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ELECTION 2019

Macri and Fernández trade blows in aggressive second debate

21-10-2019 03:04 More aggressive tone to second and last debate in Buenos Aires, as President Macri links rival to corrupt Kirchnerite officials and Peronist rival hits back, citing president's family. Left-winger Del Caño the pick of other four candidates.

by James Grainger

Women's Rights

Fardín calls for systemic change as Nicaragua issues arrest warrant for Darthés

18-10-2019 18:00 Nicaraguan government announced this week that it issued a formal arrest warrant for actor Juan Darthés on charges of aggravated rape, after the explosive allegations detailed by actress-turned-activist Thelma Fardín.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Despite objections, Venezuela wins seat on UN Human Rights Council

17-10-2019 16:48 Despite allegations of profound human rights abuses under President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela receives one of two open seats on UN Human Rights Council set aside for Latin America.

San Juan

First charges in ARA San Juan case confound relatives of missing crew

17-10-2019 15:43 Three Navy officials will testify in court next week before Federal Judge Marta Yáñez, though their alleged crimes have not been made public, nor were relatives of the victims notified beforehand.

DIPLOMACY

Argentina formally recognises envoy of Venezuela's Guaidó's as ambassador

15-10-2019 09:38 Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie designates Elisa Trotta as the "maximum authority of Venezuela in Argentina," officially confirming her as ambassador.

ELECTION 2019

Candidates clash over economy, Venezuela in first presidential debate

14-10-2019 01:39 Macri and Fernández clash over economic turmoil, debt and the crisis in Venezuela took in Santa Fe, as the country’s six presidential candidates went face-to-face in the campaign’s first debate.

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

Poll concerns for Macri as he prepares to face Fernández in debate

11-10-2019 16:53 New survey indicates Frente de Todos frontrunner has extended lead to more than 20 points since PASO primaries. Sunday’s presidential debate in Santa Fe offers opportunity for Macri to shake-up race.

#SISEPUEDE TOUR

Macri asks for 'more time' in Salta after primary boost

10-10-2019 20:12 The Juntos por el Cambio leader, seeking re-election, asks voters to back him at the polls on October 27, telling them Argentina’s problems could be solved with “more time.”

SUPREME COURT

Ex-Colombia president Álvaro Uribe questioned on witness tampering

08-10-2019 13:32 Colombia's powerful former president appears before Supreme Court for questioning in a case involving alleged witness tampering.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Chaco sees convictions for crimes against humanity against civilians

04-10-2019 12:56 Former federal prosecutor Roberto Domingo Mazzoni and former penitentiary warden Pablo César Casco sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for crimes against humanity by a court in provincial capital of Resistencia.

PROVINCIAL RELATIONS

Supreme Court rules for provinces in row over tax, IVA cuts

02-10-2019 16:42 In a blow to the Macri administration, Justices rule that national government's post-PASO measures should not be funded by co-participatory funds.

HUMAN RIGHTS

UN votes to launch new probe into Venezuela rights abuses

27-09-2019 09:41 Resolution tabled by more than a dozen countries from Latin America, including Argentina,adopted by the 47-member council. It called for the UN's top rights body to "dispatch urgently an independent international fact-finding mission" to Venezuela.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

US, Latin American nations invoke treaty in bid to pressure Venezuela

23-09-2019 22:12 Argentina among group of nations that agree to work together to investigate and probe Venezuelan officials and associates accused of drug-trafficking, money-laundering and financing terrorism.

Bloomberg

Juan Luis Manzur: Argentina needs a mature relationship with IMF

23-09-2019 15:48 Tucumán Governor Juan Luis Manzur says presidential hopeful Alberto Fernández is "a man of dialogue and consensus" who will honour Argentina's debt obligations.

LOCAL FOOTBALL

Ex-Boca star Juan Román Riquelme announces La Bombonera testimonial

20-09-2019 12:55 Former Boca Juniors and Argentina star will be honoured with a testimonial at La Bombonera in December, more than five years after midfielder's retirement.

TENNIS

Federer, Del Potro to face-off in Buenos Aires exhibition match

17-09-2019 17:55 Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro to play friendly match on November 20 at the Arena Parque Roca in Buenos Aires.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Split emerges in Venezuela opposition over talks with Maduro

16-09-2019 17:52 A minority group of opposition parties in Venezuela agreed Monday to enter negotiations with President Nicolás Maduro's government, without the participation of US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó.

