PRESIDENT IN ANTARCTICA Alberto Fernández arrives in Antarctica for historic trip 22-02-2023 14:06 Head of state and accompanying delegation arrived at Marambio Base ahead of national address and inauguration of three new southern bases.
Qatar 2022 World Cup Argentina's national team to prepare for World Cup in Abu Dhabi 02-06-2022 08:46 Argentina will be based in Abu Dhabi ahead of this year's World Cup finals in Qatar after AFA signs agreement that will see SuperCopa Argentina finals played in the UAE from 2023 to 2026.
Coronavirus pandemic Nine evacuated as Covid-19 hits Antarctic research base 21-01-2022 02:56 For the first time since the start of the pandemic the coronavirus has reached an Argentine research base in Antarctica, causing the evacuation of nine unvaccinated staff who tested positive for Covid-19.
IMF DEBT TALKS Argentina's opposition refuses to attend meeting on IMF talks 04-01-2022 14:28 Leaders from Argentina’s top opposition bloc indicated that they won’t be attending the government’s meeting at the presidential palace on Wednesday to discuss the state of negotiations with the International Monetary Fund.
UNREST IN COLOMBIA Crisis-hit city of Cali emblematic of Colombian anger 14-05-2021 01:18 Mass demonstrations against poverty and inequality have spiralled into deadly violence, with dozens killed. Colombian government has come under fire for its severe response, and in particular for the deployment of heavily-armed police.
PROTESTS IN COLOMBIA UN condemns 'excessive' use of force in Colombia protests 04-05-2021 12:26 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights voices "profound shock" at "excessive use of force" by security officers in Colombia, after at least 19 die in protests across the country.
UNREST IN COLOMBIA Colombians keep protesting even after unpopular tax plan is axed 03-05-2021 11:39 Tens of thousands of Colombians protesting a tax reform plan took to the streets Saturday for the fourth straight day, even after the president vowed to withdraw the most unpopular parts of the package.
LATIN AMERICA Colombians protest tax reform proposal amid pandemic 29-04-2021 11:48 Protesters march as President Iván Duque's government moves to tax the incomes of those earning more than US$656 a month, lowering the threshold to broaden the tax base.