Argentina

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez says tests positive for coronavirus

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez has tested positive for the new coronavirus, is waiting for the result to be confirmed and is in good spirits despite having a light fever, the…

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‘Justice for Diego’: Argentines to march seeking answers over Maradona’s death

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentines will take to the streets on Wednesday to demand what they say is justice for Diego Maradona after the soccer icon's death in November sparked investigations into…

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Photo Story: Argentine beef consumption falls to its all-time low

Cows wait in a corral to be transferred to a refrigerator for their slaughter, at the Hacienda de Liniers Market, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 12 January 2021 (issued 15 January).…

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Quake of magnitude 6 strikes Salta Province, Argentina

An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck Salta Province, Argentina, early on Sunday, GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 222 km (138…

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Argentina legalises abortion

BUENOS AIRES, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Argentina on Wednesday became the first major country in Latin America to legalize abortion when the Senate voted by 38 in favor to 29…

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Argentina’s senate poised to vote on legalizing abortion, rare in region

Argentina was on the cusp of legalizing abortion on Tuesday over the objections of its influential Roman Catholic Church, with the senate preparing to vote on a measure that has the backing of the ruling party and…

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Maradona autopsy shows no drink or illegal drugs

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona did not consume alcohol or illicit narcotics in the days before his death, an autopsy released on Wednesday said. Maradona, who…

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Argentine recession, exacerbated by COVID-19, increases poverty

Gustavo Delgado walks every day from his home in La Boca, a hard-scrabble neighborhood of Buenos Aires, to a nearby community pantry to find the only food that he and…

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Argentine Congress approves wealth tax as COVID-19 hits state coffers

Argentina's Congress approved a wealth tax late on Friday that will impose a one-off levy on people with large personal fortunes as the government of the indebted nation tries to…

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5.2 earthquake rattles San Juan Province in Argentina

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 shook the province of San Juan, Argentina at 0237 GMT on Thursday. The epicenter, with a depth of 124.13 km. Based on the…

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Maradona’s doctor speaks to prosecutor but no charges brought

Leopoldo Luque, the doctor of soccer legend Diego Maradona, appeared at a local prosecutor's office in the Buenos Aires suburb of San Isidro on Monday but his attorney subsequently stated he…

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In pictures – Maradona laid to rest

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Maradona buried next to his parents

Argentine soccer icon Diego Armando Maradona was interred Thursday alongside his parents at a cemetery on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Only around 30 people were permitted inside the gates of Jardin…

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Argentine Congress moves toward implementing wealth tax to fund COVID-19 aid

The lower house of Argentina's Congress on Wednesday approved a bill seeking to raise 300 billion pesos ($3.75 billion) through a tax on large fortunes to finance programs aimed at…

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Argentina beefs up security because of possible terrorist threat

Argentina said on Saturday it would tighten security at its border with Paraguay after its embassy in the United Kingdom received an anonymous tip alerting authorities to the possiblity of…

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Argentina ‘could receive’ 750,000 doses of eventual Pfizer vaccine

Argentina President Alberto Fernandez said on Friday his country could receive 750,000 doses of an eventual coronavirus vaccine from U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc in December, a glimmer of hope as…

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Former Bolivia President Morales left Argentina

Bolivian former President Evo Morales has left Argentina on a flight traveling to Venezuela, Argentine state news agency Telam reported on Friday, which would come in the wake of his…

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Photo Story: Eating out in Argentina in times of pandemic

Three women wait for their order inside a dome for the isolation of customers in a restaurant, in the town of San Miguel, in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.…

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Argentina first country to approve GMO wheat

Argentina has approved HB4 drought-resistant GMO wheat by biotechnology firm Bioceres SA , the company and the government announced, making it the first country in the world to approve a…

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Photo Story: Argentina mourns legendary cartoonist Quino

A woman cries while leaving flowers to the statue of Mafalda after the death of its creator, 'Quino', in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentine cartoonist Joaquin Salvador Lavado, known as 'Quino'…

