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Argentina

  • Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 19:03 UTC

    South America to host Football 2030 World Cup first round matches

    Montevideo' Centenario Stadium is where it all began in 1930

    Although there is no confirmation yet from football's governing body FIFA, there were clues Wednesday morning that the 2030 finals might be played under a format never seen before in the competition's history that will be celebrating 100 years then.

  • Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 10:59 UTC

    How deep was Massa's candidacy dented by the Insaurralde scandal?

    Insaurralde is a political ally of Deputy Máximo Kirchner, despite not being a born and raised Kirchnerista. Hence the electoral relevance of the scandal.

    The extent of the damage caused by the so-called Insaurralde Scandal to the presidential candidacy of Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa of the ruling Unión por la Patria (UP) front will not be known for certain until the Oct. 22 elections. The same will happen with Buenos Aires Governor Axel Kiciloff's reelection bid.

  • Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 10:54 UTC

    Patricia Bullrich suggests recording criminals' conversations with lawyers although it is illegal

    “We're going to put it in the Penal Code,” said the presidential candidate, to which the interviewer replied, “They're going to kill you for that.”

    Argentine presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich, from the center-right coalition “Juntos por el Cambio,” proposed on Tuesday recording conversations between individuals, particularly between criminals and their lawyers. However, it is “illegal,” journalist Alejandro Fantino reminded her during an interview.

  • Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 09:55 UTC

    Argentina: “Blue” dollar hits new all-time high

    The BCRA sold reserves Tuesday after 35 straight days of purchases

    The “blue” (a euphemism for “black market”) dollar rose AR$ 10 Tuesday and sold for AR$ 810, thus setting a new record, it was reported from Buenos Aires.

  • Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 09:59 UTC

    Argentina: Digital currency bill will not wait until election day

    Massa explained that the digital currency and the money laundering bills are joint part of his economic plan

    Argentina's Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa announced Monday that he would not wait for the results of the Oct. 22 polls to send to Congress the bill for the creation of the new digital currency he announced during Sunday's electoral debate. “We are going to launch the Argentine digital currency,” Massa told the C5N network.

  • Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 09:55 UTC

    Buenos Aires says Cleverly's trip to Falkland Islands is an “unnecessary provocation”

    Carmona warned diplomatic protests would be triggered by Cleverly's presence in the Falkland Islands

    After British Secretary James Cleverly announced Sunday that he would be traveling to the Falklands to show his support for the Islanders' self-determination, the Argentine government replied that it was an “unnecessary provocation.”

  • Tuesday, October 3rd 2023 - 09:23 UTC

    Brazil speaking for Mercosur supports Argentina's Falklands sovereignty claims at UN debate

    Brazil’s representative highlighted the principle of territorial integrity as he reiterated support for Argentina's legitimate rights its sovereignty dispute with the UK over Falklands/Malvinas.

    The United Nations Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) began its general debate on decolonization and related items on Monday, with many speakers emphasizing the need to resolve the questions of the 17 Non-Self-Governing Territories, more than six decades after the General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. The Falklands/Malvinas case was speared by Brazil in representation of Mercosur, while as usual the Spanish representative criticized the Gibraltar situation.

  • Monday, October 2nd 2023 - 10:49 UTC

    No clear winners after first presidential debate in Argentina

    Bullrich failed to explain how she planned to implement the changes the country needs

    The first presidential debate between the five contenders for the Argentine presidency was held on Sunday in Santiago del Estero, without any of the candidates outperforming the others. However, Patricia Bullrich of the opposition coalition Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) was criticized for her stiffness on stage and for failing to explain how she would bring about the changes the country so desperately needs.

  • Sunday, October 1st 2023 - 10:25 UTC

    Argentine presidential candidate Milei: “Should we dollarize?” or rather “Why should we keep the peso?”

    “There is no future for Argentina with the Peso”, argues Argentine presidential front runner Javier Milei

    Next 22 October a presidential election will take place in Argentina, South America's second-largest economy and three candidates are competing for the job, Sergio Massa, the incumbent, Patricia Bullrich, from the traditional opposition when two coalitions prevailed in the Argentine political system, and Javier Milei, a declared libertarian, economist, and if published Argentine opinion polls can be trusted, the front runner.

  • Saturday, September 30th 2023 - 09:05 UTC

    Newest Buquebús unit to be named after actress China Zorrilla

    China Zorrilla united the two shores, the two countries

    Buquebús, the only company offering passenger services linking Montevideo and Buenos Aires daily across the River Plate in addition to the route between Colonia and the Argentine capital, announced Friday that its newest unit already under construction and slated to be delivered in 2025 would be named after Uruguayan actress China Zorrilla.