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Montevideo, November 22nd 2024 - 12:46 UTC

Argentina

  • Monday, June 17th 2024 - 10:23 UTC

    Argentina installs solar panels in Chilean territory by mistake

    Faurie said the items could not be removed until the summer but some Chilean lawmakers want them demolished at once

    Argentina's Ambassador to Santiago Jorge Faurie admitted his country had made a mistake when solar panels were placed three meters into Chilean territory in Tierra del Fuego, which triggered a diplomatic incident between the two countries.

  • Monday, June 17th 2024 - 09:31 UTC

    Rescued Magellanic penguins returned to the sea

    The animals were fitted with a subcutaneous microchip featuring each one's medical record, should any of them appear in another latitude

    Argentine environmentalists and scientists brought back to the sea a group of 14 Magellanic penguins that had been rescued from the beaches and treated at the San Clemente-based Mundo Marino Foundation for malnutrition, dehydration, hypothermia, and a high parasitic load.

  • Monday, June 17th 2024 - 07:49 UTC

    Russia-Ukraine War: Argentina signs Bürgenstock Declaration; Brazil does not

    Lula chose to skip the convention “because Brazil would only take part in the discussion on peace when the two sides in the conflict were sitting at the table”(Pic AP)

    Argentine President Javier Milei joined the list of dignitaries endorsing the Bürgenstock Declaration in favor of peace in Ukraine while Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was among those very few who did not because in his view only negotiations involving both belligerent parties (Ukraine and Russia) were worth considering.

  • Monday, June 17th 2024 - 07:11 UTC

    Argentina's Security Minister gets first-hand glimpse of “Bukele Model”

    Bullrich and her Salvadoran colleague Gustavo Villatoro toured the infamous CECOT prison

    Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich Sunday visited El Salvador's controversial Confinement Center for Terrorism (CECOT), probably seeking to replicate the model in her country, it was reported. Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele had told her he was open to giving Argentina any assistance it might need regarding security issues.

  • Monday, June 17th 2024 - 06:53 UTC

    City of Buenos Aires declares Maduro “persona non grata”

    “In the City of Buenos Aires we will not tolerate dictators,” Romero insisted

    Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been declared “persona non grata” by the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) for the alleged commission of serious human rights violations.

  • Monday, June 17th 2024 - 04:23 UTC

    Argentine Navy commemorates Malvinas “Day of Maximum Resistance”

    Troops displaying colors and ceremonial uniforms at the commemoration

    The Argentine Navy on Saturday commemorated with Malvinas Veterans the “Day of Maximum Resistance” recalling the heroism, bravery, and commitment by naval troops in the defense of Puerto Argentino (Port Stanley).

  • Saturday, June 15th 2024 - 10:12 UTC

    Destroyer ARA Heroina officially decommissioned

    The Heroina was named after the corsair frigate reaching the Falkland/Malvinas Islands in Buenos Aires' name on Nov. 6, 1820.

    During an event at the Puerto Belgrano Naval Base Friday, the Argentine Navy made official the decommissioning of the destroyer ARA Heroína of the MEKO 360 class after over 15 years of unseaworthiness due to the lack of a key spare part banned by the United Kingdom from being delivered.

  • Friday, June 14th 2024 - 22:02 UTC

    G7: Milei mingles with world leaders but no picture with Lula

    Milei spent quite a while next to Biden

    Argentine President Javier Milei began mingling with the elite of the global leadership Friday at the exclusive Italian resort of Borgo Egnazia where the G7 Summit is taking place. Although the South American country is not a member of the group pitting together the seven largest world economies, he attended as a guest at the invitation of host Prime Minister Georgia Meloni who welcomed him personally.

  • Friday, June 14th 2024 - 19:10 UTC

    Brazilian Jan. 8 fugitives said to be hiding in Argentina

    Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro has asked his friend Milei for asylum for some of his father's followers

    Brazilian authorities have requested Argentina's help to arrest around 143 fugitives who have been tried and convicted for their involvement in the Jan. 8, 2023, riots in Brasilia. The escapees are believed to be supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro who fled to Argentina in the hope of being granted political asylum given President Javier Milei's affinity with the conservative retired Army captain.

  • Friday, June 14th 2024 - 09:30 UTC

    Argentina's Indec says May's CPI reached 4.2%

    Minister Caputo celebrated what he deemed to be another achievement in curbing inflation

    Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) announced Thursday that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) had grown 4.2% in May, which was celebrated by the Libertarian administration of President Javier Milei as another sign of a slow victory over inflation despite the 71.9% recorded in the first five months of 2024 and the 276.4% yoy.