Argentina

• Wednesday, September 9th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Argentina chosen seat of UN's Ocean Specialized Center for the region

  

  Argentina was chosen as the seat of a new UNSECO Ocean Sciences Specialized Center, in the framework of OTGA, Ocean Teacher Global Academy, from the International Oceanographic Commission, ahead of the Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development Decade.

• Monday, September 7th 2020 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentina preparing to restart domestic and international flights in October

  

  Argentina could resume international commercial flights in October, the transport ministry said, following the approval of the new passenger and airport protocols for international travel by the ministry of health, the requirement government stated previously for lifting a strict travel ban

• Monday, September 7th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Argentina/Brazil bilateral trade in eight months was 20,5% down, year on year

  

  Argentina's bilateral trade with Brazil resulted in a US$ 107 million deficit in August, which more than doubled the US$ 42 million of the same month a year ago, according to data released by the Brazilian foreign trade office.

• Monday, September 7th 2020 - 08:21 UTC

  UN human rights office demands Paraguay impartially investigates the deaths of two Argentine girls

  

  The Paraguayan government must investigate “impartially and without delay” the deaths of two 12-year-old girls in a police and military operation against a rebel terrorist group in the north of the country, the regional office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Sunday.

• Saturday, September 5th 2020 - 07:53 UTC

  Death of two Argentine minors causes diplomatic rift with Paraguay

  

  Argentina has asked for an explanation from Paraguay about the deaths in a police and military operation against a terrorist group of two 11-year-old girls it said were Argentine citizens.

• Saturday, September 5th 2020 - 04:34 UTC

  Rosario still hopes Messi will return some day to play for Newell's Old Boys

  

  Argentina's third-largest city had dared to dream but was left disappointed after the city's most celebrated son Lionel Messi announced he was staying at Barcelona. When Messi told the Spanish giants last week he wanted to quit the club, some back in his home town and at Newell's Old Boys, the club where he played junior football, allowed themselves to imagine the 33-year-old superstar returning home to play for his boyhood team.

• Friday, September 4th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Argentina and UK agree on new stage of Humanitarian Plan to identify fallen combatants in the Falklands

  

  UK and Argentina exchanged notes on Thursday in order to advance to a new stage in the Humanitarian Project Plan, which between 2017 and 2019 enabled the identification of 115 Argentine soldiers who died in the Falkland Islands during the 1982 conflict.

• Wednesday, September 2nd 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Brazil/Argentina spat over non automatic import licenses delaying Mercosur bilateral trade

  

  Brazil expressed its disenchantment with the Argentine policy of delaying the approval of the so-called nonautomatic import licenses which has seen millions of dollars in sales held at the border. This situation has been increasing in recent months, in what is considered a breach of bilateral accords in the framework of Mercosur agreements, and the World Trade Organization, WTO, rules.

• Wednesday, September 2nd 2020 - 09:43 UTC

  Argentina/China accord to produce nine million tons of pork delayed by environmentalists

  

  The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between China and Argentina scheduled for this week has been delayed until November, the Argentine foreign ministry announced officially on Tuesday. The delay will enable to add an “article referred to the protection of the environment, natural resources, and bio-security”, added the release.

• Tuesday, September 1st 2020 - 08:57 UTC

  Argentina restructures 99% of US$ 66bn debt issued under foreign legislation: now IMF and debt in local legislation

  

  Recession-hit Argentina has managed to restructure 99% of US$ 66 billion in debt issued under foreign legislation, Economy Minister Martin Guzman announced on Monday.