Argentina

Saturday, September 10th 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Macri's security team files case over Twitter user threats

Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri's security team filed this week a complaint before the Judiciary after a Twitter user posted threatening messages from the @Luisanfer2442 account that has been suspended.
Friday, September 9th 2022 - 09:29 UTC
Bullrich to run in next year's Argentine primaries no matter what

PRO Chairwoman Patricia Bullrich has made it clear she will run for president of Argentina next year even if her former boss Mauricio Macri himself decides to enter the race.
Thursday, September 8th 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Córdoba's Neonatal Maternal Hospital: janitors find 12-week fetus

Maintenance workers at Córdoba's Neonatal Maternal Hospital found the remains of a fetus in a septic chamber, it was reported Wednesday. It is the same healthcare facility where at least 5 newborns died in mysterious circumstances earlier this year and for which a nurse has been arrested last month.
Thursday, September 8th 2022 - 09:39 UTC
Lugo lands in Buenos Aires to continue his recuperation

Former Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has landed in Buenos Aires to carry on with his recuperation after a stroke almost a month ago in Asunción, for which he underwent surgery.
Thursday, September 8th 2022 - 09:21 UTC
Buenos Aires hosting meeting on LGBTI+ rights, co-chaired with UK

Argentina and the United Kingdom are to chair for the second time in a row an Equal Rights Coalition meeting where the global backlash against LGBTI+ rights and freedoms, particularly the “global anti-gender movements” matter, are to be discussed.
Thursday, September 8th 2022 - 06:36 UTC
Tierra del Fuego cruise season takes off 29 September; 500 calls anticipated, mostly to Antarctica

The Tierra del Fuego Tourism Institute is expecting a significant cruise season this summer 2022/23, with the first vessel arriving September 29, the Ventus Australis. Officials are anticipating 500 cruise calls, which means Ushuaia will be hosting some 170,000 passengers, three times the number of the previous season, 2021/22.
Wednesday, September 7th 2022 - 19:13 UTC
Assailant had been watching CFK's for days selling cotton candy

An inquiry by Argentina's Airport Security Police has reportedly determined that the assassination attempt against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK), is leaning toward believing the incident had been long planned.
Wednesday, September 7th 2022 - 07:12 UTC
CFK case: Assailant's girlfriend also arrested

Argentine investigators suspect the Brazilian suspect who perpetrated the assassination attempt against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner last Thursday did not act alone. His girlfriend has also been arrested.
Tuesday, September 6th 2022 - 19:08 UTC
Argentine gov't not thinking of law against “hate speech”

Argentina's Presidential Spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti Tuesday denied the administration of President Alberto Fernández was planning to send a bill to Congress to legislate against “hate speech” and insisted there were already enough instruments to deal with the problem. 
Tuesday, September 6th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Police did not tamper with suspect's phone, Aníbal Fernández says

Argentina's Security Minister Aníbal Fernández Monday argued that the Federal Police did not tamper with the mobile phone belonging to the Brazilian national arrested in connection with the assassination attempt against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.