Tag: Argentina

Wednesday, December 12th 2018 - 08:42 UTC
Former Argentine VP Boudou released from prison on bail, must wear anklet

The release of former Argentine Vicepresident Amado Boudou was ordered Tuesday by a three-member court on condition that he posts bail in the amount of one million pesos (around US$ 26,500) and wears a GPS tracking device around his ankle.
Wednesday, December 12th 2018 - 07:14 UTC
Jail sentences for ex Ford executives for collaborating with Argentine military regime

Two former Ford executives in Argentina have been given long jail sentences for collaborating with the country's brutal military regime in 1976-83. Factory manager Pedro Muller was sentenced to 10 years and ex-security chief Hector Sibilla given 12 years.
Tuesday, December 11th 2018 - 09:12 UTC
Macri's father and brother to testify in court over alleged corruption practices

The brother and father of Argentina's President Mauricio Macri are to testify in court this week over their alleged involvement in a huge kickbacks scandal known as the “corruption notebooks” case, reports said on Monday.
Tuesday, December 11th 2018 - 09:08 UTC
Argentina creates a 395.000 acres marshlands park; land donated by the Tompkins Conservation

A new national park in Argentina that will help protect the country’s incredible wetlands, forests and grasslands well into the future, as well as putting a new part of the country on travelers’ maps has been given the green light by the Argentine government.
Tuesday, December 11th 2018 - 07:37 UTC
Argentina, UK to co-chair LGBT rights organisation for two years

Argentina and the United Kingdom have been chosen Monday to co-chair the Equal Rights Coalition for two years starting next June, to succeed Chile and Canada at the helm of the first-ever intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the protection of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBT) people around the world.
Monday, December 10th 2018 - 06:58 UTC
Red Cross underlines the significance of the remains' identification process in the Falklands

The head of the International Red Cross humanitarian project, Morris Tidball-Binz, who led the identification process of Argentine combatants fallen in the 1982 South Atlantic conflict and buried in the Falkland Islands, said that the fact the dead can rest in peace, “is a fundamental step to build confidence among nations”, such is the case of Argentina and the United Kingdom.
Monday, December 10th 2018 - 06:43 UTC
Mercosur and EU start a technical talks round in Montevideo, waiting for Bolsonaro

Mercosur and the European Union will be holding a round of technical talks this week in Montevideo, starting on Monday, with the purpose of building a strong consensus that could anticipate an agreement sometime next year.
Sunday, December 9th 2018 - 23:11 UTC
River Plate win “endless” Libertadores Cup final in Madrid

River Plate Sunday defeated Boca Juniors 3-1 “at home” at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium for an aggregate 5-3 victory which earned them the Libertadores Cup title for the fourth time in their history.
Saturday, December 8th 2018 - 07:55 UTC
Name of remains at the Falklands' Argentine military cemetery 106th grave released

A 19-year-old conscript soldier, and builder in his home province of Cordoba, Ramon Angel Cabrera, is the name of the 106th Argentine combatant whose remains buried in the Falkland Islands has been identified.
Friday, December 7th 2018 - 09:57 UTC
Emergency dredging in Ushuaia on time to receive “Celebrity Eclipse”

The port of Ushuaia in the extreme south of Argentina is undergoing an emergency dredging on its southern access ahead of December 16 when the cruise Celebrity Eclipse with its 3.000 passengers and 1.100 crew is scheduled to dock.