News of organisation

La Cámpora's generational transition

20-03-2023 12:56 The leaders of La Cámpora, the Kirchnerite political grouping founded by Máximo Kirchner, are getting older. A new generation, led by new secretary-general Lucía Cámpora, are taking over at the top as the organisation refreshes its youth appeal.

WORLD ECONOMY

OECD: World economy to slow, 'paying the price of war'

26-09-2022 15:33 OECD reduces Argentina's growth forecast for 2023 by 1.5 points, predicting an expansion of 0.4% next year. Outlook for this year remains unchanged, with estimated growth of 3.6%.

HEALTH

Tobacco consumption falling in the Americas, says PAHO

16-08-2022 16:51 Use of tobacco has dropped from 28% to 16.3% since the turn of the century; Chile has the highest proportion of consumers at 29.2%, with Argentina standing at 24.5%.

ECONOMIC CRISIS

Inflation hits 64% year-on-year, analysts fear worse yet to come

14-07-2022 19:05 No respite from price hikes in Argentina: Inflation hit 5.3% in June, increases totalled 36.2% in first half of this year.

Environment

Global plastic use and waste on track to triple by 2060

03-06-2022 13:22 Annual production of fossil-fuel-based plastics is set to top 1.2 billion tonnes by 2060 and waste to exceed one billion tonnes, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Global Pandemic

Covid-19 cases on the rise in the Americas, warns PAHO

18-05-2022 16:34 Pan-American Health Organisation warns that Covid-19 cases are rising in the Americas, driven by increasing infections in the United States, which reported over 605,000 new cases last week.

Severe Acute Hepatitis

Eight suspected cases of severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children in Argentina

06-05-2022 16:01 The Ministry of Health reported Friday that these are isolated and unconnected cases. It also confirmed that "this is not an outbreak" since similar cases are reported every year.

Diplomacy

Nicaragua expels OAS and advances withdrawal plan, says foreign minister

25-04-2022 12:23 Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Moncada announces his country's immediate split from the Organisation of American States, saying the "infamous organisation" would no longer have offices in Nicaragua.

Russian Invasion of Ukraine

UN: More than five million have fled Ukraine since Russian invasion

15-04-2022 16:29 According to Friday UN figures, more than five million people have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion, in Europe's fastest-growing refugee crisis since World War II.

Global pandemic

Covid-19 in the Americas: Cases fall in several countries, but deaths rise

10-02-2022 13:00 Covid-19 infections are beginning to decline in several countries in the Americas, but deaths have increased, the Pan American Health Organisation said Wednesday.

FOREIGN POLICY

Argentina, US ask OAS to discuss Interpol red alerts with member states

19-01-2022 17:02 Request comes less than 24 hours after Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and less than a week after Iranian official and AMIA suspect Mohsen Rezai visited Nicaragua.

Biden's democracy summit

Before Biden, president denounces OAS support for Bolivia 'coup'

10-12-2021 15:58 Argentina’s president delivers a speech focused on Latin America to Joe Biden’s summit on democracy, during which he criticises 2019 "coup" in Bolivia "endorsed by a large part of the international community and the OAS."

Coronavirus vaccines

Russia expects WHO approval of Sputnik V vaccine by year-end

16-11-2021 10:16 Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine is on track to be approved by the WHO by the end of the year, according to the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund.

DIPLOMACY

Argentina abstains from OAS vote criticising Nicaraguan government

21-10-2021 16:10 Alberto Fernández administration refuses to back Organisation of American States resolution calling for the release of political prisoners in Nicaragua.

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.

Human rights

Regional human rights body slams Ecuador over prison deaths

23-08-2021 20:39 Inter-American Commission on Human Rights condemns violence in Ecuadorean prisons that has left 121 inmates dead this year.

REGIONAL DIPLOMACY

Mexican president proposes replacing OAS with new institution

25-07-2021 09:11 Andrés Manuel López Obrador proposes replacing the Washington-based Organization of American States with what he called a more independent institution.

