Argentina

Thursday, August 12th 2021 - 08:13 UTC
Borders are closed but illegal crossing between Paraguay and Argentina is easier than ever

While borders between Argentina and Paraguay are technically still closed as a result of emergency sanitary measures due to the coronavirus pandemic. walking across the Parana river bed from one country to another is becoming increasingly common as a result of the historical downspout.
Thursday, August 12th 2021 - 07:27 UTC
Iran's pick for Interior Minister job prompts condemnation from Argentina and Israel

Argentina and Israel have expressed their condemnation of Iran's decision Wednesday to appoint Ahmad Vahidi as the country's new Interior Minister.
Wednesday, August 11th 2021 - 19:04 UTC
Argentina's attempt to have the Magellan Strait defined as a “shared space”

Argentina's attempt, mistaken or in purpose to describe in official policy to its Armed Forces the Magellan Strait and areas of the Drake Passage, as “shared spaces”, have triggered a strong reaction from the Chilean media and nationalist groups.
Wednesday, August 11th 2021 - 09:28 UTC
Argentine Defense Minister wants Almagro to leave OAS

Argentina's newly-appointed Defense Minister and former Senator Jorge Taiana had sent a message to US President Joseph Biden stating that Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary-General Luis “Almagro must resign.”
Wednesday, August 11th 2021 - 08:13 UTC
Argentine lawmakers want “Malvinas issue” to become decisive in allowing candidates to run for office

A group of Argentine Senators has entered a bill whereby candidates for any electoral office must acknowledge the 1994 Constitutional reform which made the claim over the Malvinas Islands “a permanent and inalienable” goal.
Tuesday, August 10th 2021 - 09:19 UTC
Argentine plans opening of land borders as Uruguay gets ready to allow tourists in, among many improvements

Uruguay will start allowing foreigners in as of September 1 while Argentina announced the reopening of its common land borders is being eyed for September 6, as tourism seems headed for a gradual return to pre-pandemic levels.
Tuesday, August 10th 2021 - 08:48 UTC
Replacements picked for Argentina's cabinet

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday picked new replacements, so that cabinet ministers who will seek a seat in Congress later this year may focus on their campaigns.
Tuesday, August 10th 2021 - 07:59 UTC
“Malvinas are Argentine”, but thinking differently is not a crime in Argentina, Patirica Bullrich

Recent statements by representatives from Argentina's intellectual elite referred to the Falklands being a British territory and belonging to the Kelpers, and that Argentina did not exist as such at the time, are still reverberating, but the country is holding primaries and elections next month and in November so some political amendments seem necessary.
Tuesday, August 10th 2021 - 07:27 UTC
Argentine President wants to make internet “a public utility”

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday vowed to make internet “a public utility and make those who have to get angry get angry.” Fernández made those remarks during the launching ceremony of the Argentina Program, a government initiative regarding public access to technology.
Monday, August 9th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Team of forensic experts arrives in Falklands for second phase of Humanitarian Project

An international team of six forensic experts, including two Argentines, and coordinated by the International Committee of the Red Cross is scheduled to arrive this Monday to the Falkland Islands for the second phase of the Humanitarian Project Plan to identify remains of Argentine combatants fallen during the 1982 conflict.