News of ara san juan

Macri, Aguard, Srur face probe over ARA San Juan submarine tragedy

23-11-2020 17:47 Appeals court orders probe into potential "criminal responsibility" of ex-president, former defence minister and retired Navy chief-of-staff in the sinking of the ARA San Juan submarine three years ago.

US ELECTION 2020

Biden heralds shift in Washington's strategy toward Venezuela

15-11-2020 08:03 Democratic leader's arrival in the White House could help pave the way for a political solution to crisis in Venezuela, with use of sanctions against social administration in Caracas likely to be more targeted.

ARA SAN JUAN TRAGEDY

Families of ARA San Juan crew file lawsuit against Macri

11-11-2020 18:22 The families of the late crew of the ARA San Juan submarine on Wednesday denounced former president Mauricio Macri on charges of covering up the sinking of the vessel.

Luis Miguel Etchevehere

Squatter dispute on ex-minister's family land prompts protests in Entre Ríos

27-10-2020 23:52 Tensions rise in Entre Ríos Province as squatters take over land, with ex-Agriculture minister Luis Miguel Etchevehere's and social leader Juan Grabois on differing sides of the dispute.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Leopoldo López leaves embassy haven to flee Venezuela

25-10-2020 10:54 Statement from Voluntad Popular party confirms former opposition mayor has left the country to continue his work from abroad in a decision they deemed “best for the country and the fight for Venezuela's freedom.”

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Control of Venezuelan gold held in London cast into doubt

05-10-2020 17:07 British court throws in question who controls nearly US$2 billion in Venezuelan gold stowed in a London bank vault amid a power struggle between President Nicolás Maduro and US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó.

ARGENTINA ABLAZE

Government eyes bill to limit commercial use of fire-destroyed land

04-10-2020 23:07 Frente de Todos proposes bill that would prevent agricultural and real-estate firms from benefitting from destruction and clearance of land devastated by fire.

COURTS

Supreme Court agrees to rule on transfer of judges

02-10-2020 00:48 Supreme Court justices unanimously decide to accept per saltum appeals of three judges against Senate vote transferring them from their current federal appeals court benches.

CRIME & SECURITY

Federal police officer killed in fatal stabbing attack near MALBA

29-09-2020 18:14 Inspector with the Federal Police stabbed to death just outside the MALBA Latin American art museum in Palermo on Tuesday afternoon.

SCANDAL IN CONGRESS

Lawmaker resigns post amid breast-kissing scandal

26-09-2020 09:05 Frente de Todos lawmaker Juan Emilio Ameri dramatically suspended from Congress after kissing his partner’s breast during a remote videoconference session with fellow legislators. Hours later, he resigned his post.

ILLEGAL ESPIONAGE CLAIMS

Officials: Intelligence services spied on relatives of ARA San Juan's lost crew

25-09-2020 01:37 Defence Minister Agustín Rossi and AFI trustee Cristina Caamaño say families of submarine's missing crew were subject to illegal espionage from intelligence services during Mauricio Macri administration.

SCANDAL IN CONGRESS

Lawmaker suspended after kissing partner’s breast during Congress session

24-09-2020 23:24 Salta lawmaker Juan Emilio Ameri was dramatically suspended from Congress on Thursday night after he kissing his partner’s breast during a remote videoconference session with fellow legislators.

Coronavirus pandemic

Peru's indigenous turn to ancestral remedies to fight virus

13-09-2020 12:58 In Peru, the country with the world’s highest per-population confirmed Covid-19 mortality rate, Indigenous groups have sought to find their own remedies for the coronavirus pandemic.

URBAN PLANNING

Buenos Aires adapts tentatively to post-pandemic urban living

05-09-2020 08:29 New public space, pop-up bike lanes and pedestrian-only zones form part of the City's government's plans for the immediate future. But while other global cities are taking bold action during the pandemic, critics say changes in the capital are too few and far between.

by Federico Poore

Bloomberg

Ex-Costa Rica president Laura Chinchilla pitches IDB top job candidacy

03-09-2020 11:56 Laura Chinchilla, former president of Costa Rica, is considered a long-shot in the race to head the Inter-American Development Bank, but is positioning herself as a moderate alternative to US President Donald Trump's nomination, Mauricio Claver-Carone.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela opposition politician breaks with US-backed Guaidó

03-09-2020 00:04 Henrique Capriles says he will fight for fair elections, breaking with US-backed leader Juan Guaido, whose coalition has vowed to boycott Venezuela's upcoming congressional elections.

