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CHILEAN PRESIDENT-ELECT NAMES SENATOR AS MINING MINISTER


Chile's conservative President-elect Sebastian Pinera on Tuesday named Senator Baldo Prokurica as incoming mining minister, a key post in the world's top copper exporter... READ MORE

23rd January, 2018 46

LUCY BARNARD ONE YEAR INTO 30,000KM ATTEMPT TO MAKE WORLD WALK RECORD FROM ARGENTINA TO ALASKA


One year, 3,000km, five pairs of boots Lucy Barnard's record-making walk... READ MORE

21st January, 2018 2756

FORMER ARGENTINE VICE PRESIDENT FREED PENDING CORRUPTION TRIAL


Boudou, who served under former President Cristina Fernandez, was arrested in early November on racketeering and money laundering charges... READ MORE

13th January, 2018 117

BATTERY MAKERS' GREAT HOPE FOR CHEAP LITHIUM FACES TALENT CRUNCH


It has sent 60 seasoned engineers to Minera Exar, according to Lithium Americas... READ MORE

28th December, 2017 391

ARGENTINE JUDGE FIRST TO RULE PROSECUTOR ALBERTO NISMAN'S 2015 DEATH WAS MURDER, NOT SUICIDE


Alberto Nisman, the Argentine prosecutor who was found dead days after accusing former President Cristina Fernandez of covering up Iran's role in the 1994... READ MORE

27th December, 2017 0

ERA OF FEMALE PRESIDENTS IN LATIN AMERICA COMES TO A CLOSE


Corruption scandals In a region where corruption scandals often hurt presidencies, South America's women leaders were no honorable exception... READ MORE

26th December, 2017 28

NEW CONTACT DETECTED IN SEARCH FOR MISSING ARGENTINE SUBMARINE


Argentina has received help from 13 countries in its search for the San Juan submarine... READ MORE

24th December, 2017 9

ROW OVER 'OBESE' LIONS IN RUSSIAN CIRCUS


Critics claim the lionesses at Vladivostok State Circus are overweight... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 1692

ARGENTINA'S CONGRESS PASSES PENSION OVERHAUL AMID PROTESTS


Voting is not the end of history, said Agustin Rossi, president of the leftist Front for Victory party of former president Cristina Kirchner... READ MORE

19th December, 2017 0

ARGENTINA NAVY CHIEF SACKED AFTER LOSS OF SUBMARINE


Adm Marcelo Srur is sent into retirement following criticism of the operation to rescue the submarine... READ MORE

16th December, 2017 282

ARGENTINA CRITICISED FOR BANNING NGOS FROM CONFERENCE OVER SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS


In a tweet Sunday, the Norwegian foreign ministry seemed to chide Argentina for its ban... READ MORE

11th December, 2017 1095

ARGENTINA DEPORTS BRITISH JOURNALIST AHEAD OF WTO CONFERENCE


The Norwegian foreign minister, Ine Eriksen S?reide, was expected to make a formal protest to Argentina's ambassador to Oslo on Saturday... READ MORE

9th December, 2017 3117

ARGENTINE JUDGE ORDERS ARREST OF EX-PRESIDENT FOR TREASON


Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner attends a swearing-in ceremony for senators at the Argentine Senate in Buenos Aires, November 29, 2017... READ MORE

8th December, 2017 0

JUDGE CHARGES ARGENTINA EX-LEADER FERNANDEZ WITH TREASON OVER JEWISH CENTER BLAST, SEEKS ARREST


Fernandez, who governed from 2007 to 2015, finished second to a Macri ally in the Buenos Aires province Senate race but won a seat under Argentina's list system... READ MORE

8th December, 2017 0

ARGENTINE EX-PRESIDENT CRISTINA FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER CHARGED WITH TREASON


However, the timing of Fernandez's indictment also focuses the spotlight on Bonadio, the judge... READ MORE

8th December, 2017 2784

ARGENTINA'S FERNANDEZ CHARGED WITH TREASON, ARREST SOUGHT


Former Argentine President and Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner speaks during a news conference at the Congress in Buenos Aires, December 7, 2017... READ MORE

7th December, 2017 1438

JUDGE ORDERS ARREST OF EX-ARGENTINE PRESIDENT KIRCHNER


The Mutual Israeli-Argentina Assocation AMIA, a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires, was blown up by a Hezbollah member... READ MORE

7th December, 2017 667

CRISTINA FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER: ARGENTINA EX- LEADER FACES ARREST


Ex-president of Argentina faces arrest over alleged bombing coverup... READ MORE

7th December, 2017 213

'THE BEAUTIFUL GAME' AS EXPLAINED TO AMERICANS AT A U.S. TRIAL


At a U.S. corruption trial of three former South American soccer barons, lawyers want to make sure that the case doesn't get lost in translation... READ MORE

