Argentina

• Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 19:26 UTC

  12 crewmembers of Emtrasur's 747 free to leave Argentina

  

  Argentine Federal Judge Federico Vuillena Thursday gave their passports back to 12 crew members of the Venezuelan-Iranian freighter seized at the Ezeiza International Airport.

• Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 10:43 UTC

  Argentina/IMF: minister Massa pledges targets of program remain unchanged

  

  The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, met this week with Sergio Massa, Minister of Economy of Argentina, in Washington D.C. The meeting took place after a fruitful week of face-to-face technical meetings in the context of the second review of the program under the IMF’s Extended Arrangement with Argentina. After the meeting, Ms. Georgieva issued the following statement:

• Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 08:37 UTC

  Fourth suspect arrested in connection with CFK case

  

  Argentine authorities have arrested a fourth suspect in connection with the Sept. 1 assassination attempt against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK), it was reported Wednesday in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2022 - 18:55 UTC

  Argentine boxing legend Horacio Accavallo dies aged 87

  

  Argentine boxing legend Horacio Accavallo, the second world champion in the country's history, died Wednesday in Buenos Aires, it was announced. He was 87.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2022 - 09:47 UTC

  Monkeypox cases in Argentina go up 30%

  

  Argentine health authorities have confirmed the country has recorded a total of 221 cases of monkeypox until Sept. 7, a 30% increase from the previous week. The Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and the provinces of Buenos Aires and Córdoba account for 96.4% of infections.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2022 - 09:44 UTC

  Bariloche court upholds ruling: access to Lago Escondido must be granted

  

  A court of appeals in the Argentine city of Bariloche has upheld a 2013 ruling of a lower court ordering Rio Negro provincial authorities to open a road through the property of English tycoon Joe Lewis so access to Lago Escondido can be granted.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2022 - 09:31 UTC

  Argentine province of Rio Negro legislates in favor of oil pipeline

  

  The Argentine province of Rio Negro has rephrased its hydrocarbons law so that oil may be transported through the pipelines to be built in the San Matías Gulf, despite warnings from environmentalist groups, it was reported Tuesday.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  Court of Appeals rules in favor of most crewmembers of Emtrasur's 747

  

  An Argentine court of appeals Tuesday ruled that the ban from leaving the country on 12 of the 19 crewmembers of the Venezuelan freighter seized at the Ezeiza International Airport must be reviewed at the earliest.

• Tuesday, September 13th 2022 - 19:10 UTC

  Emergency operator gets threatening call against Argentine VP

  

  Federal Judge María Eugenia Capuchetti ordered security forces to up their precautions around Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK), who received a threatening phone call late Monday.

• Tuesday, September 13th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Massa clinches IMF deal pending board approval

  

  Argentina's Superminister Sergio Massa and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristialina Georgieva Monday reached an agreement for a US$ 4 billion loan for the country's Central Bank (BCRA).