Tag: Buenos Aires

Tuesday, December 17th 2019 - 09:42 UTC
Argentine ex police officer linked to killings and torture extradited to Buenos Aires

An Argentine ex-police officer linked to the murder of hundreds of people during the country's “dirty war” was on a plane to Buenos Aires on Monday, after France extradited him to face trial over the disappearance of a student.
Tuesday, December 17th 2019 - 06:21 UTC
Argentine police arrest four suspects linked to the gang that killed an English tourist

Argentine authorities said on Monday they had identified suspects in the shooting death of a British tourist killed in an armed robbery attempt outside a luxury Buenos Aires hotel over the weekend.
Monday, December 16th 2019 - 09:44 UTC
Briton killed in Buenos Aires identified, other non-fatal victim was his stepson

The British citizen killed in Buenos Aires Saturday during a robbery has been identified as the 50-year-old millionaire Matthew Charles Gibbard, who was travelling with his wife Suzane, his stepson, Stefan Zone, 28, also shot in the incident and still hospitalized, and other family members.
Sunday, December 15th 2019 - 00:13 UTC
One British tourist killed, other shot at in Buenos Aires classy neighbourhood

One British tourist was killed at around 11 a.m. Saturday and his son was injured outside Buenos Aires' luxurious Faena Hotel in the fancy Puerto Madero area as they were attacked by motorbike snatchers, it was reported.
Thursday, December 12th 2019 - 18:17 UTC
Evo Morales and entourage in Buenos Aires to stay as a political refugees

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales Thursday landed at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza international airport amid tight security and top secrecy to settle in the country where he has been granted political asylum, Foreign Minister Felipe Sola told reporters. “He feels better here than in Mexico,” Solá added. “He is here to stay,” he went on.
Tuesday, December 10th 2019 - 11:30 UTC
Peronism is back in Argentina: Alberto Fernández assumes as President

Peronism will return to power in Argentina from Tuesday. The political force will do it in the hands of the elected President, Alberto Fernández, who will go to the Casa Rosada, the presidential headquarters, at noon after presenting the oath in the Congress to the outgoing vice president, Gabriela Michetti
Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 09:35 UTC
One Ocean Expeditions “Resolute” under injunction in the port of Buenos Aires

A cruise ship belonging to Squamish, British Columbia-based One Ocean Expeditions has been ordered by an Argentine federal judge to stay in the port of Buenos Aires due to a “significant debt.”
Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Malvinas “Virgin of Lujan” image finally arrives to Buenos Aires

An image of Argentina Patroness, the Virgin of Lujan which was left behind by the Argentine soldiers at the end of the Falklands/Malvinas war, and was recently returned by the United Kingdom and blessed by Pope Francis in the Vatican, finally arrived in Buenos Aires early morning Monday, 37 years after the conflict was over.
Monday, October 28th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
President Macri defeated but confirmed as the next leader of the opposition

Argentine President Mauricio Macri's performance this Sunday following the trashing defeat he suffered last August during the PASO primaries (48% to 32%), was in effect quite surprising. He managed to recover eight points and cut the difference from 16 to eight points, 48% to 41%, besides winning in the main electoral districts of Argentina except for the always decisive Buenos Aires province.
Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 09:54 UTC
September inflation in Argentina reaches 5.9% and 53.5% in twelve months

Argentina consumer prices rose 5.9% in September, the country’s statistics agency said on Wednesday, the sharpest jump in a year amid a flaring economic crisis in Latin America’s no. 3 economy. That brought year-to-date inflation to 37.7%, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) said, while rolling 12-month inflation was running at 53.5%.