News of cordoba

Night-time raiders are destroying US$100,000 soy bags

20-11-2020 13:17 Packed tight with freshly harvested soybeans, the silobags that dot the Pampas at this time of year are worth a hefty sum. They're also a target for vandals – and farmers have had enough.

Authorities demand probe as fire ravages Jujuy national park

20-10-2020 22:28 Authorities at Calilegua National Park file writ demanding investigation into causes of a fire thought to have started on neighbouring land owned by Ledesma sugar giant. Company says it is cooperating with efforts to tackle the blaze.

by Nick Evans

Raging wildfires burn out of control in central and northern Argentina

25-08-2020 15:20 Raging wildfires in forests and grasslands are spreading in northern and central Argentina, with outbreaks in at least a dozen provinces.

Argentina’s creditors will get better debt deals from provinces

14-08-2020 15:16 National government’s debt restructuring accord was a benchmark, setting a minimum, not a maximum for what investors can expect.

Hundreds of graves dug in Córdoba in preparation for coronavirus victims

14-04-2020 00:14 Soldiers and workers are digging hundreds of graves at a cemetery near the provincial capital, in advance of a potential flood of victims from the coronavirus pandemic.

Six provinces begin testing to detect coronavirus

25-03-2020 15:28 As of last Sunday, an average of 200 samples per day were analysed nationwide, with between 8 to 10 percent confirmed as positive. Argentina's provinces had criticised the delay in obtaining results.

by Florencia Ballarino

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.

What we learned this week: September 22 to 27

28-09-2019 03:55 Key stories from the last seven days.

Taxi-drivers walk off job in protest as Uber arrives in Córdoba

09-09-2019 17:40 More than 28,000 sign up to become drivers, while more than 140,000 register as users in region.

Córdoba victory not enough to carry Macri this time

12-08-2019 18:06 Córdoba and the Buenos Aires City were the only regions that President Mauricio Macri won in Sunday’s PASO primaries. His margin of victory in Córdoba was significantly lower than in 2015.

by Jonah Shrock