Continental, Geopark among bidders for Argentina shale blocks
Buenos Aires Timesby Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg·4d ago
US shale pioneer Continental Resources Inc and Colombia’s Geopark Ltd were among bidders for Argentina’s largest offering of exploration licences in more than a decade in the country’s booming oil...
Argentina opens 50-year bidding process for Belgrano Cargas concession
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·4d ago
President Javier Milei’s government has launched the process to privatise state-owned freight railway company Belgrano Cargas y Logística, calling a tender to hand private operators 50-year...
Cooperatives protest plans to overhaul Buenos Aires recycling
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·4d ago
Cooperatives, social groups and cartoneros marched through Buenos Aires City on Wednesday to protest proposed changes to the capital’s waste management and recycling system that they say could put...
From Milei to Bolsonaro to Paz and Bolivia: the fall of Fernando Cerimedo
Buenos Aires Timesby Julián D'Imperio·4d ago
Fernando Cerimedo was arrested Tuesday at the Viru Viru airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra while trying to board an Aerolíneas Argentinas flight to Buenos Aires.
DEA chief calls Argentina a 'model' for region in anti-narco fight
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·4d ago
The head of the United States' federal drug agency praised Argentina's counter-narcotics strategy on Wednesday, calling it a "model for the region," at a summit of anti-drug delegates from more...
Over 100 countries meet in Buenos Aires to tackle drug-trafficking
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·4d ago
Officials from more than 100 nations are gathering to debate anti-narcotics strategy in Buenos Aires this week, at the 40th International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC).
OAS to hold urgent meeting on Nicaragua plan to ban opposition
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·4d ago
The Organization of American States (OAS) has voted to call an emergency meeting on Nicaragua's drive to ban the opposition from running in elections.
Milei-linked consultant refuses to testify in Bolivia shooting case
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·5d ago
Fernando Cerimedo, a former adviser to President Javier Milei and Bolivia's current leader, refused to testify on Tuesday in a case in which he has been accused of attempted femicide over the...
Surging unemployment is Milei’s biggest political threat
Buenos Aires Timesby Patrick Gillespie, Bloomberg·5d ago
President Javier Milei lowered inflation and poverty in Argentina, while eliminating its budget deficit. But the nation’s labour market is still mired in the crisis he was elected to confront.
Amnesty International slams rise of Argentina’s 'surveillance state'
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·5d ago
Amnesty International Argentina on Tuesday denounced the growing use of surveillance technologies by President Javier Milei's government against his critics.
Former Milei aide arrested after pregnant woman shot in Bolivia
Buenos Aires Timesby Sergio Mendoza, Manuela Tobias & Daniel Carvalho, Bloomberg·5d ago
Argentine political strategist Fernando Cerimedo is under arrest in Bolivia after a woman who says she is pregnant with his child survived a shooting and accused him of orchestrating the attack.
Alberto Fernández, Fabiola Yáñez reported over alleged pandemic plane party
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·6d ago
Ex-president Alberto Fernández and former first lady Fabiola Yáñez are the subject of a new criminal complaint after reports emerged of an alleged “party” held aboard the Tango 01 presidential...
Viksit Bharat 2047: A road map for India to become a developed nation
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·6d ago
It is creditable that the Government of India has set for itself and the nation a crucial goal: that India should become Viksit Bharat by 2047, which would be the 100th year anniversary of India’s...
India's space sector: A launchpad for global partnerships
Buenos Aires Timesby Gurjit Singh*, author and formerly India's ambassador to Germany, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Ethiopia, Djibouti, the African Union and ASEAN bloc.·6d ago
Growing competition in outer space provides India with a unique opportunity to shape a narrative in which collaboration, rather than confrontation, drives space exploration.
Milei-linked political consultant detained in Bolivia after shooting of former partner
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·6d ago
Political consultant Fernando Cerimedo has been detained in Bolivia while attempting to board an Aerolíneas Argentinas flight to Buenos Aires, hours after his former partner, Bolivian activist and...
How families in Milei's Argentina sank deep into debt
Buenos Aires Timesby Sonia Avalos, AFP·6d ago
Andrea feels deep shame when she thinks about the loan she took out a year ago in Buenos Aires that she is now unable to repay. She's not alone.
‘Liberty as a mandate’ – Milei links Presidency to San Martín’s ‘ideas and values’
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·6d ago
President Javier Milei reappeared in public on Monday after more than a week without an appearance, heading the official government tribute commemorating General José de San Martín on the 176th...
Wamani: Martín Varsavsky's Mendoza refuge for a hypothetical war
Buenos Aires Timesby Nicolás González·6d ago
The Wamani complex in Mendoza Province, spearheaded by billionaire Martín Varsavsky, has gone from an airtight corporate secret to a geopolitical dilemma of global scale.
Shale driller Vista Energy jumps as Peter Thiel logs stake
Buenos Aires Timesby Jonathan Gilbert & Maria Elena Vizcaino, Bloomberg·7d ago
Shares in Vista Energy SAB, Argentina’s top oil exporter, jumped in New York on Monday after tech billionaire Peter Thiel reported a sizeable stake in the company.
Milei signs up Argentina to Trump’s anti-abortion international alliance
Buenos Aires Timesby Giselle Leclercq·8d ago
With complete secrecy, Argentina has signed up to the Geneva Consensus Declaration, a pro-life anti-abortion declaration promoted by the United States.
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