Argentina

Thursday, September 12th 2024 - 06:45 UTC
Malvinas, Argentina recalls 60th anniversary of its historic milestone claim over the Falklands before a supportive UN

On 9 September, we commemorate the 60th anniversary of Ruda’s Statement, the statement delivered by the then Legal Counselor of the Foreign Ministry, Ambassador José María Ruda, before the UN Special Committee on Decolonization. His address was a historic milestone in the sovereignty dispute over the Malvinas, South Georgias and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas.
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Wednesday, September 11th 2024 - 23:02 UTC
Argentina: Indec says inflation in August reached 4.2%

Argentina's Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of August went up 4.2%, the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) announced Wednesday. The new figure represented a setback from July's 4% and a 236.7% interannual increase. So far in 2024, inflation reached 94.8%.
Tuesday, September 10th 2024 - 07:40 UTC
Punta Arenas and Ushuaia inaugurate cruise season 2024/25 next week

Punta Arenas and Ushuaia are ready for the start of the cruise season which in Chile is scheduled for Saturday 14th September and in Argentina, 17th September. In both cases it is a regional cruise with the “Ventus Australis” along the Chilean straits and channels, but there is great optimism that it could in effect 2024/25 could be a record season.
Monday, September 9th 2024 - 13:27 UTC
Heavy smoke from Bolivian fires threatens large parts of Argentina

A large cloud of smoke stemming from wildfires in Bolivia threatens to cover the skies of 15 Argentine provinces and even reach the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) between Monday and Tuesday, due to which “phenomena that may represent inconveniences or difficulties in the normal development in social life are expected,” according to the National Meteorological Service (SMN).
Monday, September 9th 2024 - 09:14 UTC
Argentina dispatches a research cruise on Patagonian toothfish

Argentina has launched a research cruise on Patagonian tooth fish (Dissostichus eleginoides) to collect more information on the reproduction physiology of the species. The fishing factory vessel San Arawa II left Ushuaia with a team of scientists from INIDEP, the Mar del Plata based Fisheries Research and Development Institute, and the cruise is expected to last some three weeks.
Monday, September 9th 2024 - 08:52 UTC
Croatian vessel halts traffic for 12 hours through Paraná Waterwa

Trade sailing through the Paraná Waterway collapsed for 12 hours Saturday between San Nicolás and Ramallo when the Croatian-flagged bulk carrier AP Revelin ran aground, thus hindering traffic both ways as low water levels keep affecting business. In this scenario, several barges were advised not to set sail.
Monday, September 9th 2024 - 08:12 UTC
Chavista groups withdraw from Argentine Embassy adjacencies

Venezuelan pro-government militias were reported to have stopped stalking the premises of what used to be Argentina's Embassy in Caracas after former presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia arrived in Spain as an asylum seeker.
Monday, September 9th 2024 - 06:58 UTC
Argentina's Cabinet Chief hospitalized but “stable”

Argentina's 74-year-old Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos was hospitalized this weekend at a Buenos Aires sanatorium but reported to be stable. He will not be discharged until further studies are conducted.
Saturday, September 7th 2024 - 10:55 UTC
Paraguay and Argentina reach understanding on Waterway tolls

The governments of Paraguay and Argentina have reached an understanding regarding the collection of tolls on the latter's part for the use of the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway, it was announced.
Friday, September 6th 2024 - 10:47 UTC
Explosive device goes off at Argentine Rural Society President's office

An explosive device went off Thursday at the headquarters of the Argentine Rural Society (SRA) in Buenos Aires. There were no fatalities but SRA President Santiago Pino's secretary and other people were reported to have been wounded.