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Climate disinformation surges in denial, conspiracy comeback

Yesterdat 16:51 False information about climate change flourished online over the past year, researchers say, with denialist social media posts and conspiracy theories nearly doubling from 2021 to 2022 after US environmental reforms and Elon Musk's Twitter takeover.

INVESTMENT IN ARGENTINA

2023: Interesting challenges for investors in the year to come

25-01-2023 12:56 Having a global vision helps us understand that there are economic problems that transcend borders and the mechanisms used to solve them have consequences in different geographies.

CHAOS IN BRASÍLIA

President Alberto Fernández assails 'coup attempt' in Brazil

09-01-2023 00:00 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner also condemns attack, attributing it to "hate speech in the media and social networks."

GLOBAL REACTION

World leaders condemn anti-government mob attacks in Brasília

08-01-2023 23:44 President Alberto Fernández slams "coup attempt" by supporters of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazilian capital, as leaders from across the globe condemn "outrageous" attack on democracy.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

What can cities do to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change?

20-10-2022 15:20 The challenges posed by climate change require immediate actions, which national governments are not carrying out to the extent they are needed.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

IMF maintains Argentina 2022 growth forecast at 4%

11-10-2022 17:44 International Monetary Fund maintains outlook for Argentina this year: 4% growth.

Food Security

Wind blows in favour of Argentina’s GM crops

24-08-2022 15:18 Genetically modified crops, which have for years been heavily criticised by environmentalists, are benefitting from new technological developments and health and safety approvals overseas.

Bloomberg

World food prices post biggest decline since 2008 in July

05-08-2022 20:39 Global food prices fell the most since 2008 after concerns over supplies of grains and vegetable oils eased as Ukraine moved toward restarting exports.

EDITORIAL

Blind eyes of a storm

01-08-2022 14:40 At least two natural phenomena – sandstorms taking the form of a vertical twister spiral and the eye of the storm, that island of calm in the midst of a hurricane or typhoon – unfold atypically in a relatively small area and perhaps Argentina today has something of both.

Climate Change

Battered by climate change, Latin America must brace for worse: report

26-07-2022 14:22 Latin America is now experiencing the calamitous impacts of climate change: water shortages and food insecurity are making their impact on human life in the region. It will only get worse, says World Meteorological Organisation report.

Climate Change

Climate change's fingerprints on ever hotter heatwaves

18-07-2022 15:07 As Europe sizzles, experts predict more to come. Increased frequency of heatwaves here to stay, and an undeniable symptom of climate change.

Climate Crisis

UN: Even chance world will breach 1.5C warming within 5 years

10-05-2022 01:53 There is an even chance that global temperatures will temporarily breach the benchmark of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels in one of the next five years, the United Nations warned Tuesday.

Climate Crisis

Climate change creating new virus hotspots 'in our backyard'

30-04-2022 16:15 Climate change will drive animals towards cooler areas where their first encounters with other species will vastly increase the risk of new viruses infecting humans, raising the threat of another pandemic, researchers warned Thursday.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

IMF warns of significant risks facing Latin American growth

26-04-2022 10:05 Latin America and the Caribbean facing significant risks to growth, warns International Monetary Fund; Region's economy to grow 2.5% this year, with Argentina's GDP expected to improve 4%.

ENVIRONMENT

Environmentalists march to demand climate change action

23-04-2022 00:09 Coinciding with Earth Day, hundreds of people marched in Buenos Aires on Friday to demand more effort be made to tackle climate change.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

IMF upgrades Argentina growth projection ahead of Guzmán talks

19-04-2022 16:26 Multilateral lender predicts GDP will improve by 4% in 2022 but sees inflation topping out the year at 48%.

WORLD ECONOMY

IMF slashes global growth forecasts amid Ukraine war

19-04-2022 15:07 IMF lowers global growth forecast to 3.6% for 2022 in wake of "seismic" impact of Ukraine war.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Poverty fell to 37.3% in the second half of 2021

31-03-2022 15:55 Just over 37% of the population were living in poverty in the second half of 2021 – a drop of three points compared to the first half of the year, according to official data.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Brazil exits recession, but faces tough year ahead

06-03-2022 09:02 Brazil exited recession in the fourth quarter, but weak growth and high inflation still dog Latin America's biggest economy.

Climate change

Melting glaciers, fast-disappearing gauge of climate change

24-02-2022 22:36 A crack widens in the San Rafael glacier in Chile's extreme south, and a ten-story iceberg crashes into the lake by the same name – a dramatic reminder of the impacts of global warming.

economy

US consumer prices rose 7.5% annually to January – largest since 1982

10-02-2022 11:56 Consumer prices in the United States rose at an annual rate not seen since February 1982, with a 7.5% increase over the 12 months to January.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

US inflation charges higher with larger-than-forecast gain

10-02-2022 11:41 Consumer prices in the United States surged in January by more than expected, sending the annual inflation rate to a fresh four-decade high.

THE YEAR TO COME

World economy now set to surpass US$100 trillion in 2022

29-12-2021 21:54 The world economy is set to surpass US$100 trillion for the first time in 2022, two years earlier than previously forecast, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research.

