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Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:55:00 GMT
Crowds disregard social distancing at burial of late Argentine Transport Minister Meoni
Argentina's late Transport Minister Mario Meoni was laid to rest Saturday in his hometown of Junín in the province of Buenos Aires in an event which proved both how much he was appreciated where he had been mayor for eight yea...

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 09:40:00 GMT
Argentine Transport Minister Meoni dies in car crash aged 56
Argentina's Transport Minister Mario Meoni died Friday evening in a car crash en route to his hometown of Junín in the province of Buenos Aires, it was reported.

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 09:08:00 GMT
Apple retailer iPlace lands in Montevideo thanks to better tax conditions than those in Argentina
Apple's largest retailer in South America, iPlace, which is present in 27 Brazilian states has landed this week in Uruguay. The company iPlace chose Montevideo to start its international expansion to be able to keep an eye on t...

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 08:48:00 GMT
Argentine Navy takes delivery of brand new patrol vessel in France
The Argentine Navy last week took delivery in Concarneau, France, of the brand new Ocean Patrol Vessel (OPV) 87 ARA Piedrabuena which is expected to arrive at its future home base in Mar del Plata to start operating along with ...

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 23:33:00 GMT
Royal Navy takes bomb disposal experts to South Georgia to remove Falklands War munitions
The Royal Navy's HMS Forth has taken bomb disposal specialists to South Georgia as part of a mission to protect the island's wildlife. The ten-day environmental mission set out to remove bombs and ordnance left behind during th...

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 21:40:00 GMT
Argentine Federal Police arrests two in Tucumán for planning attack against Jewish community
Two people were arrested Friday in the Argentine province of Tucumán when they were reportedly planning to commit an undetermined attack against the local Jewish community, hours before the beginning of the Shabbat day of rest...

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:40:00 GMT
City of Buenos Aires bans all non-urgent surgical procedures to free up hospitals for covid-19 patients
Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta Thursday ordered all health care facilities regardless of whether public or private to cancel every non-urgent surgical procedure or treatment scheduled for the coming days to ...

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:20:00 GMT
Canadian bitcoin producer picks Argentina for new development
Canadian bitcoin miner Bitfarms has announced its plans to start operations in Argentina in early 2022, with a total of 55,000 machines, it was reported. The country emerged as a logical choice due to its relative low expenses ...

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:16:00 GMT
Tourism in South America will not bounce back at least until 2022
In the absence of foreign travellers from Europe, the United States, Canada or Japan, tourism in South America is unble to hide its fragility going through the coronavirus pandemic, which has caused a major drop in visitors, it...

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:13:00 GMT
Argentine opposition agrees to postponing primary, general elections
The Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change - JxC) opposition coalition Thursday agreed to reschedule this year's primary and general mid-term election to allow for a better anti-covid-19 campaign, it was announced.



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