News of santa cruz

March of the trolls

Today 05:54 Perhaps the most significant development is the government’s implied admission of economic stagnation for the first time when almost two-thirds of the year is over, accompanying a cautious relaxation of monetary policy.

CRIME & INSECURITY

Milei-linked consultant refuses to testify in Bolivia shooting case

19-08-2026 10:13 Fernando Cerimedo was arrested after his former partner was shot in Santa Cruz, with Bolivian prosecutors investigating whether others masterminded the attack; Victim Nadia Beller accuses her ex-lover of attempting to kill her and makes allegations about consultant's past and involvement in ANDIS scandal linked to Milei siblings.

Cristina & the courts

Fernández de Kirchner takes graft conviction to UN Rights Committee

29-07-2026 18:27 Convicted ex-president takes case to UN rights body; CFK claims corruption trial was politically motivated and seeks international scrutiny of Judiciary.

ENERGY, FINANCE & GEOPOLITICS

Milei reactivates dams, consolidating strategic rapprochement with China

11-03-2026 09:36 Argentina’s government has confirmed that work on the hydroelectric complex on the Santa Cruz river – which has been paralysed since Javier Milei came to power – has resumed. The project, integrally financed by Chinese banks and implemented by the Gezhouba company, returns to the agenda amid an uptick in the relations between Buenos Aires and Beijing.

by Carlos Burgueño

CRIME & INSECURITY

ARA San Juan trial to determine criminal liability begins

03-03-2026 18:51 Court proceedings get underway in a Federal Criminal Oral Court in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz Province.

LITERATURE

Leila Guerriero’s tragic chronicle of 1990s Patagonia suicides republished

13-02-2026 19:03 Anagrama republishes Guerriero’s contemporary classic; Two decades on, 'Los suicidas del fin del mundo' returns in a new edition that renews its stark portrait of despair of an oil town undone by economic upheaval.

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Firefighters battle blazes in Patagonia, 60,000 hectares destroyed

03-02-2026 17:11 Hundreds of firefighters continue to battle wildfires that have already devastated more than 60,000 hectares in Patagonia.

ENVIRONMENT & WILDLIFE

Fires in Patagonia: Flames continue to spread, 50,000 hectares destroyed

02-02-2026 11:11 Active blazes in Chubut, Río Negro, Neuquén and Santa Cruz; More than 500 firefighters are battling fires exacerbated by strong winds and high temperatures.

ENVIRONMENT & WILDLIFE

Government declares emergency over Patagonia wildfires

30-01-2026 10:02 Milei administration declares fire emergency in Chubut, Río Negro, Neuquén and La Pampa via emergency decree; Affected areas declared a disaster zone by authorities.

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Rains ease fires in Patagonia, but risk of flare-ups remains

29-01-2026 15:21 Brief respite from light rainfall earlier this week has improved conditions; Experts say the risk of further flare-ups remain, with at least 45,000 hectares on land now burnt.

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Extreme weather hampers fight against wildfires in Patagonia

25-01-2026 01:54 Tens of thousands of hectares have burned in southern Argentina as firefighters struggle against heat, drought and strong winds, with Los Alerces National Park the hardest-hit area.

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Firefighters battle blazes as Patagonia wildfires spread to 15,000 hectares

12-01-2026 10:02 More than 15,000 hectares of forest have been consumed by fire in Argentina's Patagonia, according to most recent update; Hundreds of firefighters and local volunteers struggled to contain flames out of control that have put small communities on edge.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Fernández de Kirchner granted house arrest, claims lawyer

17-06-2025 14:18 Lawyer Gregorio Dalbón says former president has been granted permission to serve her six-year jail term for corruption at her residence in Buenos Aires, despite the objections of prosecutors.

South America Solar Ecplise

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”.