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COVID-19 infections in Latin America exceed 7.25m

The cumulative number of COVID-19 infections in Latin America is close to 7.25 million as of Sunday, with over 3.86 million cases reported from Brazil, the second most affected country by the pandemic…

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Argentina reports record number of new Covid-19 cases but relaxes lockdown

Argentina registered its highest number of new daily COVID-19 cases on Friday as the government partially relaxed nationwide lockdown measures to allow outdoor get-togethers of up to 10 people wearing…

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Small Argentine firms face ‘terrifying’ future even after debt deal

Francisco Lurueña's textile firm on the outskirts of Buenos Aires has survived 39 years of myriad economic crises. Now it stands on the verge of closure, hit by COVID-19 on…

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Argentina and Mexico to produce AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Argentina and Mexico will produce the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for most of Latin America, Argentine President Alberto Fernandez announced after a meeting with company executives involved in the project. An…

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Argentina death toll from coronavirus tops 5,000 as new cases spike

Argentina’s death toll from the coronavirus has topped 5,000, the government said on Tuesday, as cases have skyrocketed in recent weeks, pushing the South American nation up in the global…

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Argentina extends coronavirus lockdown as cases increase

Argentina will extend a mandatory lockdown until Aug. 16 as its coronavirus cases continue to rise, President Alberto Fernandez announced. The lockdown, which has been the strictest in the capital…

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Latin America leads world in coronavirus cases

Coronavirus cases in Latin America for the first time have surpassed the combined infections in the United States and Canada, a Reuters tally showed on Sunday, amid a surge of…

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Argentina confirms highest daily coronavirus case load after easing restrictions

Argentina's government announced on Friday it will gradually loosen a lockdown that has lasted nearly four months in and around Buenos Aires to stem the spread of coroanvirus, though it…

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Argentina exceeds 100,000 cases of novel coronavirus

Argentina exceeded 100,000 cases of novel coronavirus infections on Sunday as it struggles to contain spiraling case rates despite a strict quarantine imposed on the capital Buenos Aires and its…

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Argentina gets tentative backing for debt haircut

Argentina's new offer to bondholders got a tentative thumbs up from investors as they digested the details on Monday, though there was no sign yet of whether it would gain…

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Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina get best grades for coronavirus response in Latin America

Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina are the Latin American countries that earned the best grades for their response to the coronavirus, according to a poll conducted in the region and released…

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Argentina, Brazil monitor massive locust swarm

Argentina and Brazil are monitoring the movement of a 15-square-kilometer locust swarm in Argentina’s northeast, though authorities and specialists said so far it had not caused significant damage to crops…

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Coronavirus cases soar in big countries, especially Brazil, WHO says

Coronavirus cases are soaring in several major countries at the same time, with "worrying increases" in Latin America, especially Brazil, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday evening. The world recorded more…

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Argentina’s president enters voluntary isolation amid coronavirus surge

Argentina’s president Alberto Fernández has gone into voluntary isolation amid growing concerns over a surge of coronavirus infections, including several cases among the country’s political elite. The decision to quarantine…

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Argentina confirms more than 1,000 new cases in one day

Argentina confirmed more than 1,000 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday as the rate of new infections continued to rise just days after it extended lockdown measures in the capital…

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Argentina hits 10,000 coronavirus cases

Argentina surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Friday, after recording the highest single day increase since the start of the pandemic. There are 10,649 cases, up by 718…

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Indigenous people cutting off from their external communities to preserve their culture in wake of pandemic

Indigenous peoples across Latin America are cutting off their communities from the outside world, worried that the coronavirus could pose a grave threat to their culture by putting at risk…

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Argentina once more faces bankruptcy

Argentina's government is trying to negotiate a restructuring of debt with creditors as the country's finances dwindle and once more faces bankrupcy. Argentina hasn't made a bond interest payment since…

