Commentary China and Argentina are picking at an old wound. They called Britain colonialist for supporting the 99.7 percent of Falkland Island residents who voted to stay British in 2013. Turnout for the referendum was over 90 percent. Britain has an earlier claim to the islands than Argentina, but that doesn’t really matter. What matters…
China Is a Dangerous Friend: Argentina Should Let the Falklands Be British
Brazil to Host Copa America as Pandemic-Hit Argentina Withdraws
ASUNCION/RIO DE JANEIRO—The Copa America soccer tournament will take place in Brazil next month, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Monday, thanking President Jair Bolsonaro for stepping in after original host Argentina pulled out following a surge of COVID-19 cases. The decision means the oldest international tournament in the world will kick off…
Argentina Halts Beef Exports for 30 Days Over Heavy Demand From China
The Argentina government announced its suspension of beef exports for 30 days on May 17, citing increasing demand from top-buyer China over recent years. “Prices have experienced a sustained rise as a result of the growing demand for these products, mainly from Asian markets,” the Argentinian government said in the official gazette. “There is a price…
Fossils of Oldest Member of Huge Dinosaur Group Found in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES—Scientists have unearthed in Argentina’s Patagonian wilderness fossils of what may be the oldest-known member of the dinosaur group known as titanosaurs that includes the largest land animals in Earth’s history. Researchers said on Monday the fossils represent a dinosaur species named Ninjatitan zapatai that lived 140 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period….
Flamboyant Former Argentine President Carlos Menem Dies
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Carlos Menem, a former Argentine president who delivered short-lived economic stability and forged close ties with the United States in the 1990s even as he navigated scandal and enjoyed an often flamboyant lifestyle, has died. Argentine President Alberto Fernández confirmed the death of the 90-year-old former leader, who had been ailing in recent…
Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Strikes Northwestern Argentina: USGS
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck northwestern Argentina near the border with Chile late on Jan. 18, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake had a depth of about 20 km, and the epicenter was about 29 km southwest of Porcito, Argentina, according to a preliminary report from the USGS. A magnitude 5.0 aftershock…
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