ENVIRONMENT Celeste Saulo elected first female chief of World Meteorological Organization 01-06-2023 08:42 Celeste Saulo, who has headed Argentina's weather agency since 2014, elected as the first female leader of UN climate agency.
ENVIRONMENT Argentine in running to be UN weather agency's next chief 31-05-2023 10:13 The World Meteorological Organization, which plays a critical global role in tracking climate change, chooses a new leader this week to turbocharge that work over the next four years. UBA professor and the WMO's first vice-president Celeste Saulo is among the frontunners.
WAR IN UKRAINE Russian soldier pleads guilty as Ukraine holds first war crimes trial 18-05-2022 16:52 A 21-year-old Russian soldier on Wednesday pleaded guilty to the murder of a Ukrainian civilian, as Kyiv began its first war crimes trial after nearly three months of war.
Latin American Outlook Ukraine war, rising prices prompt lower growth forecasts for Latin America 29-04-2022 20:05 New United Nations report warns of lower growth in region this year; CEPAL sees 3% rise in Argentina’s GDP, while IMF predicts 4% jump.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparks diplomatic battle at UNESCO 13-04-2022 14:04 Russia is due to host the annual meeting of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee in just two months, a meeting that Western nations say they will now boycott over the invasion of Ukraine.
UKRAINE CONFLICT Ukrainian scientists feel helpless at Antarctic base as war rages 08-04-2022 15:36 For Ukrainian scientists thousands of kilometres from home at the Vernadsky Antarctic base, the biting cold hurts less than the feeling of helplessness over the war in their homeland.