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Montevideo, November 23rd 2024 - 13:06 UTC

Argentina

  • Tuesday, March 12th 2024 - 19:03 UTC

    Heavy storm leaves one dead, downs trees, and disrupts flights in Buenos Aires

    The SMN foresees more thunderstorms for the remainder of Tuesday and Wednesday

    The Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA) and parts of the metropolitan areas around it which together make up the so-called AMBA were hit by heavy rains on Tuesday morning- One person was found dead in the Lanús area, five blocks from the CABA limits as residents coped with an orange alert from the National Meteorological Service (SMN) warning of possible thunderstorms and occasional hail.

  • Tuesday, March 12th 2024 - 11:15 UTC

    Argentine Foreign Ministry summons British Ambassador over South Atlantic moves

    Hayes met with Deputy Foreign Minister Sahores and other officials but not with Mondino

    The Argentine Foreign Ministry summoned British Ambassador Kirsty Hayes to express the “concern” of the government of President Javier Milei over recent unilateral actions taken by the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic, including Foreign Secretary David Cameron's recent visit to the Falkland/Malvinas Islands and London's announcement to expand the Marine Protected Area.

  • Tuesday, March 12th 2024 - 11:05 UTC

    Milei sacks official responsible for outrageous pay hike

    Yasín (right) learned about his dismissal from Milei's statement during a TV interview

    Argentine President Javier Milei Monday sacked Labor Secretary Omar Yasín following the scandal whereby a 48% pay hike decreed for Casa Rosada staffers ended up impacting the salaries of the head of state and all cabinet members. “He made a mistake he should not have made,” Milei argued about the lawyer stemming from the ranks of former President Mauricio Macri's PRO.

  • Tuesday, March 12th 2024 - 10:26 UTC

    Argentina's Central Bank lowers interest rate

    These initiatives are aimed at increasing liquidity and controlling inflation

    Argentina's Central Bank Monday lowered the annual interest rate from 110% to 80% “to strengthen the national economy and improve liquidity in the financial market,” it was reported in Buenos Aires. In addition, it was left up to each bank to decide on the minimum rate for fixed-term deposits.

  • Monday, March 11th 2024 - 11:32 UTC

    Milei caught red-handed “increasing” his own salary by 48%

    Congresswoman Victoria Tolosa Paz broke out the new chapter in the political caste saga

    Just a few days after ordering Lower House Speaker Martín Menem to reverse his decision together with Vice President Victoria Villarruel to increase the wages of lawmakers by around 30%, Argentine President Javier Milei was forced to announce that he would do the same regarding a pay hike of around 48% he had decreed for himself and the members of his cabinet, it was reported in Buenos Aires during the weekend.

  • Monday, March 11th 2024 - 10:58 UTC

    Argentine Coast Guard charges for air rescue of South Korean fisherman

    The rescue operation took place over a week ago some 261 nautical miles from the city of Puerto Madryn, outside the Argentine EEZ

    A crew member from a South Korean vessel operating in the South Atlantic was air-evacuated by the Argentine Coast Guard and hospitalized in Trelew following an emergency case of appendicitis.

  • Monday, March 11th 2024 - 10:56 UTC

    US to help Argentina handle the Paraná Waterway

    Ambassador Stanley, Benvenuto, González Botto, and McConnell signed the document

    Argentine authorities signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the United States whereby the latter's Army Corps of Engineers would get involved in maintenance duties along the Paraná-Paraguay River Waterway, it was reported. US Ambassador to Buenos Aires Marc Stanley was present at the ceremony involving the Argentine agency managing the waterway and the General Ports Administration (AGP).

  • Monday, March 11th 2024 - 10:26 UTC

    Drug-trafficking gang violence reigns supreme in Argentine city of Rosario

    Governor Pullaro implemented Bukele-style prison measures for gang members, which triggered the deadly response

    Gang violence in the Argentine city of Rosario has taken the lives of four people in one week as local and federal authorities remain baffled about how to tackle the increasingly worrying situation.

  • Saturday, March 9th 2024 - 09:24 UTC

    Argentina picks Raimondi for embassy in Brasilia

    Raimondi's expertise in regional matters is highly recognized

    Following former Vice President Daniel Scioli's departure from Argentina's embassy in Brasilia, Guillermo Daniel Raimondi will be his successor, it was reported after the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva greenlighted his appointment.

  • Saturday, March 9th 2024 - 08:12 UTC

    Argentina allows Chinese fishing fleet into its EEZ to take refuge from a massive storm

    Chinese jiggers packed along mile 201, with an Argentine naval vessel keeping track of the activities

    The Argentine navy allowed a fleet of 259 Chinese fishing vessels to enter the country's EEZ (Economic Exclusive Zone) to take refuge from a massive storm with seven meters high waves and winds of more than a hundred kilometers per hour. The Ministry of Defense also announced that once the storm was over the Chinese vessels returned to international waters.