'ME TOO' MOVEMENT

Actresses NGO announces new sexual harassment accusation

13-09-2019 16:34 Makeup artist and communicator Anahí de la Fuente said she was fired from her job after accusing the former director of the Centro Cultural San Martín of alleged sexual harassment.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela starts military exercises along Colombia border

11-09-2019 11:30 Venezuela and Colombia have accused each other of funding paramilitary groups as Maduro calls for defending "our sovereignty and national peace by deploying our defense resources in full force."

Campaign watch

Argentina becomes a bundle of nerves

07-09-2019 00:55 At the end of the line the country has always faced the same trauma: more inflation, devaluation, recession and, eventually, default.

by Marcelo J. Garcia

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Maduro alerts Venezuela military, citing Colombian threat

04-09-2019 10:09 Both Maduro and Colombia's Duque have accused each other of hosting armed militants in recent days.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela's Guaidó names shadow cabinet to help oust Maduro

29-08-2019 11:23 The cabinet is set to include top opposition figures Leopoldo López and Julio Borges in Guaidó's latest bid to force Nicolás Maduro from power.

BLOOMBERG

Bond investors keen to hear from Alberto Fernández's economic advisors

27-08-2019 12:24 Money managers including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and others have made contact with advisers to Alberto Fernández, with some pleasantly surprised by what they've heard.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Venezuela, US have met 'secretly' for months, says Maduro

21-08-2019 12:56 Following those remarks, US National Security Adviser John Bolton said that Venezuelan officials who are reaching out to the United States are actually doing so without Maduro’s permission.

Peronism

Argentina turns back to Peronism in rebuke to Macri

14-08-2019 12:40 Peronism, with its cross-ideological allure, has managed to endure as a mainstay of Argentine politics even 45 years after the death of its founder, Juan Domingo Peron.

BLOOMBERG – FEATURE

Argentina's politics are still dominated by Perón

10-08-2019 08:00 Evidenced by the political return of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and President Macri's selection of Peronist senator Miguel Ángel Pichetto, Perón's legacy is alive and well in Argentina.

ELECTION EXPLAINER

Argentina's PASO primaries: What you need to know

08-08-2019 21:34 Argentina goes to the polls on Sunday for “open, simultaneous and obligatory primaries.” Confused? Here's a breakdown of what you need to know.

VENEZUELAN EXODUS

Colombia to authorise nationality for 24,000 Venezuelan children

05-08-2019 15:00 The children were the victims of a legal loophole that prevented them from obtaining their parents' nationality due to "insurmountable obstacles" but left them without Colombian nationality due to legislation that doesn't recognise citizenship based on place of birth.

ELECTION 2019

Candidates set their sights on Córdoba province

03-08-2019 09:33 One of Argentina’s most politically unique provinces – which was an essential part of President Macri’s victory in 2015 – is once again a key focus of election campaigns.

by Jonah Shrock

BLOOMBERG

Canadian billionaire Thomson to buy 15% stake in Argentine digital bank

02-08-2019 19:39 Brubank, a local mobile banking firm, has earned 40,000 users in only 7 months of operation.

2019 Elections

Lavagna and Urtubey pen letter criticising polarisation

23-07-2019 21:11 The letter accused Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Mauricio Macri of using polarisation as a tactic to silence Consenso Federal’s campaign.

CRISIS IN VENEZUELA

Faurie: 'Dictatorship in Venezuela threatens regional security'

23-07-2019 16:08 Foreign minister offers a dire diagnosis of the situation in Venezuela at Lima Group meeting, as representatives from 16 nations in the region and the EU called for a democratic end to crisis.

LOST SUBMARINE

French submarine lost in 1968 found at last in Mediterranean

22-07-2019 14:55 The Seabed Constructor was same search search vessel that found ARA San Juan last year

ARA SAN JUAN

Navy brass, low budget blamed for ARA San Juan submarine tragedy

19-07-2019 10:29 Commission concludes sinking of submarine with all 44 crew-members onboard, in November 2017, caused by the inefficiency of naval commanders and budget limitations.

