Stories for March 2023

Thursday, March 9th 2023 - 09:50 UTC
Firefighter, assailant killed in robbery attempt at Santiago's airport

Two people were killed at Santiago de Chile's Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Wednesday when a commando-style group tried to rob an armored vehicle carrying over US$ 32 million straight from the tarmac.
Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 12:45 UTC
Argentina's cancellation of Córdoba-Mt. Pleasant route made official

The Argentine Government's decision to strike the authorization once granted to LATAM Brasil to serve Mount Pleasant in the Malvinas/Falkland Islands from Córdoba has been made official since it was published Tuesday in the Official Gazette.
Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Women mobilize for their rights around the world: “it will take 300 years” to achieve equality

Thousands of women will take to the streets of the world Wednesday to denounce a global offensive against their rights and demand an end to discrimination and femicides, on the rise in Latin American countries such as Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay.
Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
Argentine federal gov't gets involved in Rosario violence crisis

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday announced through a recorded message from the Olivos residence, that federal forces would be deployed to the Rosario area in an attempt to curb drug-trafficking-related violence. “Rosario needs us”, said the President.
Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 10:11 UTC
Aerolíneas Argentines to resume Carrasco-Ezeiza route

Aerolíneas Argentinas will resume its direct route between Buenos Aires' largest international air terminal (Ezeiza) and Montevideo's Carrasco, which will serve as a feeder for Uruguayan travelers to board transatlantic flights to Madrid or Rome or other domestic and regional services to destinations such as New York, Cancun, Punta Cana, or Havana.
Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 10:10 UTC
Uruguay generates certainty for Argentine migrants, Lacalle says

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday explained that many Argentines had decided to migrate and settle “across the pond” because his country was one that “generates certainty.”
Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 10:08 UTC
Argentine-developed Covid vax ready to move on to trial phase

Argentine researchers are about to complete de development of the “ARVAC Cecilia Grierson” Covid-19 vaccine, which is why volunteers are needed for the 2/3 trial phase, it was reported in Buenos Aires. The new drug is expected to be cleared by mid-2023.
Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 10:05 UTC
Argentina clinches CAF loan for gas pipeline development

Argentina has secured a US$ 840 million loan from the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), which will be largely allocated to the construction of the “President Néstor Kirchner” gas pipeline, it was announced Tuesday.
Wednesday, March 8th 2023 - 10:03 UTC
Chile's Interior Minister calls for citizen participation in new Constitutional reform effort

Chile's Interior Minister Carolina Tohá admitted the country's previous constitutional reform attempt was a failure and said she was aware that her country could not afford to let that happen again while underlining the importance of citizen participation.
Tuesday, March 7th 2023 - 15:06 UTC
Uruguay-China’s FTA is “improving” at a slower pace, President Lacalle says

The President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, referred to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China. In an interview with the Argentine radio program “Alguien tiene que decirlo” (Radio Mitre), Lacalle stated that negotiations with Chinese authorities are “progressing”. However, the processes of the Asian country advance at a “slower” pace, the head of the South American Government said.