(Bloomberg) — For all the money that’s poured into Argentina’s giant lithium deposits, the country has seen just one new mine come on stream in almost a decade. That’s about to change. Most Read from Bloomberg Four new projects will finally begin to churn out lithium in the weeks and months ahead, according to a […]
Argentina’s lower house approved President Javier Milei’s sweeping economic overhaul Bills on Friday, sealing a much-needed legislative victory for the libertarian leader after six months of bruising battles and raucous protests that had raised questions about his ability to govern. Mr Milei’s landmark legislation, which seeks to support his “zero fiscal deficit” plan and attract […]
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine scientific institute has cracked the genome of the leafhopper, the insect which carries the bacteria responsible for wiping out vast swathes of the South American nation’s latest corn crop, the government said on Tuesday. The development, which determined the Dalbulus maidis’ genetic makeup, will serve future efforts to fight […]
Lionel Messi and Argentina play Chile tonight in the Copa America 2024 tournament. (Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The Copa America 2024 soccer — or football — tournament continues tonight with Chile vs. Argentina. This tournament marks Lionel Messi’s record 35th appearance, and Argentina is widely favored in the 2024 Copa America. Messi and […]
(Bloomberg) — Argentina entered a recession in the first quarter of the year as President Javier Milei’s brutal spending cuts sent consumption and activity plummeting. Most Read from Bloomberg Gross domestic product fell 2.6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, according to official government data published Monday. Activity contracted 5.1% from a year earlier, […]
By Hernan Nessi and Aida Pelaez-Fernandez BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina entered a technical recession in the first quarter of the year, official data showed on Monday, and job losses mounted amid a tough austerity drive by libertarian President Javier Milei who is prioritising restoring fiscal order. The South American country’s gross domestic product (GDP) shrank […]
LANDOVER, MD – JUNE 14: Lionel Messi #10 of the Argentina National Team looks on during a game between Guatemala and Argentina at FedexField on June 14, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Jose L Argueta/ISI Photos/Getty Images) The Copa America 2024 soccer — or football — tournament kicks off tonight with Argentina vs. Canada. […]
SALTA, Argentina — On a bright and sunny Sunday, June 16, when Elder D. Todd Christofferson dedicated the Salta Argentina Temple as one of two newest temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the only thing warmer on the temple grounds were the feelings of friendship, fellowship, reunions and remembrances. And all were magnified by the […]
Three decades after hundreds of people were killed and injured in the bombing of a Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires, an international court on Friday condemned the Argentinian state for its actions before and after the attack. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that the authorities had neither taken measures to prevent the […]
Argentina’s president Javier Milei has vowed to get inflation back down (Marvin RECINOS) The IMF executive board voted Thursday to approve a payout of almost $800 million for Argentina as it continues a program of drastic economic reforms under its libertarian president, Javier Milei. A self-declared “anarcho-capitalist,” Milei has vowed to halt Argentina’s economic decline […]
By Ricardo Brito and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil has asked Argentina for information about dozens of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro seeking refuge in the neighboring country to avoid legal consequences for storming Brasilia last year as part of an alleged coup attempt. Brazilian police officials said the request lodged on Monday was […]
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina’s government rejected media reports on Thursday that President Javier Milei would travel to China in the coming weeks and meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, saying that while such a trip could happen it was not confirmed. Local media, including newspaper Clarin, reported earlier that the trip was set for the […]