1994 terrorist attack

Lower House moves to open 'in abstentia' trial into AMIA bombing

16-07-2019 16:34 Congress will now debate bill to elevate proceedings into the 1994 AMIA bombing to trial with plans to try defendants "in abstentia".

Pumas

Imhoff overlooked as Pumas name foreign-based players for All Blacks clash

15-07-2019 17:14 Argentina included five European-based players for next weekend's Rugby Championship match against New Zealand.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Italy court sentences 24 people to life in jail for Operation Cóndor crimes

09-07-2019 13:53 Uruguayan government confirms Italian court has sentenced 24 people to life in prison for their involvement in human rights crimes committed during the "Operation Condor" offensive.

Solar Eclipse

Thousands marvel as total eclipse darkens Chile, Argentina

04-07-2019 16:34 Tens of thousands of visitors flocked to the two countries to watch the phenomenon. Clouds above Buenos Aires prevented a clear viewing in the capital.

2019 Elections

Electoral court authorises US$240k daily spending for candidates

01-07-2019 10:32 The Electoral Court's calculations for public spending are determined on a fixed value per eligible voter and must be spent on the printing of ballots for distribution at households and at polling stations on election day.

Solar Eclipse

There will be a solar eclipse July 2: here is where to view it

28-06-2019 15:42 The cosmic event will last around five minutes and Argentines will have an especially good view. There will be another eclipse in 2020.

2019 Elections

Camaño to face former ally Massa as BA province candidate

23-06-2019 16:57 Graciela Camaño will lead Roberto Lavagna's coalition on the ballot for Buenos Aires province, while former Bolivar mayor Eduardo Bucca is set to challenge María Eugenia Vidal for the governorship.

Political crisis

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet arrives to survey Venezuela crisis

21-06-2019 08:30 Aid organisations have called for demonstrations against the situation in Venezuela on Friday during Bachelet's visit as a way to increase visibility.

Election 2019

Lavagna, Urtubey team up for elections under ‘Federal Consensus 2030’ banner

12-06-2019 16:35 Barely 24 hours after the Macri-Pichetto ticket was announced, ex-economy minister seals deal with Salta governor Juan Manuel Urtubey to run on ‘third way’ line-up.

Election 2019

Urtubey to contest presidency as his former allies abandon Alternativa Federal

12-06-2019 10:12 The departure of Miguel Angel Pichetto and Sergio Massa from the Alternativa Federal ('Federal Alternative') front leaves Salta Governor Juan Manuel Urtubey contesting the presidency solo.

ELECTION 2019

Morales wins re-election in Jujuy, as three other provinces stay Peronist

10-06-2019 17:55 There was joy for the president in Jujuy this weekend as Governor Gerardo Morales won re-election. But elsewhere, there was the familiar tale of three defeats, with Peronism triumphant in Tucumán, Entre Ríos and Chubut.

2019 Elections

Reports: Lavagna, Urtubey working to salvage 'third option'

04-06-2019 10:44 Alternativa Federal member, Governor of Salta Juan Manuel Urtubey, and presidential hopeful Roberto Lavagna are reportedly in talks to salvage the so-called "third option" campaign.

Provincial elections

Peronists score big in San Juan, Misiones elections

03-06-2019 12:41 Incumbent Governor of San Juan Sergio Uñac calls for primaries race between Alberto Fernández, Sergio Massa and Roberto Lavagna.

2019 Elections

Lavagna team meets to reaffirm 'third option' message

02-06-2019 08:46 Economist Roberto Lavagna continues touring the country as a presidential hopeful despite growing signs of Peronist unity which would hurt his chances in a polarised race.

by Rosario Ayerdi

2019 ELECTIONS

UCR votes to remain in Cambiemos despite fierce criticism

28-05-2019 10:44 UCR Radical Party members like Martín Lousteau and Ricardo Alfonsín, with long-held differences with the Macri government, have expressed a desire to see the UCR align with the progressive Socialist and GEN parties behind presidential hopeful Roberto Lavagna.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in court for second hearing of corruption trial

27-05-2019 13:30 Former president is accused of having led an illegal association centred on more than 50 public works projects involving Lázaro Báez, a Kirchner-aligned businessman, in Santa Cruz Province, during her 2007-2015 administration.