MercoPress https://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2026, MercoPress. https://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[YPF plans to drill off Uruguay in 2027, says potential could top Vaca Muerta]]> “This could be much bigger than Vaca Muerta, it could yield millions and millions of barrels of production,” the executive projected Argentina's state oil company YPF plans to begin exploratory drilling of an offshore block off the coast of Uruguay between late 2027 and early 2028, its chairman and chief executive, Horacio Marín, confirmed, saying the area holds potential that, if confirmed, could surpass the Vaca Muerta unconventional field.

]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:52:00 GMT <![CDATA[Milei says Argentina is 'diametrically opposite' to the country he inherited in 2023]]> Milei reviewed what he considered the achievements of his administration and asked the governors present to “renew their votes” and ratify the Pacto de Mayo Argentine President Javier Milei said on Thursday that the country is "diametrically opposite" to the one he inherited when he took office in December 2023, during the vigil marking the 210th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, held at the Historic House in San Miguel de Tucumán.

]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:12:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentina's polar spell eases as Patagonia faces rain, snow and 90 km/h gusts]]> Between the start and middle of the week, the instability extends toward the Chubut mountain range and parts of Río Negro and Neuquén The intense polar air mass that affected much of Argentina during the first days of July has begun to ease, with a gradual rise in temperatures across the center and north of the country, while Patagonia now concentrates the most severe weather. The National Meteorological Service (SMN) has kept warnings in place for rain, snow and strong winds in the far south.

]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:03:00 GMT <![CDATA[Court orders Argentina to restore Cristina Kirchner's widow's pension]]> The reinstatement covers only the pension derived from the death of former President Néstor Kirchner Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will again receive, starting in August, a widow's pension of about 15.7 million pesos gross per month (around 12,000 dollars at the official exchange rate), following a court injunction that ordered the benefit provisionally reinstated after it was suspended in late 2024 in the wake of her corruption conviction.

]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:57:00 GMT <![CDATA[LATAM resumes direct winter flights from Sao Paulo to Ushuaia, four weekly frequencies]]> LATAM operating from Ushuaia airport Aviation and Tourism publications are reporting that after several years without regular services. Latam has returned to the Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego airport to offer nonstop flights from its main hub Sao Paulo on the continent.

]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 19:14:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentine court mistakenly summons namesake in high-profile corruption trial]]> May I clarify something? You've got the wrong Juan Carlos Santos,” he said An unusual incident interrupted a hearing on Tuesday in the Cuadernos trial, one of the largest corruption cases in Argentine history: the court mistakenly summoned to testify a man who shared his name with one of the expected witnesses, a 73-year-old public accountant with no connection to the case.

]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:47:00 GMT <![CDATA[Milei plans US-style government shutdown mechanism to cap Argentina's spending]]> “We are working on setting up the shutdown of the executive branch, of politics really,” Milei said in a streaming interview Argentine President Javier Milei announced on Tuesday that he will send Congress a bill to introduce a government "shutdown" mechanism, modeled on the US system, that would bar the executive from continuing to spend once budget allocations run out. The measure is part of a package of economic reforms with which the president aims to relaunch his administration.

]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:20:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentine lawmaker files criminal complaint against Milei over US military exercises]]> In the filing, Marino argued that Article 75, subsection 28 of the Constitution reserves exclusively for Congress the power to permit the entry of foreign troops An opposition lawmaker has filed a criminal complaint against President Javier Milei and four current and former government officials for authorizing, by decree, the entry of US troops that took part in military exercises on Argentine soil without congressional approval.

]]> Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:12:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentina sends fresh rescue brigades to Venezuela as most foreign teams begin to withdraw]]> The Argentine contingent's departure comes as most foreign teams begin to leave Venezuela A new contingent of Argentine rescue workers left for Venezuela on Sunday to relieve the search-and-rescue teams deployed after the June 24 twin earthquake, which according to the official toll has left 2,954 dead and more than 16,500 injured. The dispatch coincides with the start of the withdrawal of most international missions, at the point when operations are shifting away from rescuing survivors toward the recovery phase.

]]> Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:51:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentina survives a scare from debutant Cape Verde to reach the World Cup quarterfinals]]> Lionel Messi put the world champions ahead in the 28th minute, controlling the ball with his left foot and firing a precise shot after an assist from Lisandro Martínez Argentina beat Cape Verde 3-2 on Friday, in a match settled in extra time, to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup being held in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The side coached by Lionel Scaloni had to dig deep to overcome a debutant that pushed the tie to the limit at the Miami stadium.

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