Stories for June 17th 2024

Monday, June 17th 2024 - 19:58 UTC
Argentina to remove solar panels Tuesday, weather permitting

Argentina's Navy will remove the solar panels mistakenly placed in Chilean territory after President Gabriel Boric Font warned that his country would take action if Buenos Aires failed to comply at the earliest time possible.
Monday, June 17th 2024 - 19:14 UTC
Paraguay's potential highlighted by leading international outlet

Paraguay's latest achievements as a top Latin American destination for foreign investments have been highlighted by One World Media. The outlet praised the South American country's macroeconomic and political stability coupled with its natural resources, strategic position, and gender equality regulations.
Monday, June 17th 2024 - 18:14 UTC
IMF: Argentina's economic activity projections worse than thought

Monday's International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected a 3.5% drop in Argentina's economic activity this year from a previous 2.75% assessment but admitted inflation would be lower than previously thought reaching 140% year-on-year by the end of 2024 in addition to “declining further in the medium term, as demand for pesos recovers from historically low levels.”
Monday, June 17th 2024 - 10:23 UTC
Argentina installs solar panels in Chilean territory by mistake

Argentina's Ambassador to Santiago Jorge Faurie admitted his country had made a mistake when solar panels were placed three meters into Chilean territory in Tierra del Fuego, which triggered a diplomatic incident between the two countries.
Monday, June 17th 2024 - 09:46 UTC
Uruguay better equipped in case of new drought

Uruguayan authorities are adopting contingency measures in case a new drought comes about in September as the La Niña phenomenon has been forecast to be bringing along a significant decrease in rainfall, it was reported in Montevideo.
Monday, June 17th 2024 - 09:31 UTC
Rescued Magellanic penguins returned to the sea

Argentine environmentalists and scientists brought back to the sea a group of 14 Magellanic penguins that had been rescued from the beaches and treated at the San Clemente-based Mundo Marino Foundation for malnutrition, dehydration, hypothermia, and a high parasitic load.
Monday, June 17th 2024 - 07:49 UTC
Russia-Ukraine War: Argentina signs Bürgenstock Declaration; Brazil does not

Argentine President Javier Milei joined the list of dignitaries endorsing the Bürgenstock Declaration in favor of peace in Ukraine while Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was among those very few who did not because in his view only negotiations involving both belligerent parties (Ukraine and Russia) were worth considering.
Monday, June 17th 2024 - 07:11 UTC
Argentina's Security Minister gets first-hand glimpse of “Bukele Model”

Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich Sunday visited El Salvador's controversial Confinement Center for Terrorism (CECOT), probably seeking to replicate the model in her country, it was reported. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele had told her he was open to giving Argentina any assistance it might need regarding security issues.
Monday, June 17th 2024 - 06:53 UTC
City of Buenos Aires declares Maduro “persona non grata”

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been declared “persona non grata” by the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) for the alleged commission of serious human rights violations.
Monday, June 17th 2024 - 04:23 UTC
Argentine Navy commemorates Malvinas “Day of Maximum Resistance”

The Argentine Navy on Saturday commemorated with Malvinas Veterans the “Day of Maximum Resistance” recalling the heroism, bravery, and commitment by naval troops in the defense of Puerto Argentino (Port Stanley).