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Argentina

  • Friday, February 17th 2023 - 07:00 UTC

    Falklands: PICTO 21 group told to expect no help from FIG or MLAs

    “I hope that you will enjoy your stay in our beautiful country,” MLA Short told the visiting group while adding that no cooperation could be expected from local authorities

    The so-called PICTO 21 group of Argentine visitors to the Falkland Islands looking for an accounting approach with which to measure ”the economic impact of the illegal occupation ... by the British government” will have no assistance from the local Legislative Assembly, it was announced.

  • Friday, February 17th 2023 - 06:50 UTC

    Uruguayan plane crashlands in Argentina, both occupants survive

    Both pilots survived after crashlanding in a clear spot

    Both occupants of an Uruguayan single-engined Cessna C-208 Caravan Cargo plane that made an emergency landing in the Argentine town of Berisso escaped with just minor injuries, it was reported in Buenos Aires.

  • Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 11:31 UTC

    Bird flu reaches northern Argentina

    Humans are at “no risk of acquiring the disease through consumption” of poultry or eggs, Bahillo explained

    Argentine authorities have declared a state of emergency after the first case of avian influenza was confirmed in wild birds in the northern province of Jujuy bordering Bolivia.

  • Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 11:13 UTC

    Rossi sworn in as Argentina's new Cabinet Chief

    Rossi “will work together with me” to keep the ruling party together ahead of this year's elections, Alberto Fernández said

    Former Defense Minister and Federal Intelligence Agency (AFI) head Agustín Rossi were sworn in Wednesday as Argentina's new Cabinet Chief following the resignation of Juan Manzur, who returned to Tucumán provincial politics.

  • Wednesday, February 15th 2023 - 09:38 UTC

    Inflation in Argentina reaches 6% in January

    Projections for February and March have a floor of 6%, it was reported

    Inflation in Argentina reached 6% in January of 2023, according to a report from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) released Tuesday, which also showed the interannual consumer price index went up 98.8%. It was the highest monthly rate since 1991 when it reached 84%.

  • Tuesday, February 14th 2023 - 10:58 UTC

    Falklands flagged “RRS Sir David Attenborough” in Chile irks the nerves of Argentine senators

    Tierra del Fuego Senator Pablo Daniel Blanco and his peer from Santa Cruz, María Belén Tapia addressed ministers Cafiero and Taiana requesting if they were aware of the UK icebreaker

    Two Argentine opposition Senators have requested the Foreign affairs and Defense Ministries to report on the ”unrestricted movements of the UK RRS Sir David Attenborough, flying the 'illegal flag of the Falklands', and sailing between Port Stanley (Puerto Argentino) and Punta Arena (Chile), and the implicit and vital logistic support provided to the vessel by the government of Chile.”

  • Tuesday, February 14th 2023 - 10:33 UTC

    January inflation in Argentine higher than expected

    Many measures adopted by Economy Minister Sergio Massa are backfiring ahead of this year's presidential elections

    Argentine authorities are admitting that inflation in January of 2023 was “high” and that in that scenario meeting the targets agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will not be easy. At the same time, Economy Ministry teams were reported to be planning new batches of measures to reverse the negative impact of prices going up, it was reported in Buenos Aires.

  • Monday, February 13th 2023 - 10:03 UTC

    Mercosur-Singapore free trade agreement coming up?

    Argentina plans to seek a deal with Asean with or without Mercosur

    Under Argentina's pro-tempore presidency, Mercosur will try to clinch a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Singapore, according to Palacio San Martín (Foreign Ministry) sources quoted by BAE Negocios. The Alberto Fernández administration is particularly eager to show results, the report also said.

  • Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 11:06 UTC

    Argentine Supreme Court dismisses Mapuche land ownership filing

    The case was dismissed because it was submitted past the legal deadline, so the higher court's ruling in favor of landowner Friedrich stands

    Argentina's Supreme Court halted the granting of land to a Mapuche community in the province of Río Negro when implicitly validating an injunction requested by a landowner who had filed for a judiciary remedy against a decision by the National Institute of Indigenous Affairs (Inai) whereby the Lof Che Buenuleo community in Bariloche was awarded 481 hectares, it was reported Friday.

  • Saturday, February 11th 2023 - 08:49 UTC

    Agustín Rossi picked to succeed Manzur as Argentina's Cabinet Chief

    Rossi has not commented on his future appointment until it becomes official

    Former Defense Minister and current Federal Intelligence Agency (AFI) Director Agustín Rossi has been chosen to become Argentina's new Cabinet Chief next week due to Juan Manzur's resignation to handle the ruling party's campaign in the province of Tucumán, Casa Rosada sources said Friday.