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UN human rights chief Bachelet won't seek second term

13-06-2022 14:09 Former Chile president Michelle Bachelet confirmed Monday that she will not seek a second term as the United Nations human rights chief.

POLITICS

President taps ex-defence minister Agustín Rossi to lead AFI spy agency

06-06-2022 17:13 President Alberto Fernández has announced that he has chosen ex-defence minister Agustín Rossi to be the new head of Argentina’s intelligence service.

Bloomberg

Lithium stocks shaken by Argentina’s pricing decision

01-06-2022 20:52 Shares of lithium producers plunge after Argentina moves to put an end to alleged improper pricing practices by exporters, affecting confidence across the sector.

Iranian nuclear dispute

Iran beckons top IAEA official with nuclear deal in sight

03-03-2022 13:05 Top Iranian leaders will meet on Saturday with IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi, the international official in charge of investigating their nation’s past nuclear activities.

IRAN NUCLEAR DISPUTE

'No progress' on eve of Iran nuclear talks, says UN agency

24-11-2021 16:13 Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), told a quarterly meeting of the agency's board that talks he held in Tehran on Tuesday were "inconclusive" despite being "constructive."

ILLEGAL ESPIONAGE CASE

Macri denies illegal espionage claims in court hearing

05-11-2021 01:24 "I did not spy on anyone," declares former president in written statement presented before judge investigating illegal espionage claims related to the relatives of the late crew of the ARA San Juan submarine.

ILLEGAL ESPIONAGE CASE

Illegal espionage case: Judge sets new court date for Macri

29-10-2021 23:49 Media scrum set to descend on Dolores once again; Former president must attend hearing on November 3, rules judge; President lifts secrecy rules.

HEARING ADJOURNED WITHIN MINUTES

Mauricio Macri appears in court over illicit spying claims

28-10-2021 18:44 Former president briefly appears before a judge in a probe investigating claims his government illegally spied on relatives of 44 sailors who died in the tragic sinking of the ARA San Juan Navy submarine.

ILLEGAL ESPIONAGE SCANDAL

ARA San Juan espionage case: Judge orders Macri to appear on October 28

21-10-2021 10:31 Judge Martín Bava orders Mauricio Macri to appear before him on October 28 to answer questions regarding ARA San Juan illegal espionage probe, after former president skips initial summons.

ILLEGAL ESPIONAGE CASE

Macri back in Argentina, says he won't testify in ARA San Juan spying case

20-10-2021 11:28 Former president returns to Argentina – but says he will not give a statement in a probe about alleged spying on relatives of 44 crew-members who died in the sinking of the ARA San Juan submarine.

COURTS

New hearing date set after Macri misses illegal espionage hearing

07-10-2021 23:15 Former president Mauricio Macri skips court hearing related to alleged spying on relatives of 44 crew-members who died in the ARA San Juan submarine tragedy.

ALLEGED ILLEGAL ESPIONAGE

Bullrich: Macri will miss ARA San Juan illegal espionage hearing

06-10-2021 22:03 Former president will miss Thursday's hearing about alleged spying on relatives of the 44 crew-members who died in the sinking of the ARA San Juan submarine.

Global pandemic

Mexico Covid deaths 35% more than reported, says statistics agency

29-07-2021 22:19 Mexico recorded more than 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus in 2020 – 35% more than originally reported by the government, the national statistics institute said Thursday.

LATIN AMERICA

Trans workers breaking barriers in Brazil

22-07-2021 09:58 A growing number of training programmes aimed specifically at transgender people are helping workers break through barriers in Brazil.

Nuclear tensions

Pause in Iran nuclear talks 'uncomfortable,' says IAEA chief Grossi

20-07-2021 11:45 Stalling of negotiations on Iranian nuclear programme until a new government takes office in Tehran puts the teams of inspectors in an "uncomfortable situation," IAEA chief Rafael Grossi.

ONE-OFF BONUS

83% of pensioners to receive 5,00-peso payment in August

13-07-2021 21:54 ANSES chief Fernanda Raverta announces that more than six million retirees and pensioners will receive a one-off payment next month to compensate for drop in purchasing power.

Hidrovía Paraná-Paraguay

Government hands control of Paraná-Paraguay waterway to port agency

03-07-2021 00:21 Alberto Fernández administration nationalises management of the Hidrovía Paraná-Paraguay waterway by decree for 12 months.

NUCLEAR TALKS

Iran, UN nuclear monitor extend inspection deal till June

24-05-2021 11:08 The UN nuclear watchdog and Iran on Monday said an agreement to monitor Tehran's activities would be extended by a month till June 24, as world powers hold talks to revive a 2015 nuclear deal.