Argentina

Friday, July 26th 2019 - 09:44 UTC
YPF hires an LNG tanker to ship Vaca Muerta shale gas to global markets

Argentina's YPF said on Thursday it reached a preliminary agreement with Texas-based Excelerate Energy to hire an LNG tanker for shipping cargoes to global export markets, as the state-backed energy company seeks to offload a growing surplus of shale gas production.
Thursday, July 25th 2019 - 09:37 UTC
Johnson/Macri, a ten-year friendship since they were mayors of London and Buenos Aires

The Argentine media is pointing out that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Argentine president Mauricio Macri first met when they were mayors of London and Buenos Aires, --and full of ambitions--, and have since had a cordial standing personal relation. The first meeting took place at the Davos summit, Switzerland, in January 2009, and according to witnesses the chemistry was immediate.
Wednesday, July 24th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Argentine air force planning to purchase some ten South Korea's FA-50 fighter

The Argentine air force has selected South Korea’s FA-50 as its next fighter, Jane's reported this week. The decision is good news for a once-proud air arm that, in recent years, has precipitously declined in size and effectiveness. Argentine officials as early as 2016 had asked to evaluate the twin-seat, supersonic FA-50, Jane's reported.
Wednesday, July 24th 2019 - 00:44 UTC
Messi fined US$ 1,500 and suspended from Argentina's first qualifying match for 2022 World Cup

Lionel Messi was suspended from Argentina's first qualifying march for the 2022 World Cup and fined US$1,500 by South American soccer's governing body.
Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 15:41 UTC
Sir Alan Duncan instrumental in Argentina/UK reconciliation resigned ahead of Johnson's nomination

British minister and longstanding critic of Boris Johnson quit on Monday, the latest resignation before the new prime minister takes office with a “do or die” pledge to take Britain out of the European Union with or without a deal.
Tuesday, July 23rd 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Argentine fisheries exports stable during the first half of 2019

Argentina's fish, seafood and sea shell landings increased 8.8% during the first six months of the year compared to the same period in 2018. Exports, on the other hand, slid 0.3% as did income generated, 2.9%, according to the latest release from the country's Fisheries Under Secretariat.
Monday, July 22nd 2019 - 09:40 UTC
Bariloche airport reopens after closing Saturday due to heavy snow in west Argentina

The international airport at the Argentine winter sports resort of Bariloche resumed operations Sunday morning following a decision to close it Saturday due to heavy snowing despite a record-setting peak season demand .
Saturday, July 20th 2019 - 11:43 UTC
Pompeo in Buenos Aires at counter-terrorism summit offers US$ 7 million for info on Hezbollah leader

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed on Friday in Argentina that the United States has imposed financial sanctions against a Hezbollah militant group leader suspected of directing a deadly bombing in 1994 of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and injured hundreds.
Saturday, July 20th 2019 - 08:30 UTC
Meeting in Buenos Aires of the Scientific Sub Committee of the South Atlantic Fisheries Commission

The elected government of the Falkland Islands reported on Friday that the Scientific Sub Committee of the South Atlantic Fisheries Commission met in Buenos Aires on 17 and 18 July 2019. The SAFC was first established in 1990 and this was the third meeting to take place since the reestablishment of regular meetings in 2018.
Saturday, July 20th 2019 - 07:59 UTC
One of the great contemporary architects, Argentine Cesar Pelli dies at 92

César Pelli, the Argentine designer behind the iconic Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia, has died aged 92, state media and officials said on Friday, marking the passing of one of the contemporary architectural greats.