News of accord

Colombia marks five years since signing of peace accords

24-11-2021 17:40 Colombia on Wednesday marked five years since the signing of historic peace accords that ended a near six-decade conflict.

FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF PEACE DEAL

UN concern over 'enemies of peace' in Colombia

24-11-2021 17:35 Some 13,000 guerrillas have surrendered their arms since 2016, but violence persists in many regions of Colombia where FARC dissidents continue to fight paramilitary and rebel groups and drug-traffickers.

ELECTIONS 2021: ANALYSIS

How to freak out the IMF, an Argentine story

20-11-2021 11:55 It is difficult to fathom an IMF that will ink a deal with a nation that upholds dual exchange rates, price controls, relentless monetary expansion, and massive energy and utility subsidies in the context of perpetual deficits and extremely high inflation.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

NUCLEAR ENERGY

Government advances plans to build two new nuclear power plants

21-08-2021 21:30 Argentina is advancing towards the construction of two new nuclear power plants – one with Chinese Hualong technology and another Candu reactor combining national knowhow and Canadian support.

by Ariel Stemphelet

ENVIRONMENT

US formally quits Paris agreement but Biden pledges return

05-11-2020 10:47 United States leaves Paris accord, but Joe Biden vowed he would immediately return as president.

NUCLEAR WATCHDOG

UN nuclear watchdog chief arrives in Iran

24-08-2020 20:01 Rafael Mariano Grossi is on his first trip to Iran since taking the helm of the International Atomic Energy Agency last year. Argentine official is due to meet with senior officials on Tuesday.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Virus forges rare accord among Venezuela's bitter rivals, Maduro and Guaidó

03-06-2020 16:04 One-page agreement, signed June 1 by Maduro's health minister and National Assembly representative, says both sides will work in coordination to find funds for fighting the coronavirus.