Argentina

Thursday, March 2nd 2023 - 09:33 UTC
Argentine President celebrates 40 years of democratic rule

During his last Legislature opening speech, Argentine President Alberto Fernández Wednesday lashed out at the country's Judiciary claiming magistrates seek to disenfranchise Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK).
Thursday, March 2nd 2023 - 08:09 UTC
Power cut hits nearly 40% of Argentine households

About 40% of Argentine households were reported to have been left powerless Wednesday afternoon amid unprecedented heat following “several failures in the interconnected system” stemming from a fire that “disturbed a 500 kw high voltage line that connects Campana with General Rodríguez” in the province of Buenos Aires, according to local media.
Wednesday, March 1st 2023 - 10:31 UTC
Study heralds gov't will change hands this year in Argentina

Argentina's opposition Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) coalition would beat the ruling Everbody's Front (Frente de Todos - FdT) alliance at the Simultaneous, Open and Mandatory Primary (PASO) elections in August by between 10 to 12 percentage points, according to a poll by Opina Argentina published Tuesday in Buenos Aires. The Libertarian movement of Congressman Javier Milei would come in third, the study also showed.
Wednesday, March 1st 2023 - 10:25 UTC
Argentina halts poultry exports after case of avian flu confirmed

Argentine authorities Tuesday suspended poultry exports after the first case of avian flu was confirmed in the province of Río Negro. The South American country's poultry exports last year amounted to US$ 383 million, with China buying 75% of them. With 2.5 million tons of poultry meat produced annually, 10% are sold abroad.
Tuesday, February 28th 2023 - 10:16 UTC
Messi, Dibu, Scaloni, and Argentine fans steal FIFA “The Best” show

Argentina's captain Lionel Messi Monday was awarded the 2022 “The Best” award by FIFA for the second time in his career; his teammate Emiliano Dibu Martínez was picked as the best goalkeeper, coach Lionel Scaloni was the best trainer and, if that was not good enough, Argentina's fans were also deemed the best on the planet.
Tuesday, February 28th 2023 - 10:07 UTC
Argentine gov't fine-tuning fight against informal beef trade

Argentine exporters have been discovered inflating their expenses in their beef shipments to China leading to tax deductions of around AR$ 13 million (around US$ 34,200 at the unofficial exchange rate), the AFIP tax bureau reported.
Monday, February 27th 2023 - 08:28 UTC
IMF to relax quarterly reviews of Argentina's reserve targets after Massa-Georgieva talks

Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva held a bilateral meeting this weekend at the Indian city of Bengaluru where arrangements were being made for the G20 Summit of heads of state and government later this year.
Monday, February 27th 2023 - 08:10 UTC
Argentine missions land in Bangladesh ahead of Embassy reopening

Two Argentine missions reached Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, during the weekend. First, the one headed by Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero and a group of business people seeking opportunities to capitalize on the reopening of the embassy in the Asian country that so openly celebrated Lionel Messi's team winning the football World Cup.
Saturday, February 25th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Falklands / Malvinas War: “Known Soldier” conference touches young students and veterans alike

A conference at London's King College School of Security Studies by 1982 war veterans Julio Aro and Geoffrey Cardozo moved British students who got the opportunity to hear first-hand what an armed conflict meant for those participating in it.
Friday, February 24th 2023 - 10:43 UTC
Macri says Larreta entering the primaries strengthens competition

Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri Thursday welcomed Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta's decision to launch his presidential bid on Wednesday evening through a recorded message.