4th December, 2017 107

ARGENTINA SUB CREW'S FAMILIES HOLD PROTEST


Some family members called for President Mauricio Macri to come to the port to talk to them... READ MORE

4th December, 2017 27

FAMILIES OF LOST ARGENTINA SUBMARINE CREW DECRY GOVERNMENT RESPONSE


Relatives and friends of the 44 crew members of the missing at sea ARA San Juan submarine march as they leave an Argentine naval base in Mar del Plata, Argentina, December 3, 2017... READ MORE

3rd December, 2017 62

ARGENTINA FORMALLY ENDS SEARCH FOR SUB SURVIVORS


Among the ARA San Juan's crew was Argentina's first female navy submariner Eliana Krawczyk, 35... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 0

ARGENTINE NAVY CALLS OFF RESCUE OPERATION FOR MISSING SUBMARINE CREW


Argentina's Navy ended a rescue operation on Thursday for the ARA San Juan submarine's 44-member crew, some two weeks after the vessel went off the radar... READ MORE

1st December, 2017 739

ARGENTINA TO DEFEND AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS, BOOST LATIN AMERICA WITH G20 PRESIDENCY


Argentina's President Mauricio Macri speaks during a ceremony to launch Argentina's one-year presidency of the G20 in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 30, 2017... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 20

ARGENTINA SENTENCES DICTATORSHIP-ERA 'ANGEL OF DEATH' TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR TORTURE CENTER ATROCITIES


Sentences were also read against 53 other people in the largest trial of its kind in Argentina's history... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 1

SEARCH FOR ARGENTINE SUBMARINE CONTINUES UNABATED, SAY OFFICIALS


The missing submarine was last detected in Argentina's San Jorge Gulf, 240 nautical miles 432 kilometers southeast of the Valdes Peninsula... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 0

ARGENTINA: U.S. RESCUE MODULE DELAYED IN "CRITICAL" SUB SEARCH


"This is a critical situation, of high anxiety and concern for the family members of the crew and everyone in the navy who has been on this search for 13 days."... READ MORE

29th November, 2017 0

ARGENTINE PRESIDENT PROMISES FULL INQUIRY INTO MISSING SUB


The Argentine president, Mauricio Macri, has promised that investigations into the disappearance of a navy submarine will reveal the truth about what happened... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 26

MISSING SUBMARINE 'WAS SAFE TO SAIL'


On Saturday relatives held a religious vigil service outside of the Mar del Plata naval base where the submarine was based... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 369

CREW MEMBER RELATIVES MOURN AS ARGENTINA SEARCHES FOR MISSING SUBMARINE


The submarine was in perfect condition, Macri told reporters at navy headquarters Friday... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 0

Trending News Headlines : Abasto

FIVE VICTIMS OF NYC TERRORIST ATTACK WERE CLOSE FRIENDS FROM ARGENTINA


They gathered for a group photo before their trip to New York City, at the airport in Rosario, in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina... READ MORE

1st November, 2017 26830

SEVEN RIGHT WHALES FOUND DEAD IN 'DEVASTATING' BLOW TO ENDANGERED ANIMAL


Earlier this week, reports came in of a right whale in the area that was tangled in fishing gear... READ MORE

9th July, 2017 15489

BEHIND A SECRET DOOR IN ARGENTINA, A NAZI TROVE WITH CONNECTIONS TO HITLER


Members of the federal police show a bust relief portrait of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler at the Interpol headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 16, 2017... READ MORE

20th June, 2017 7276

ARGENTINAS TRUMP-LIKE IMMIGRATION ORDER RATTLES SOUTH AMERICA


On the streets of Buenos Aires, immigrants had varying reactions to Mr. Macri's decree... READ MORE

6th February, 2017 6537

BEHIND A SECRET BOOKSHELF PASSAGEWAY A TROVE OF NAZI ARTIFACTS IN ARGENTINA


They were put on display at the Delegation of Argentine Israeli Associations in Buenos Aires on Monday... READ MORE

20th June, 2017 6185

ARGENTINA'S NAVY SEARCHES FOR MISSING SUBMARINE WITH AT LEAST 40 ON BOARD


Local media reported that contact with the San Juan was lost after a fire affected the submarine's radio equipment... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 6003

APOCALYPTIC PHOTOS SHOW SEA OF HAIL SWAMPING CARS IN ARGENTINA


Officials said a fierce hailstorm hit towns in the central Argentinian province of Cordoba on Thursday afternoon, leaving roads closed and vehicles unable to move... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 5108

ARGENTINA ACTIVIST MISSING AFTER INDIGENOUS PEOPLE EVICTED FROM BENETTON LAND


Maldonado had reportedly travelled last week to support the Mapuche Pu Lof community, who have been occupying part of the disputed land since 2015... READ MORE

