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Montevideo, July 21st 2025 - 00:40 UTC

Argentina

  • Saturday, April 19th 2025 - 10:29 UTC

    Nine Argentine Navy personnel under arrest for possible abusive treatment of sailor

    The sailor had been treated more violently than the rest of the group

    Nine members of the Argentine Navy have been placed under detention following the severe wounds sustained by 21-year-old volunteer Brisa Paez during a riot control training session at a naval base in Vicente Lopez -on the outskirts of Buenos Aires- on April 4.

  • Friday, April 18th 2025 - 18:19 UTC

    Epidemic protocols enacted in Argentine Patagonia after 2 hantavirus deaths

    Contagion happens through contact with rodents, but also between humans

    Two deaths from hantavirus in Argentine Patagonia, one in San Martín de los Andes, in the province of Neuquén, and another near Epuyén, in the province of Chubut, have raised alarms among health authorities, leading to the isolation of the victims' close contacts while upping preventive measures.

  • Thursday, April 17th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Argentina records slight trade balance surplus

    Had last year's prices persisted, Argentina's trade balance would be in the red

    Although positive, Argentina's trade surplus of US$ 323 million in March 2025 represented a sharp drop from US$ 2,160 million in the same month last year, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) said in a report released Wednesday.

  • Thursday, April 17th 2025 - 10:41 UTC

    Milei takes heavy flak in Bolivia for remarks alongside Bessent

    Milei forgot to mention “the deep social crises, the growing inequality, and the institutional violence that exist in their own territories,” Bolivia's Foreign Ministry stressed

    The Bolivian Government of President Luis Arce Catacora criticized Argentine ruler Javier Milei for his verbal attack on Latin American and Caribbean regional integration. During a press conference on Monday in Casa Rosada alongside US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, the Libertarian leader criticized Bolivia's socialist economic model under the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS).

  • Thursday, April 17th 2025 - 10:35 UTC

    Argentina's Indec to gauge CPI differently

    The Indec finalized in March all the technical and methodological developments for the new CPI, Francos pointed out

    Argentine Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos announced Wednesday that a new methodology for calculating the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to measure inflation more accurately is to be implemented shortly by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec), pending institutional review and an awareness campaign.

  • Wednesday, April 16th 2025 - 10:24 UTC

    Alberto Fernández to stand trial for gender violence against former First Lady

    Fernández has insisted he exercised no violence against Yáñez and the bruises were just makeup

    Former Argentine President Alberto Fernández (2019–2023) has been indicted by a Buenos Aires Federal Court of Appeals and will therefore face trial for gender-based violence against his former partner and First Lady Fabiola Yáñez, it was announced Tuesday.

  • Wednesday, April 16th 2025 - 10:18 UTC

    Journalists' guild says Milei crossed the line

    Fopea urged Milei and other people in positions of power to perform their duties with moderation

    Argentina's Forum of Journalists (Fopea) Tuesday condemned President Javier Milei for his “aggravating and violent expressions” against journalists Jorge Fernández Díaz, Carlos Pagni, and Alfredo Leuco, whom he accused of “poisoning people,” lying, and causing economic harm.

  • Wednesday, April 16th 2025 - 09:55 UTC

    Chinese Embassy in Buenos Aires rebukes Bessent's remarks

    Some people with ulterior motives are trying to sow discord in Sino-Argentine and Sino-African relations,” the Chinese Embassy underlined

    The Chinese Embassy in Argentina issued a strong rebuke against US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent for his statements during his visit to Buenos Aires on Monday, accusing him of “maliciously slandering” China by labeling its bilateral swap agreement with Argentina as “rapacious” and debt-heavy.

  • Tuesday, April 15th 2025 - 19:25 UTC

    Paraguay and Uruguay prepare for new scenario with stronger Argentine peso

    The new floating quotation between the Argentine peso and the US dollar is foreseen to have positive repercussions in both neighboring countries

    Following Buenos Aires' announcements regarding the lifting of restrictions to exchange local pesos into US dollars, neighboring Uruguay and Paraguay are preparing for the changes to come. Both countries foresee an increasing influx of Argentine travelers to benefit from the new scenario, which in the case of Paraguay also includes a depreciating guaraní.

  • Tuesday, April 15th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

    Milei's Argentina closes ranks with Trump's US

    “Thanks to President Milei's bold agenda, we see signs of a historic turnaround,” Bessent highlighted

    Argentine President Javier Milei met with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at Casa Rosada to discuss strengthening bilateral ties, focusing on a potential trade agreement aligned with US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs proposal.