Argentina

• Monday, June 5th 2023 - 12:23 UTC

  Argentine women stage 9th “Ni Una Menos” march

  

  Thousands of Argentine women marched Saturday through the streets of Buenos Aires and other cities nationwide in the now traditional “Ni Una Menos” (Not one [woman] less) demonstration against gender violence and femicides.

• Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:46 UTC

  Former detention center in BA granted Mercosur patrimony status

  

  The former Argentine Navy's Mechanics School, which functioned as a clandestine detention center during the 1976-1983 military regime and was later turned into the Memory Museum to promote awareness about human rights violations, has been granted Mercosur cultural heritage status by the Culture Ministers of the bloc, who convened Friday in Buenos Aires for their 54th meeting.

• Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:45 UTC

  Mercosur Summit scheduled for Puerto Iguazú

  

  The Argentine city of Puerto Iguazú in the province of Misiones will host the LXII Mercosur Summit on July 3 and 4, during which Alberto Fernández will pass on the pro tempore presidency of the bloc to his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, it was announced Friday in Buenos Aires.

• Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:11 UTC

  New currency swap with China gives Argentina some financial relief

  

  Argentina will have US$ 10 billion to play on the domestic foreign exchange market and avoid a steeper devaluation of the peso after renewing a currency swap with China, Economy Minister Sergio Massa announced in Beijing Friday.

• Saturday, June 3rd 2023 - 12:00 UTC

  Mercosur agreement on marital issues reached in Buenos Aires

  

  Justice Ministers of all Mercosur member countries Friday signed in Buenos Aires an agreement aimed at joint regulation of marriages. The document seeks to unify legal issues related to matrimonial matters, personal and patrimonial relations between spouses, divorce, matrimonial separation, and personal and patrimonial relations and dissolution of cohabitation unions within the bloc.

• Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 11:01 UTC

  Argentina to join BRICS bank?

  

  Argentine Economy Minister Sergio Massa was told in Shanghai by New Development Bank President Dilma Rousseff that the road was clear for Argentina to join the entity and thus be able to obtain some financial backing in the near future, it was reported. The formal announcement will be made next August alongside those concerning Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Zimbabwe.

• Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 10:59 UTC

  Argentinian scientist becomes first woman to head WMO

  

  Argentina's National Meteorological Service Director Celeste Saulo has been chosen to become the new Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), it was announced Thursday in Geneva.

• Thursday, June 1st 2023 - 09:56 UTC

  No prescription required in Argentina for “morning-after pill”

  

  Argentina's Health Ministry issued a resolution allowing for the emergency hormonal contraception method (AHE), also known as “the morning-after pill” to be sold in all pharmacies nationwide without a medical prescription. This measure, published in Thursday's edition of the Official Gazette, also includes an update of the protocol for the comprehensive care of persons entitled to the voluntary and legal termination of pregnancy.

• Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 11:00 UTC

  Minister Massa announces agreements for about US$ 1 billion

  

  Argentina's Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, announced from Shanghai that he has obtained financing for approximately US$ 1 billion for investments and disbursements that will strengthen the Central Bank's reserves.

• Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 10:50 UTC

  South American Presidents sign Brasilia Consensus

  

  After the Summit of South American leaders in Brasilia, the 11 attending presidents reached a consensus on cooperation and integration in the region.