Argentina

• Wednesday, October 6th 2021 - 22:14 UTC

  Foreign Ministers of Argentina, Uruguay have lunch in Buenos Aires in Mercosur rebuilding encounter

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Tuesday met in Buenos Aires with his Uruguayan colleague Francisco Bustillo in a move to patch things up with the other three Mercosur members. Cafiero will travel to Brasilia Friday.

• Wednesday, October 6th 2021 - 19:22 UTC

  A Coup Attempt at the IMF

  

  By Joseph E. Stiglitz (*) - Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF's Managing Director since 2019, has been a bold leader in confronting the economic fallout of the pandemic, as well as in positioning the Fund as a global pioneer on climate change. The efforts now underway to remove her are not only unjust but could hamstring the Fund's management for years to come.

• Wednesday, October 6th 2021 - 15:52 UTC

  Argentina to export dynamite to Peru for civilian purposes

  

  Argentina's state-run Fabricaciones Militares (Military Productions) Tuesday agreed to sell dynamite for civilian purposes to the company Exsa, a member of the Peruvian group Orica.

• Wednesday, October 6th 2021 - 09:38 UTC

  Argentina announces no more caps on arrival of nationals and foreign residents: see from what date

  

  The Government of Argentine Tuesday announced that as of Oct. 19 there will be no more caps on the arrival of nationals “by air” after the country has “reached the threshold of 50% of the population vaccinated with the complete scheme.”

• Wednesday, October 6th 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  “Mapuche” gangs lead Río Negro Governor to seek reinforcements from Argentina's federal government

  

  The Argentine province of Rio Negro has requested federal aid to control violent attacks from alleged Mapuche communities against people and property over the weekend.

• Wednesday, October 6th 2021 - 08:14 UTC

  MSC cruises cancels 2021/22 season to Uruguay and Argentina

  

  MSC cruises announced on Tuesday that it was cancelling its 2021/22 cruise season to Argentina and Uruguay. “Since the beginning of the year and continuing on the path outlined last year to achieve the safe resumption of cruise operations in Buenos Aires, MSC Cruises has been working closely with authorities from Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay to reestablish protocols and joint operation rules for the 2021/22 season from Buenos Aires and Montevideo under the new normality”, pointed out a release from the Swiss company.

• Wednesday, October 6th 2021 - 05:15 UTC

  Argentina now sells gas to Chile and Brazil

  

  Argentina is now in a position to sell gas to neighbouring Chile and Brazil thanks to the Gas Plan and Vaca Muerta's potential, it was announced.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2021 - 18:34 UTC

  Argentina: Supreme Court's only female Justice resigns

  

  Supreme Court Justice Elena Highton de Nolasco Tuesday turned in her resignation before President Alberto Fernández, effective Nov. 1.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Argentine FM needs to solve international mess to rebuild credibility

  

  Argentine Foreign Ministry Santiago Cafiero is to travel to Brasilia by the end of the week in a move to patch things up between President Alberto Fernández and his Brazilian colleague Jair Bolsonaro, ahead of the upcoming Mercosur summit.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2021 - 08:20 UTC

  Argentine health authorities finally set a date for COVID-19 vaccination of children aged 3 to 11

  

  Argentina will start on October 12 vaccinating children aged between 3 and 11 who have other underlying conditions against COVID-19. Local health authorities have chosen the Sinopharm drug for the campaign.