News of argentina

China delivers opportunity and controversy for Argentina’s pork sector

26-09-2020 10:00 Proposed deal with China is a chance to boost Argentine exports, but environmentalists are strongly opposed to it.

Rout in billionaire family's bonds shows no-one trusts Argentina

25-09-2020 11:55 For all of Argentina’s assurances that a round of capital controls announced last week are only temporary, investors are making the opposite bet – and the evidence is there for all to see.

Ángel Di María gets four-match spitting ban

23-09-2020 18:32 Paris Saint-Germain winger receives a four-match ban for spitting during game which saw five players red-carded and claims by Neymar of racial abuse.

Bolivia's leader criticises Argentina at UN for harbouring Evo Morales

23-09-2020 18:18 Bolivia's interim leader criticises Argentina for its "harbouring" of the country's former president Evo Morales, who she accuses of conspiring to foment unrest in her country.

Virus deaths surpass record high for second straight day

22-09-2020 22:25 Argentina reported a daily high of 470 deaths from Covid-19 on Tuesday, the second straight day that a record number of fatalities has been recorded. 

Health Ministry confirms 429 new deaths, highest daily toll yet

21-09-2020 23:26 Argentina reported a daily record of 429 deaths from Covid-19 on Monday, bringing the country’s fatalities to 13,482.

Why Macri re-appeared and broke his silence

19-09-2020 10:13 Former president returns to prominence with scathing La Nación column. Sources close to the PRO leader describe his view of Cristina, Alberto and the opposition coalition.

by Ezequiel Spillman

Virginia García Beaudoux: ‘Feminism makes diversity visible’

19-09-2020 08:59 Professor, advocate, author and communications specialist Virginia García Beaudoux has been studying sexism in politics since the late 1990s. In an interview with the Times, she discusses female leadership, diversity, prejudice and more.

by Anina Hoffman

In midst of global recession, Argentina sets out in search of new markets

15-09-2020 18:16 Argentina is looking for new markets for its products in a world sunk in recession. The goal: to raise annual exports from US$65 to US$100 billion, according to government official Jorge Neme.

Falabella announces closure of four stores in Argentina

15-09-2020 08:07 Chilean department store chain to close four shops in Buenos Aires and look for "strategic partner" for remaining business interests in Argentina.

Oxford University and AstraZeneca resume coronavirus vaccine trial

13-09-2020 08:52 Trials of potential coronavirus vaccine officially restart, days after clincal trials were suspended following a reported side-effect in a UK patient.

Trump advisor elected new head of Inter-American Development Bank

13-09-2020 08:48 Mauricio Claver-Carone elected president of Inter-American Development Bank in vote, ending decades of Latin American leadership at institution.

Trump's candidate inches closer to victory in race to lead IDB

10-09-2020 18:35 Mauricio Claver-Carone is inching closer to becoming head of the Inter-American Development Bank, after Mexico decided to pass up a potential boycott of Saturday’s vote.

IMF in 'initial stages' of Argentina loan talks: official

10-09-2020 18:27 The IMF is in the early phase of talks with Argentina over a new financing programme, and is gathering information on how best to help the country, confirms spokesperson.

High daily tally pushes Argentina past 500,000 infections

08-09-2020 22:23 Country recorded more than 12,000 confirmed cases in a day for only the second time, pushing total past half a million. Death toll reaches 10,405.

AstraZeneca pauses Covid-19 vaccine trial after unexplained illness

08-09-2020 21:54 Pharmaceutical company says it has"voluntarily paused" a randomised clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine, in what it called a routine action after a volunteer developed an unexplained illness.

Past the point of no return?

05-09-2020 09:26 The early days of the Covid-19 outbreak generated unparalleled collaboration between Frente de Todos and Juntos por el Cambio. Are we past the point of no return?

by Agustino Fontevecchia

A new low for the Lower House

05-09-2020 09:15 Monday was a big day for Alberto Fernández’s Peronist government, as it heralded its debt deal with foreign creditors. But the joy lasted only a day and celebrations were all but buried by news in Congress.

by Martín Gambarotta

Lacalle Pou says EU-Mercosur deal 'advances' but not at 'expected speed'

03-09-2020 01:05 Uruguayan leader’s comments just the latest in a series indicating that momentum for the accord has slowed.

Uruguayan Army colonel killed ‘in several countries’ during dictatorship

03-09-2020 00:40 Army colonel imprisoned for crimes during Uruguay’s 1973-1985 dictatorship admitted to killing and torturing detainees, as well as confirming existence of clandestine death flight in Argentina, according to official documents.