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Montevideo, November 23rd 2024 - 19:14 UTC

Argentina

  • Saturday, February 10th 2024 - 10:24 UTC

    Argentina's Coast Guard allowed to use long-range weaponry

    “We have worked on this protocol so that the Coast Guard can protect its people, the borders, the citizens and be in better or equal conditions than the criminals”, said Bullrich

    Argentina's Security Ministry issued a new resolution published Friday in the Official Gazette whereby Coast Guard (PNA) units are allowed to use “all types of firearms” to stop being in a “disadvantageous situation in the patrolling of rivers,” as a first step for the re-establishment of the general regulations that will soon apply to all members of the federal security forces.

  • Friday, February 9th 2024 - 10:28 UTC

    Milei rounds up a three-day tour of Israel

    “Nazism did what it did because the free world remained indifferent,” Milei argued

    Argentine President Javier Milei rounded up his tour of Israel Thursday with a visit to the Old City in Jerusalem, where he stopped by the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and then met with relatives of people kidnapped during Hamas' Oct. raids before heading for Rome to meet with Pope Francis.

  • Thursday, February 8th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    Argentina: Libertarians not to insist on so-called Omnibus Law bill

    The bill served its purpose of exposing “the caste,” Milei argued from Israel

    After Tuesday's failure at the Lower House to move forward with the so-called Omnibus Law bill targetting government spending, Argentine President Javier Milei said Wednesday from Israel that La Libertad Avanza (LLA) would not insist on that initiative which has achieved its goal of exposing “the caste.”

  • Thursday, February 8th 2024 - 10:39 UTC

    Milei: “Nazism today is disguised as Hamas”

    Milei held a meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu among other engagements

    On the second day of his visit to Israel, Argentine President Javier Milei said Wednesday that “Nazism today is disguised as Hamas.” On making these remarks from the local Holocaust Museum, the South American leader insisted that the terrorist group needed to free the hostages taken during the Oct. 7 raids.

  • Wednesday, February 7th 2024 - 10:50 UTC

    Parliamentarian setback for Milei's Omnibus Law bill

    “The governors did not keep their word,” Zago said.

    Argentine President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza (LLA) Tuesday suffered a major blow in Congress when its workhorse Omnibus Law bill was sent back to further treatment by the various Lower House committees, thus annulling last Friday's broad approval.

  • Wednesday, February 7th 2024 - 10:48 UTC

    Milei cries at Wailing Wall in Israel

    Milei arrived in Israel to fulfill a campaign promise

    Argentine President Javier Milei Tuesday landed in Tel Aviv on an ElAl flight and cried at the Wailing Wall together with his rabbi friend Axel Wahnish, who will be the South American country's next ambassador. During his first day in Israel, Milei met with President Isaac Herzog and insisted on his promise to move the embassy to Jerusalem.

  • Tuesday, February 6th 2024 - 11:11 UTC

    Car production in Argentina falls in January

    Argentina's automotive sector showed some growth regarding exports, Zuppi explained

    While car making in Argentina went down 16.7% year-on-year in January, exports grew by 34.7%, according to a report released Monday in Buenos Aires by the Association of Automotive Manufacturers (Adefa). Domestic vehicle production reached 22,643 units last month during a total of only 11 working days due to the prolonged summer recess. It also represented a 38.8% decline from December's output.

  • Tuesday, February 6th 2024 - 11:04 UTC

    Argentina: Nahuel Huapi National Park joins list of places affected by wildlfires

    The fire originated at the mouth of Arroyo Cretón, in an area that can only be accessed from the lake, Madjinca explained

    While wildfires in Argentina's Los Alerces National Park in the province of Chubut are far from being under control and the situation in Chile keeps getting worse by the hour, a new fire has been reported in the Nahuel Huapi National Park covering the skiing resort of Bariloche with smoke.

  • Tuesday, February 6th 2024 - 10:43 UTC

    Head of US Southern Command not welcome by Uruguay's leading labor grouping

    Gen. Richardson wants a US military base in Uruguay to counter China's presence in the region, the Pit-Cnt said

    Uruguay's labor grouping Pit-Cnt Monday objected to the presence in the South American country of General Laura Richardson, head of the US Southern Command, it was reported in Montevideo.

  • Monday, February 5th 2024 - 10:49 UTC

    Argentine SMEs report sharp drop in sales

    Textiles were the only exception with a small increase after a big drop the previous year

    Argentina's Chamber of Small and Medium-sized Businesses (CAME) released a report Sunday pointing out that retail sales had suffered an interannual drop of 28.5% last month as a result of the loss in purchasing power by consumers affected by President Javier Milei's latest measures. Sales also fell by 6.4 % from December, CAME said.