagements, Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said he hoped the G-20 would approve later this year a new taxation for the planet's super-rich so that the global economy could adjust amid an unprecedented debt crisis, Agencia Brasil reported.
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Friday, April 19th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Conflict in Middle East could escalate after latest Israeli attacks

Israeli forces attacked Iranian Air Force positions in Isfahan, in the center of the country in retaliation for last weekend's bombardment with unmanned explosives and missiles, it was reported early Friday. Other hits were recorded in the As-Suwayda governorate in southern Syria, the Baghdad area, and the Babil governorate in Iraq.
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Friday, April 19th 2024 - 10:46 UTC
Argentine Senate passes scandalous wage hike

Argentina's Senate Thursday agreed on a substantial wage increase for the Upper House which stirred controversies as the country grapples to make ends meet. The decision was reached after zero debate and Senators were also asked to raise their hands if they validated the motion. Many then insisted on social media that they were not among the ones approving the scandalous hike.
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