Global pandemic

WHO: World passes 'tragic milestone' of four million Covid deaths

07-07-2021 15:46 The world passed the "tragic milestone" of four million recorded Covid-19 fatalities on Wednesday, the World Health Organization said, adding that the pandemic's true toll was probably higher.

Global pandemic

In Latin America, Covid-19 hits pregnant women hard

02-07-2021 00:41 Alarm bells rang in Uruguay when eight pregnant women died from the coronavirus in the space of five weeks time — a new reality observed recently across Latin America.

Peru Elections

Peru's interim leader criticises ex-military vote interference

19-06-2021 22:12 Interim President Francisco Sagasti hit out on Friday against retired members of the armed forces who called for the military to prevent leftwing candidate Pedro Castillo from assuming the presidency.

HUMAN RIGHTS & NICARAGUA

Rights groups slam government for failing to back OAS vote on Nicaragua

18-06-2021 23:16 Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International strongly criticise Argentina’s government for abstaining in OAS vote condemning Nicaragua's jailing of opposition leaders.

EDITORIAL

Central America and the middle ground

18-06-2021 22:17 Deploring disrespect for the principle of non-intervention in domestic affairs and electoral processes is a bit rich when coming from President Alberto Fernández, who only five days previously had drawn a protest from Lima’s Foreign Ministry for prematurely congratulating Peruvian leftist candidate Pedro Castillo.

ARGENTINE FONTIFF

Pope Francis: 'Private property is a secondary right'

18-06-2021 18:10 “We should continue exercising special care for the common good” – leader of Catholic Church speaks his mind during a video speech before the International Labour Organisation.

Human rights

Argentina abstains in vote condemning Nicaragua's jailing of opposition leaders

16-06-2021 00:41 Casa Rosada fails to endorse OAS resolution against Nicaragua demanding "immediate release of the presidential candidates and all political prisoners."

News of organisation

La Cámpora's generational transition

OECD: World economy to slow, 'paying the price of war'

Tobacco consumption falling in the Americas, says PAHO

Inflation hits 64% year-on-year, analysts fear worse yet to come

Global plastic use and waste on track to triple by 2060

Covid-19 cases on the rise in the Americas, warns PAHO

Eight suspected cases of severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children in Argentina

Nicaragua expels OAS and advances withdrawal plan, says foreign minister

UN: More than five million have fled Ukraine since Russian invasion

Covid-19 in the Americas: Cases fall in several countries, but deaths rise

Argentina, US ask OAS to discuss Interpol red alerts with member states

Before Biden, president denounces OAS support for Bolivia 'coup'

Russia expects WHO approval of Sputnik V vaccine by year-end

Argentina abstains from OAS vote criticising Nicaraguan government

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

Regional human rights body slams Ecuador over prison deaths

Mexican president proposes replacing OAS with new institution

WHO: World passes 'tragic milestone' of four million Covid deaths

In Latin America, Covid-19 hits pregnant women hard

Peru's interim leader criticises ex-military vote interference

Rights groups slam government for failing to back OAS vote on Nicaragua

Central America and the middle ground

Pope Francis: 'Private property is a secondary right'

Argentina abstains in vote condemning Nicaragua's jailing of opposition leaders

In distorted Buenos Aires rental market, it's dollar vs peso

With Brazil’s backing, Argentina wins acceptance to BRICs bank

Critics swift to descend on Argentina’s youngsters – and their coach

China allows Argentina to spend up to US$10 billion of currency swap line

As Messi rumours swirl, an Argentine takes charge in Miami

La reacción mundial tras la confirmación de Rusia de destrucción del último buque de guerra de Ucrania

Un dron comandando por inteligencia artificial "asesinó" a su operador

Cuál es el salario promedio pretendido por los argentinos

Amalia de Holanda y Elisabeth de Bélgica debutaron como futuras reinas en Jordania

Encuesta: quién gana en la pelea entre Jorge Macri y Martín Lousteau