Argentina

Monday, December 27th 2021 - 20:45 UTC
Argentina to set up Antarctica observatory to look for exoplanets

Argentina will install an observatory at the Belgrano II base in Antarctica, 1,300 kilometers from the South Pole, which will be operated from Buenos Aires. The automated telescope will be used to detect exoplanets and other celestial bodies which are difficult to watch from other latitudes, it was announced.
Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:56 UTC
Argentina says humanitarian flights “all ready” to fly Falklands-residents to Chile

The Argentine government announced on Sunday that “all is ready” for the two humanitarian charter flights, with an Argentine flagged carrier, to transport Falklands-Malvinas foreign residents that have been stranded in the Islands since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Argentine leaders condemn Johnson's speech, but insist on humanitarian flights

Argentine authorities have condemned over the weekend an announcement by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson regarding next year's 40th anniversary years of the Falklands War.
Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:53 UTC
Bolivia receives the donation of 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

A shipment of 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine has landed in Bolivia Sunday. The batch of the Sinopharm drug is China's largest donation ever to the South American country and will be used particularly on children aged between 5 and 11 years old.
Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:16 UTC
Argentine province announces restrictive measures to curb spread of Omicron

The Argentina province of Córdoba has announced a series of restrictions in an attempt to slow down the spread of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 which has been expanding rapidly, it was reported.
Friday, December 24th 2021 - 09:30 UTC
All acquitted in Austral Fray Bentos crash probe

Argentina's Federal Oral Court number five Thursday acquitted all those under investigation for the 1997 fall of an Austral Douglas DC-9-32 in the Uruguayan city of Fray Bentos.
Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 20:20 UTC
Argentina's oil exports on the rise

Two shipments of Vaca Muerta crude oil carrying around 490,000 barrels each from Puerto Rosales to Porto Alegre in Brazil represent a sizeable increase in exports from the Neuquén Basin, it was reported.
Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 09:24 UTC
Falklands waiting for Argentine response on the request for a compassionate charter flight to Chile

The Falkland Islands Government Head of Communications has confirmed that “we are still waiting for a response from the Government of Argentina,” on the matter of the Falklands Islands request for a compassionate charter flight to Chile, “so no further information since the request was made eleven days ago.”
Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 11:36 UTC
Argentine peso needs devaluing, Goldman Sachs report says

A macroeconomic report from Wall Street operators Goldman Sachs released Tuesday has warned that “without fiscal or monetary anchors” the country is up for strong “headwinds” in 2022 and 2023 and, therefore, “the peso needs to be devalued.”
Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 08:24 UTC
UK the second top market for Argentine wines

Argentina's Grape and Wine Growing Institute, INV, reported that in November the sale overseas of fractioned wine climbed 21% over a year ago, reaching 200.336 hectoliters, representing 75,3 million dollars. The United States is the main client followed closely by the United Kingdom.