Argentina

Saturday, February 3rd 2024 - 10:47 UTC
Heat wave grips Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Brazil

Media reports all across the Southern Cone Friday underlined the heat wave affecting Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and Paraguay with temperatures reaching 48 degrees Celsius and forecast to remain around or above 40 degrees for several days.
Saturday, February 3rd 2024 - 10:34 UTC
Paraná River: Traffic restored after ship is freed from bridge pillar

The Liberian-flagged freighter En May was removed on Friday from one of the pillars of the Zárate-Brazo Largo bridge that connects the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires and Entre Ríos, where she got stuck after losing her steering capabilities last Sunday. Full navigation was thus restored on the Paraná River waterway.
Saturday, February 3rd 2024 - 00:17 UTC
Uruguayan surgeon dies meters away from Buenos Aires before completing River Plate swim

In a daring attempt to swim across the Rio de la Plata from Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, to Argentina, experienced Uruguayan swimmer and surgeon Gonzalo Leal tragically lost his life. Leal, from the Uruguayan department of Salto, suffered a cardiac arrest shortly after reaching the shore of Buenos Aires, according to El País.
Friday, February 2nd 2024 - 10:55 UTC
BlackRock: Investing guru Larry Fink tells Milei he will be visiting Argentina in May

BlackRock CEO and founder Larry Fink told Argentine President Javier Milei in a virtual meeting that he would be visiting the South American country in May, and Casa Rosada Spokesman Manuel Adorni confirmed in Buenos Aires.
Friday, February 2nd 2024 - 10:00 UTC
Argentine Blue Helmets off to Cyprus

Argentine defense authorities bid farewell earlier this week to the new group of troops to be deployed in Cyprus as part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Blue Helmets (UNFICYP), it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Friday, February 2nd 2024 - 03:48 UTC
Strong support from IMF to President Milei and his austerity policies

The new government of Argentine president Javier Milei and its austerity policies to try and put the country's economy back on track received a strong boost from the International Monetary Fund, IMF, which approved the disbursement of US$ 4,7 billion.
Thursday, February 1st 2024 - 23:55 UTC
Ushuaia is talking of a record cruise season and a further 10% annual growth of the industry

Ushuaia is undergoing a very positive and fluid cruise season which could mark a record, with some 590 calls and 250,000 visits between passengers and crew members, was pointed out by Roberto Murcia, head of Tierra del Fuego province ports corporation.
Thursday, February 1st 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Lacalle praises Milei for acquiescing to further dredging of River Plate

Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Wednesday praised his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei's willingness to cooperate in further dredging the River Plate at the Port of Montevideo from 13 to 14 meters. The previous administrations of Argentine Presidents Mauricio Macri and Alberto Fernández (2015-2023) considered that these works would leave the port of Buenos Aires in a disadvantageous position. Negotiations in this regard started in 2013 under Presidents Tabaré Vázquez and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK).
Thursday, February 1st 2024 - 10:27 UTC
Police and demonstrators clash outside Argentine Congress

Law enforcement officers and demonstrators clashed outside the Congress in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, while the parliamentary debate on President Javier Milei's so-called Omnibus Law bill was taking place inside.
Thursday, February 1st 2024 - 10:15 UTC
Argentina: Fuel at pumps soars as gov't lifts taxation cap

Drivers lined up for hours Wednesday in Buenos Aires and other places across Argentina as a new increase in the price of fuel at pumps was expected to be enacted Thursday following a decision by the administration of President Javier Milei to release a liquid fuel (ICL) and carbon dioxide (IDC) tax cap in force since 2021, it was reported.