Argentina

• Tuesday, July 16th 2019 - 10:59 UTC

  Mercosur expected to announce dropping of roaming charges in Santa Fe

  

  The presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay are expected to announce Wednesday the elimination of the roaming service charge when travelling to any of the Mercosur countries, it was reported.

• Monday, July 15th 2019 - 12:16 UTC

  Poverty in Argentina on the rise, Catholic University research shows

  

  Poverty in Argentina reached “35 per cent” so far this year, according to Argentine Catholic University (UCA), it was reported last week.

• Monday, July 15th 2019 - 10:54 UTC

  Argentina: The Minister of Defense will retire two senior officers for the ARA San Juan tragedy

  

  Argentina's defence minister, Oscar Aguad, will publish on Monday a summary prepared by the Mayor state of that country, Infobae reported, establishing the military responsibilities of the Navy in the sinking of the submarine ARA San Juan, found at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean on November 2018, one year after its vanishing.

• Sunday, July 14th 2019 - 15:04 UTC

  Argentina condemns British MEP's likening foreign fishing to Belgrano sinking

  

  Argentina harshly condemned the “lamentable declarations of British MEP Robert Rowland” in which he threatened foreign fishing in the Falklands area with “the same treatment as the Belgrano,” in reference to the Argentine cruise sunk by the United Kingdom during the 1982 war.

• Friday, July 12th 2019 - 16:44 UTC

  First hurdle passed for LATAM Argentina to serve Miami with Chilean planes

  

  Argentina's National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) Thursday agreed with its Chilean counterpart (DGAC) to allow LATAM aircraft under Chilean registration to fly the Ezeiza-Miami route with an Argentine crew on behalf of LATAM Argentina. The lease is yet to be authorised at higher levels.

• Friday, July 12th 2019 - 10:26 UTC

  The IMF will release another $ 5.4 billion today for Argentina

  

  Mauricio Macri’s Government must guarantee that with the new disbursement in favor of Argentina for USD 5.4 billion that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will sign this Friday will comply with all the deadlines agreed for this year. This new disbursement is given after the approval of the quarterly goals to March by the technical staff of the fund.

• Thursday, July 11th 2019 - 20:16 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Brazil flight indicative fares “extremely competitive”

  

  “Extremely competitive” is how MLA Barry Elsby, speaking to Penguin News this week, described indicative fares for the new flight to Sao Paulo from the Falklands, beginning November 6.

• Thursday, July 11th 2019 - 19:39 UTC

  Cooperation agreement between Argentina, Japan launched

  

  Japan's International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Wednesday launched its “One Village, One Product” (OVOP) project in Argentina, which is designed to encourage social development in the provinces of Catamarca, Misiones, Chaco, Salta and Buenos Aires, it was announced.

• Thursday, July 11th 2019 - 12:39 UTC

  Former Argentine President De la Rua buried in private ceremony

  

  Former Argentine President Fernando de la Rua was laid to rest Wednesday during a private ceremony at a cemetery in the Pilar area, some 50 kilometers northwest from Buenos Aires. De la Rua, who ran the country between December 1999 and December 2001, had died of cardiac and other complications at the nation's capital on Tuesday. He was 81.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 10:15 UTC

  Military parade and Malvinas Veterans march to celebrate Argentina's independence

  

  Some four thousand troops, including Malvinas Veterans will be marching this Tuesday in the posh district of Palermo in Buenos Aires, as part of the Independence Day celebrations. Last year the parade was cancelled because of budget problems.