Coronavirus pandemic Vaccinated Argentines, residents no longer need negative PCRs to enter country 27-01-2022 21:54 Resolution, which will come into effect this Saturday, will cover travellers coming from neighbouring countries who wish to re-enter Argentina.
FOOTBALL Lionel Messi back in full training for PSG after Covid 18-01-2022 17:01 Lionel Messi was back in full training with Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday for the first time since testing positive for Covid-19 at the end of last year.
FOOTBALL Messi 'taking longer than expected' to recover from Covid-19 13-01-2022 16:47 Lionel Messi said on Thursday he needs more time to recover before playing again after contracting Covid-19 earlier this month.
ARGENTINE FORWARD Lionel Messi tests negative for Covid, back in Paris 05-01-2022 17:10 Lionel Messi has tested negative for Covid-19 and has flown from Rosario to Paris.
POVERTY Poverty in Argentina reached 40.6% in first half of 2021 01-10-2021 21:00 INDEC data shows extreme poverty in Argentina rose to 10.7% of population by end of June; Poverty rate down 1.4 percentage points from the second half of 2020.
Poverty Pandemic and economic crisis pushes poverty rate up to 42% 31-03-2021 19:50 More than four in 10 Argentines were living in poverty in the second half of 2020, INDEC national statistics bureau reveals – the highest level since 2004.
Coronavirus pandemic President leaves isolation after second negative Covid-19 test 19-11-2020 12:34 Alberto Fernández will exit his week-long period of isolation and return to normal work after testing negative for Covid-19 for a second time, the president's medical team said Thursday.
Coronavirus pandemic Alberto Fernández in isolation after official tests positive for Covid-19 12-11-2020 02:08 President Alberto Fernández goes into isolation after Strategic Affairs Secretary Gustavo Beliz tests positive for Covid-19. Number of government officials follow suit.
Coronavirus pandemic Government says some negative Covid-19 tests weren’t being counted 21-10-2020 16:39 Health Minister Ginés González García says some provinces are misreporting test data, explaining Argentina's "very high" positivity rate.
Global pandemic Up to 150 million could join extreme poor, warns World Bank 07-10-2020 15:40 Up to 150 million people could slip into extreme poverty, living on less than US$1.90 a day, by late next year, says World Bank.
Bloomberg Negative-yielding corporate bonds are all the rage in Argentina 30-07-2020 14:21 Argentine companies issued a record US$596 million of dollar-linked bonds domestically in the past two months, and about a third now pay negative yields. Investors, nevertheless, are lapping them up.
Former president Carlos Menem leaves hospital after pneumonia scare 30-06-2020 12:41 Former president and senator for La Rioja Province was discharged from hospital on Monday after two weeks receiving treatment for pneumonia.