Argentina

Thursday, July 1st 2021 - 09:50 UTC
The pandemic has cost Argentina “133 times the Malvinas war”

Argentine opposition lawmaker Mario Negri said he was very much concerned by the way the country is addressing the second wave of coronavirus and asked if the government had any idea how many Argentine lives the pandemic has taken, “133 times the Malvinas war.”
Thursday, July 1st 2021 - 09:42 UTC
Tierra del Fuego approves bill banning salmon farming in its waters; Chilean environmentalist groups cheer the decision

Tierra del Fuego lawmakers on Wednesday approved, unanimously the bill which bans salmon farming in the waters of the province. Sponsored by Pablo Villegas from the provincial party, Movimiento Popular Fueguino, the bill privileges the environment over such an industry, and according to its promoters places Argentina at the head of the green economy.
Thursday, July 1st 2021 - 08:53 UTC
Argentine President Fernández joins Paris Equality Forum online after cancelling trip

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Wednesday promised to continue working to “guarantee more equality and more rights” to women, lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people.
Wednesday, June 30th 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Opposition lawmakers file for impeachment of Argentine President and Vice President

Deputy Álvaro de Lamadrid of the opposition JxC-UCR (Juntos por el Cambio + Unión Cívica Radical) coalition Tuesday filed a motion before the Lower House to seek the impeachment of President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner “for poor performance and possible crimes in the exercise of their functions.”
Wednesday, June 30th 2021 - 09:13 UTC
Floods and droughts mean yearly losses worth US $ 1 billion for Argentina, says World Bank

A new report titled “Impact of Climate Crisis on Poverty and the Argentine macroeconomy” points out the serious consequences of the impact of climate change on the Argentine economy, mainly due to losses caused by floods and droughts, the World Bank announced Tuesday.
Wednesday, June 30th 2021 - 09:09 UTC
Argentina's economy keeps falling, INDEC data shows

Economic activity in Argentina fell 1.2% monthly in April and accumulated three months of decline, according to data released Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC).
Wednesday, June 30th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Low flying fighter jets over Ushuaia in mid afternoon

Monday mid-afternoon Argentine air force fighter planes overflew Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego province capital and the Beagle Channel, as part of training exercises in Patagonia and which are expected to continue for the next two days. The Fighting Hawk McDonald Douglas A-4R jets are based in Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz province.
Tuesday, June 29th 2021 - 09:20 UTC
Argentina falls down to worst place to be during pandemic according to Bloomberg ranking – US the best

The United States is now the best country to be during the coronavirus pandemic while Argentina is the worst option, according to a list of 53 nations reviewed by economy media outlet Bloomberg released Monday.
Tuesday, June 29th 2021 - 06:31 UTC
Messi-inspired Iraqi short film now has higher goals

A short film by Kurdish Regisseur Shehim Omar Khalifa which was highly awarded worldwide is now planning to become a full-length documentary as shooting for its enlargement is underway in Baghdad, Iraq.
Monday, June 28th 2021 - 09:43 UTC
Argentine top migrations official says those who left the country knew borders could be closed

Argentine Migrations Director Florencia Carignano said this weekend in a radio interview that those who left the country before the entry of airborne passengers was reduced from 2,000 to 600 a day -or two flights- should have known this could happen.