Argentina

Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Fernandez upgrades Falklands strategic position; promises to reinforce military presence in southern Argentina

Argentine president Alberto Fernández again claimed sovereignty over the Falklands and other South Atlantic Islands, “usurped” by the United Kingdom, asking London to comply with international resolutions, since “this occupation could limit the flow of vessels between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and the access to Antarctica.”
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:50 UTC
Argentine student winner of Falklands' competition travels to the Islands “with an open mind”

“Since a child I have been passionate about the Malvinas dispute between Argentina and the UK, which was reinforced by the stories from my uncle who was a member of the Argentine crew sent to South Georgia to scrap the remains of the rusting whaling station”, reveals Braian Espinoza Salazar, an Argentine International Relations student at the Mendoza University.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 10:09 UTC
Argentine White Helmets arrive in Honduras

An Argentine “white helmet” mission to assist Honduran victims of recent rainstorms has been deployed to the area, it was reported Sunday in Buenos Aires.
Monday, October 3rd 2022 - 09:47 UTC
Argentine tire manufacturers back to work

An agreement has been reached between Argentina's Single Union of Argentine Tire Workers (SUTNA) and the three companies operating in the country, thus bringing the five-month conflict that left the country virtually tireless to an end.
Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 10:20 UTC
De Pedro's mission to US heading back home

Argentine Interior Minister Wado De Pedro's trip to the United States alongside a delegation of governors of the country's Grand North has come to an end.
Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 10:14 UTC
Argentine authorities favor sterilization surgery starting at age 16

Argentina's Health Ministry has launched a campaign aimed at enabling teenagers to have access to sterilization procedures such as a vasectomy or a tube ligation from the age of 16, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Hake fishing halted for conservation purposes

Authorities from Uruguay and Argentina have agreed to halt hake capture effective Oct. 1 on a temporary basis to preserve the species, it was announced.
Friday, September 30th 2022 - 10:45 UTC
False alarms: Bomb threats received at Casa Rosada and Army HQs in Buenos Aires

The explosives division of Argentina's Federal Police was summoned late Thursday to Casa Rosada after a bomb threat was received. A similar warning had been made regarding the Army headquarters (Edificio Libertador) some three blocks from the Government's House.
Friday, September 30th 2022 - 09:56 UTC
Argentina launches Sustainable Transportation Plan

The Government of Argentina Thursday launched the National Sustainable Transportation Plan aimed at achieving 2030 goals regarding energy transition for passenger, cargo, and private vehicles.
Friday, September 30th 2022 - 09:46 UTC
Argentina: Milani not guilty in purchase of mansion above his paygrade

Former Argentine Army Chief of Staff General César Milani has been acquitted in the case of “illicit enrichment” filed against him for being unable to justify how he had managed to afford a luxurious residence in a most exclusive area north of Buenos Aires on his military officer's pay.