Argentina

• Friday, May 28th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Argentine “Doctors For Truth” released on bail pending trial

  

  A criminal judge in the Argentine city of Rosario Thursday decided to uphold the prosecution's request to charge “Doctors for the Truth” leader Mariano Arriaga for instigation to commit crimes, it was announced.

• Friday, May 28th 2021 - 09:31 UTC

  Argentina: Bans on layoffs extended for 30 days

  

  The Argentine Government of Alberto Fernández Thursday decided to extend a ban on layoffs for another 30 days so that workers who were affected by the recent full-scale quarantine decreed de the President does not result in workers losing their jobs, it was announced.

• Thursday, May 27th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  German Chancellor Merkel pledges to support Argentina in video-talk with President Fernández

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández and German Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday held a video conference during which both leaders discussed various issues concerning the future of diplomatic and economic relations between their countries.

• Thursday, May 27th 2021 - 09:35 UTC

  Argentina withdraws from lawsuit against Maduro before the International Criminal Court

  

  The Government of Argentina Wednesday withdrew from a joint lawsuit filed against the regime of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro before the International Criminal Court (ICC) brought forward by the previous administration of President Mauricio Macri.

• Thursday, May 27th 2021 - 08:59 UTC

  Argentina finds new supplier of vaccines against coronavirus

  

  Argentine Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero Wednesday announced that an agreement with Chinese laboratory Cansino Bio for the supply of aniticoronavirus vaccines had been reached.

• Wednesday, May 26th 2021 - 17:07 UTC

  Argentines defy lockdown and stage protests nationwide against President Fernández

  

  Street protests against the Government were recorded in most Argentine cities Tuesday, particularly around Buenos Aires' iconic Obelisco, but also outside the Olivos presidential residence to signal the people's disapproval of the newer restrictions on sanitary grounds.

• Wednesday, May 26th 2021 - 08:02 UTC

  Argentine Air Force faces another hurdle for its re equipment plans

  

  Another hurdle has cropped up for the Argentine Air Force attempt to begin recovering its once might, which succumbed during the Falkland Islands conflict and with obsolescence. In effect, a long list of countries have been most willing to sell supersonic fighter jets to Argentina, but mainly costs and the British arms embargo have conspired.

• Tuesday, May 25th 2021 - 09:45 UTC

  Argentine President to sue opposition leader for slander

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Monday announced he would sue former Security Minister and chairwoman of the opposition Cambiemos Party Patricia Bullrich for slander, following her remarks about the current Government's actions (or inactions) regarding the purchase of Pfizer anticoronavirus vaccines.

• Tuesday, May 25th 2021 - 09:36 UTC

  Those who left Buenos Aires must stay where they are until May 31: Argentine Security Minister

  

  Argentine Security Minister Sabina Frederic Monday warned that those who left their homes in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) for the long weekend which included the May 24 and 25 holidays will not be allowed to return home before May 31, when the current strict confinement is over.

• Monday, May 24th 2021 - 09:29 UTC

  Scholar highlights differences between Uruguayans and Argentines

  

  Uruguayan-Canadian scientist Nicolás Saldías of the Intelligence Unit within the famed publication The Economist, has described that ”Argentina and Uruguay are two countries that could be defined as twin brothers raised by different families.”