Union Action Causes Further Disruptions on Sarmiento Line
Minister Randazzo with new Sarmiento line trains (photo: Paula Ribas/Télam)There are delays of up to 45 minutes on the busy Sarmiento line for the second day running as members of the train drivers’...
View ArticleGovernment to Auction Licenses to Develop 4G Mobile Networks
Axel Kicillof (left) and Julio de Vido announce plan to develop 4G in Argentina (photo: Daniel Dabove/Télam)Economy Minister Axel Kicillof announced today that the government is planning to auction the...
View ArticleArgentina Names Preliminary World Cup Squad
Argentina’s manager, Alejandro Sabella (photo: Juan Roleri/Télam) The preliminary Argentine squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was confirmed this afternoon by manager Alejandro Sabella. The 30-man...
View ArticleOpposition Unions to Protest Today
Moyano considered it was “not worth” responding to Capitanich, but pointed out that “everyone protests in Plaza de Mayo; justice, human rights, everyone goes to Plaza de Mayo. And he says Plaza de...
View ArticleBank Employees to Strike on Thursday
Union leaders announced the strike today (photo: Paula Ribas/Télam/ef) Banks around the country will remain closed for two hours on Thursday, as the bank workers’ union has called for a strike to...
View ArticlePresident to be Investigated Over Vaca Muerta Deal
YPF station in Vaca Muerta, Neuquén (photo: Pepe Delloro/Télam/aa) A Buenos Aires court has ordered an investigation be opened on the Chevron-YPF deal for the exploitation of the Vaca Muerta oil field,...
View ArticleTraffic Chaos after Piqueteros Block 9 de Julio
Picketers are demanding more jobs and better wages (Photo: Victoria Egurza/Télam/dsl) Downtown Buenos Aires is experiencing traffic chaos after social groups and unions set up camp on the 16-lane 9 de...
View ArticleWorld Bank Report Highlights Argentine Welfare State
Children has been the beneficiaries of the government’s programmes (Photo: Buenos Aires city government) ‘The State of Social Safety Nets’, a new report by the World Bank, has lauded Argentina’s...
View ArticleMajor Dinosaur Discoveries in Patagonia
Two separate dinosaur fossils have been discovered in Patagonia this week, in what paleontologists are calling “unique” finds. In a South American first, remains of a particular kind of brontosaurus –...
View ArticleAMIA Memorandum of Understanding Declared Unconstitutional
Iran and Argentina’s Foreign Affairs Ministers sign memorandum of understanding (Photo: La Casa Rosada) A federal court of appeals accepted an appeal for legal protection filed by Jewish organisations,...
View ArticleIndec Releases Growth and Inflation Numbers
Economy Minister Axel Kicillof (photo: Florencia Downes/Telam/dsl) The country’s GDP fell by 0.9% in March compared with the same month of last year, and also compared to February, whilst inflation in...
View ArticleArmy Chief Denies ‘Irregularities’ in Kidnapping Investigation
César Milani after being promoted by the president (Photo: Tito La Penna/Télam/dsl) Army Chief César Milani has denied receiving any special treatment or immunity in the investigation into his alleged...
View ArticleGovernment Declares Mandatory Conciliation on Sarmiento Conflict
Union leader Rubén ‘Pollo’ Sobrero (photo: Twitter) The Labour Ministry declared a mandatory conciliation to put an end to the eight-day conflict that is affecting the service of the Sarmiento train...
View ArticleRemote Village in Salta ‘Cut Off’ by Strike in Bolivia
The people of Los Toldos, a remote village in the northwestern province of Salta, face shortages of essential supplies as the only access route via Bolivia is blocked by a strike in the neighbouring...
View ArticleWitness in Corruption Case Leaves the Country
Vice-President Amado Boudou (photo: Paula Ribas/Télam/ef) A witness on the corruption case involving Vice-President Amado Boudou over the bankruptcy of the Ciccone printing company left the country...
View ArticleQuino Receives Prince of Asturias Award
Quino (photo: Maximiliano Luna/ archivo Télam/lz) Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón, better known as Quino, received the Prince of Asturias award on the category Communication and Humanities. The...
View ArticleEnvironmental Groups Denounce Violations of Ley de Bosques
Images of deforestation in the Chaco (Photo: Greenpeace) Environmental groups have sent a letter to the Environment Secretary reporting abuses of the Ley de Bosques, or Forest Law, in the provinces of...
View ArticleSanta Rosa’s Deputy Mayor: Women are Prostitutes “Because they want to be”
Protest against human trafficking and prostitution on International Women’s Day. (Photo: Avery Kelly) Deputy Mayor of Santa Rosa, capital of La Pampa province, has caused an uproar over his polemic...
View ArticleMan Found ‘Crucified’ in San Francisco, Córdoba
Photo of Robledo, who was found ‘crucified’ yesterday (Photo: La Voz de San Justo) A man was found ‘crucified’ on the side of a road in the town of San Francisco, in the province of Córdoba, yesterday....
View ArticleTransport Union UTA Confirms National Bus Strike on Wednesday
Buses at the Retiro terminal (photo: Beatrice Murch) Road transport union UTA today ratified a national bus strike for Wednesday as part of an ongoing conflict over wages. UTA Secretary General Roberto...
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