Although there have been no significant regressions in the progress during his first months in office, feminist groups and LGTBI+ see in the pronouncements, warnings and first measures of Javier Milei a threat of regression in the rights already achieved. Argentina, a country that has been at the forefront of Latin America in rights for […]
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Second general strike in Argentina with empty streets against the Milei adjustment
The ultraliberal government Javier Milei faces the second general strike this Thursday against its adjustment policies in a measure that showed half-empty streets with shops open but without customers, little public transportation and closed schools in the Argentine capital. The main railway terminals were deserted, hundreds of flights were canceled and only a handful of […]
Thermal power plant that provides electricity to mine bitcoin opens in Argentina
The energy generating company YPF Luz announced this Tuesday the start-up of a thermal power plant in the Argentine province of Neuquén that will provide electricity to the bitcoin mining company Genesis Digital Assets Limited (GDA). The Bajo del Toro thermal power plant has an installed capacity of 8 megawatts and is fed with residual […]
Milei invites investors and businessmen in the US to “bet” on Argentina
The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, invited this Monday in Beverly Hills (USA.) to the entrepreneurs and financial leaders attending the 27th Global Conference, organized by the Milken Institute, to “bet” and “invest” in his country. “Help me, you who are human progress incarnated, to make Argentina the new Rome of the 21st century, to […]
Argentina offers help to Brazil for floods in the southern state of Rio Grande
The Government of Argentina reported this Monday that it offered Brazil his “full collaboration” to assist those affected by the floods that affect the south of that country. “As a result of the serious floods that occurred in the state of Río Grande do Sul, the Government of the Argentine Republic, through the Ministry of […]
Banks denounce Mercado Pago for abuse of dominant position in Argentina
This Monday, Argentine banks denounced Mercado Pago, the virtual wallet of the Latin American online shopping giant Free marketby “anti-competitive maneuvers” for preventing its QR charging code from accepting payments from credit cards hosted in other digital wallets, among other actions, the regulatory authority confirmed. The complaint was filed with the National Commission for the […]
César Luis Menotti: story of the World Cup winner who loved Creole music and praised Sotil
César Luis Menotti, the charismatic coach who led Argentina to win its first World Cup in 1978, died this Sunday, according to the Argentine Football Association. He was 85 years old. In a statement released on its social networks, the AFA said that “regrets to report with great sadness the death of César Luis Menotti.” […]
President Milei rejects dialogue with Maduro and cites reasons for dictatorship
In a recent interview with the American television channel Univisionthe president of Argentina, Javier Mileistated that he will not talk with the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Madurowhom he considers a “dictator”. This statement arises in a context of growing political tensions in Venezuela, where presidential election next July 28. During the interview, Milei expressed his […]
Giant sheep help Tajikistan fight climate change
In the hills 30 km from Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, shepherd Bakhtior Sharipov watches over his flock of giant Hisor sheep, a variety prized for its profitability and its ability to adapt to the environment. climate change. This type of sheep has become almost a celebrity in this Central Asian country, affected by shortages […]
Milei travels to the United States to speak at an economic forum
The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, He is traveling this weekend to speak at an economic forum in Los Angeles (California), according to official sources reported this Friday. The presidential spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, confirmed in his usual press conference at the Casa Rosada (seat of Government) that the president will travel this Saturday at 10:30 […]