Argentina

Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 09:38 UTC
Argentina: Pichetto to make presidential bid in 2023

Argentina's comptroller and former Vice-Presidential candidate Miguel Ángel Pichetto Wednesday launched his 2023 bid for Casa Rosada on behalf of “Encuentro Republicano Federal,” the Peronist leg to enter the primaries within the Together for Chance (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) opposition alliance.
Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 02:47 UTC
President of the Mexican Hunting Federation dies in Argentina after being rammed by a buffalo

The president of the Mexican Hunting Federation, Mario Alberto Canales, died in Argentina when he was rammed by a buffalo he was trying to hunt in the province of Entre Ríos, in the northeast of the country, police sources reported Wednesday.
Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 02:41 UTC
Mayor of Buenos Aires wants federal gov't to quit improvising

Following the President Alberto Fernández administration's creation of a so-called “Qatar dollar” for transactions abroad with credit cards, Buenos Aires Mayor and potential presidential candidate said nobody will “invest in Argentina with so many exchange rates.”
Tuesday, October 11th 2022 - 20:32 UTC
Argentina: No visitors allowed for hospitalized Hebe de Bonafini

Plaza de Mayo Mothers leader Hebe de Bonafini, aged 93, was hospitalized in La Plata late Monday. Although she was said to be in good health, she will remain at La Plata's Hospital Italiano for monitoring purposes, it was reported.
Tuesday, October 11th 2022 - 17:56 UTC
Argentina burdened by high inflation and multiple exchange rates

Argentina's economy seems to have a dark future ahead, according to reports in Buenos Aires media highlighting that inflation in the first week of October alone reached 2.8 % in the price of food.
Tuesday, October 11th 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Argentina has ten companies in the “bad boys” list for involvement in Falklands oil activities

The Argentine Secretary of Malvinas affairs has included another oil company with interests in the Falklands hydrocarbons industry in the “list of bad boys” for allegedly operating without authorization from Argentina.
Tuesday, October 11th 2022 - 10:35 UTC
Argentine president picks 3 women for ministerial posts

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez chose three women to fill the recent vacancies within his cabinet.
Monday, October 10th 2022 - 10:50 UTC
China increasingly aggressive on the Falklands: “UK stubbornly clings to its colonial sin”

The following is the lead editorial of China Daily's 6 October edition, a newspaper belonging to the Chinese Communist Party editorial and refers to the recent Organization of American States declaration in support of Argentina's claims of Falkland Islands sovereignty.
Monday, October 10th 2022 - 10:43 UTC
Chilean Senator outraged at Argentine ministers' Antarctica trip

A Chilean opposition Senator has voiced his concern over the recent presence of Argentine Ministers Jorge Taiana, Daniel Filmus, and Carla Vizotti in Antarctica, as both countries' claims over the territory overlap
Monday, October 10th 2022 - 10:34 UTC
Argentine gov't facing cabinet reshuffle

Argentine President Alberto Fernández is facing a cabinet reshuffle after two other ministers followed up on Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta's resignation last week as Minister of Women, Gender, and Diversity.