Argentina

• Tuesday, May 11th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Cases of South African and Indian coronavirus strains detected in Argentina

  

  Argentine health authorities Monday reported having detected the presence of the South African and Indian strains of the coronavirus in travelers who have arrived into the country over the past few days.

• Monday, May 10th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  US investors withdrawing from Latin America's three largest economies as populist rulers spark concern

  

  According to a recent report from the Department of the Treasury, investors from the United States are rapidly fleeing the once most promising and three largest countries of Latin America (Brazil, Mexico and Argentina).

• Monday, May 10th 2021 - 09:04 UTC

  Jiggers bring covid-19 infected crews including one dead seaman in Argentina’s Puerto Deseado

  

  Argentina's Coast Guard (Prefecura Naval) is guarding two fishing trawlers at Puerto Deseado in the Province of Santa Cruz as cases of covid-19 erupted among the crews, one sailor having already died of the disease.

• Monday, May 10th 2021 - 08:44 UTC

  Argentine President Fernández starts European tour in Lisbon

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández started his new European tour by meeting in Lisbon Sunday with his Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

• Saturday, May 8th 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Quarantine has catastrophic consequences on Argentina's economy, report shows

  

  Argentina's Federal Tax Bureau AFIP data shows 235,381 jobs were lost and around 23,000 companies had closed as the result of the contraction in the economy due to the health measures to control coronavirus, it was reported Friday.

• Saturday, May 8th 2021 - 08:40 UTC

  Chinese delegation in Argentina to offer the Air Force, the supersonic aircraft JF-17

  

  A top-ranking delegation from China's National Aero-Technology import-export corporation, CATIC, is currently in Argentina to discuss defense cooperation and with the proposal to offer the Argentine Air Force supersonic capable aircraft, according to InfoDefensa.ar, an Argentine site which specializes in defense industry issues.

• Saturday, May 8th 2021 - 08:22 UTC

  Dredging starts off Argentine port of Bahía Blanca

  

  Dredging has started off the Argentine port of Bahía Blanca this week to restore the main channel so that ships up to 45 feet deep or 50 50 feet at high tide can be allowed in.

• Saturday, May 8th 2021 - 08:15 UTC

  Argentina's inflation for the year 2021 forecast at 47.3%

  

  Argentina's monthly inflation for April 2021 is expected to be around 3.8%, according to consulting firms surveyed by the Central Bank.

• Thursday, May 6th 2021 - 19:09 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government supporting works to determine possible presence of unidentified Argentine graves at Teal Inlet

  

  The Falkland Islands Government is to support efforts to establish whether there is unidentified Argentine military personnel buried at Teal Inlet, according to a statement released this afternoon.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Argentine Supreme Court endorses Buenos Aires City' objection to decree banning on-site schooling

  

  Argentina's Supreme Court Tuesday ruled in favour of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) and against the Federal Government in their controversy regarding on-site schooling.