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Macri Appoints Two Supreme Court Judges By Decree
President Mauricio Macri filled up two Supreme Court vacancies by decree. The new judges, who will replace Carlos Fayt and Eugenio Zaffaroni, are Carlos Fernando Rosenkrantz and Horacio Daniel Rosatti....
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Thousands Protest Against Changes to Media Law
Thousands of Argentines filled the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires on Monday to protest newly elected president Mauricio Macri’s proposed modification to the Media Law. Photo by Patricio Murphy A decree...
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Government Decrees ‘Electricity Emergency’ Until End-2017
Argentina’s newly appointed Energy and Mining Minister, Juan José Aranguren, declared a state of emergency for the National Electricity System yesterday, saying the national energy network was so...
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Government Announces End To Currency Controls
Economy Minister Alfonso Prat-Gay has announced the end of currency controls in Argentina, effective immediately. The move comes after four years of restrictions. Economy Minister Alfonso Prat Gay...
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Government Declares National Security Emergency
Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announced yesterday a national security emergency in Argentina, part of the government’s plan to combat organised crime. The measure was approved at a meeting of the...
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Opposition Leads Second Rally in Defence of Media Law
Thousands of people gathered outside Congress yesterday to defend the country’s media law from proposed changes by new president Mauricio Macri. Thousands joined the protest rally outside the National...
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President Macri Meets Indigenous Leaders, Promises Dialogue
President Mauricio Macri met with indigenous leaders yesterday in the Bicentenary Museum, pledging to work together to solve ongoing territorial disputes and human rights issues. “If we really start to...
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Government Announces $400 Bonus for Welfare Recipients, Pensioners
The government announced yesterday a one-time $400 payout to mothers and pregnant women that currently receive the Universal Child Allowance (UAH) and retirees on the minimum state pension. President...
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Government to Intervene in Media Agencies for 180 Days
The government has issued a decree to intervene in media regulator AFSCA and the Federal Authority for Information and Communications Technology (AFTIC) for 180 days. AFSCA head Martín Sabbatella is to...
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Abuelas Founder ‘Chicha’ Mariani Recovers Missing Granddaughter
María Isabel “Chicha” Chorobik de Mariani, one of the founders of Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, has found her missing granddaughter Clara Anahí after a 39-year search. Clara Anahí Mariani as a baby (Photo...
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Recovered Granddaugther Claim a ‘Communications Error’
Friends and collaborators of María Isabel “Chicha” Chorobik de Mariani, one of the founders of Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, confirmed today that she has not recovered her missing granddaughter, Clara...
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Government Declares ‘Public Security Emergency’
National genadarmeríe (Photo via Prensa Argentina) The government has declared a ‘Public Security Emergency’ in order to combat complex and organised crime, especially drug trafficking. The nationwide...
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President Macri Meets World Leaders and Investors at Davos
President Mauricio Macri has been holding meetings with world leaders and global investors in Davos, Switzerland, where he is attending the 2016 World Economic Forum (WEF). The president travelled with...
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Health Ministry on Alert as Dengue ‘Epidemic’ Reaches Buenos Aires
The first cases of dengue fever in 2016 have been reported in the City of Buenos Aires as the virus continues to spread around Argentina. Over 1,100 cases have been reported around the country, with...
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New Giant Dinosaur Species Discovered in Argentina
Researchers in Mendoza have announced the discovery of fossils of a new dinosaur species thought to be among the largest known to science. A team of Argentine and American researchers led by...
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Telefónica, Clarín Gain in Shake Up of Football TV Rights
Futbol para todos The government has revealed a shake up of TV rights for domestic football competitions, with matches involving the biggest clubs to be shown exclusively on private channels. Games for...
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Wildfire Consumes 1,600 Hectares of Los Alerces National Park
Firefighters are continuing to battle a wildfire that has consumed more than 1,600 hectares of forest in the Los Alerces National Park, Chubut province. More than 200 firefighters are tackling the...
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Electricity Prices Set to Triple from February
Argentina is set to dramatically raise electricity tariffs, with increases of at least 200% to be implemented from 1st February. The announcement – already anticipated by the government – was made...
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Government and Organisations Meet to Discuss Human Rights
Cabinet Chief Marcos Peña met yesterday with representatives of human rights organisations led by Estela de Carlotto, president of the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, at the Casa Rosada to discuss the new...
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Government Declares ‘Water Emergency’ in Northeast Region
The national government has declared a “State of Water Emergency” in seven provinces due to the consequences of the El Niño phenomenon on Argetina’s northeastern region. Flooding in Misiones (photo:...
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