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Argentina

  • Friday, December 13th 2024 - 22:02 UTC

    Senator Kueider's expulsion sparks new controversy in Argentina

    “Until they do not transfer power to me, I am vice president,” Villarruel wrote on X

    Argentine President Javier Milei insisted from Italy that Thursday's session during which Senator Edgardo Kueider was expelled from the Upper House after being arrested in Paraguay with US$ 200,000 of undeclared cash was not valid because it was chaired by Vice President Victoria Villarruel, who, at that time, was in charge of the Executive. Other analysts shared that view.

  • Friday, December 13th 2024 - 10:31 UTC

    Argentina: Senator Kueider under arrest in Paraguay expelled from Parliament

    Kueider said that his expulsion violated basic “constitutional principles such as the constitutional right to legitimate defense”

    Argentina's Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to expel the Peronist Edgardo Kueider from Entre Ríos, who was arrested in Paraguay with US$ 200,000 of undeclared money in addition to pesos and guaranis. Giving Kueider the thumbs down were the opposition Unión por la Patria (Peronism), the Radical Civic Union (UCR), the ruling La Libertad Avanza (LLA) of President Javier Milei, and part of former President Mauricio Macri's Propuesta Republicana (PRO).

  • Friday, December 13th 2024 - 10:17 UTC

    Milei off to Italy once again this year

    It will be Milei's sixth official encounter with Meloni

    Argentine President Javier Milei Thursday resumed his mileage accruing spree after departing for Rome to meet with Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, among other engagements.

  • Friday, December 13th 2024 - 10:06 UTC

    Improved weather and soil moisture could mean an extraordinary crop year for Argentina

    “Cool weather and significant rainfall in November have proven pivotal, especially in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina’s largest wheat-producing region,” BCR said

    The Rosario Board of Trade (BCR) announced that the Argentine 2024/25 wheat crop is estimated to reach 19.3 million tons, up from the previous 18.8 million tons, and this is attributed to higher-than-expected yields, bolstered by favorable weather conditions in November, as highlighted in its monthly grain report released this week.

  • Thursday, December 12th 2024 - 22:29 UTC

    Argentina now reportedly redlights RRS James Cook mission

    The Foreign Ministry's reported decision had negative repercussions within the Libertarian government of President Javier Milei

    Argentina's Foreign Ministry has been reported to have backtracked on the clearance previously given to the RRS James Cook to perform a scientific mission in the Argentine Sea. According to Buenos Aires' Clarín, Deputy Foreign Minister Eduardo Bustamante gave the order.

  • Thursday, December 12th 2024 - 20:54 UTC

    Trump picks successful Fla. physician for BA Embassy

    The Cuba-born Lamelas has been full of praise for Argentine President Milei

    US President-elect Donald J. Trump chose Peter Lamelas for the position of Ambassador in Buenos Aires during his administration to be inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2025. The Cuban-born physician has already met President Javier Milei.

  • Thursday, December 12th 2024 - 10:41 UTC

    Football: 2030 World Cup opening game to be played in Montevideo

    “Football is what unites the world,” Infantino stressed

    World football's governing body FIFA confirmed Wednesday that the opening game of the 2030 World Cup will be played at Montevideo's Centenario Stadium, which also hosted the 1930 edition that launched the series of one of the most successful events in contemporary history.

  • Thursday, December 12th 2024 - 09:34 UTC

    CFK becomes Justicialist Party Chairwoman

    Argentina should never sign an FTA with th US, CFK insisted

    Former Argentine President (2007-2015) Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) Wednesday became chairwoman of the Justicialist (Peronist) Party. In her speech, she called for the formation of political and technical cadres to be part of a national project for the great majorities.

  • Thursday, December 12th 2024 - 09:23 UTC

    Argentina's Indec says inflation in November stood at 2.4%

    “Inflation in Argentina RIP,” said Presidential Spokesman Manuel Adorni

    Argentina's Consumer Price Index (CPI) went up 2.4% in November for a 166% year-on-year, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) announced Wednesday in Buenos Aires. It was the lowest figure since July 2020 when it reached 1.9%. The Libertarian Government of President Javier Milei welcomed the news: “Inflation in Argentina RIP,” said Presidential Spokesman Manuel Adorni.

  • Wednesday, December 11th 2024 - 10:55 UTC

    Milei reviews his first year in office

    Milei said his reform of the State is much stronger than the one under Carlos Menem in the 1990s

    Argentine President Javier Milei reviewed his first year in office, during which he did manage to slow down inflation, albeit at a cost. “I want to thank the ordinary Argentines who were treated as second-class citizens for decades,” he said during his broadcast message.