Argentina

Friday, November 30th 2018 - 06:14 UTC
Macron has busy pre G-20 Thursday in BA after sloppy airport welcome

His presidential plane landed at Buenos Aires' international Ezeiza airport for the G-20 Summit Wednesday night. After parking, France's Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte went down the stairs to greet .... a tarmac worker or two, after which the pair kept walking to their car. Right before getting inside, they were told to go back on their steps and meet Argentine Vicepresident Gabriela Michetti for the official welcome that almost did not happen.
Friday, November 30th 2018 - 05:52 UTC
Falklands voice dismay and praise for second commercial flight

The proposed second airline service between the Falklands and South America with a once a month stopover in Argentina, drew both strongly voiced concerns and praise at a public meeting held on Wednesday evening in Stanley. Worried citizens suggested Argentina might manipulate Islanders by threatening to interrupt the link to Sao Paulo, Brazil in the longer term.
Friday, November 30th 2018 - 02:02 UTC
Second leg of Libertadores Cup decider set for Dec. 9 in Madrid

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol)'s disciplinary board Thursday turned down Boca Juniors' request and thus cleared the way for the second leg of the Libertadores Cup final to be played at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu on December 9, it was announced.
Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 22:08 UTC
British PM expected in BA Thursday evening

British Prime Minister Theresa May is arriving Thursday evening at the Ezeiza Airport to participate in the G20 Leaders Summit hosted by Argentina, during which she will hold a series of bilateral meetings with some of her peers, including President Mauricio Macri.
Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 19:22 UTC
Consensus or Chaos in the G20 Communiqué?

By Scott Squires (*)“This article was originally published on the Argentina newsletter The Essential, by The Bubble News Inc. on November 29, 2018”. Ahead of any diplomatic summit, staffers, organizers and aides put in the countless hours of thankless grunt work necessary to make international diplomacy happen.
Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 17:53 UTC
No talks with Putin at G-20 over Crimea tensions, says Trump enroute to Argentina

US President Donald Trump Thursday shocked the world as he announced he would not be meeting one-on-one with his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin during the G-20 Summit in Buenos Aires due to the escalating military crisis in Crimea.
Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 09:30 UTC
World leaders fly to Buenos Aires for G20, but little consensus for a final declaration

United States President Donald Trump jets into Argentina on Thursday for a G20 summit, keen to do battle with China on trade and sharpening his rhetoric against Russia over Ukraine. The weekend summit is confronted with increasingly dire warnings, by the International Monetary Fund among others, of the potential harm faced by the world economy from Trump's trade wars.
Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 09:27 UTC
G 20 summit: Buenos Aires residents invited to leave the city Thursday afternoon for a long weekend

Argentina has launched a massive security operation to try to ensure a calm meeting of the leaders of the G20 bloc of nations in Buenos Aires, calling a national bank holiday on Friday and shutting down the city’s main business district.
Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 09:21 UTC
Sir Alan Duncan praises agreement on Falklands' second commercial link with the region

Foreign Office minister for the Americas, Sir Alan Duncan praised as historic the UK/Argentina agreement on a second commerical flight between the Falklands and the region.
Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 08:23 UTC
China/Argentina closer links; Beijing to finance the country's fourth nuclear power plant

Argentina and China are aiming to close a deal within days for the construction of the country's fourth nuclear power plant, a multi-billion dollar project that would cement Beijing’s deepening influence in a key regional U.S. ally.