Demonstrators and police clashed outside Argentina’s Congress on Wednesday as senators passed a controversial reform package to privatize several state entities and introduce tax breaks for large investors. The package was approved by the slimmest of margins, with 37 voting in favour and 36 against. The deciding vote was cast by Vice President Victoria Villarruel, […]
Demonstrators and police clashed outside Argentina’s Congress on Wednesday as senators were discussing a controversial reform package that proposes to privatize several state entities in a move slammed as neoliberal by critics. Hooded demonstrators hurled stones and incendiary devices at officers in Buenos Aires, while police deployed batons and tear gas. Several cars went up […]
Riot police in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires have fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters outside Congress, where lawmakers have been debating budget-slashing reforms. Demonstrators – who say the measures will hurt millions of Argentines – threw petrol bombs and stones, setting one car alight. A number of people were reported injured, with […]
STORY: :: This man was spotted climbing a 30-story building without safety gear :: Courtesy: Soraya Lustau :: Buenos Aires, Argentina :: June 11, 2024 :: He is identified as Polish climber Marcin Banot, and was taken to police custody The man, identified as Polish climber Marcin Banot, attempted to reach the top of the […]
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Trains in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires slowed to a crawl on Thursday, doubling passengers’ commute time, according to union rail workers who held an unusual protest demanding better wages after talks with company officials failed to resolve the situation. La Fraternidad (The Brotherhood) railway workers’ union said it had decided to […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Commuters in Buenos Aires on Friday were hit by an abrupt 360% increase in subway fares, one of the most dramatic price hikes in libertarian President Javier Milei ‘s harsh budget austerity campaign in Argentina. After weeks of hearings, a judge on Thursday lifted an order that had temporarily blocked […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — At least 90 people were injured in Argentina’s capital when a passenger train struck an empty boxcar on the tracks and derailed Friday, authorities said, a rare collision that fueled questions about basic safety. The train was on its way from Buenos Aires to the northern suburbs when it derailed […]