Argentina

• Monday, May 9th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Argentine President off to Europe, leaves country in hands of internal rivals

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández is leaving Monday on a European tour that regardless of what it may achieve (or not) in economic and political terms, will at least remove him from the spotlight of controversies within the ruling Frente de Todos (FdT) while at the same time leaving Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) at the helm of the Executive.

• Monday, May 9th 2022 - 10:50 UTC

  Air-link Falklands/Sao Paulo “discontinued” or exchanged for a direct flight from Buenos Aires

  

  Argentine media is reporting that Buenos Aires informed the UK is not willing to renew the 2019 political agreement which enabled the establishment of a second air link between the Falkland Islands and the continent (Brazil), but is prepared to discuss a new air link under different conditions.

• Monday, May 9th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  Cases of Covid-19 on the rise in Argentine – “monitoring” required

  

  Argentine health authorities mentioned during the weekend that the number of COVID-19 cases nationwide has been on the rise in recent weeks.

• Saturday, May 7th 2022 - 10:06 UTC

  Eight cases of new hepatitis detected in Argentina, one in critical condition

  

  Argentina's health authorities are investigating 8 cases of acute hepatitis which are suspected of belonging to the new variant of unknown origin, Health Minister Carla Vizzotti confirmed Friday.

• Friday, May 6th 2022 - 10:57 UTC

  Cafiero outlines Argentine foreign policy priorities, trade, Malvinas and Mercosur

  

  The main challenge of Argentine foreign policy is to reinstall the necessary tools to recover the trade dynamics that enable the country to recover from the pandemic's economic downfall, plus making it attractive to foreign investors, said Foreign minister Santiago Cafiero summoned by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

• Friday, May 6th 2022 - 10:38 UTC

  Argentine gov't supports court ruling granting Bariloche lands to Mapuche group

  

  The Argentine government of President Alberto Fernández supports a court ruling whereby lands in the province of Bariloche are to be handed over to Mapuche groups, Casa Rosada Spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti announced.

• Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 19:47 UTC

  Car manufacturing in Argentina grows interannually

  

  Car manufacturing in Argentine recorded a substantial increase in April, according to the latest monthly report by the Association of Manufacturers (Adefa), making it the third consecutive month with a favorable output.

• Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 10:21 UTC

  Multi dimensional poverty conditions affect 25 million Argentines, 54,9% of the population

  

  Some 25 million Argentines, 54,9% of the whole population can be described as poor, following monetary criteria and simultaneously a multi-dimensional approach. This approach refers to such structural factors as housing, basic services, education, employment, and health attention.

• Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 09:46 UTC

  INIDEP toothfish workshop as part of Argentina's Fisheries Improvement Project

  

  A toothfish workshop in the framework of an ambitious Fisheries Improvement Project sponsored by Argentina's National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, INIDEP, took place with the participation of a Chilean expert, Professor Christian Canales who teaches at the Valparaiso University.

• Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 09:41 UTC

  Maradona's iconic shirt sold to last-minute bidder for £ 7,142,500

  

  The Argentine national team jersey worn by Diego Maradona against England in the 1986 Mexico football World Cup finals has been auctioned off Wednesday for £ 7,142,500 after nearly ten bids.