9th August, 2017 4545

SANTIAGO MALDONADO: MISSING BACKPACKER TAKES CENTER STAGE IN ARGENTINA'S ELECTIONS


What is happening with human rights in this society is shameful, he said... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 3397

MISSING ARGENTINA SUBMARINE SENT SEVEN FAILED SATELLITE CALLS


A British Hercules plane from the nearby Falkland Islands, which Argentina claims as Las Malvinas, will be joining the search, Argentinian authorities confirmed... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 2708

BODY FOUND IN ICY RIVER COULD SWAY ARGENTINA'S MIDTERM ELECTIONS


Maldonado's ID was found in a pocket of the clothes found on the body, and authorities say fingerprint results could confirm its identity by Friday evening... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 2491

HOW SEARCHERS ARE TRYING TO FIND ARGENTINA'S MISSING SUBMARINE


Because the San Juan is a diesel submarine, not a nuclear-powered one, it has a limited life underwater, Reed said... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 2454

ARGENTINE SUBMARINE GOES MISSING WITH 44 CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD


We are investigating the reasons for the lack of communication, Argentine naval spokesman Enrique Balbi told reporters... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 2398

MESSI'S SPANISH JAIL SENTENCE FOR TAX FRAUD TO STAND


They were found guilty of resorting to fictitious companies to evade Spanish taxes on income from companies using Lionel Messi's image rights... READ MORE

24th May, 2017 1991

NORTH ATLANTICS GREATEST SURVIVORS ARE HUNTED ONCE MORE


By 2000 it was thought that there were about 400 right whales in the North Atlantic... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 1980

U.S. NAVY JOINS SEARCH FOR ARGENTINE SUBMARINE


U.S. Navy to join search for missing Argentine submarine with 44 crew members... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 1879

A BIKE RIDE, SMILES AND A PEACE SIGN


They had travelled from Argentina on Sunday for a trip to New York and Boston, near where one of their classmates lives... READ MORE

3rd November, 2017 1722

SEARCH FOR MISSING ARGENTINIAN SUBMARINE FAILS TO FIND ANY CLUES


The Falkland Islands government issued a statement on Saturday supporting Argentina in its search... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 1296

SOUND 'CONSISTENT WITH AN EXPLOSION' HEARD NEAR MISSING ARGENTINE SUB'S LAST KNOWN LOCATION


A sound detected near the last known location of an Argentine navy submarine carrying 44 crew members is believed to have come from an explosion... READ MORE

23rd November, 2017 1223

THOUSANDS MARCH FOR MISSING ACTIVIST SANTIAGO MALDONADO


En la Plaza 9 de Julio de Posadas exigiremos la aparicion con vida de Santiago Maldonado... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 1103

SEARCH FOR MISSING ARGENTINIAN SUBMARINE ENTERS CRITICAL PHASE


Concern grows as oxygen reserves for missing naval vessel ARA San Juan with 44 on board reach seven-day limit... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 1084

SATELLITE SIGNALS GIVE HOPE TO SEARCH FOR MISSING ARGENTINE SUBMARINE


I also pray for the men of the crew of the Argentine military submarine which is missing, the pontiff said... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 1059

WHY DO ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALES KEEP DYING OFF THE COAST OF CANADA?


Researchers are racing for answers after at least 10 deaths of north Atlantic right whales, marking the deadliest year since tracking began... READ MORE

3rd August, 2017 1037

SEARCH FOR A MISSING SUBMARINE IS STYMIED BY NEW CHALLENGES


An international team of searchers trying to locate a vanished Argentine submarine and its 44 crew members is being stymied by a new challenge an uncooperative ocean... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 980

SIX ARGENTINIANS SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR 'DIRTY WAR' ROLE


Argentina suffered one of the most brutal dictatorships in Latin America during that era, known as the Dirty war ... READ MORE

16th September, 2017 944

SANTIAGO MALDONADO: ARGENTINA OBSESSED WITH ACTIVIST'S DISAPPEARANCE


Argentinians fear the government made Santiago Maldonado disappear... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 833

ARGENTINA SAYS SIGNALS DETECTED, LIKELY FROM MISSING SUBMARINE


The ARA San Juan was inaugurated in 1983, making it the newest of the three submarines in the navy's fleet... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 789

HOPE FADES AFTER 9 DAYS OF SEARCHING FOR ARGENTINE SUBMARINE


President Mauricio Macri said the search would continue and that he expected the submarine to be located in the days ahead... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 756

MISSING ARGENTINE SUBMARINE HIGHLIGHTS YEARS OF MILITARY UNDERFUNDING


'DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE?' President Mauricio Macri pledged to improve the 26,000-strong armed forces' capabilities during his campaign in 2015... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 726

THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE STOCKS COST MORE THAN $2 MILLION A SHARE


A single share of Chile's main market operator costs 2.5 million, while owning a piece of Argentina's will set you back 2.1 million... READ MORE

22nd January, 2017 719


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