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Montevideo, November 23rd 2024 - 03:39 UTC

Argentina

  • Wednesday, April 24th 2024 - 10:22 UTC

    Milei's impeachment sought by human rights group

    Pérez Esquivel insisted Milei was following instructions from the United States and Israel

    Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Pérez Esquivel was among the human rights activists who filed a request before Argentina's Lower House to impeach President Javier Milei “for the poor performance of his duties and possible commission of crimes.” The signatories also spoke of “economic genocide.” The initiative still has to go through many phases before it can represent a threat to Milei's remaining in office, it was explained in Buenos Aires.

  • Wednesday, April 24th 2024 - 10:04 UTC

    60-year-old lawyer qualifies for Miss Argentina contest

    “Beauty has no expiration date,” said Miss Buenos Aires

    Sixty-year-old lawyer and journalist Alejandra Marisa Rodríguez was chosen to represent the province of Buenos Aires in the Miss Argentine for Miss Universe contest. The winner outperformed 34 other contenders to qualify for the May 25 showdown with candidates from the other territories, aged between 18 and 40. Buenos Aires' runner-up was aged 73.

  • Wednesday, April 24th 2024 - 09:40 UTC

    Milei reacts on social media after students' march

    Milei claimed tears of lefties were shed during the demonstrations

    Argentine President Javier Milei turned unusually overactive on social media Tuesday afternoon after packed street demonstrations nationwide in defense of of tuition-free college education in what was dubbed the Federal University March.

  • Tuesday, April 23rd 2024 - 10:33 UTC

    Milei praises his own administration for its financial surplus

    “Inflation is theft. Zero deficit is a commandment,” Milei insisted

    Argentine President Javier Milei Monday highlighted his administration's performance bringing about a financial surplus worth AR$ 276.638 billion (US$ 276.638 million), which constituted a “historical feat.” He also said this achievement of three consecutive surplus-yielding months -something unheard of since 2008- was possible thanks to his administration's “chainsaw” policies cutting State expenditures. Argentina's economic performance fell well within the goals agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

  • Tuesday, April 23rd 2024 - 10:15 UTC

    US State Dept. addresses corruption in Argentina under Alberto Fernández

    The study was released during a press conference by Secretary of State Antony Blinken

    According to a human rights report released Monday by the US State Department, corruption was substantial in Argentina under former President Alberto Fernandez. The document highlighted the conviction of then-Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) in the so-called Vialidad case. The study was released Monday during a press conference held by Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

  • Monday, April 22nd 2024 - 23:50 UTC

    Argentine college students staging nationwide protest shakes Milei's political strength

    The measure was necessary because the government has consistently turned a deaf ear since January, Alpa said

    The entire spectrum of Argentina's political opposition is, in one way or another, behind Tuesday's nationwide protest against President Javier Milei's spending cuts, particularly those affecting the funding of the country's tuition-free universities.

  • Monday, April 22nd 2024 - 23:04 UTC

    Criminal case filed against Milei for praising tax evasion

    Freiler argued that no one like the President can undermine tranquility and public order

    Former Judge Eduardo Freiler filed Monday a criminal complaint against President Javier Milei for saying during his appearance last Frida at the Llao Llao Forum in Bariloche that whoever evades taxes was a hero for being able to escape from the State's claws. In Freiler's view, Milei committed an “apology of crime” and an “instigation to commit a crime,” in addition to other charges.

  • Monday, April 22nd 2024 - 12:43 UTC

    Milei to announce his achievements on nationwide TV

    The message will be recorded at the Olivos presidential residence earlier in the day and aired at 9 pm to draw peak audiences

    Argentine President Javier Milei is to speak on national TV on Monday announcing the achievements of his economic plan. According to Buenos Aires media citing Casa Rosada sources, alongside Milei will be Economy Minister Luis 'Toto' Caputo, Finance Secretary Pablo Quirno, and Central Bank (BCRA) President Santiago Bausili.

  • Monday, April 22nd 2024 - 12:28 UTC

    Downward revision reported for Argentine 2024 agricultural exports

    “Although a gradual recovery is expected, uncertainty persists,” the BCR said

    Argentina's 2024 exports of soybean, corn, wheat, sunflower, and barley have been projected to reach barely US$ 29.3 billion, which would represent a US$ 5.7 billion recovery from 2023 but a US$ 1.7 billion slump compared to the last five years' average, the Grain Stock Exchange in Rosario (BCR) announced in its latest Guía Estratégica para el Agro (GEA) report. The new figures represent an 18% downward revision from December's calculations.

  • Monday, April 22nd 2024 - 06:09 UTC

    Milei reinstates ambassador Foradori, who signed the Falklands 2016 Joint Communiqué

    Ambassador Carlos Foradori (R) and ex Foreign Office minister Alan Duncan

    An Argentine professional diplomat, who was vilified by the Kirchnerite political establishment for having signed during the mandate of ex-president Mauricio Macri (2015/2019), a Joint Communiqué with Foreign Office minister Alan Duncan in September 2016, has been reinstated as ambassador, head of the different organizations that function in Geneva, Switzerland.