News of santa cruz

Solar eclipse to create rare 'ring of fire' over South America

02-10-2024 11:34 South American and other Southern Hemisphere countries will bear witness to an annual solar eclipse that will create a rare “ring of fire”.

OIL & GAS

State energy firm YPF out of Milei’s privatisation crosshairs

19-01-2024 19:26 State-owned oil firm will not be privatised by Javier Milei’s government, after his party reached an agreement with opposed lawmakers to smooth overall passage of Omnibus bill.

Wildlife

Illegal fishing slaughter: 138 penguins wash up dead off Argentina’s coast

17-12-2023 17:00 Heartbreaking image shared by local authorities in Santa Cruz Province shows a large group of deceased penguins killed by illegal fishing in the protected area of Puerto San Julián.

ELECTION 2023

Five knock-out blows: Peronism's toughest defeats in the elections so far

12-09-2023 18:42 Provinces of San Juan, San Luis, Chubut, Santa Cruz and now Santa Fe. And now Peronism faces another difficult test in Chaco.

BIRD FLU FEARS

Several sea lions on Atlantic coast die from suspected bird flu

30-08-2023 12:09 Animal health authorities in Argentina report death of more than 50 sea lions from suspected bird flu on the Atlantic coast, raising fears the virus could spread more easily among humans.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Case against CFK over misuse of presidential planes quashed

14-06-2023 22:16 Federal Criminal Cassation Court throws out case against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner investigating alleged misuse of presidential fleet, ruling probe opened by late federal judge Claudio Bonadio was not impartial.

MINING

Newmont to invest US$540 million in gold mine, Argentina says

31-05-2023 20:54 Newmont Corp, the world's largest gold producer, plans to invest about US$540 million in its Cerro Negro mine in Argentina.

MINING & INDUSTRY

Theft of US$1 million in gold suspends Argentina mine project

18-04-2023 08:48 Thieves break into the gold room at Patagonia Gold's Cap-Oeste Project in Santa Cruz Province escape with about 500 ounces of gold.

POLITICS & JUDICIARY

‘No evidence’ – Fernández de Kirchner attacks grounds for graft conviction

10-03-2023 20:40 Vice-President reignites her ongoing feud with Argentina’s Judiciary on Friday, comparing its members to the mafia and declaring that they seek to “ban” her from holding public office.

‘Vialidad’ graft trial

Court ruling: Fernández de Kirchner favoured Báez in a ‘criminal plan’

09-03-2023 23:42 Judges from Federal Oral Court number 2 release 1,600-page ruling outlining grounds on which it sentenced Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to six years in prison in the ‘Vialidad’ public works graft case.

News of santa cruz

Solar eclipse to create rare 'ring of fire' over South America

State energy firm YPF out of Milei’s privatisation crosshairs

Illegal fishing slaughter: 138 penguins wash up dead off Argentina’s coast

Five knock-out blows: Peronism's toughest defeats in the elections so far

Several sea lions on Atlantic coast die from suspected bird flu

Case against CFK over misuse of presidential planes quashed

Newmont to invest US$540 million in gold mine, Argentina says

Theft of US$1 million in gold suspends Argentina mine project

‘No evidence’ – Fernández de Kirchner attacks grounds for graft conviction

Court ruling: Fernández de Kirchner favoured Báez in a ‘criminal plan’

US$232 million – football star Lionel Messi reveals his real-estate assets

Milei extends Argentina's 2023 Budget for second year running

Veteran journalist Jorge Lanata dies aged 64

Argentine judge orders arrest of Nicaragua's Ortega over human rights violations

Five charged over death of late One Direction singer Liam Payne

Damián Di Pace: “En el top ten argentino para vacacionar, Brasil se ubica en la séptima posición"

El futuro del Luna Park: la "partecita" que pide la hija de Martín Karadagian para preservarla

Marcelo Longobardi: "Fui testigo de la relación de Lanata con Clarín, era inmanejable"

Calendario de pagos ANSES: todas las fechas y cuánto cobran en enero 2025 los titulares de PNC y PUAM

El Año Nuevo de Fabiola Yáñez: nuevo video y las polémicas por el precio del menú y el costo de la custodia