Supreme Court to Rule on Media Law After Public Hearing
A two-day public hearing on constitutionality of the media law ended yesterday, with all eyes now on the Supreme Court, which will deliver its verdict.
View ArticlePolice Officers Absolved of Torture and Murder of Fabián Gorosito
The Criminal Court in Morón yesterday absolved 11 police officers and one woman charged with the kidnapping, torture and murder of Fabián Gorosito, in 2010.
View ArticleTwist in LAN Eviction Saga as Aerolineas Seeks Reciprocity in Chile
The LAN saga took a twist yesterday after the government said it wanted state-run Aerolineas Argentinas (AA) to operate domestic flights within Chile and Brazil.
View Article13 Injured in Violent Clashes Between Union Factions in Sante Fe
Thirteen people were injured this morning after a violent clash between dissident factions of the UOCRA union at Sauce Viejo, in Santa Fe.
View ArticleBariloche: FPV Wins Election to Replace Ousted Mayor
Frente para la Victoria (FPV) candidate Maria Eugenia Martini was elected yesterday as mayor of Bariloche with 31.12% of the vote.
View ArticleNew Health Programme Targets Pregnant Women with Addictions
Fonga and Sedronar announced today an agreement to expand the inclusion of pregnant women with addiction into treatment centres.
View ArticleGualeguaychú Protestors Demonstrate Against Uruguayan Pulp Mill
Residents of Gualeguaychú, in the province of Entre Ríos, demonstrated yesterday against an eventual increase in the output of the Botnia-UPM pulp mill and against the construction of a new cellulose...
View ArticleRicardo Jaime Found Guilty of Stealing Evidence
This morning, former secretary of transportation Ricardo Jaime was sentenced by the federal court of Cordoba to six months in prison for stealing evidence.
View ArticleLAN Conflict: Chile Responds to President Fernández’s Tweets
On Sunday President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner took to Twitter to discuss, among other things, the conflict with LAN, specifically targeting the fact that shortly after assuming the presidency,...
View ArticleGay Couple Granted Adoptive Custody of Two Children
After months of legal proceedings, a gay couple has been granted adoptive custody of two children, in the first such case in Argentina. The two children are brothers, aged 9 and 11. The couple, Juan...
View ArticleYPF in Negotiations with Pemex over Vaca Muerta
On Monday, YPF's chief executive Miguel Galuccio confirmed the oil company is in negotiations to include Mexican oil company Pemex in the exploration of the Vaca Muerta shale oil field.
View ArticlePresident to Address Vulture Funds At G-20 Summit
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that she will put forward the issue of vulture funds during the G-20 summit in St Petersburg
View ArticleSanta Cruz Deputy Opposes Closure of Brothels
Santa Cruz provincial deputy Ruben Contreras, from Frente Para la Victoria (FPV), has rejected an initiative to close cabarets claiming “there is a need for distraction, to be with a woman, which is...
View ArticleInternational Olympic Committee Meets in Buenos Aires
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will hold its 125th annual session in Buenos Aires this weekend. During the meeting, the Committee will decide which city will host the 2020 Olympic Games, who...
View ArticleScioli Creates New Security Ministry in Buenos Aires Province
Yesterday, Buenos Aires province governor Daniel Scioli announced plans to split the ministry of justice and security into two entities, reversing the decision to join the titles he had made three...
View ArticleJustice to Investigate Participation of Foreign Banks in Dictatorship
The Argentine justice will investigate the responsibility of two international banks in the financing of the last military dictatorship.
View ArticleCordoba: 50 Children Trapped In Bush Fire
Around 50 children, together with their parents and teachers, have been trapped by an out-of-control bush fire in the Calamuchita Valley, in the province of Córdoba.
View ArticleMissing Man Found Alive in the Andes
Raúl Fernando Gómez Cincunegui, a 58-year old Uruguayan citizen who had been missing for four months, was found alive yesterday in the Andes
View ArticlePresident Inaugurates New Culture Centre in Villa 21
Yesterday, President Cristina Fernández inaugurated a cultural centre in Villa 21 in the neighbourhood of Barracas, from which the national Secretariat for Culture will operate.
View ArticleTransport Minister Proposes Zero Alcohol Policy for Highways
The Minister of the Interior and Transport, Florencio Randazzo has announced a new programme called 'Alcohol 0', which will criminalise driving on highways with any amount of alcohol in one's system.
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