America Argentina Recent government reports revealed that Argentina ended 2024 with a record trade surplus of US$18,9 billion, driven by a 19,4% export increase and a 17,5% drop in imports, reversing a US$6,9 billion deficit in 2023
America Argentina Argentina is advancing in production for the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine VCN20 locally through a Pfizer-Sinergium Biotech partnership, which aims to boost public health, economic growth, and its regional leadership in vaccine manufacturing and export
America Argentina Argentina reaffirmed its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands on the 192nd anniversary of their British occupation in 1833, highlighting the nation's permanent objective to regain control, with continued international support for negotiations
America Argentina Plans to make the country a leader in nuclear energy, starting with a small modular reactor at Atucha, and using domestic technology with US investments, have been announced bu President Javier Milei
America Argentina President Javier Milei has been granted Italian citizenship based on his ancestry, prompting backlash as critics point to the stark contrast with the tougher requirements faced by children of migrant parents born in Italy
America Argentina Yerba mate producers have begun an indefinite strike over low prices and delayed payments, but experts assure no shortages will occur due to high stock levels, despite producers halting the harvest until fair pricing and payment terms are established
America Argentina Rancher Ricardo La Regina was sentenced by an Argentine court for destroying 200 Magellanic penguins' nests in Punta Tombo Reserve: a historic environmental justice case with penalties including equipment confiscation and habitat restoration orders
America Argentina The Argentina's delegation withdrew from the UN Climate Summit COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, aligning with President Javier Milei denialist stance on climate change
America Argentina Foreign Minister Diana Mondino was dismissed by President Milei after Argentina voted in favor of ending the US embargo on Cuba at the UN; Milei’s office emphasized Argentina’s opposition to the Cuban regime and commitment to US policy
America Argentina Hundreds of One Direction fans in Buenos Aires gathered outside the Casa Sur hotel in the Palermo district, where former band member Liam Payne was found dead after falling from the third floor
America Argentina Congress failed to overturn President Javier Milei's veto of a university funding bill that would have adjusted support to match soaring inflation, despite mass protests and street classes by students opposing Milei's austerity measures
America Argentina The Argentinian court has formally requested Interpol to issue an arrest warrant for Venezuelan President Maduro and Interior Minister Cabello for crimes against humanity including systematic repression and persecution of dissidents since 2014
America Argentina Plans to eliminate the budget deficit in 2025 have been announced, with President Milei aiming for a surplus of 1,3% of GDP, +5% economic growth and +18,3% inflation despite a recession and opposition criticism