Argentina

Saturday, December 24th 2022 - 10:59 UTC
Criminal complaints filed against Argentine President

Criminal complaints have been filed against Argentine President Alberto Fernández for non-compliance with the Supreme Court ruling ordering the national government to give the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) 2.95% of the so-called “federal co-participation funds.”
Friday, December 23rd 2022 - 18:27 UTC
Authorities on alert over poisonous stingrays on Argentine La Plata river shores

Argentine authorities have issued a series of recommendations after the appearance of poisonous stingrays on the beaches of Punta Lara and Ensenada, south of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) was reported.
Friday, December 23rd 2022 - 18:21 UTC
Argentina's Central Bank reserves up after IMF disbursements

Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) reserves went up this week after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed to disburse nearly US$ 6 billion following a successful review of the South American country's third-quarter targets. Thus, the BCRA reserves went up from US$ 39.052 billion to US$ 43.263 billion in the last 24 hours.
Friday, December 23rd 2022 - 14:25 UTC
Senator proposes Falklands claim in the Argentine international sports colors

Taking advantage of the overwhelming triumphant spirit in Argentina, a Tierra del Fuego province elected Senator for the opposition has re-surfaced an initiative referred to the Argentine colors in international sports competitions.
Friday, December 23rd 2022 - 14:18 UTC
Tierra del Fuego creates a Protected Natural Area, covering 500,000 hectares of land and sea

The provincial Executive of Tierra del Fuego, extreme south of Argentina, signed into law the bill creating the Protected Natural Area, Peninsula Mitre, unanimously sanctioned in early December by the local Legislative Assembly and covering some 500.000 hectares, 300.000 on land and the rest at sea.
Friday, December 23rd 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Argentina: Grandmothers of Plazza de Mayo find 131st grandchild

The Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo Thursday announced they had found the 131st grandchild born from parents who disappeared under the military dictatorship (1976-1983).
Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 10:55 UTC
The Argentine World Cup victory song has references to the Falklands war and the lads killed in combat

The unofficial song Argentina adopted to celebrate victory in the 2022 Qatar World Cup has become the top global viral song and has been streamed 1,5 million times on Spotfy.
Thursday, December 22nd 2022 - 10:12 UTC
Indec reports Argentina's unemployment in 3Q at 7.1%

Unemployment in Argentina in the third quarter of 2022 was 7.1%, according to a National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) report released Wednesday.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 10:57 UTC
Over 4 million people celebrate chopper-borne world champs in Buenos Aires

Over four million Argentine football fans needed in the end to look up to see helicopters carrying the national team players overfly the Obelisk Square area and other parts of Buenos Aires because the bus could simply not get through the crowd along the highway from the Football Association's training camp in Ezeiza.
Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Ex UK ambassador Mark Kent celebrates Argentina's World Cup but regrets Carmona's attitude

The head of Argentina's Malvinas, Antarctica, and South Atlantic Islands, Guillermo Carmona had a Twitter exchange with former UK ambassador in Buenos Aires Mark Kent, who congratulated and celebrated the Argentine team's win of the Football World Cup in Qatar.