Argentina

• Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Mercosur meat exports facing shortage of containers and regular vessels

  

  Disruptions of global maritime transport and major rivers struck by insufficient water flow to allow vessels to navigate are threatening beef exports Mercosur, including Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, when prices for food commodities are rising all over the world.

• Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  Coronavirus Delta variant found in sewage network at Argentine city of Córdoba

  

  Researchers in the Argentine province of Córdoba have found traces of the coronavirus Delta variant in the sewage network, it was reported Monday.

• Tuesday, August 31st 2021 - 08:53 UTC

  Argentina, Cuba ratify willingness to strengthen bilateral ties

  

  Argentina's International Economic Relations Secretary Jorge Neme held a meeting Monday in Havanna with Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, during which both countries ratified their intention to strengthen bilateral ties.

• Monday, August 30th 2021 - 09:48 UTC

  New limits dispute arises between Chile and Argentina

  

  A new controversy regarding boundaries between Chile and Argentina has erupted following the issuance of charts allegedly violation of a 1984 treaty.

• Monday, August 30th 2021 - 09:38 UTC

  Chile and Argentina agree to discuss ongoing continental shelf differences south of Cape Horn

  

  Chile and Argentina have resurfaced an ongoing dispute over the extent of the continental shelf in the extreme south of the South American continent, but hopefully, both sides have agreed to sit and discuss the issue bilaterally, peacefully and abstaining from any statement and/or action that can hamper the process of a harmonious dialogue.

• Monday, August 30th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Governor reelected in Argentine province of Corrientes heralds further defeats for President Fernández's party

  

  Incumbent Governor Gustavo Valdés of the Radical Civil Union (UCR) was reelected Sunday for a new four-year term in office at the helm of the Argentine province of Corrientes.

• Monday, August 30th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Argentine Senate approves the Fishing Unit, as the new index value for illegal fishing fines

  

  The Argentine Senate unanimously approved the bill which reviews and establishes new values for fines and sanctions for illegal fishing activities in the country's EEZ.

• Saturday, August 28th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Genetic material of Argentine 1982 combatants lands in Córdoba for DNA testing

  

  Argentine forensic anthropologist Luis Fondebrider, at the service of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Thursday landed in Córdoba in a private flight from the Falkland Islands carrying genetic material to be used in determining the identity combatants buried in grave C.1.10 at Darwin's military cemetery.

• Saturday, August 28th 2021 - 09:09 UTC

  Denmark to lift Buenos Aires embassy which covers Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay

  

  The European Kingdom of Denmark Friday announced a reshaping of its foreign policies and a series of measures pertaining thereto which included lifting its embassy in Buenos Aires, which encompasses Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. The measure will be effective within a year.

• Saturday, August 28th 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  Argentine intercity bus drivers go on strike for the entire weekend

  

  Argentine intercity bus drivers have gone on a 72-hour nationwide strike from Friday through Monday to demand better wages and labour conditions as well as overdue salaries.