Swine Flu Outbreak in Buenos Aires Province
Over the course of the last few weeks, seven people in the province of Buenos Aires have died after contracting Swine Flu.
View ArticleTruck Drivers Threaten Strike
Today the truck driver’s union declared itself in a “state of high alert and mobilisation”.
View ArticleArgentina will Team with Russia to Build Nuclear Power Plant
The government has announced plans to build another a nuclear power plant with the cooperation of Russia.
View ArticleFarmers Prepare to Halt Grain Sales in One Week Strike
Union members from the agricultural sector are expected to announce a one-week walkout today, and will halt grains sales in a protest against the government.
View ArticleEducation Centres Rise Up in BA Protest
Teachers and students from learning centres around Buenos Aires are today protesting for fairer teaching salaries, and scholarships for students, among other issues.
View ArticleVisiting Football Fans Banned From Final Tournament Games
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced yesterday that visiting fans would be banned from the remaining two matches of the division one final tournament due to escalating violence. The AFA...
View ArticleGrupo Plaza Owner to Testify in Once Tragedy Case
Judges of the Second Chamber of the Federal Criminal and Correctional Court of Appeals have removed the “lack of merit” clause protecting Mario Cirigliani from appearing before the court trying the...
View ArticleInvestigation Begins Into Femicide of Colegiales Teenager
Buenos Aires authorities have identified the cadaver found yesterday in a local rubbish dump to be that of 16-year-old Ángeles Rawson. Rawson disappeared Monday morning, 10th June, after leaving a gym...
View ArticleJudge Deems Magistrates Council Reform Unconstitutional
Yesterday evening, Federal Judge María Romilda Servini de Cubría declared the government’s proposition to select members of the magistrates’ council via general election unconstitutional. Reform of the...
View ArticleThree Dead and Over 90 Injured in Sarmiento Train Crash
This morning, two trains collided on the Sarmiento train line killing three and injuring over 90 people. The accident occurred just after 7am in Castelar on the same line that saw the devastating Once...
View ArticleSlave Worker Network Dismantled Across Ten Provinces
The Federal Administration of Public Revenue (AFIP) announced yesterday in a press release that 202 slave workers had been rescued from a national network operating in Argentina. AFIP dispatched over...
View ArticleMenem Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Illegal Arms Trading
Former President of Argentina Carlos Menem has been sentenced to seven years in prison for illegal arms trading to Ecuador and Croatia during his time in office. He is also disqualified from holding...
View ArticleCastelar Train Crash Drivers to Give Evidence Today
The two train drivers under investigation after Wednesday’s fatal train crash in Castelar will make statements before a judge today. The accident, which left three dead and 315 injured, took place on...
View ArticleGunshots Heard After Union Members Clash in Retiro
Unions groups have clashed in Retiro leaving several wounded, including a cameraman from the C5N news channel. The use of firearms has also been reported. At around 7am this morning the port area of...
View ArticleFamily of Murdered Teenager Testify Before District Attorney
The family of Ángeles Rawson, the 16-year-old found dead in a local rubbish dump earlier this week, have testified before a district attorney. The grandmother, mother, and siblings of the murdered...
View ArticleCastelar Train Driver Released from Jail as Investigations Begin
Daniel López, one of the train drivers involved in Thursday’s crash in Castelar, was released from jail just before noon this morning as investigations into the case begin. Although the reasons for...
View ArticleIndepediente Football Team Relegated to Second Division
For the first time in history, beloved Argentine football club Independiente will play in the national Second Division. The relegation comes after the team lost to rival San Lorenzo 1-0 on Saturday in...
View ArticleMetrobus Debris falls in Subte Station, Injures Two Passengers
This morning, construction rubble fell through an air vent on the ceiling of the Independencia station on the E line, injuring two people. According to reports, at least three pieces of concrete blocks...
View ArticleCriminal Charges Brought in Castelar Train Crash
A group of 40 victims have brought forward criminal charges against the heads of Metrovías and Ferrovías as a result of last week's train crash in Castelar.
View ArticleUnion of Truck Drivers Call National Strike for Monday
The union of truck drivers have confirmed today that they are planning a national strike and a protest in Plaza de Mayo this Monday to demand changes to income tax and family allowances.
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