Freezing weather in the Magallanes Region has left at least three people dead in Punta Arenas, plus several dozen pedestrians injured since residents are not used to walk on ice covered streets.
Former economy minister Domingo Cavallo walked free after an appeals court overturned last Friday his previous indictment on charges of smuggling weapons to Ecuador and Croatia last decade, ending his 65-day confinement in Campo de Mayo.
An International Monetary Fund, IMF, delegation is expected next week in Buenos Aires to resume financial aid discussions with the Argentine government in an attempt to stabilize the country's economy going through one of its longest recessions in history.