Tag: Buenos Aires

Thursday, April 12th 2018 - 08:50 UTC
Argentine police dismissed for claiming mice gobbled half a ton of missing maijuana

Eight police officers in Argentina, including a former town police commissioner, have been dismissed from their posts after four of them claimed that more than half a ton of missing marijuana was carried off by mice, Buenos Aires media reported on Wednesday.
Tuesday, April 3rd 2018 - 09:15 UTC
American Airlines launches nonstop flight between Los Angeles and Buenos Aires

American Airlines will launch its first-ever nonstop flights between Los Angeles International Airport and Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires, as part of a broader expansion in service to Mexico and South American destinations.
Wednesday, March 14th 2018 - 08:39 UTC
Ambitious expansion for Argentine international Ezeiza airport

The Argentine government has announced it plans to invest 15 billion Argentine Pesos (some US$ 750 million) in an ambitious expansion of the country's main international airport, Ezeiza, in the outskirts of Buenos Aires city.
Saturday, March 3rd 2018 - 10:23 UTC
Macri confirms gradualist approach to economic reforms in speech to Congress

In his speech to Congress marking the opening of this year’s legislative session, Argentine president Mauricio Macri defended his business-friendly government’s so-called “gradualist” approach to economic reforms from critics who argue he should move faster to cut government spending and lower taxes in order to boost growth and attract investment.
Saturday, March 3rd 2018 - 10:20 UTC
British Forces confirm defense talks in London between Argentina and UK

Falkland Islands' weekly Penguin News has received confirmation from the British Forces South Atlantic Islands Headquarters that earlier this week United Kingdom and Argentina held defense talks for the first time in over ten years. This week's PN reported on the front page that the Argentine newspaper Clarin released the story on the defense talks, but had no British defense confirmation to its request at the time of going to print.
Friday, February 23rd 2018 - 09:28 UTC
Argentina foils major cocaine ring operating from the Russian embassy in Buenos Aires

An international drug trafficking ring operating out of the Russian Embassy in Buenos Aires was dismantled and several arrests made, Argentine police announced on Thursday.
Saturday, February 10th 2018 - 09:30 UTC
Interpol facial recognition nets Slovak most wanted murder in Buenos Aires

Police in Buenos Aires have arrested an internationally wanted murder suspect after his image was identified as a likely match by INTERPOL’s facial recognition unit.
Monday, February 5th 2018 - 09:16 UTC
China's finance minister visits Argentina ahead of G20: meeting with Macri

Chinese Finance Minister Xiao Jie, visited Argentina last week where he met with president Mauricio Macri and other officials ahead of the upcoming meeting in Buenos Aires of the G20 finance ministers and central banks governors. There was no official briefing of the different meetings or the interview with Macri in Casa Rosada.
Friday, January 5th 2018 - 10:44 UTC
Crackdown on phantom employees, “gnocchi”, in the Argentine Congress

Nearly 200 phantom workers at Argentina's parliament have been caught in a crackdown on employees who only show up sporadically for their jobs, it has been reported. According to La Nacion, the Argentine Congress implemented a new attendance control system for employees two months ago, and it has already caught 190 who had not shown up for long periods without a good explanation.
Friday, November 18th 2016 - 10:28 UTC
Buenos Aires' to have its own Trump Tower luxurious offices by 2020

With a budget of 100 million dollars, construction of the 35-story building may start in June next year and be finished by 2020, it was announced by the same developers in charge of the residential project in Punta del Este under the name of next President of the United States.