Stories for 2024

Saturday, January 13th 2024 - 11:30 UTC
Argentine FM holds meeting with Chinese envoy to soothe ties

Argentine Foreign Minister Diana Mondino met Friday with Chinese Ambassador Wang Wei. During the encounter, both diplomats agreed on the importance of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership signed between the two countries ten years ago, and reaffirmed the principle of one China in reference to Taiwan's separatism. However, there was no mention of the currency swap worth US$ 6.5 billion Argentina was expecting to receive.
Saturday, January 13th 2024 - 11:20 UTC
Argentina to issue larger-denomination banknotes

Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) announced this week that would start printing AR$10,000 and AR$20,000 bills (a little under US$ 10 and 20 respectively) to meet the demand for higher-denomination banknotes, it was reported in Buenos Aires. “The issuance of these denominations will facilitate transactions among users,” the BCRA argued in a statement.
Saturday, January 13th 2024 - 11:15 UTC
Uruguay: Palestinian Embassy criticizes beef export deal with Israel

Palestine's Embassy in Montevideo criticized the Uruguayan government of President Luis Lacalle Pou for a recent beef export agreement with Israel and suggested there was some sort of political alliance with Tel Aviv.
Saturday, January 13th 2024 - 11:02 UTC
Milei to visit “nefarious” Pope Francis next month

Argentine-born Pope Francis will have a private meeting at the Vatican on Feb. 11 with Javier Milei, the president of his native country, after the latter spoke ill of the Catholic leader during his election campaign, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, January 13th 2024 - 10:51 UTC
Ecuador accepts military help from Argentina and the US

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa Friday said his government would be accepting the military cooperation offered by Argentina and the United States among other countries because the situation did not allow for egos to stand in the way.
Saturday, January 13th 2024 - 10:46 UTC
Buenos Aires' Teatro Colón sacks British musical director charged with child sex offenses

Buenos Aires' iconic Teatro Colón Friday sacked musical director Jan Latham-Koenig (OBE) after he was arrested earlier this week at London's Victoria train station and charged with child sex offenses. The 70-year-old Briton was released on bail and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court in court on Feb. 9.
Friday, January 12th 2024 - 13:33 UTC
FMI hopes Milei's plan gets enough political support

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spokeswoman Julie Kozack Thursday said the global credit agency hoped Argentina's latest measures would have the political support they needed, particularly the adjustments included in the so-called Omnibus Law bill currently in Congress.
Friday, January 12th 2024 - 11:21 UTC
Drug trafficking scandal: How cocaine made it from Uruguay to Belgium undetected?

A shipment of 22,320 units of Portezuelo brand budines and alfajores (La Plata river sweets), along with 1,122 bottles of vermouth, originating from Uruguay and bound for Belgium, was found to contain 2.16 tons of cocaine. The discovery was made by Belgian Customs on December 28, sparking an investigation into the oversight during its transit through the Uruguayan port.
Friday, January 12th 2024 - 11:11 UTC
Argentina: Patagonian League relaunched to protect local interests from national gov't

Despite stemming from different political forces, the governors of Argentina's Patagonian provinces Thursday issued a joint statement condemning President Javier Milei's bold approach to the country's economic crisis, particularly his most-encompassing emergency decree (DNU) and the so-called Omnibus Law bill currently in Congress.
Friday, January 12th 2024 - 10:34 UTC
CPI goes up 25.5% in December in Argentina

Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Census (Indec) Thursday said the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for December 2023 went up by 25.5% for an interannual total of 211.4%, it was reported in Buenos Aires.