New Consumer Price Index to Debut in February
The Argentine government has announced its plans to circulate the findings of the new National Urban Consumer Index (IPC-Nu) in mid-February.
View ArticleOfficial Report Reveals Decrease in Homicide Rate in Buenos Aires
An official report has been compiled regarding homicide in 2012 in the city of Buenos Aires by the Investigations Institute of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation. Amongst information revealed...
View ArticleAcquittal In the Case of ‘Trigger Happy’ Deaths in Villa 20
A judge has acquitted Daniel Santiago Veyga, the man charged with the July 2009 shooting deaths of two young men from Villa 20.
View ArticlePresident Returns With Cabinet Reshuffle
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's return to duty yesterday after a 45-day absence was marked by key changes to the cabinet.
View ArticleRetired Police Chief’s Home Fired at in Santa Fe
Security forces have confirmed the home of former head of the Dangerous Drugs Division of the Santa Fe police, Alejandro Franganillo, was shot at in the early hours of this morning.
View ArticleGuillermo Moreno Resigns as Domestic Trade Secretary
Guillermo Moreno, Secretary of Trade, resigned from his post yesterday and will become the Economic attaché in the Argentine Embassy in Italy
View ArticleAnti-Monsanto Campaigner Receives Death Threat
Sofía Gatica, anti-monsanto campaigner reported, yesterday, that she had received a death threat.
View ArticleRoof Collapses in School in Mendoza
At least eight students and two teachers were injured today when part of the roof fell through at the Santa Cruz school in the district of La Lave, Mendoza.
View ArticleNew Government Ministers Face the Press
Two new cabinet ministers promised predictability and no “grand announcements” concerning the economy in their first press conferences after Monday’s cabinet reshuffle.
View ArticleArgentine Nano-Satellite ‘Manolito’ Launched Successfully
An Argentine educational nano-satellite called “Manolito” is today in orbit and working well after being launched from Russia at 4.30 this morning.
View ArticleArgentine Greenpeace Activist Released from Russian Prison
Greenpeace activist Camila Speziale, who has spent two months detained by Russian authorities has been released from a St Petersburg prison today after she was granted bail two days ago.
View ArticleCórdoba: Río Cuarto Rejects Establishment of Monsanto Plant
The mayor of Río Cuarto, in the province of Córdoba, has rejected the proposed establishment of a Monsanto plant in the town after a negative environmental impact study was submitted by the business.
View ArticleAFIP Crackdown on Goods Sold Illegally Online
AFIP conducted 13 raids and blocked 37 websites that were selling medicines and electronic goods illegally in a crackdown on unlawful internet transactions.
View ArticleApproval of Civil Code Reform Postponed Amidst Controversial Edits
Despite the hopes of ruling party officials to pass comprehensive civil code reform before the end of congress' current session, chief of cabinet Jorge Capitanich announced today the postponement of...
View ArticleArgentina and Spain Reach Preliminary Agreement on YPF
The Spanish industry minister, José Manuel Soria, and the Argentine economy minister, Axel Kicillof, met today in Buenos Aires to discus a potential agreement on compensation for the expropriation of YPF
View ArticleCabinet Chief to Open ‘Bilateral Agenda’ With Opposition Governors
Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri and Santa Fe Governor Antonio Bonfatti have welcomed an invitation from the Casa Rosada to discuss local and cross-jurisdiction issues with the national government.
View ArticleOil Companies Implement First Petrol Price Increases Since April
Oil companies YPF and Shell have raised the price of their petrol by between 6% and 7.5%, the first hike at the pumps since April.
View ArticleA Woman Killed Every 35 Hours, Report Reveals
A report by NGO Casa del Encuentro revealed that a woman is killed every 35 hours in Argentina. In the first nine months of 2013 alone, 209 women have been killed as a result of gender violence, an 8%...
View ArticleGang Leader Commits Suicide in Police Drug Raid
Eight men have been detained and one has committed suicide after a series of drug raids by federal police.
View ArticleSex Workers Demand Law to Protect Their Rights
the sex worker collective Ammar (Association of Women Prostitutes of Argentina) organised a manifestation in front of the congress building in Buenos Aires to support the "self-determination of sex...
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