News of collapse

Rest of collapsed Florida apartment block demolished ahead of tropical storm

05-07-2021 08:47 Controlled explosion brings down unstable remains of collapsed apartment block in Florida ahead of a threatening tropical storm, with the confirmed death toll at 24 and 121 people missing.

Miami Collapse

Florida collapse toll now 24, rest of building to be razed soon

03-07-2021 22:03 Searchers recovered two more bodies to bring the death toll in the Florida apartment block collapse to 24, as demolition crews could prepare to bring down the part of the building still standing.

MIAMI CONDO COLLAPSE

Death toll rises to 16 in Miami condo collapse

30-06-2021 16:56 At least 29 other Latin Americans still missing, with no news to date: nine from Argentina, six from Colombia, six from Paraguay, four from Venezuela, three from Uruguay and one from Chile.

TRAGEDY IN MIAMI

Florida building collapse reverberates across Latin America

25-06-2021 23:43 Several Latin Americans, some who reportedly travelled to get vaccinated, are among the missing after an apartment building collapsed in the Miami area earlier this week.

UNITED STATES

Miami apartment building collapse: Nine Argentines among those missing

25-06-2021 00:09 Authorities said they were still without news of 99 people who may have been inside the building when it collapsed. So far 102 others have been accounted for, and one has been confirmed dead.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Virus surge continues: 10,684 new cases and 262 fatalities

05-09-2020 10:12 More than 450,000 people have now been diagnosed with Covid-19 in Argentina, as death toll creeps towards 10,000 mark. Argentina now ranks among the top 10 of countries for confirmed cases worldwide and 16th globally for fatalities.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Doctors beg citizens to ‘stay home’ amid fears for health system

05-09-2020 09:45 Medical professionals call on Argentines to respect the coronavirus lockdown, warning the health system is on the “brink of collapse” as country nears 500,000 confirmed cases.

POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC

Don't plan on a plan from Fernández

25-07-2020 08:20 By shunning “plans” Fernández is emulating his former boss, late former president Néstor Kirchner, who preferred to deal with issues as they came along without committing to a plan that could be easily derided.

by Martín Gambarotta

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina's economy to contract by 6% this year, says Moody's

01-05-2020 12:46 International rating agency forecasts 6% contraction in GDP due to impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Previously, it had projected a 2.4% drop in activity.

Coranavirus pandemic

UK GDP 'could fall 13%' in 2020 as virus death toll climbs

14-04-2020 16:02 Britain's real GDP could fall by a whopping 35% in the second quarter of this year in the case of a three-month coronavirus lockdown, a government-funded watchdog forecasted Tuesday, as the country's death toll passed 12,000.

Bloomberg

Unofficial exchange rate slumps as printing presses warm up

14-04-2020 15:51 Argentina's unofficial exchange rate dropped on Monday after President Alberto Fernandez indicated the country may be preparing to turn on the printing presses to revive the economy.

Coronavirus pandemic

'Complete collapse of economies' ahead as Africa faces up to avirus

08-04-2020 07:50 More than half of Africa's 54 countries have imposed lockdowns, curfews, travel bans or other measures in a bid to prevent local transmission of the virus. Global economic downturn may lead to a ‘complete collapse’ in the region, according to experts.

Venezuela drama

How will US bounty affect Maduro's hold on Venezuelan power?

29-03-2020 18:41 The accusation of "narco-terrorism" by the US put pressure on Maduro’s regime, but its consequence is uncertain: it will achieve either to support the opposition or an end to the South American country's long-running economic and political crises.

NEW STUDY

Average wage fell 44.3% in dollar terms under Macri government, says study

20-02-2020 07:30 New report finds there has been a collapse of the average income in dollar terms since 2015, dropping from US$1,385 to just US$771 in four years.