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Montevideo, January 11th 2026 - 11:45 UTC

Argentina

  • Monday, December 29th 2025 - 10:43 UTC

    Uruguayan version of La Libertad Avanza crisis deepens

    Quintana has a history of shifting from one rightwing party to another

    Argentina's ruling party La Libertad Avanza (LLA) of President Javier Milei has remained silent following recent scandals involving its Uruguayan namesake after initial endorsements involving key figures such as former Security Minister and current Senator Patricia Bullrich.

  • Monday, December 29th 2025 - 10:36 UTC

    Pumas shift to eating penguins along Argentine coast

    Lonely hunter pumas now operate in groups, given the abundance of penguins

    A recent study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B has documented an unprecedented ecological interaction in Argentina, where Pumas (Puma concolor) are hunting Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) along the Patagonian coast as a direct result of historical human intervention.

  • Saturday, December 27th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

    Milei gets Congressional nod for 2026 Budget

    “This is not just another law; it is a turning point for Argentina,” LLA Senator Patricia Bullrich stressed

    President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) scored a key parliamentary victory on Friday when the Senate passed by 46 to 25 votes and one abstention the 2026 Budget Bill, enshrining a “zero deficit” fiscal rule. The Upper House also endorsed the so called Fiscal Innocence Act, shielding private savings from state oversight.

  • Saturday, December 27th 2025 - 10:29 UTC

    Argentina reschedules Illex squid season timing, catches begin 9th January 2026

    The squid calendar approved, has been tiered as defined by the technical report from INIDEP (Argentina’s Fisheries Research Institute)

    Argentina’s jigger lobby has managed to anticipate the beginning of the squid season, advancing the date to next 9 January. According to reports from Mar del Plata, the anticipation of the Argentine squid season 2026 was again adjusted following a letter sent by the Chamber of Argentine Jiggers, CAPA, requesting a review of the Federal Fisheries Council, CFP, Act 33/2025 linked to the beginning of operations south of South latitude parallel 44.

  • Saturday, December 27th 2025 - 09:30 UTC

    Latam Airlines granted license to operate domestic flights in Argentina

    Latam Argentina folded in 2020, citing an unfriendly business climate

    Argentina's Libertarian Government of President Javier Milei has granted Chile's Latam Airlines a full license to operate any domestic flight the company wishes to offer with the aircraft of its choice, thus making it an internal competitor to other carriers serving the market.

  • Friday, December 26th 2025 - 10:07 UTC

    CFK remains hospitalized with postoperative complication after emergency appendectomy

    The former president spent Christmas Eve at the clinic, and there is no date set for her discharge yet

    Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner remains hospitalized at the Otamendi Sanatorium in Buenos Aires after developing postoperative ileus, a functional intestinal complication following emergency surgery for appendicitis earlier this week. She had been allowed to leave her house arrest for the procedure.

  • Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 11:39 UTC

    Argentine Appellate Court orders Central Bank to disclose details of gold shipments abroad

    The BCRA must now provide the requested documentation or submit an exhaustive, itemized justification for any data it continues to withhold

    The Buenos Aires Federal Administrative Court of Appeals has dealt a significant legal blow to the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA), ordering it to release detailed information regarding the shipment of national gold reserves overseas.

  • Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 11:21 UTC

    Regional aviation milestones in Paraguay and Uruguay

    Carrasco is now at the same level as Paris, London, and Madrid, it was explained

    The aviation sectors in Paraguay and Uruguay achieved significant milestones on Monday. Asunción's Silvio Pettirossi Airport set a new record number of passengers, while Montevideo's Carrasco completed a multi-million-dollar technological overhaul.

  • Tuesday, December 23rd 2025 - 11:13 UTC

    Argentine gov't halts ATC workers' strike

    Flights will operate as usual ahead of the Christmas break, it was explained

    The Argentine Labor Secretariat ordered a “mandatory conciliation” in the dispute between air traffic controllers and the state-owned air navigation company, EANA, effectively suspending the strike scheduled for Tuesday and ensuring flights will operate normally ahead of the Christmas break.

  • Monday, December 22nd 2025 - 10:12 UTC

    CFK recovering after emergency surgery

    CFK was expected to be discharged early Monday

    Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is recovering at the Otamendi Sanatorium in Buenos Aires following successful emergency surgery for acute appendicitis. The 72-year-old Peronist leader, who is currently serving a six-year sentence under house arrest, was rushed to the medical facility on Saturday afternoon after experiencing severe abdominal pain.