Argentina

Wednesday, November 29th 2023 - 10:12 UTC
Lacalle Herrera wishes Milei all the best

During his recent trip to the beach resort and port of Mar del Plata, former Uruguayan President Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera (1990-1995), the father of the current head of state Luis Lacalle Pou, wished Javier Milei all the best because “a prosperous, fair, orderly and rich Argentina is the best business for Uruguay.”
Wednesday, November 29th 2023 - 10:09 UTC
Four more Argentines freed by Hamas

The terrorist group Hamas Tuesday released ten women, four of them Argentine nationals, in exchange for another batch of 30 Palestinian inmates held by Israel at the Ofer prison in the West Bank and in the Russian prison in Jerusalem, as the humanitarian truce was extended to allow for further swaps. Two other hostages were also freed as a bonus not contemplated in the agreement.
Wednesday, November 29th 2023 - 09:31 UTC
Buenos Aires Court rulings go Macri's way

Separate court rulings issued Tuesday in Buenos Aires seemed to accommodate former President Mauricio Macri's agenda, thus heralding the times to come after Javier Milei's Dec. 10 inauguration.
Wednesday, November 29th 2023 - 07:14 UTC
Falklands: mines discovered on a beach in Murrell Peninsula, north of Stanley

The Falkland Islands Government has confirmed that a number of mines have been discovered on Hell’s Kitchen beach on the designated Government Reserve, located on the Murrell Peninsula East Falkland, north of Stanley.
Tuesday, November 28th 2023 - 11:05 UTC
Argentine president elect Milei is right about one thing: British sovereignty of the Falklands must end

By Simon Jenkins from The Guardian - The Conservatives’ stubborn stance on the Islands’ future is merely a refusal to let go of our last spark of military glory
Tuesday, November 28th 2023 - 10:27 UTC
Outbreak of equine encephalomyelitis in several Argentine provinces

Argentina's Animal Health and Food Quality Service, SENASA, has officially reported positive results of alphavirus, equine encephalomyelitis from regional labs in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Corrientes and Santa Fe, where samples of nervous or dying horses were collected.
Tuesday, November 28th 2023 - 10:04 UTC
Milei visits rabbi's grave and has lunch with Bill Clinton

Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei Monday visited the tomb of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson in New York as planned but then had lunch with former US President Bill Clinton, which had not been announced. Milei had already visited the religious site before the primary elections in August.
Monday, November 27th 2023 - 10:18 UTC
Milei off to US for talks with IMF, WB, and Biden's administration

Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei left Sunday evening for the United States to meet with officials from the Joseph Biden administration and creditor organizations such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB), it was reported in Buenos Aires
Monday, November 27th 2023 - 08:40 UTC
Scioli to remain Argentina's Ambassador to Brazil under Milei?

Argentina's Ambassador to Brasilia Daniel Scioli might stay on his job after Javier Milei's Dec. 10 presidential inauguration, it was rumored this weekend in Buenos Aires.
Monday, November 27th 2023 - 08:32 UTC
Mondino brings letter from Milei to Lula

Argentina's future top diplomat Diana Mondino met Sunday in Brasilia with Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira and Ambassador Daniel Scioli to hand over a personal letter from Javier Milei inviting President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to his Dec. 10 inauguration in Buenos Aires.