Argentina

• Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Argentine “militant” journalist apologizes to Malvinas war rank and file veterans

  

  A well-known face in Buenos Aires television, and member of the so-called new school of “militant” journalism, very close to the Kirchner governments, had to backtrack and publicly apologize to the combatants who fought in the South Atlantic conflict after calling them a bunch of cowards, who did not defend the motherland and ignominiously surrendered to the British.

• Friday, August 28th 2020 - 08:59 UTC

  J&J added Chile, Argentina and Peru volunteers to conduct trials for its vaccine against Covid-19

  

  United States pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson has added Chile, Argentina, and Peru to the Latin nations where it plans to conduct Phase III trials for its vaccine against COVID-19, the company confirmed on Wednesday.

• Friday, August 28th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  UK and Argentine ambassadors present credentials to Uruguayan president Lacalle Pou

  

  Six new ambassadors, including Faye O'Connor from UK, presented their Letters of Accreditation to Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou, during a ceremony at Government House on Thursday.

• Friday, August 28th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Argentine barley exports benefit from China Australia trade conflict

  

  Argentine barley shipments have started streaming toward China after a three-year lull as a trade conflict between Asia’s top buyer and main supplier Australia changes global supply flows of the grain used for livestock feed and beer.

• Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:34 UTC

  Argentina posted record daily rise of 10,550 confirmed Covid-19 contagion cases

  

  Argentina posted a record daily rise of 10,550 confirmed Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, the health ministry said, taking the total caseload to 370,188 as the country struggles to rein in the spread of infections while trying to ease open its crisis-hit economy.

• Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  Argentina's shale deposits will take 12/18 months to recover pre Covid-19 activity

  

  Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale patch will take 12-18 months to resume pre-Covid-19 activity because of lagging demand, according to Alejandro Monteiro, energy minister of Neuquen province.

• Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:09 UTC

  Is Argentina’s Shale Too Expensive To Drill?

  

  By Irina Slav, Oilprice.com – It is one of the most abundant shale plays in the world, with oil reserves of up to 16 billion barrels and gas reserves of 308 trillion cubic meters—resources that could guarantee a country’s energy independence and turn it into a relevant international supplier of oil and gas. But only if the price is right.

• Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:02 UTC

  Argentina extends price freeze on mobile, internet and TV services until end of 2020

  

  Argentina has extended a price freeze on mobile, internet, and TV services until the end of 2020 after deeming them “essential public services”. The freeze prevents operators from increasing tariffs unless they receive permission from the country’s government. A price freeze has been in place since May and had been due to expire at the end of August.

• Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 08:43 UTC

  Argentina notifies IMF of a request for a new fund arrangement

  

  IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, spoke with Argentina President Alberto Fernández on Wednesday, when conversations for a new credit arrangement were launched. The Managing Director made the following statement at the conclusion of the meeting:

• Wednesday, August 26th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Fires are raging in several Argentine provinces fueled by strong winds and persistent drought

  

  Fires are raging in Argentina’s Cordoba province, prompting evacuations and threatening to destroy homes, fueled in part by strong winds and a lack of rain, officials said on Monday.