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Government relaxes FX rules for companies to boost Vaca Muerta development

24-05-2022 16:41 Foreign currency exchange restrictions loosened to encourage greater investment in the energy sector and generate foreign currency.

Covid isolation period trimmed from 10 to 7 days for vaccinated

29-12-2021 16:29 Argentina cuts isolation period for vaccinated individuals infected with Covid-19 from ten to seven days, but says new restrictions aren't on the way, despite surge in cases.

UK cuts 47 countries from Covid travel 'red list,' including Argentina

09-10-2021 12:52 Removal from the "red list" means passengers will no longer be required to enter hotel quarantine. Instead, those required to enter lockdown can spend their 10-day period at a home or private residences.

Regions express unease at rolling back of facemask rules

24-09-2021 21:52 The use of facemasks outdoors will no longer be mandatory in Argentina as from October 1, with gradual reopening of borders also on way.

Partying in Olivos

14-08-2021 07:22 The line between being an able negotiator with the capacity to speak “eye to eye” with almost anyone, and becoming a charlatan is a fine one, particularly in politics.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Argentina slaps 600-person daily limit on entries from overseas

27-06-2021 17:27 Government slaps 600-person limit on number of citizens and resident foreigners who can enter Argentina each day, as from Monday.

Facebook and Zuckerberg – one year from adulthood

06-02-2021 09:08 Facebook reached its first million monthly users the same year it was founded, 2004. It reached 100 million just four years later, went on to top one billion by 2012 and currently boasts 2.8 billion monthly active users, or roughly 36 percent of the global population.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

US official urges Vatican, Pope to condemn human rights abuses in China

30-09-2020 10:08 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urges Vatican to denounce violations of religious freedom in China, saying the Catholic Church should be at the forefront in the fight to insist on basic human rights there.