Amazon Prime Video to invest US$2 billion in Latin America productions
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·9h ago
Amazon announced Thursday that it would invest US$2 billion in Latin American productions for its Prime Video streaming service through 2030 to harness "extraordinary" momentum in the region.
Argentina hit with heavy sanctions by FIFA for World Cup controversies
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·10h ago
FIFA's Disciplinary Committee has imposed sanctions on the Argentine Football Association (AFA), three members of the national team squad and one of its coaches following incidents that occurred...
USA and China at war over Vaca Muerta, Hidrovía and Patagonia
Buenos Aires Timesby Carlos Burgueño·10h ago
The conflict is global and overt. Nevertheless, Argentina is skating the surface, sailing in subterranean waters.
Protesters rally in Buenos Aires over soaring household debt
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·1d ago
Thousands of people took to the streets in Buenos Aires on Thursday to demand relief measures as household indebtedness reached its highest level in 20 years under President Javier Milei.
INDEC data shows economy improved in June after uneven first half of year
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·1d ago
Argentina's economic activity rebounded by 0.8 percent in June after two consecutive months of decline, ending an uneven first half of the year, the INDEC national statistics bureau said on...
Economy expanded faster than expected in June
Buenos Aires Timesby Manuela Tobias, Bloomberg·1d ago
Argentina’s economic activity grew more than expected in June, offering fresh signs of momentum more than halfway through President Javier Milei’s term.
Cartoneros warn City Hall recycling overhaul could push them out
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·1d ago
Groups representing cartoneros warn that the conditions being set by City Hall for renewing recycling system contracts could push them out and pave the way for private firms to take them over...
Maradona death trial on hold amid suspected father-son kidney test mix-up
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·1d ago
The second trial into the death of football legend Diego Maradona was suspended on Thursday following claims that kidney tests presented to the court belonged to the player's father.
Milei hails progress on inflation, vows to grow economy
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·1d ago
President Javier Milei defended his record in office and stressed that he would fulfil his mandate to bring down inflation and grow the economy, as he closed out an Americas Society/Council of the...
Impatient savers are hindering Milei’s lending push
Buenos Aires Timesby Ignacio Olivera Doll, Bloomberg·1d ago
President Javier Milei has persuaded Argentines to put their savings back into banks. Convincing them to keep their money there for more than a few months is proving harder.
Hamm’s Continental to buy 50% of Mercuria Argentina oil firm
Buenos Aires Timesby Archie Hunter, Bloomberg·1d ago
Billionaire shale pioneer Harold Hamm’s Continental Resources Inc signed agreements to buy half of an Argentine shale oil firm owned by Mercuria Energy Group, with the firms promising more than...
Lula wages his final campaign as Brazil’s presidential frontrunner
Buenos Aires Timesby Daniel Carvalho, Martha Beck & Vinicius Andrade, Bloomberg·1d ago
Six weeks from Brazil’s election, the talk of its campaign season is less about who will win than what President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will do when he does.
Continental, Geopark among bidders for Argentina shale blocks
Buenos Aires Timesby Jonathan Gilbert, Bloomberg·1d 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·1d 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·1d 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·2d 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·2d 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·2d 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·2d 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·2d 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...
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