Argentina

• Friday, April 15th 2022 - 21:15 UTC

  Greenpeace ship moors in Buenos Aires

  

  Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise will be open to the public Sunday after mooring Thursday in the port of Buenos Aires. The vessel from the environmental organization returned to land from a mission to survey fishing exploitation in Atlantic Ocean international waters near the Argentine Sea.

• Friday, April 15th 2022 - 10:33 UTC

  Forty years after the war, Falklands remain an Argentine obsession

  

  By Henry Srebrnik (*) – Forty years since Argentina launched its disastrous invasion of the South Atlantic archipelago in early April of 1982, its claim to the Falkland Islands remains a national obsession, even enshrined in the country’s 1994 constitution.

• Friday, April 15th 2022 - 10:16 UTC

  Healthcare team treating Maradona faces manslaughter charges

  

  The physicians and healthcare professionals who treated Diego Armando Maradona during his final days are to be tried for manslaughter in the death of the late Argentine football legend, it was announced.

• Friday, April 15th 2022 - 10:14 UTC

  Bolsonaro warns Argentina may not deliver as much wheat as needed

  

  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Thursday said his country faced a food security threat as a consequence of the shortage of wheat, which could become scarce due to the effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

• Friday, April 15th 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  Video of Argentine provincial minister admitting to irregularities goes viral

  

  The Finance Minister of the Argentine Province of La Pampa admitted on record that most officials would end up in jail if he told the truth about an oil company during his virtual audience with local lawmakers, thus sparking a major scandal.

• Friday, April 15th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  Aluminum plant to expand wind farm in Argentine Patagonia

  

  The traditional Argentine aluminum manufacturer Aluar has announced plans to invest US$ 130 million to expand its wind farm near Puerto Madryn, in the Argentine Patagonia province of Chubut. The new equipment is expected to be fully operational by December 2023.

• Thursday, April 14th 2022 - 21:35 UTC

  Argentina takes delivery of the last of four French-built OPVs

  

  Argentina has taken delivery of the new OPV ARA Contraalmirante Cordero built in France's shipyard in the city of Concarneau. It is the fourth and last unit from a contract signed in 2018.

• Thursday, April 14th 2022 - 21:34 UTC

  Russia urges Argentina, UK to resume sovereignty talks over Falkland Islands

  

  Russia's Foreign Ministry has released a statement from Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova urging for the resumption of negotiations between Argentina and the United Kingdom regarding sovereignty over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands.

• Thursday, April 14th 2022 - 09:56 UTC

  Argentina's intelligence bureau to digitize State terrorism files

  

  Argentina authorities have announced a plan to digitize over 250,000 documents on State terrorism carried out under various military regimes in the country's history, it was announced in Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, April 14th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  Argentina's Central Bank raises reference rate to cope with inflation

  

  Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) has adjusted the basic interest rate by 250 basis points to 47% per annum in nominal terms in a move to counter the effects of rampant inflation.