Argentina

• Tuesday, August 24th 2021 - 09:07 UTC

  First case of Delta variant in Argentine province of Mendoza spotted in woman who had been in Spain

  

  Just when the Government of Spain has decided to lift a mandatory quarantine for travellers arriving from Argentina and other countries in the region, the first case of the coronavirus Delta variant has been detected in Mendoza in a patient who had arrived from there.

• Tuesday, August 24th 2021 - 09:02 UTC

  Falklands Police finds no evidence of human remains at Teal Inlet; Red Cross satisfied with excavation results

  

  The Royal Falkland Islands Police (RFIP) has continued to investigate reports of a burial site at Teal Inlet, alleged to contain the remains of unidentified Argentine soldiers.

• Tuesday, August 24th 2021 - 08:56 UTC

  Iconic international pizza brand lands in Argentina

  

  Despite the current economic mismanagement in Argentina and the additional consequences brought to it by sanitary restrictions amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the worldwide known Sbarro pizza chain is opening its first restaurant in Argentina this coming Wednesday, August 25.

• Monday, August 23rd 2021 - 09:38 UTC

  Case Zero of Delta variant dies in Argentine province of Cordoba

  

  A 62-year-old Bolivian citizen residing in the Argentine city of Córdoba who gained notoriety as the Delta variant “Case Zero,” has died Sunday morning after being hospitalized for three weeks.

• Monday, August 23rd 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Argentine private plane falls down on approach to Punta del Este killing two

  

  An Argentine-registered single-engined aircraft fell Sunday in the Sierras de las Ánimas, in the Uruguayan department of Maldonado, near Punta del Este. Both occupants died.

• Monday, August 23rd 2021 - 09:21 UTC

  Patagonia Top Gear cars with Falklands' war plate number reference, crushed by Argentina

  

  Have you ever wondered what happened to Jeremy Clarkson and his Top Gear crew cars involved in the Argentine Patagonia incursion, which triggered a major diplomatic controversy since the number plate of the Porsche 928 read H982 FKL and was interpreted in Argentina as referring to the 1982 Falklands conflict?

• Saturday, August 21st 2021 - 08:03 UTC

  Paraguay insists on reopening borders with Argentina and supports bid for Celac presidency

  

  The Foreign Ministers of Paraguay and Argentina met Friday in Buenos Aires to discuss several items such as the reopening of the land borders between the two countries and the host's candidacy in 2022 to the annual presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac).

• Saturday, August 21st 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Corn replacing soybeans as the main crop for Argentine farmers

  

  Argentine farmers are expected to sow more corn than ever this season, while soybeans will fall to an all time 15-year minimum because of the export policy of the current administration and the lack of the regulatory framework for genetically modified, GM, seeds.

• Friday, August 20th 2021 - 18:36 UTC

  Chubut imposes strict measures on shrimp landings to protect the fishery

  

  The Argentine Patagonia province of Chubut has imposed strict limits to the landings of shrimp caught in its waters, with the purpose of protecting the resource, limiting discards and damaged crustaceans which result in lower prices because of poor quality.

• Friday, August 20th 2021 - 14:09 UTC

  Brazil interested in buying gas from Argentina's Vaca Muerta

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday announced in his weekly broadcast on social media that his country had started negotiations to purchase gas from Argentina's Vaca Muerta. “It is not easy to start importing gas, creating, building pipelines,” Bolsonaro said.