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Metropolitan Police Shoots Young Man in La Boca
A 20-year-old man shot by a Metropolitan Police officer in the throat, abdomen, and testicles last night in La Boca is in intensive care. Lucas Cabello was on his way home from a kiosk after picking up...
View ArticleThousands of Families Take Over Lands in Merlo
Residents of the town of Merlo, Greater Buenos Aires, have denounced an illegal occupation of a large area of land and a number of unfinished homes alongside route 1003 by around 3,000 families....
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Central Bank Chief Under Investigation for Public Fraud
Criminal Prosecutor Eduardo Taiano has agreed to push forward with a legal investigation that accuses Alejandro Vanoli, president of the Argentine Central Bank (BCRA), of public fraud. BCRA President...
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YPF to Reveal ‘Secret Clauses’ of Chevron Contract
Argentina’s Supreme Court has ruled that state oil company YPF must make public the secret clauses of its July 2013 agreement with US company Chevron. In July 2013, Ali Moshiri Chevron CEO for South...
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Central Bank Searched Amid ‘Public Fraud’ Investigation
Argentina’s Central Bank (Photo: Rubén)Federal Judge Claudio Bonadio, with the support of the Metropolitan Police, initiated a raid of the Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) yesterday, following accusations...
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Marcha de la Gorra: Córdoba Youth Protest Against Police Violence
Over 20,000 people participate in the 9th annual Marcha de la Gorra, which took place in Córdoba on Wednesday. The march against police violence has been held yearly since 2006, and has grown...
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Macri Names Key Posts in Future Government
As the dust settles on Mauricio Macri’s election victory, the president-elect has started to name the faces of the government cabinet that will take over on 10th December. This morning, Marcos Peña,...
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Government Launches On-Demand Video Platform
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced yesterday the launch of Odeon, an on-demand digital platform for Argentine audiovisual content. The project is a combined effort by the National...
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Mauricio Macri Announces Future Cabinet
President-elect Mauricio Macri unveiled most of his cabinet yesterday – including the ministers responsible for the economy – except for some key positions such as the Labour Minister. Macri’s Chief of...
View ArticleProtests Throughout the Country for Elimination of Violence Against Women
On Wednesday, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women was observed throughout the globe. In Buenos Aires, people of all ages gathered in Plaza Congreso at 5pm and marched...
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Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo Recover 119th Missing Grandchild
Mario Bravo, the 119th child abducted during the dictatorship that has recovered his identity (Photo via FM Renacer)The organisation, Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, have found the 119th grandchild abducted...
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Tierra del Fuego: Victims of People Trafficking Rescued
The coast guard rescued 11 women who were victims of people trafficking this weekend in the southern province of Tierra del Fuego. An investigation by the intelligence unit led to the release of six...
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AFA Election to be Repeated After Failed Ballot
The election to decide the next president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) is set to be repeated after a botched vote yesterday. With 75 delegates able to participate in the ballot between...
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Macri to Raise Non-Taxable Income Threshold to $30,000
President elect Mauricio Macri announced yesterday that workers who earn under $30,000 will pay no income tax on their twice-yearly bonuses (aguinaldo). He also stated that once in office he will send...
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Judge Rules President Fernández’s Term Will End at Midnight
Judge María Servini de Cubría today ruled that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s term officially ends at midnight tonight. The decision comes after Fernández’s party confirmed that she will...
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Ex-President Fernández Gives Farewell Speech at Plaza de Mayo
After eight years as President of Argentina and another four as the First Lady, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner bid farewell yesterday to her supporters in a speech in Plaza de Mayo. Crowds packed the...
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Salta Creates Argentina’s First Ministry for Indigenous Affairs
Luis Gómez Almarás is the new Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Community Development (Photo via Gobierno de Salta)With the new government cycle that began yesterday, Salta became the first province...
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Salta: More than 40 Gendarmerie Officers Killed in Bus Crash
At least 42 gendarmerie officers have died after the bus they were travelling on fell off a bridge near the town of Rosario de la Frontera, in Salta. Another nine passengers were rescued with injuries,...
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FPV Cultural Centre Violently Evicted in Vicente López
Members of Frente Para la Victoria (FPV) Vicente López accused the Buenos Aires police of violently evicting a cultural centre and political party office on Saturday night. FPV members denounced being...
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Government Scraps Agricultural Export Taxes, Cuts Soy Tax
President Mauricio Macri announced today that he would eliminate export taxes for all agricultural goods except soy, for which the tariff will be cut from 35% to 30%. Speaking at a corn field in the...
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