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Montevideo, September 12th 2026 - 11:20 UTC

Argentina

  • Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 10:08 UTC

    Parlatino urges member countries to tackle ballooning food prices

    It is more important than ever that all sectors can develop public policies and actions for the transformation of agrifood systems,” Giaccoppo said

    The Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino) Tuesday urged its 23 member countries to take measures to curb the soaring food prices which are reaching unprecedented highs, according to the food price index kept by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

  • Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

    Argentine Gov't against exclusions from Summit of the Americas

    The IX Summit of the Americas is “a great opportunity to build a meeting space,” the Fernández administration posted on social media

    Following the announcement by the United States that the governments of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela were not going to be invited to June's Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles because they do not respect democracy, Argentina has urged it to review its stance.

  • Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:58 UTC

    Chilean president rejects a chronic dole claimers system; mentions the Argentine example

    President Boric warned about standing support measures, “short term gain but long term pain”

    Chilean president Gabriel Boric did not have kind words for Argentina's social relief policy when explaining how his administration was going to address support policies in the post-pandemic period and current global war situation, propping the economy and creating jobs.

  • Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:22 UTC

    Argentine FM defends resumption of full ties with Venezuela

    We should not be obsessed with repeating the speech of the dominant press, according to which human rights violations happen in only “two or three countries,” Cafiero argued

    Argentina is planning to upgrade its diplomatic ties with Venezuela after former President Mauricio Macri's decision in 2015 not to appoint an ambassador to Caracas.

  • Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:16 UTC

    ANCAP importing gas to make up for short supply in Uruguay

    60 lorries of LPG are to arrive from Argentina this week

    Uruguay's state-run oil company ANCAP Tuesday announced that as a result of a power cut at the La Teja refinery coupled with unionist protests, the company had been forced to activate an emergency import from Argentina of 60 lorries of cooking gas in addition to two shipments to secure supply.

  • Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 13:12 UTC

    Argentine Ministry posted an image of a British vessel on ARA General Belgrano's sinking memorial in Falklands War

    The Education Ministry's account deleted the post (on this image) and published a new one, besides apologizing for the original publication

    Last Monday was the 40th anniversary of the sinking of the ship ARA General Belgrano, one of the flagships of the Argentine Navy after being hit by torpedoes from the British submarine Conqueror during the Falklands War. As part of the tributes for the more than 300 Argentine sailors who died in that attack, the Argentine Ministry of Education wanted to honor the anniversary on social media. However, it ended in an embarrassment.

  • Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 09:55 UTC

    Argentina's Economy Minister in President Fernández's Achilles tendon

    Guzmán's agreement with the IMF needs reviewing because it was based on inflationary projections which have already fallen short of reality's figures

    As Argentina's inflation continues to grow with no end in sight and the news is that guidelines agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) already need to be reviewed because they were based on a CPI that is no longer attainable, Economy Minister Martín Guzmán is beginning to take flak from friends and foes alike, casting doubts on his chances of remaining in office.

  • Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 09:42 UTC

    Brazil in the crossfire of the Falklands/Malvinas war

    The Brazilian report point to Galtieri, who managed a huge rally in Plaza de Mayo, “making people believe they could defeat the world's third strongest military power”

    Brazil apparently was quite active during the Falklands War, and mounted a network to “search and collect information” on its neighbor (and historic competitor) Argentina, keeping a close eye on the military actions in the South Atlantic, and potential allies of the military Junta.

  • Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 09:34 UTC

    Sheffield honors

    A Sea King hovering off HMS Sheffield's stern during rescue operations to save the crew of the ship

    The city of Sheffield has come together to mark the 40th Anniversary of HMS Sheffield's sinking during the Falklands conflict. HMS Sheffield was struck by an Argentine missile on 4 May 1982 before sinking six days later on 10 May.

  • Tuesday, May 3rd 2022 - 09:30 UTC

    Falklands war was instrumental in accelerating the return of democracy in Argentina, Ambassador Figueroa

    Javier Figueroa at the ambassador’s office in Belgrave Square (Victoria Jones/PA)

    By Catherine Lough, PA - The memory of the Falklands War is an “open wound” for Argentina, the country’s ambassador to the UK has said. Speaking to Catherine Lough of Press Association news agency to mark the 40th anniversary of the conflict, Javier Figueroa said wrangling over the Islands’ sovereignty is “ridiculous”, but admits that the war was instrumental in accelerating the return of democracy to Argentina.