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Argentina bans all commercial flights till end of August

Argentina has announced a prohibition on all internal and international commercial flights until the end of August in its efforts to fight off the deadly oronavirus pandemic. The authorities directed…

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Australia ramps up epidemic preparation as third man dies, first death from coronavirus in Latin America

A man in his 80s died in a Sydney hospital after testing positive to COVID-19, becoming the third coronavirus-related casualty in Australia, state health authorities said on Sunday. The total…

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Argentina set to become first major Latin American country to legalise abortion

Argentina is on track to become the first major Latin American country to legalise abortion. Its president, Alberto Fernández, said on Sunday that he intends to send a legal abortion…

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British tourist ‘killed and another hurt in robbery’ in luxury Argentina Hotel

A British tourist has been killed and another was seriously hurt after they were shot in a suspected robbery in Argentina, says local media according to Sky News. he men are…

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Alberto Fernández elected President of Argentina

Centre-left opposition candidate Alberto Fernández has been elected president of Argentina in a vote dominated by economic concerns. Fernández secured more than the 45% of the vote needed to win,…

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Argentina introduces currency control to prevent capital flight

Argentina slapped currency controls on businesses on Sunday to prevent capital flight after the peso lost more than a quarter of its value since primary elections last month, in its…

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S&P says that Argentina has defaulted its debt

Argentina has defaulted on its debt, according to Standard & Poor’s, the rating agency, after it announced plans to delay payments on its $101bn of borrowings. The Financial Times reports…

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Brazil threatens Mercosur exit

Brazil's economy minister has said the country could leave the Mercosur trade bloc if Argentina's opposition wins presidential elections later this year. He also questioned how dependent Brazil's economy was…

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EU to strip five countries of some market access rights

The European Commission will deem that Canada, Brazil, Singapore, Argentina and Australia don't regulate credit ratings agencies with the same rigour as the EU, the Financial Times reported, citing a…

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Architect behind the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, dies aged 92

César Pelli, the Argentine designer behind the iconic Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia, has died aged 92, marking the passing of one of the contemporary architectural greats. Pelli, who grew…

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Brazil knock out Argentina from Copa America

Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino scored the goals as hosts Brazil knocked out Argentina in the semi-finals of the Copa America in Belo Horizonte. Brazil will now face the winners…

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Corporate Dispatch BeInformed End-Of-Day Roundup

Good evening, What follows are the main stories covered selected by our editorial team for today. Egypt’s former president, Mohammed Morsi, dies in court, state TV says Pete…

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Argentina not ruling out cyber-attack after ‘unprecedented’ power blackout

Argentina said it is not ruling out a cyber-attack after what President Mauricio Macri called an "unprecedented" power blackout struck five South American countries - Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile…

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Power restored to much of Argentina and Uruguay

Power has been restored to much of Argentina and Uruguay after a massive electrical failure left tens of millions of people in the dark. The Argentine president Mauricio Macri…

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Massive blackout hits Argentina and Uruguay

A massive failure in the electrical interconnection system left Argentina and Uruguay without power, according to reports on local media. The power failure brought chaos in Argentina, which has been…

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Messi feels bitter after Argentina’s Copa America defeat against Colombia

Roger Martinez and Duvan Zapata scored in the final 20 minutes after an Argentina side featuring Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero had dominated. Messi, 31, said the Group B defeat…

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Anti-Austerity protests in Buenos Aires

Thousands of demonstrators marched through the Argentine capital Buenos Aires to protest President Mauricio Macri's austerity measures, turning up the heat on his government six months ahead of general elections.…

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On this day in 1946, Juan Peron was elected as Argentinian President

On this day in in 1946, General Juan Perón first elected President of Argentina. Peron Served as President of Argentina from 1946 to 1955, and again from 1973 to 1974. The leader of…

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Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, A powerful earthquake hit Japan, the two Koreas agreed for a summit later on this month, while Donald Trump's experience at the White House remains an issue for…

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