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Montevideo, May 17th 2024 - 05:57 UTC

Argentina

  • Monday, May 13th 2024 - 10:00 UTC

    Argentina goes rogue even for Mother's Day celebration

    Last Sunday was Mother's Day in most of the Americas, except in Argentina, Bolivia, Panama, Costa Rica, and Suriname

    Argentine mothers are unique. They are the addressees of many famous tango pieces and celebrate Mother's Day way apart from all the others worldwide.

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  • Saturday, May 11th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

    No fatalities reported after train clash in Buenos Aires

    There is a total degradation of the state-run railway company, railway union leader Maturano explained

    A train collision at 10.30 am Friday in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo left many people injured but no casualties were reported. While authorities are yet to determine the cause of the accident, railway union leaders blamed the Libertarian administration of President Javier Milei for the faulty signaling which has worsened over the past few months given the increase in copper wiring thefts.

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  • Saturday, May 11th 2024 - 10:43 UTC

    Wages trail inflation in Argentina under Milei

    Wages trail inflation in Argentina under Milei

    Inflation outpaced salaries in March by 11% to 10.3%, according to a report by Argentina's National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec) released Friday in Buenos Aires. In yoy terms, the Wage Index increased by 200.8% on average (231.7% in the registered private sector, 183.7% in the public sector, and 129.2% in the informal private sector) and inflation was 287.9%, the survey showed. Hence, President Javier Milei's perception that salaries were recovering turned out inaccurate.

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  • Friday, May 10th 2024 - 20:27 UTC

    New incident between Argentine forces and illegal Paraguayan fishermen

    Argentina's Foreign Ministry has repeatedly turned a blind eye to the conflict, Valdés said

    The Governor of the Argentine province of Corrientes Gustavo Valdés insisted that the Foreign Ministry and the Senate should get involved after another clash was reported between unauthorized Paraguayan fishermen and the Coast Guard (Prefectura Naval Argentina - PNA). “I hope they take care and do not continue denying the conflict as they have been,” Valdés underlined.

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  • Friday, May 10th 2024 - 10:59 UTC

    Thursday's strike, a wake-up call to the Argentine authorities, CGT claims

    The government needs to change course or more general strikes will be called for, Daer warned

    After Thursday's general strike, Argentina's General Labor Confederation (CGT) said the measure should be as a “wake-up call to the authorities” who “must take note” of the scenario ahead. CGT co-leader Héctor Daer also mentioned that “we take note of the support” of the workers who have suffered a hefty wage reduction since President Javier Milei took office on Dec. 10, 2023.

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  • Thursday, May 9th 2024 - 21:42 UTC

    Ushuaia had an excellent cruise season and expects better in 2024/25

    A busy tourist day in the Ushuaia port. Tierra del Fuego reported some 570 cruise calls, in the 2023/24 season

    With the cruise 2023/24 season technically over in Tierra del Fuego, the head of provincial ports, Roberto Murcia said it had been a very positive year and anticipated an even more promising season 2024/25 for Ushuaia with more vessels interested in the Antarctica tours.

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  • Thursday, May 9th 2024 - 19:10 UTC

    Argentine Security Minister tells CGT to “go to work”

    “Stop fucking around,” Bullrich told the strike's organizers who boycotted public transport services so that the stoppage would be larger

    Argentine authorities said 40% of the buses were running as the General Labor Confederation (CGT) staged its second strike against the administration of President Javier Milei to protest against his “chainsaw” economic measures that have dwindled people's incomes.

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  • Thursday, May 9th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

    Argentine President deepens support to Israel

    Argentina has suffered the cowardly attacks by the Iranian government, Milei highlighted

    During his appearance at a Holocaust Remembrance event in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, Argentine President Javier Milei ratified his allegiance to Israel and insisted that “in a battle between good and evil, taking sides is a moral obligation.” The Argentine leader also noted that while some countries “turn their backs on Israel”, Argentina will be “by its side, always firm.”

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  • Thursday, May 9th 2024 - 10:17 UTC

    Second general strike against Milei under way

    The protest will be “forceful,” Pablo Moyano forecasted

    The Libertarian administration of President Javier Milei is going through the second general strike called for by the opposition General Labor Confederation (CGT) since it took office on Dec. 10, last year. The first such protest was staged on Jan. 24 with little success because at that time people were either on holiday or still enjoying their half-year bonuses that cushioned the predatory effects of Milei's measures on people's incomes.

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  • Wednesday, May 8th 2024 - 19:50 UTC

    Argentine hostage in Gaza confirmed dead

    Lior Rudaeff “was always the first to volunteer and help everyone” (social media photo)

    Argentine national Lior Rudaeff, one of the victims believed to be in the hands of the terrorist group Hamas after the Oct. 7, 2023, incursion into Israeli territory, was actually killed during that attack, the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires confirmed Wednesday. Aged 67, Rudaeff became the 38th fatality out of the 132 people kidnapped into Gaza.

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