Argentina

Tuesday, November 6th 2018 - 14:30 UTC
Alpargatas closes Chaco factory, lays off all workers, sells facilities

The clothing firm Alpargatas shut down its factory in the Argentine province of Chaco, it was reported Monday. The company made it clear it was not a temporary measure by laying off the entire staff and placing the facilities on sale. Further closures and subsequent dismissals nationwide look imminent.
Tuesday, November 6th 2018 - 07:26 UTC
New hypothesis on the tragedy that befell Argentina's sub ARA San Juan

An “operation error” related to a ventilation valve, called 'Eco-19,' could explain the mystery of the tragedy that befell the ARA San Juan, the Argentine submarine that disappeared almost a year ago with 44-crew members on board. The new details emerged in a report currently being prepared by a commission of experts based inside the Argentine Defense Ministry.
Monday, November 5th 2018 - 13:06 UTC
Argentine Church to renounce state funding, albeit gradually

Argentina;'s Catholic Church will gradually renounce the 140-million-peso contribution from the federal government, it was announced Sunday. The funding of that specific cult is set forth in the national Constitution. That money makes for 7% of the Church's budget.
Monday, November 5th 2018 - 08:55 UTC
Argentine corruption funds emerge in New York and Miami properties

Following the arrests of four people, authorities in Argentina have uncovered how a former president may have used bribe money to buy U.S. properties, including luxury condos in New York City and South Florida.
Monday, November 5th 2018 - 08:30 UTC
Soccer and the Holocaust exhibit in Argentina awarded German football tolerance prize

The German soccer federation is giving an award for tolerance for an Argentine exhibition of harrowing stories about soccer from the Holocaust era. The 11-panel exhibit — one for each soccer player on the field — tells the stories of teams and sportsmen who suffered under the Nazis.
Monday, November 5th 2018 - 08:28 UTC
Macri and PM May scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting at the end of the month

British Prime Minister Theresa May and Argentine president Mauricio Macri are scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting in the framework of the coming G20 summit to be held in Buenos Aires at the end of the month.
Monday, November 5th 2018 - 05:44 UTC
Buenos Aires G20 summit: US requests Uruguay authorization to station troops and aircraft

Uruguay's government asked Congress to allow United States troops and equipment to stay in country during the upcoming G20 meeting in neighboring Argentina, due to be attended by the US, Chinese, Russian and European leaders.
Sunday, November 4th 2018 - 15:02 UTC
Fuel goes up 7% in Argentina, 14th increase in 2018 to reach a total 65% this year

The retail price of fuel went up around seven percent this weekend in Argentina, for an aggregate 65 percent yearly rise that led impoverished consumers to use other transport means to make up for it.
Saturday, November 3rd 2018 - 22:33 UTC
Llama antibodies good for influenza treatment, research shows

Researchers seem to be on the right path to finding a vaccine for all types of influenza by benefitting from the llama's immune system, a study published in the latest edition of the journal Science reported.
Saturday, November 3rd 2018 - 08:40 UTC
Bolivia delivering smaller volumes of gas to Argentina than set forth in the contract

Bolivia's Hydrocarbons Minister Luis Alberto Sánchez Friday admitted that gas deliveries to Argentina are kept at an average of 10 million cubic metres per day (MMm3d), far below the 17.2 MMm3d agreed upon in the contract