PROFILE: GABRIEL BORIC

New president at 35 thrusts Chile back into exceptionalism role

21-12-2021 15:44 While Gabriel Boric is sometimes described as part of a leftward shift in Latin America, he seems to be of a new, more globalist, breed.

Global inequality

Billionaires' share of global wealth soars during pandemic

07-12-2021 15:34 The club of the richest 1% in the world has taken more than a third of all additional wealth accumulated since 1995, while the bottom 50% captured just 2%.

G20 Leaders Summit

What's in the global tax reform agreed by the G20?

31-10-2021 08:35 After years of negotiations, G20 leaders on Saturday endorsed an historic deal aimed at ending tax havens, although some developing countries complain it still falls short.

G20 Leaders Summit

Brazil’s Bolsonaro gets G20 cold shoulder as Amazon fires rage

30-10-2021 08:23 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has been under constant attack from the Amazon rainforest’s soaring deforestation, is set to be given the cold shoulder at the G20 summit in Rome.

ENVIRONMENT

Greenhouse gas levels reach record high amid COP26 worries

25-10-2021 15:00 Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached record levels last year, the United Nations said on Monday in a stark warning ahead of the COP26 summit.

Bloomberg

Global energy crisis comes to drought-stricken South America

04-10-2021 20:39 The energy crisis sweeping the globe is about to hit South America, where a historic drought has the region desperate to replace a collapse in hydroelectric generation.

POVERTY

Poverty in Argentina reached 40.6% in first half of 2021

01-10-2021 21:00 INDEC data shows extreme poverty in Argentina rose to 10.7% of population by end of June; Poverty rate down 1.4 percentage points from the second half of 2020.

WORLD ECONOMY

OECD lowers global growth forecast, but improves Argentina's to 7.6%

21-09-2021 17:31 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development warns of "uneven" global economic recovery as it lowered its 2021 growth forecasts for the world and the United States while raising the outlook for Europe and Argentina.

CLIMATE CHANGE

Biden urges 'highest' ambition at UN climate summit

17-09-2021 13:39 President Alberto Fernández joins US President Joe Biden for virtual meeting designed to galvanise efforts to confront the global climate crisis.

ENVIRONMENT

What does the new IPCC report mean for Latin America?

13-08-2021 22:49 Regional temperatures will continue to increase at rates greater than global average and extreme weather events will further accelerate, new climate change report warns

by Fermin Koop

ENVIRONMENT

UN report: Human role in global warming overwhelming and ‘unequivocal’

13-08-2021 22:46 Climate scientists reach ‘unequivocal’ consensus on human-made warming in landmark IPCC report.

Global pandemic

Four billion anti-Covid vaccine shots now injected worldwide

29-07-2021 11:28 Although more than four billion doses of anti-Covid vaccines have been administered around the world, poorer countries are still struggling to secure precious shots.

Startups

Venture capital surge delivers record for 'unicorn births'

08-07-2021 11:41 According to a report by US-based firms, startups globally raised $156 billion between April and June, the highest level in a decade for the second quarter.

G20 SUMMIT

Historic global tax deal backed by 130 nations

01-07-2021 23:08 A total of 130 countries, including Argentina, agree global reform to ensure multinationals pay at least 15% tax wherever they operate. Move could add some US$150 billion to government coffers worldwide.

G20 SUMMIT

United States urges Covid cooperation at G20, China sounds cautious tone

29-06-2021 21:15 The United States led calls at a G20 meeting Tuesday for greater global cooperation in light of the coronavirus crisis as China insisted that multilateralism should not just be a slogan.

TAX INITIATIVE

Global tax floor of 15% would be ‘too low,’ says Guzmán

29-06-2021 08:37 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán says Argentina's position is that a global floor of 15 percent for corporate taxation would be “too low.”

ENVIRONMENT

Leaked UN draft climate report: Potential economic impact

23-06-2021 14:49 Climate-boosted extreme weather events – cyclones, droughts, flooding – have already sapped both short- and long-term economic growth, especially in developing countries, says new UN report.

ENVIRONMENT

Leaked UN draft climate report: Potential impact for humans

23-06-2021 14:33 Species extinction, ecosystem collapse, crippling health impacts from disease and heat, water shortages, cities devastated by rising seas – all will accelerate in the coming decades, no matter how rapidly the carbon emissions are cut, new report warns.

ENVIRONMENT

Crushing climate impacts to hit sooner than feared, says draft UN report

23-06-2021 14:24 Hunger, drought and disease will afflict tens of millions more people within decades, according to a draft UN assessment that lays bare the dire human health consequences of a warming planet.

ENVIRONMENT

Chile inaugurates Latin America's first thermosolar plant

11-06-2021 00:55 Chile inaugurated Cerro Dominador, Latin America's first-ever thermosolar energy plant, as a step in the country's quest for carbon-neutrality by 2050.

Global pandemic

Countries mull WHO reform and how to rebuild post-Covid world

24-05-2021 11:02 Vaccine sharing, strengthening the WHO and adopting a pandemic treaty among proposals from world leaders addressing how to halt the Covid-19 pandemic and prevent future health catastrophes.

