Argentina

• Saturday, March 12th 2022 - 09:51 UTC

  Demonstrators attack Argentine Congress building during IMF deal debate

  

  While Argentina's Lower House was debating the approval of the refinancing agreement with the International Monetary Fund, demonstrators staged several incidents in and around the Congress building in Buenos Aires.

• Friday, March 11th 2022 - 21:46 UTC

  Argentine Lower House passes IMF deal

  

  Argentina's House of Deputies greenlighted the deal reached between the administration of President Alberto Fernández and the International Monetary Fund in the wee hours of Friday by 202 votes in favor, 37 against, and 13 abstentions.

• Friday, March 11th 2022 - 21:44 UTC

  Shortage of affordable groceries reported in Argentina

  

  Shortages of basic products at Argentine supermarkets have been reported Friday, particularly of flour, cooking oil, and dry noodles of the most affordable brands. Media coverage has also outlined a sharp increase in the price of eggs.

• Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 20:01 UTC

  Man who killed Che dies aged 80

  

  Retired Bolivian Army non-commissioned officer Mario Terán Salazar dies Thursday, aged 80. Terán rose to worldwide notoriety for being the man who killed Argentine doctor turned Cuban guerrilla leader Ernesto “Che” Guevara in 1967.

• Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 19:55 UTC

  Argentina less expensive than Uruguay, study shows

  

  According to a study by the Catholic University of Uruguay (UCU), that measured prices in Salto, Uruguay, and Concordia, Argentina, the former turned out to be 130.3% more expensive than the latter, it was reported.

• Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Dominican President signs bilateral deals with Argentina in Buenos Aires

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández and his Dominican Republic counterpart Luis Abinader Corona Wednesday signed a series of joint agreements during a meeting in Buenos Aires at Casa Rosada.

• Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 09:38 UTC

  Compassionate charter flight to Chile not approved by Government of Argentina

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has been informed that the permissions required to operate a compassionate charter flight between the Falkland Islands and Chile have not been granted by the Argentine authorities. This flight was due to travel to Chile from the Falkland Islands on Saturday 19 March 2022, and return on Saturday 9 April, it was informed by the FIG on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 21:10 UTC

  Argentina's monthly inflation above that of Venezuela in 2022

  

  Argentina's consumer price index (CPI) for the month of February of 2022 is expected to be around 3.9%, while Venezuela's would be below half that much, at 1.7%, it was reported.

• Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 10:50 UTC

  Argentine President launches 2023 candidacy. Ties broken with CFK?

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday announced his intention to run for reelection in 2023 during an event marking Women's Day celebrations in José C. Paz, a suburb in Greater Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 10:45 UTC

  Women's Day celebrated all over Mercosur

  

  Women took to the streets of the capital cities of the three Spanish-speaking Mercosur countries to celebrate International Women's Day. There were similar events in other towns throughout the region, it was reported.