Argentina
Sat, 08 Jan 2022 12:34:00 GMTAlberto Fernández takes over CELAC's pro-tempore presidency
Argentine President Alberto Fernández Friday said that the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) "was not born to oppose or confront other institutions" as he took over the body's leadership from Mexico.
Sat, 08 Jan 2022 12:32:00 GMTChile's physicians discourage traveling to Argentina due to Omicron
Chile's Medical College said that the coronavirus situation in Argentina was "critical" as a result of the Omicron variant and advised against traveling to the neighboring country.
Fri, 07 Jan 2022 11:52:00 GMTArgentina, Cuba sign bilateral deals to foster food sovereignty
Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla and Santiago Cafiero, Foreign Ministers of Cuba and Argentina respectively, Thursday signed in Buenos Aires a bilateral cooperation agreement for Agricultural Development “to promote the food soverei...
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 22:11:00 GMTBlack Thursday for Argentina's economy – no agreement with IMF
Argentine President Alberto Fernández and Economy Minister Martín Guzmán agreed not to give in to additional demands from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding the US $ 44 billion loan from the previous national ad...
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 17:54:00 GMTDIY COVID-19 tests given green light in Argentina
Argentina's sanitary agency ANMAT has issued the green light Wednesday to the distribution and commercialization of COVID-19 self-testing kits, as coronavirus infections soar nationwide.
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:22:00 GMTArgentina to buy Russian electric trains for diesel-only suburban railroad
The Government of Argentina has allocated US $ 800 million to the purchase of Russian electric trains for a non-electrified railroad, the Buenos Aires daily La Nación reported.
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:20:00 GMTPosco announces US $ 830 million investment in Argentina
Posco Argentina's CEO KwangBok Kim Wednesday announced an US $ 830 million investment after a meeting with Cabinet Chief Juan Manzur. Also present at the gathering was company director SungKook Chung.
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:17:00 GMTIn three decades the Argentine Peso equivalent to one dollar, is now worth less than 5 US cents
Some three decades ago the new Argentine democratically elected government takes office determined to put an end to endemic inflation when not hyperinflation. The new scheme was convertibility, making the Peso equivalent to one...
Wed, 05 Jan 2022 10:07:00 GMTArgentine Patagonia hit by devastating fire covering over 80,000 hectares
About 80,000 hectares of Argentine Patagonia came under fire during the weekend and the smoke has even reached the city of La Plata, a little over 1,000 kilometers northeast of the epicenter in the Puerto Madryn region, in the ...
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:59:00 GMTSmuggling grows all along Misiones border with Paraguay
Lawmakers of the ruling Frente de Todos (FdT) in the Argentine province of Misiones have filed an proposal to fight the smuggle of fuel and other items across the Paraguayan border, which is said to be growing daily in drums an...