EDITORIAL

Thinking green or greenbacks

24-04-2021 00:19 Argentina’s vision cannot afford to remain stuck in the 1970s of OPEC and ideological strife in energy any more than political terms – this country offers enormous potential for renewable energy.

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

IMF: Latin America rebound imperiled by virus resurgence

15-04-2021 16:52 The economic rebound forecast for Latin American this year faces risks from the recent resurgence of Covid-19 and slow vaccine roll-outs, the International Monetary Fund said.

Poverty

Pandemic and economic crisis pushes poverty rate up to 42%

31-03-2021 19:50 More than four in 10 Argentines were living in poverty in the second half of 2020, INDEC national statistics bureau reveals – the highest level since 2004.

Beef Industry

Beef-addicted Uruguay aiming to make farming greener

25-03-2021 12:00 Last year, Uruguay launched a livestock and climate initiative with the help of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). We hear from Rosa Correa, one of 62 farm owners to implement the programme, about its aims and objectives.

Global pandemic

Vaccine delays threaten economies hardest hit by pandemic

23-02-2021 12:24 Latin America and the Caribbean, the region where the coronavirus caused the worst economic destruction and more than a quarter of the world’s deaths, is now falling victim to a slow inoculation campaign.

ENVIRONMENT

Scientists reveal impact of climate change on Antarctic phytoplankton

18-02-2021 23:52 Argentine scientists reveal that rising temperatures and diminished salinity have altered phytoplankton in the Antarctic.

News of global

Climate disinformation surges in denial, conspiracy comeback

2023: Interesting challenges for investors in the year to come

President Alberto Fernández assails 'coup attempt' in Brazil

World leaders condemn anti-government mob attacks in Brasília

What can cities do to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change?

IMF maintains Argentina 2022 growth forecast at 4%

Wind blows in favour of Argentina’s GM crops

World food prices post biggest decline since 2008 in July

Blind eyes of a storm

Battered by climate change, Latin America must brace for worse: report

Climate change's fingerprints on ever hotter heatwaves

UN: Even chance world will breach 1.5C warming within 5 years

Climate change creating new virus hotspots 'in our backyard'

IMF warns of significant risks facing Latin American growth

Environmentalists march to demand climate change action

IMF upgrades Argentina growth projection ahead of Guzmán talks

IMF slashes global growth forecasts amid Ukraine war

Poverty fell to 37.3% in the second half of 2021

Brazil exits recession, but faces tough year ahead

Melting glaciers, fast-disappearing gauge of climate change

US consumer prices rose 7.5% annually to January – largest since 1982

US inflation charges higher with larger-than-forecast gain

World economy now set to surpass US$100 trillion in 2022

New president at 35 thrusts Chile back into exceptionalism role

Billionaires' share of global wealth soars during pandemic

What's in the global tax reform agreed by the G20?

Brazil’s Bolsonaro gets G20 cold shoulder as Amazon fires rage

Greenhouse gas levels reach record high amid COP26 worries

Global energy crisis comes to drought-stricken South America

Poverty in Argentina reached 40.6% in first half of 2021

OECD lowers global growth forecast, but improves Argentina's to 7.6%

Biden urges 'highest' ambition at UN climate summit

What does the new IPCC report mean for Latin America?

UN report: Human role in global warming overwhelming and ‘unequivocal’

Four billion anti-Covid vaccine shots now injected worldwide

Venture capital surge delivers record for 'unicorn births'

Historic global tax deal backed by 130 nations

United States urges Covid cooperation at G20, China sounds cautious tone

Global tax floor of 15% would be ‘too low,’ says Guzmán

Leaked UN draft climate report: Potential economic impact

Leaked UN draft climate report: Potential impact for humans

Crushing climate impacts to hit sooner than feared, says draft UN report

Chile inaugurates Latin America's first thermosolar plant

Countries mull WHO reform and how to rebuild post-Covid world

Thinking green or greenbacks

IMF: Latin America rebound imperiled by virus resurgence

Pandemic and economic crisis pushes poverty rate up to 42%

Beef-addicted Uruguay aiming to make farming greener

Vaccine delays threaten economies hardest hit by pandemic

Scientists reveal impact of climate change on Antarctic phytoplankton

Lucio Dupuy trial: Mother, partner found guilty of killing five-year-old

Verdict due in trial for horrific killing of five-year-old Lucio Dupuy

Central Bank approves higher denomination 2,000-peso bill

Climbers in Argentina discover corpse frozen inside glacier

Poverty, frustration and contempt: Lima's forgotten people in the Andes

Quién es Ana Clara Pérez Ballester, la jueza que dio la tenencia a la madre de Lucio

Caso Lucio: Adepa repudió el "hostigamiento en línea" contra la editora de género de TN

Fue a comprar ibuprofeno para su hijo y le dieron viagra: el niño terminó internado

Última visita de los familiares de los rugbiers antes del veredicto

Cinco casas históricas porteñas para visitar el fin de semana largo de carnaval