World News

Ex-Spanish king flees to United Arab Emirates amid scandal

17-08-2020 12:02 Whereabouts of former king Juan Carlos I of Spain had been unknown for two weeks.

BACK TO SCHOOL

San Juan Province re-opens schools, Formosa and Catamarca next in line

15-08-2020 10:29 “The provinces of Formosa and Catamarca are on the horizon of the beginning classes in the coming days," confirms Education Minister Nicolás Trotta.

Coronavirus pandemic

Students in San Juan Province happy to be back in the classroom

10-08-2020 23:54 Students in the last years of primary and secondary school return to their desks, in groups of no more than 15 students at a time.

witness tampering

Court record in Colombia reveals Uribe's mounting legal bind

10-08-2020 15:06 Legally intercepted calls, covert recordings and witness testimonies make up the backbone of sweeping Supreme Court investigation into former Colombian president, whose house arrest order last week rocked the political establishment and divided the nation.

Coronavirus pandemic

Students in San Juan Province first to return to face-to-face classes

10-08-2020 01:25 Children and teenagers in the province will return to schools under a “bimodal” education system, “bubble” classrooms and with a sanitary kit for each student.

ENVIRONMENT

Marshlands of Paraná Delta hit by worst fires in decades

07-08-2020 16:56 Ravaged by drought, the Paraná Delta is burning like never before. During the first seven months of 2020, more than 11,000 fires were detected in the region.

Venezuela in Crisis

Citgo oil executives, held two years, go to trial in Venezuela

07-08-2020 15:36 Six US oil executives were arrested on embezzlement charges in 2017. Now, this lingering case has taken on a new sense of urgency.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuelan coalition opposed to Maduro rejects upcoming vote

02-08-2020 18:52 Coalition of political parties in Venezuela led by Juan Guaidó says it won't participate in upcoming congressional elections called by officials loyal to President Nicolás Maduro.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

70 years on from the 'Maracanazo,' Brazil and Uruguay cannot forget

15-07-2020 23:21 July 16, 2020 marks the 70th anniversary of the "Maracanazo," when hosts Brazil was beaten 2-1 by Uruguay in the final of the 1950 World Cup in front of a crowd of almost 200,000 at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The defeat inflicted crushing disappointment across Brazil and still reverberates to this day.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Tevez likely to re-sign with Boca – will Centurión be joining him?

25-06-2020 23:29 There may be no date yet for a resumption of top-flight football in Argentina, but that's not stopping Boca Juniors from making moves in the transfer market.

by Dan Edwards

Crisis in Venezuela

Venezuela accuses US of blocking ability to pay UN dues

22-06-2020 19:26 Venezuela accuses United States of blocking its ability to pay dues to the United Nations, making it was the only country unable to vote in the UN General Assembly elections on June 17.

Life during the pandemic

The Argentine who sailed across the Atlantic to be with his parents

18-06-2020 23:41 Juan Manuel Ballestero, seeking to bypass the lockdown and be reunited with his parents decided to cross the Atlantic in a small sailboat, setting off from Portugal on March 24 and finally reaching Mar del Plata on Wednesday.

Killing of George Floyd

Historical figures reassessed around globe after Floyd death

12-06-2020 15:39 In the midst global protests in response to the killing of George Floyd in the US on May 25, debates have been reignited concerning commemorating controversial historical figures in statues and memorials throughout the world.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Virus forges rare accord among Venezuela's bitter rivals, Maduro and Guaidó

03-06-2020 16:04 One-page agreement, signed June 1 by Maduro's health minister and National Assembly representative, says both sides will work in coordination to find funds for fighting the coronavirus.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Juan Cabandié: ‘We all have to move toward more sustainable practices’

09-05-2020 10:09 Environment and Sustainable Development Minister Juan Cabandié says the post-pandemic world needs a “new social and environmental order that contemplates new methods of production,” in an exclusive interview.

by Fermin Koop

Football scandal

Boca star Villa accused of 'physical and psychological violence'

29-04-2020 23:19 23-year-old denies accusations of gender violence after girlfriend posts images online showing alleged injuries; football club says it will "dig deeper into the episode" and take appropriate measures if necessary against Colombian midfielder.

by Jennifer Heiman

Venezuela in crisis

US outlines plan for Venezuela transition, sanctions relief

31-03-2020 17:12 Trump administration leaves Guaidó in limbo, as it indicates Washington is prepared to lift sanctions in support of a new transitional government – but only if both Maduro and opposition leader step aside.

