Tag: Neuquen

Friday, December 20th 2024 - 10:42 UTC
Argentina: Neuquén Lt. Gov. impeached out of office

The Argentine Patagonian Province of Neuquén impeached Lieutenant Governor Gloria Ruiz from her office for moral disqualification after a series of irregularities during her term in office. Ruiz had been suspended last month pending a final decision from the Legislature which was passed Thursday.
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Thursday, November 28th 2024 - 10:35 UTC
Argentina: Neuquén Lt.Gov. suspended amid fraud scandal

The Legislature of the Argentine Patagonic province of Neuquén Wednesday suspended Lieutenant-Governor Gloria Ruiz by 29 votes in favor and 5 abstentions on moral grounds for a fraud involving her brother Pablo, whom she had appointed within the Legislative Branch.
Friday, May 3rd 2024 - 10:59 UTC
Mondino says all Chinese people look the same and becomes social media laughingstock

Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino took heavy social media flak Thursday after her remarks in a newspaper interview that all Chinese people looked the same. Therefore nobody could know whether or not the staff at the controversial base in the Neuquén province were scientists.
Saturday, January 20th 2024 - 10:44 UTC
Endangered Andean cat sighted in Argentine province of Neuquén

The environmental organization WCS Argentina Friday reported having sighted a rare cat near the city of Loncopué in the Argentine province of Neuquén.
Wednesday, November 15th 2023 - 10:05 UTC
Death of Argentine soldier in barracks ruled murder

The death of an Argentine soldier in Zapala, in the Patagonian province of Neuquén, has been ruled a homicide and will be investigated as such, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Monday, July 17th 2023 - 11:55 UTC
Strong quake hits Argentina and Chile

Argentina's National Institute of Seismic Prevention (Inpres) Monday reported an earthquake at 00:05 local time (03:05 GMT), at a depth of 214 kilometers, with its epicenter 240 kilometers west of the city of Neuquén, and 14 kilometers south of the small town of Loncopué.
Monday, April 17th 2023 - 09:55 UTC
Argentine Patagonian provinces elect new governors

The Argentine Patagonian provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén have new governors-elect after Sunday's elections. Opposition candidate Rolando Figueroa brought Movimiento Popular Neuquino's rule to an end after four decades and former Río Negro Governor Alberto Weretilneck was elected back into office. Figueroa and Weretilneck currently hold seats on the federal Lower and Upper Houses respectively.
Friday, April 22nd 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Argentine President launches construction of new gas pipeline

Argentine President Alberto Fernández Thursday launched the “Néstor Kirchner” gas pipeline project during a ceremony at the Loma Campana field in Vaca Muerta, province of Neuquén.
Monday, November 8th 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Three Mapuche suspects captured in Argentine province of Neuquén

Three people were captured at Cerro Mahuida in the Argentine province of Neuquén by Argentina's Gerndarmería Nacional (Border Guard) for carrying ammunition and camouflage clothing through a non-authorized border crossing, it was announced Sunday.
Friday, October 22nd 2021 - 08:40 UTC
Argentine province of Neuquén produces highest amounts of oil in 17 years

Thanks to the increasing output from Vaca Muerta, the Argentine province of Neuquén Thursday announced it had extracted an average of 213,808 barrels per day (BPD) during September of 2021, which represented a 40.19% increase against last year's figures.