News of rio

Salta honours legacy of Dr. Joseph Redhead

12-06-2026 11:33 Tribute to Dr Joseph Redhead, physician to Güemes and Belgrano whose pioneering scientific work helped shape the region's history, at the Museo de la Gesta Güemesiana.

by John Hunter, from San Lorenzo, Salta

CRIME: Robbery that stunned a nation

Argentina remembers the ‘Heist of the Century,’ 20 years on

13-01-2026 12:01 Two decades ago, a criminal gang entered a branch of Banco Río in San Isidro, taking 23 people hostage. In a daring operation involving underground tunnels, inflatable rafts and fake weapons, they managed to outwit 300 police officers and escape – albeit temporarily – with bagfuls of cash and jewellery. Twenty years on, only around US$1.5 million has ever been recovered, with the fate of the rest of haul unknown.

KILLING IN RIO DE JANEIRO

Over 100 killed in Rio police crackdown on powerful narco gang

30-10-2025 08:46 At least 119 people – 115 alleged gang members and four police officers – were killed Tuesday in the largest police operation Rio de Janeiro has seen in its recent past.

CRIME & SECURITY

Argentina reinforces border controls after killings in Rio de Janeiro

29-10-2025 21:03 Rio de Janeiro police on Tuesday carried out their deadliest-ever raid against a major criminal faction, Comando Vermelho, or the Red Command, leaving at least 121 dead.

CRIME IN RIO

Locals line up dozens of bodies after deadly police operation in Rio

29-10-2025 14:23 Residents accuse police of massacre after anti-gang raid leaves more than 130 dead in Rio de Janeiro.

CRIME IN BRAZIL

At least 64 killed in war-like Rio de Janeiro drug raids

28-10-2025 21:20 Police in Rio de Janeiro launch their biggest ever raids on the city's drug-traffickers, leaving at least 64 dead in war-like scenes.

International football

Fresh woes for Brazil football as federation boss dismissed

16-05-2025 09:26 New blow to Brazilian football, which celebrated some rare good news just four days ago with the announcement that Carlo Ancelotti will take the reins of the national team.

ENERGY & GAS

Governors seek Vaca Muerta investments at Texas energy summit

23-04-2025 11:12 Leaders from four provinces in Argentina – Río Negro, Neuquén, Mendoza and Córdoba – aim to showcase their competitiveness to the global oil elite in Texas at the Offshore Technology Conference.

by Eugenia Muzio

Endangered Livestock

Uruguay alert shows potentially toxic cyanobacteria

23-01-2025 11:37 A large algae bloom at the Río Negro Basin in Uruguay could impact the country's agricultural sector.

CRIME & SECURITY

Bullrich announces arrest of ‘terrorist linked to Islamic State’

16-01-2025 09:51 Nine-month investigation ends with arrest of 24-year-old in General Roca; Argentina’s security minister claims that “terrorist represented a concrete threat to national security" and was planning major attacks across nation.

lithium mining

Rio Tinto to invest US$2.5 billion in lithium production

13-12-2024 13:24 Anglo-Australian mining giant announces US$2.5-billion investment in Rincón project in Salta Province, with chief executive praising Milei’s reforms and RIGI scheme.

WORLD

G20 summit ends with Ukraine blame game

19-11-2024 20:56 As the G20 summit wraps up, here are some of the main takeaways from the summit in Rio de Janeiro.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Milei is gleefully playing the role of spoiler at Lula’s G20

18-11-2024 10:11 On the orders of President Javier Milei, Argentine diplomats have thrown a wrench into last-minute talks meant to reach consensus on the communiqué world leaders are set to sign at the G20 summit in Brazil.

Lithoim market

Rio Tinto arrives in lithium with a survival-of-the-fittest mentality

10-10-2024 07:58 Rio Tinto has assumed a survival-of-the-fittest mentality in the lithium industry – as prices have fallen, it has sought to buyout a once coveted producer at a steep discount.

Economy & World

Rio Tinto expands lithium bet with biggest deal since 2007

09-10-2024 14:15 Rio Tinto Group has agreed to purchase Arcadium Lithium Plc in an all-cash deal valuing the US-listed miner at US$6.7 billion.

Economy

Rio Tinto makes approach to buy lithium producer Arcadium

07-10-2024 07:57 Rio Tinto group, world’s second-largest miner, makes preliminary move to acquire Arcadium Lithium, producers with operations in Argentina, China, Canada and Australia.

OIL & GAS

YPF chooses Río Negro, not Buenos Aires Province, for new LNG plant

31-07-2024 17:46 Bahía Blanca was one of the areas being considered to house the ambitious project which will require between US$30 billion and US$50 billion; Decision is a major blow for nation's most populous region.