Argentina

Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 07:27 UTC
UK's The Grand Tour motoring program call Argentina “God's cesspit”

The Grand Tour’s Richard Hammond has reignited the trio’s feud with Argentina by calling the country ‘God’s cesspit’. Jeremy Clarkson famously managed to rile millions of Argentines back in 2014 when he drove through Patagonia for an episode of Top Gear with a license plate number which read H982 FKL, sparking complaints the vehicle was referring to the Falklands War.
Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 07:24 UTC
Argentina's greatest basketball player with four NBA titles retires from the San Antonio Spurs

Emmanuel ”Manu” Ginóbili would have been happy to retire quietly without his team retiring his jersey, but San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said the humble Argentine has no choice but to accept with the same passion he gave to the game.
Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 07:22 UTC
Messi reacts to critics: “it's my family that suffers; my son asks me why are they killing me in Argentina”

Leonel Messi revealed on Friday how he struggles to deal with criticism of his performances for Argentina's national team in an exclusive interview with a local radio station, saying that even his six-year-old son was questioning why he was judged so harshly in his home nation.
Saturday, March 30th 2019 - 07:09 UTC
Argentina lawmakers want closer oversight of Chinese space tracking station in Patagonia

Argentine lawmakers have proposed legislation to boost oversight of a Chinese space tracking station that has stirred unease among local residents, fueled conspiracy theories and sparked concerns amongst critics about its true intent.
Friday, March 29th 2019 - 08:20 UTC
Falklands Police correct Argentine flag incident coverage

The Royal Falkland Island Police have corrected reports in the Argentine press this week. Eight men filmed holding banners and singing at the Argentine military cemetery had been reported in their national press as having been detained for two days in “a tense situation.”
Thursday, March 28th 2019 - 09:39 UTC
Argentine Peso slides to an all time low and country risk climbs to almost 800 points

The Argentine Peso slid to all-time lows against the dollar as concerns about inflation, weak growth and October's presidential election weighed. The currency has lost 14% so far this year and the weakness raises fears of a repeat of the currency crisis of 2018 when the Peso lost half its value against the dollar.
Thursday, March 28th 2019 - 07:15 UTC
Argentine court demands Florencia Kirchner's medical report; she is in Cuba allegedly suffering PTSD

Former president Cristina Fernandez daughter, Florencia Kirchner will return to Argentina once she has received her medical release and is capable of taking a plane, said the family's lawyer Carlos Beraldi.
Wednesday, March 27th 2019 - 20:54 UTC
Dollar rises in Uruguay while tension increases in Argentine markets

In Uruguay, the dollar traded at noon on the state bank Banco Republica (Brou) board at $ 33.20 for the purchase and $ 34.60 for the sale, 45 cents above the close price on Tuesday. On the board of private exchanges, the currency to the public came to sell at $ 34.80 and $ 34.90.
Wednesday, March 27th 2019 - 08:48 UTC
Argentine financial markets jittery over October elections uncertainty

Investors in Argentina are starting to get the jitters. The gap in yield between local and U.S.-issued bonds has roughly doubled in the last month in the face of stubborn inflation and mounting peso outflows, heaping pressure on President Mauricio Macri ahead of elections later in the year.
Tuesday, March 26th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
A third of Argentines living below the poverty line; in Greater Buenos Aires, 41.1%

Almost a third of Argentines were living below the poverty line at the end of 2018, according to a new report from the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA).