Argentina

Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 10:04 UTC
Tourist's body found on the Brazilian side of Iguazu falls

The body found in Foz do Iguaçu was confirmed to belong to a 60-year-old Canadian national who went missing in strange circumstances on the Argentine side of the Iguazú Falls, it was reported Wednesday.
Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Argentine NCO survives sledgehammer attack at Marambio Base

An Argentine military man assaulted his superior non-commissioned officer “with a blunt instrument” while he was sleeping at the Marambio Base in Antarctica.
Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 09:47 UTC
Milei plans to “dollarize” economy if elected President of Argentina

Argentine Libertarian Congressman Javier Milei told US Ambassador Marc Stanley he would “dollarize” Argentina if he is elected president in 2023 during a meeting Wednesday at the Embassy in Buenos Aires.
Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Argentina's Cabinet Minister to leave office next year

Argentine Cabinet Chief Juan Manzur Wednesday took part in a ministerial gathering at Casa Rosada after admitting he would leave his job “next year” to return to Tucumán.
Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Brazilian firm pledges US$ 100 to lithium project in Argentina

Brazil's Unipar has pledged to invest over US$ 100 million in lithium and renewable energies over the next three years in Argentina, it was announced.
Wednesday, October 19th 2022 - 10:45 UTC
Lacalle Pou: Argentina's protectionist measures detrimental to Uruguay

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou criticized Argentina's recent economic measures saying they “do not go with the spirit of Mercosur.”
Wednesday, October 19th 2022 - 10:24 UTC
UK and Argentina clash at UN Fourth Committee on Decolonization over Falklands, South Atlantic Islands and self determination

Among the several issues addressed by the UN Fourth Committee was the draft resolution titled “Dissemination of information on decolonization”, contained in Chapter XIII of the Special Committee’s report. The text was approved by a recorded vote of 143 in favour to 3 against (Israel, United Kingdom, United States) and 1 abstention (France).
Wednesday, October 19th 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Macri endorses Bullrich for president of Argentina

Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri said he envisioned a country in which PRO Chairwoman would win the 2023 elections, thus sending a message to Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, who also plans to enter the Juntos por el Cambio coalition primaries.
Wednesday, October 19th 2022 - 09:41 UTC
Mapuche rebels launch warning video in Argentine Patagonia

The Mapuche rebel group Lof Lafken Winkul Mapu Tuesday released a new video urging members of the native community to carry out “more actions” to protect the rewe (space) the native community holds sacred.
Tuesday, October 18th 2022 - 19:18 UTC
German WWII sunken submarine found off Necochea

Researchers from the “Eslabón Perdido” (Missing Link) team have come across a German Reichsmarine submarine off the coast of Necochea in the Argentine province of Buenos Aires near Arenas Verdes and Costa Bonita, it was reported Tuesday.