Tag: Buenos Aires

Monday, February 5th 2018 - 09:16 UTC
China's finance minister visits Argentina ahead of G20: meeting with Macri

Chinese Finance Minister Xiao Jie, visited Argentina last week where he met with president Mauricio Macri and other officials ahead of the upcoming meeting in Buenos Aires of the G20 finance ministers and central banks governors. There was no official briefing of the different meetings or the interview with Macri in Casa Rosada.
Friday, January 5th 2018 - 10:44 UTC
Crackdown on phantom employees, “gnocchi”, in the Argentine Congress

Nearly 200 phantom workers at Argentina's parliament have been caught in a crackdown on employees who only show up sporadically for their jobs, it has been reported. According to La Nacion, the Argentine Congress implemented a new attendance control system for employees two months ago, and it has already caught 190 who had not shown up for long periods without a good explanation.
Friday, November 18th 2016 - 10:28 UTC
Buenos Aires' to have its own Trump Tower luxurious offices by 2020

With a budget of 100 million dollars, construction of the 35-story building may start in June next year and be finished by 2020, it was announced by the same developers in charge of the residential project in Punta del Este under the name of next President of the United States.
Wednesday, August 5th 2015 - 06:52 UTC
Lost humpback whale which ended in Buenos Aires lured back to sea

A lost whale which made a surprise visit to a marina in the Buenos Aires port area, periodically surfacing among the yachts while hundreds of onlookers tried to capture the moment with smartphones, finally on Tuesday was lured back to the open sea in a combined operation.
Tuesday, August 4th 2015 - 13:16 UTC
Humpback whale surfaces in Buenos Aires alongside luxury yachts

A whale appeared in the marina of one of Buenos Aires' most exclusive up market neighborhoods on Monday, periodically surfacing alongside luxury yachts while hundreds of onlookers tried to capture the moment with smart phones.
Saturday, March 21st 2015 - 06:20 UTC
Argentine police discover 15 kilos of pure cocaine in the 'Splendour of the Seas'

Argentine customs officials seized cocaine worth more than one million dollars million from two crew members on a luxury cruise ship docked in Buenos Aires, authorities said. The suspects, both men, were identified only as a Croatian national and a Chilean traveling on an Australian passport.
Saturday, February 21st 2015 - 04:40 UTC
US top news figure admits he never was in the Falklands during the 1982 war

Another United States prominent TV news figure has been accused of exaggerating his exploits while covering combat situations: this time it's Fox News' Bill O'Reilly and refers to his alleged coverage of the Falklands' war in 1982.
Saturday, December 20th 2014 - 06:33 UTC
Power cuts hit Buenos Aires as temperature rises

Sweltering heat props up use of air conditioning. 'Specific failures' along the distribution line spark street, social media protests
Wednesday, October 1st 2014 - 07:10 UTC
In Buenos Aires City, 275.000 people live in shantytowns, says human rights report

The population in Buenos Aires’ City shantytowns increased to 275,000 from 163,000 people during the last four years while City Hall’s budget for social housing fell to 2.1% this year, the City’s Human Rights Observatory (ODH) reported.
Friday, March 28th 2014 - 08:39 UTC
In memory of Malvinas, a passage is officially named “April 2” instead of 'Inglaterra'

Buenos Aires City councilors gave final approval to a bill that officially names “April 2”, a passage in the neighborhood of Agronomia, which was re-baptized with that name by residents during the 1982 Malvinas war conflict, who erased the original name of 'England'.