Argentina's new government declared on Sunday that it will continue its claim to the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory 300 miles east of South America's Patagonian coast. Newly elected president, Mauricio Macri has invited the U.K. to start a possible negotiation regarding the disputed islands and other territories.
Two former Argentine transportation secretaries have been given prison sentences due actions tied to a 2012 train crash in which 51 people died and hundreds 789 were injured.
Railway operator Claudio Cirigliano and two former Argentina state officials have been sentenced to multiple years behind bars over the Buenos Aires train disaster in 2012.
The travel and tourism industry in Latin America were greatly struck during the 2008-2009 recession. While international arrivals slowed and tourist visits depleted, the region’s tourism industry was resilient, which led to its gradual and continuous growth.
More than 160,000 people in four South American countries have been evacuated due to severe flooding caused by heavy rains in the past few days. The rain is brought by El Niño that affected Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
Since taking office on Dec. 10, Mauricio Macri has demonstrated his desire to move his country away from the socialist policies that have typified it during the past 12 years, which together have become known as “Kirchnerism.”
Mauricio Macri, the new right-leaning leader of Argentina, has just been been sworn in, putting an end of to a dozen years of what has been dubbed “Kirchnerism,” a time typified by widespread social programs and large government spending.
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina's president for the last eight years, is making her last official day in office a difficult one for her successor Mauricio Macri.
Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, a human rights group that strives to locate children stolen and illegally adopted during Argentina’s “Dirty War,” announced that they have found Grandchild #119, a 38-year-old man named Mario Bravo.
American Airlines will no longer accept Argentine pesos, the airline announced earlier this week. American Airlines will no longer accept Argentine pesos, the airline announced earlier this week.
Following Argentina’s historic run-off election on Sunday, the South American country made a turn towards the right with the election of Mauricio Macri.
The exit polls of Argentina’s historical presidential run-off election indicate that opposition candidate Mauricio Macri, the mayor of Buenos Aires, is set to be the new leader of the South American nation.
Updated FIFA World Cup Qualifying Standings The first four match days of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers are in the books. At the moment, Ecuador is the only perfect CONMEBOL team remaining.
Time for Colombia to change its tactics in the CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers. Colombia is in trouble. After blowing home-field advantage and losing to Argentina 1-0, the team fell to seventh in the CONMEBOL standings and is currently two points out of the final playoff spot in what is looking like a rather complex qualifying battle.
Brazil and Argentina will play each other in match day three of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Brazil and Argentina will face off on Thursday in by far the biggest game of match day three.