Coronavirus pandemic

IMF rejects Maduro's bid for emergency US$5-billion loan to fight virus

18-03-2020 10:18 Fund says request can't be considered because there was no clarity among its 189 member states on who it recognises as Venezuela's rightful leader: Nicolás Maduro or Juan Guaidó.

BOCA CAMPEON

Superiga glory makes Russo the toast of La Boca

14-03-2020 07:56 Who, at the start of the season, would’ve predicted that Boca would take the title against Maradona’s Gimnasia, with Russo on the bench and Riquelme in the directors’ box?

by Dan Edwards

International football

Argentina calls up Italy-based players for matches, despite virus fears

11-03-2020 12:31 Despite the suspension of all sporting events in Italy, due to the coronavirus outbreak, Argentine national team still calls up six players based in country.

Democracy in Crisis

Venezuelan police fire tear gas at opposition protest

10-03-2020 15:55 Some of the protesters responded by throwing stones at the police, while others fled the scene.

BRAZIL LEADER IN WASHINGTON

Venezuela, trade leads agenda at Trump-Bolsonaro meeting

09-03-2020 12:04 President Trump declined to commit to whether tariffs on steel imports would be on the agenda in his upcoming meeting with Bolsonaro.

Venezuelan Crisis

Maduro aide accuses opposition of staging threat on Guaidó

06-03-2020 17:46 Opposition lawmaker Juan Pablo Guanjpa disputed the Venezuelan government's claims that Juan Guaidó staged an attack on himself at an opposition rally.

Political tensions

Brazil cuts off dialogue with Venezuela, recalls ‘all’ diplomats

06-03-2020 13:24 Brazilian diplomats called home after tensions escalated between President Jair Bolsonaro and Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro over Brasilia's support for opposition leader Juan Guaidó.

Venezuela in crisis

Anger as Maduro urges Venezuela's women to have six children

05-03-2020 14:05 Much-criticised president's comments come with his nation gripped by nation-wide food, clothes, and healthcare shortages.

Democracy in Crisis

16-year-old shot at Guaidó rally as tensions rise in Venezuela

02-03-2020 13:01 Guaidó, who is recognised as the rightful leader of Venezuela by 50 nations, escaped the incident unharmed.

SUPERLIGA ROUND-UP

Boca gain on River after Millo drop points at home

01-03-2020 21:38 Argentine Superliga heads for a decisive final weekend, with River top of the table and just one point ahead of arch-rivals Boca with one game to play.

Venezuela in Crisis

Venezuela National Assembly authorises Guaidó to use frozen funds

28-02-2020 11:54 Opposition-controlled legislature released the funds so that opposition leader, who is recognised by 50 countries as the troubled nation's interim president, can continue representing the country abroad.

Puerto Deseado

Survivor of Santa Cruz attack returns home; two suspects in custody

26-02-2020 17:28 Survivor of the brutal attack in Puerto Deseado, María Mercedes, returned home to Salta. Investigation into her rape and the murder of her four-year-old son continues.

Crisis in Venezuela

UN study: 1 of every 3 Venezuelans is facing hunger

24-02-2020 09:33 The study found that a total of 9.3 million people are moderately or severely food insecure, as wages stay stagnant amid unprecedented hyperinflation.

MINISTRY POSITIONS

Veteran moved back to Defence

23-02-2020 15:38 Agustín Rossi has returned to the Defence Ministry he previously headed between 2013 and 2015. This familiarity with the post might seem reason enough for the appointment within a Cabinet where such experience is in relatively short supply – but the real aim of this move might well have been to ease him out of a position where he has far more years under his belt...

by Michael Soltys

ARA SAN JUAN TRAGEDY

Relatives keep up fight to uncover truth about ARA San Juan sinking

22-02-2020 12:19 Investigations into submarine tragedy continue; Government preparing four iniatives to honour lives of 44 crew-members who died in tragedy, including trip to vessel’s final resting place.

by Luciana Bertoia

VENEZUELA DIVISION

Venezuelan police search home of detained uncle of Juan Guaidó

21-02-2020 12:31 Opposition leader says military police raided the home of his uncle early Thursday, a week after he was arrested on suspicion of bringing explosives into Venezuela on the same flight as the opposition leader.