Argentina

Tuesday, September 5th 2023 - 11:30 UTC
Argentina: There is no stopping Milei, poll shows

Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei remained the top contender for the Oct. 22 presidential elections, according to a survey by the consulting firm Opinaia released Monday in Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, September 5th 2023 - 10:52 UTC
Milei's running mate, linked to last military dictatorship, pays tribute to “victims of terrorism”

Libertarian Congresswoman and vice-presidential candidate Victoria Villarruel Monday paid a tribute to the victims of acts of terrorism committed by guerrilla groups such as Montoneros and ERP in Argentina in the 1970s. Villarruel is the daughter of a former commander of the war in the Falkland Islands, imprisoned for his participation in crimes during the last military dictatorship (1976-1983).
Tuesday, September 5th 2023 - 10:50 UTC
Argentina tightens security along Paraná Waterway

Citing security concerns and possible drug trafficking, Argentine authorities have upped their controls on Paraguayan barges sailing through the Paraná River, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, September 5th 2023 - 10:30 UTC
Populist Bolivia running out of natural gas reserves; northern Argentina supply also threatened

Bolivian president Luis Arce, announced on September 1st. that the country’s natural gas reserves have been depleted, and exports to Argentina and Brazil will be interrupted, leaving a massive hole in the economy of the country.
Tuesday, September 5th 2023 - 10:11 UTC
Massa, Indian Ambassador discuss bilateral trade ahead of G20 Summit

Argentina's Economy Minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa met Monday in Buenos Aires with India's Ambassador Dinesh Bhatia ahead of the Sept. 9-10 G20 Summit in New Delhi.
Tuesday, September 5th 2023 - 10:11 UTC
A backward Church or an ideologically combative and confused Pope?

By Gwynne Dyer – Javier Milei, who is very likely to be elected president of Argentina in the October election, is fairly frank in his view of Pope Francis, a fellow Argentine. He calls Francis “a Communist turd” and “the representative of the Evil One on Earth”. Even for a ranter like Milei, who ranks very high on the Trump scale of invective, that’s rare praise.
Monday, September 4th 2023 - 11:35 UTC
Argentina: Leftwing terrorism victims' event sparks reaction from human rights groups

Human rights organizations in Argentina Sunday expressed their rejection of Libertarian Congresswoman and Vice-Presidential candidate Victoria Villarruel offering a “tribute” on Monday to the victims of terrorism in the 1970s at the Buenos Aires City Legislature.
Monday, September 4th 2023 - 11:22 UTC
Syphilis cases mounting in Argentine province of Chubut

Health authorities in the Argentine province of Chubut have expressed their concern about an increase in the number of cases of syphilis. The provincial Health Ministry is working on different strategies and policies aimed at promoting the prevention of this disease and other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), according to local media in Rawson.
Monday, September 4th 2023 - 11:17 UTC
“El Niño” arrives in Argentina

Argentina's National Meteorological Service (SMN) issued a report stating that the El Niño phenomenon had arrived in the country after water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean remained above those considered normal, thus triggering an atmospheric response to the warming.
Monday, September 4th 2023 - 11:08 UTC
Posco pledges US$ 1.7 bn investment in Argentina

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero signed an agreement in Seoul with steel company Posco, whereby the South Korean company will invest US$ 1.7 billion for the production of lithium carbonate in the provinces of Salta and Catamarca.