Government Creates New Health Commission After Prisoners’ Escape
Following the fugue of inmates Jorge Olivera and Gustavo De Marchi, Argentine ministers signed today an agreement to create an inter jurisdictional medical commission.
View ArticleProsecutor Requests Army Chief to be Investigated
Prosecutor Jorge Di Lello requested today that an investigation be started on César Milani -proposed by the government as Head of the Army- over presumed embezzlement.
View ArticleAbuelas de la Plaza de Mayo Bring Demands to Church
The Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo yesterday afternoon met with the Archbishop of Santa Fe to talk about the search for disappeared children.
View ArticleHuge Fire from Gas Explosion in Neuquén Brought ‘Under Control’
An gas well exploded last night on the outskirts of Plottier, Neuquén, causing a fire that is now under control, but may take days to fully extinguish.
View ArticleLegal Appeal to Secure Transsexuals’ Voting Rights in Primaries
Several provincial jurisdictions are studying appeals to safeguard the right to vote for over 3,000 trans men and woman with new ID cards in the 11th August primary elections.
View ArticleSweatshop Worker Sets Herself on Fire to Protest Working Conditions
An employee from textile factory Elementos, in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Pompeya, set herself on fire yesterday morning to protest against "mistreatment" by her employers, and remains admitted...
View ArticleTransport Minister Announces New Measures for Train Drivers
Minister of the Interior and Transport Florencio Randazzo revealed today a series of videos showing dangerous behaviour by train drivers. One of the videos showed a driver from the Mitre line falling...
View ArticleAFA Bans Away Crowds and Non-Members at Football Matches
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced yesterday that only members from the home team will be allowed to enter the stadiums on match day, in order to stop the wave of violence that affects...
View ArticleArgentina Assumes Presidency of UN Security Council
Today Argentina assumes the role of presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the month of August 2013. Main concerns during this term are projected to include: a strengthening of the Latin...
View ArticleNew Aeroparque Regulations Threaten LAN Flights
New regulations go into effect today that discontinue small aircraft flights from Aeroparque Metropolitano Jorge Newbery and evict LAN from hangars at the airport.
View ArticleTrain Strike: Repercussion of New Controls
Seemingly in retaliation to new government measures, Sarmiento Rail workers participated in a surprise strike this morning that began at 4.30am and lasted until 8.30am, causing the delay of thousands...
View ArticleGovernment Points to Support Network for Ex-Military Fugitives
Minister of Defence, Agustín Rossi, voiced suspicions that there is “an economic structure being used to fund and sustain fugitive repressors.”
View ArticleMore Problems on Sarmiento Line as Train Derails at Once Station
This morning at 8.03am a diesel train on the Sarmiento line suffered technical problems at Once station, when changing lanes which lead to a partial derailment.
View ArticleFederal Court Annuls Charges Against Schoklenders
Two federal judges, Eduardo Farah and Jorge Ballestero, have thrown out charges of embezzlement and fraud against the Schoklender brothers, Sergio and Pablo. The pair were accused of siphoning money...
View ArticleJournalists Demand Full Application of Media Law
A group of journalists from different media have demanded yesterday the full application of the Media Law, as some of its articles have been legally challenged and the Supreme Court is yet to deliver a...
View ArticlePresident to Meet with UN Secretary-General in New York
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will receive Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner today at 5pm local time in New York, ahead of the Security Council meeting she will chair tomorrow.
View ArticleDetails Emerge About Burglary in Sergio Massa’s House
After revelations by a newspaper that the mayor of Tigre Sergio Massa was victim of a burglary last month, both Massa and Security Secretary Sergio Berni held press conferences today to give details of...
View ArticleOne Dead, Several Injured in Rosario Building Explosion
There are reports of one dead and between 10 and 15 injured after an explosion in an apartment building in central Rosario this morning at around 9.30am.
View ArticleGovernment Moves to Block Increase in Mobile Phone Rates
The government today stated that it would take “any measures needed” to prevent a proposed increase in mobile phone tariffs. Yesterday, phone companies, Personal, Movistar, and Nextel announced a plan...
View ArticlePresident Urges Re-think of UN Security Council
Leading the session of the UN Security Council earlier today, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner urged a rethink of the functions of UN organisms.
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