Argentina

• Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:53 UTC

  Bolivia receives the donation of 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

  

  A shipment of 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine has landed in Bolivia Sunday. The batch of the Sinopharm drug is China's largest donation ever to the South American country and will be used particularly on children aged between 5 and 11 years old.

• Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:16 UTC

  Argentine province announces restrictive measures to curb spread of Omicron

  

  The Argentina province of Córdoba has announced a series of restrictions in an attempt to slow down the spread of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 which has been expanding rapidly, it was reported.

• Friday, December 24th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  All acquitted in Austral Fray Bentos crash probe

  

  Argentina's Federal Oral Court number five Thursday acquitted all those under investigation for the 1997 fall of an Austral Douglas DC-9-32 in the Uruguayan city of Fray Bentos.

• Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 20:20 UTC

  Argentina's oil exports on the rise

  

  Two shipments of Vaca Muerta crude oil carrying around 490,000 barrels each from Puerto Rosales to Porto Alegre in Brazil represent a sizeable increase in exports from the Neuquén Basin, it was reported.

• Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 09:24 UTC

  Falklands waiting for Argentine response on the request for a compassionate charter flight to Chile

  

  The Falkland Islands Government Head of Communications has confirmed that “we are still waiting for a response from the Government of Argentina,” on the matter of the Falklands Islands request for a compassionate charter flight to Chile, “so no further information since the request was made eleven days ago.”

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 11:36 UTC

  Argentine peso needs devaluing, Goldman Sachs report says

  

  A macroeconomic report from Wall Street operators Goldman Sachs released Tuesday has warned that “without fiscal or monetary anchors” the country is up for strong “headwinds” in 2022 and 2023 and, therefore, “the peso needs to be devalued.”

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2021 - 08:24 UTC

  UK the second top market for Argentine wines

  

  Argentina's Grape and Wine Growing Institute, INV, reported that in November the sale overseas of fractioned wine climbed 21% over a year ago, reaching 200.336 hectoliters, representing 75,3 million dollars. The United States is the main client followed closely by the United Kingdom.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Chubut Governor backtracks on mining law following large scale protests

  

  The Governor of the Argentine Province of Chubut Mariano Arcioni Monday announced he would repeal the mining zoning law passed last week after riots throughout the district's capital turned out to be too clear a sign of disapproval among the population.

• Monday, December 20th 2021 - 23:59 UTC

  “Malvinas Argentinas,” Chile's President-elect once told UK Ambassador

  

  Argentina's ruling Frente de Todos (FdT) was quick to celebrate Gabriel Boric's win in Sunday's presidential runoff in Chile.

• Saturday, December 18th 2021 - 09:57 UTC

  Uruguay does not sign joint declaration at Mercosur Summit

  

  Uruguay stood out for its dissenting stance at the 59th Summit of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) Friday after President Luis Lacalle Pou refused to sign a joint declaration.