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Montevideo, November 22nd 2024 - 18:20 UTC

Argentina

  • Monday, June 10th 2024 - 19:00 UTC

    Argentine Foreign Ministry highlights June 10 Malvinas Sovereignty Day

    On June 10, 1829, Luis Vernet was appointed Governor of the Malvinas Islands in the name of the Province of Buenos Aires

    Argentina's Foreign Ministry issued a statement Monday on the 195th anniversary of the establishment of a garrison known as the Political and Military Command in the Falklands/Malvinas Islands in the name of the Province of Buenos Aires. The settlement remained there until it was displaced in 1833 by a stronger British force. The document reviewed Argentina's claims following that event.

  • Monday, June 10th 2024 - 09:19 UTC

    Mercosur signs AMIA declaration against terrorism

    Bullrich invited Mercosur officials over to Buenos Aires for the ceremonies marking the 30th anniversary of the AMIA bombing

    Dignitaries from all South American Common Market (Mercosur) nations gathered in Asunción last week to sign a declaration against terrorism which was named after the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires just a month before the 30th anniversary of the bombing of its headquarters on July 18, 1994, killing 85 people and leaving some 300 wounded.

  • Monday, June 10th 2024 - 09:10 UTC

    Respiratory diseases surge in Argentina as fewer people get jabbed

    “The problem is people's lack of risk awareness,” an expert explained

    Argentine healthcare experts in the Buenos Aires area said this weekend that medical wards were on the brink of collapse given the number of people seeking attention with symptoms of influenza or other respiratory diseases such as influenza A or pneumonia. At the same time, they encouraged the population to get vaccinated against the flu because coverage this year was below 40% while cases went up by 15% from 2023.

  • Friday, June 7th 2024 - 20:40 UTC

    Buenos Aires media workers highly underpaid

    “The serious situation cannot be solved by hiding it,” Lecchi explained

    A survey conducted by the Union of Buenos Aires Journalists (SiPreBA) found that 3 out of every 4 newspeople in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) had wages below the poverty line. The study was released in the wake of the June 7 Journalist Day celebrations in Argentina. Over 1,000 media workers were interviewed.

  • Friday, June 7th 2024 - 12:08 UTC

    Milei likes being the mole destroying the State from within

    An interview Milei gave to a US website The Free Press last week in California was broadcast Thursday

    Argentine President Javier Milei sparked controversy once again Thursday when an interview he gave last week to the news site The Free Press during his trip to the United States was aired. He said he loved “being the mole inside the State” who was to destroy it “from the inside,” thanks to which his country would become a paradise.

  • Friday, June 7th 2024 - 11:55 UTC

    Milei skipping Ukraine's peace conference and meeting with Macron

    Milei will be returning to Spain for the first time after the diplomatic clash with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez

    After contradicting rumors circulating in Buenos Aires over the past few days, it was reported that President Javier Milei would attend the G7 Summit in Italy, in addition to a trip to Spain.

  • Thursday, June 6th 2024 - 19:56 UTC

    Argentine ATC workers lift strike

    Control towers nationwide will continue to operate no0rmally after an understanding was reached regarding wages

    Argentina's Association of Technicians and Employees of Air Navigation Protection and Safety (ATEPSA) announced late Wednesday that a deal had been reached and therefore the 18-day stoppage scheduled to start this coming Sunday was lifted.

  • Wednesday, June 5th 2024 - 21:22 UTC

    Argentine air traffic controllers announce 18-day strike

    Air operations will not be affected but ground traffic will. Hence, takeoffs shall not be allowed during the mesure de force

    Argentine air traffic controllers nationwide announced an 18-day strike starting this coming Sunday to demand better salaries as people's incomes in the South American country have been dwindled by inflation. The measure is expected to affect air travel, albeit to a limited extent.

  • Wednesday, June 5th 2024 - 20:24 UTC

    Milei pledges to veto any bill challenging the zero fiscal deficit

    “I will veto everything; I don't give three fucks,” Milei explained during a conference

    Argentine President Javier Milei dawned quite verbacious Wednesday after the Lower House passed Tuesday a bill to increase the wages of senior citizens which are also lagging behind the country's inflation and other price adjustments announced for the coming days: “I will veto everything, I don't give a damn,” said Milei, who also insisted he would stand by his administration's zero fiscal deficit policy.

  • Tuesday, June 4th 2024 - 19:27 UTC

    Buenos Aires Gay Community warns of dangers under Milei

    Although June is Pride Month almost everywhere, Buenos Aires holds its annual march in November

    The Organizing Committee of Argentina's Gay Pride March issued a statement on its social media condemning recent statements from Worship Secretary Francisco Sánchez while accompanying President Javier Milei on his Spanish tour which included a stop at a get-together of far-right political forces hosted by Vox and where the South American leader delivered a speech that resulted in Madrid's Socialist administration pulling its ambassador from Buenos Aires.