14/12/2012 | Argentina

City Legislature approves 2013 Budget

The Buenos Aires City legislature approved this morning the 2013 Budget, with 31 votes in favour and 22 abstentions. The bill implies a total expenditure of 40.55 billion pesos, will increase income tax and push up ABL City taxes by 23 percent.

15/12/2012 | Argentina

Armed thieves rob jewellers in Alto Palermo mall

At least two thieves armed with machine guns robbed jewellery shop in Alto Palermo mall in Buenos Aires city centre today, causing panic among morning shoppers.

11/01/2013 | Argentina

CFK meets with Chávez's family in Cuba

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner arrived this morning in Havana, where she had lunchwith Raúl and Fidel Castro and later visited the hospital where her Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chávez remains hospitalized since his December 11th cancer surgery.

12/10/2012 | Argentina

Police officer shot in Almirante Brown dies

A Buenos Aires province police officer died today after being gunned down yesterday in a faceoff with delinquent youths who were trying to rob a butchers in Almirante Brown, police officials informed.

18/10/2012 | Argentina

Villa 31 residents lift Illia highway protest

Residents of the Villa 31 shanty town continued their protest this morning before the City Legislature in the downtown area of Buenos Aires City but lifted the roadblock which was in place on the Illia highway in the Retiro area.

09/11/2012 | Argentina

Heavy rain, storms hit BA; temperatures drop

28/09/2012 | Argentina

City Gov't refuses talks while sit-ins continue in 30 schools

Buenos Aires City Minister of Education Esteban Bullrich made clear today that his department was not prepared to engage in dialogue with students carrying out sit-ins in more than 30 public schools across the city.

02/10/2012 | Argentina

Weather warning for strong winds lifted but heavy rains expected

Weather forecasters lifted a strong winds alert issued earlier, although they still expect heavy rain in Buenos Aires City, Río de la Plata, the north-eastern parts of Buenos Aires province and the southern part of Entre Ríos.

03/10/2012 | Argentina

City, national officials meet over final details of new city transport agency

Interior and Transport Minister Florencio Randazzo met this morning with Buenos Aires province Governor Daniel Scioli and Buenos Aires City Government’s Minister Emilio Monzó in order to tie up the final details regarding the new City Transport Agency being created jointly by the national, provincial and local administrations.

10/07/2012 | Argentina

UIA head says dollar restrictions are 'over exaggerated'

President of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA), José de Mendiguren, stated this morning that the restrictions on dollar purchases “are over exaggerated.”

22/08/2012 | Argentina

Victims remembered six months on from Once tragedy

Families and friends of those who died and were injured in the fatal train crash at Once central station, gathered this morning at the station to remember the victims, six months on from the incident.

28/09/2012 | Argentina

City Legislature passes abortion law in cases of rape, life endangerment

City Government lawmakers passed in the early hours of this morning the law which allows the non-punishable practice of abortions in the case of life endangerment as well as if the pregnancy is caused by rape.

09/06/2012 | Argentina

Teenager killed in rock climbing accident in Mendoza

A nineteen-year-old teen was killed this morning after falling some 200 metres when he was rock climbing in the touristic area of Valle Grande in the southern part of Mendoza province.

03/07/2012 | Argentina

Flights delayed out of Aeroparque

A lack of Air Traffic controllers at Jorge Newbery Metropolitan airport caused slight delays on flights across all airlines Tuesday morning. Flights did not take off out of the airport from 00.00 am to 6 am due to the workers' absence.

05/07/2012 | Argentina

Flights resume at Aeroparque, Ezeiza after Air Traffic Control protest

Flights resumed at Jorge Newbery Metropolitan Airport and Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires, following a union protest led by air traffic controllers, a measure that started at the beginning of the week. The measure caused delays and cancellations in domestic and international flight.

12/08/2011 | Argentina

Electoral ban officially in effect

As of Friday 8am, leading up to the primary elections this Sunday, the country is officially on an electoral ban. In line with the National Electoral Code, until Sunday no electoral polls are to be published, rallies are forbidden and election material distribution banned across the whole country.

21/10/2011 | Argentina

Electoral ban in effect due to elections

The country is officially under an electoral ban due to today's presidential elections. In line with the National Electoral Code, until the end of the day no electoral polls are to be published, rallies are forbidden and election material distribution banned across the whole country.

25/05/2012 | Argentina

Robbers hijack bus in Ciudad Evita, one arrested

Three delinquents hijacked a 91 line bus this morning in the Buenos Aires province area of Ciudad Evita, where an armed off-duty policeman – among the other passengers travelling on the bus – stood up to the robbers, shooting and injuring one of them and arresting another, police said.

30/09/2011 | World

Twitter tells scientists how the world feels

Hate mornings, especially on Mondays? You may be surprised to know that much of the world doesn't share that grumpy feeling.

06/11/2012 | World

Romney casts vote, feels "great" about Ohio

Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney cast his vote in a Boston suburb this morning, saying he felt good about his chances of winning the presidency.

07/12/2012 | Latin America

Mercosur accepts Bolivia's membership during Summit in Brasilia

10/03/2012 | Sports

Sharples replaces injured Strettle

Gloucester wing Charlie Sharples has replaced the injured David Strettle in the England team to face France in the Six Nations championship at the Stade de France on Sunday, a team spokesman said today.