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Government signs deal with Pfizer for 20 million Covid-19 vaccines

27-07-2021 09:52 After months of negotiations, Health Minister Carla Vizzotti confirms Argentina has signed deal with US pharma giant Pfizer for 20 million Covid-19 vaccines.

Taking sides in the new cold war

24-07-2021 00:35 Joe Biden wants his country to lead a coalition of the willing to help him wage what, he hopes, will remain a cold war against China, Russia and other autocracies.

by James Neilson

Latin America turmoil intrudes in Biden’s focus on China, Europe

19-07-2021 11:29 US President Joe Biden says his foreign policy focus is on China and frayed alliances in Asia and Europe. But his administration is finding it harder to avoid getting pulled into Latin America’s problems.

Cuba’s hard-right dictatorship

17-07-2021 11:12 For fanatics, the cause they are devoted to is infinitely more important than anything else, and there can be no doubt at all that, despite the evident failure of the revolution to deliver the promised goods, there are still plenty of fanatics in Cuba.

by James Neilson

Guzmán discusses IMF debt With US Treasury Secretary Yellen during G20 meeting

10-07-2021 18:53 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán says he had a “valuable” discussion about IMF debt with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

Is Facebook a monopoly? A few ideas to help the FTC out…

10-07-2021 08:20 For anyone operating in the same digital ecosystem as Facebook, it is painstakingly clear that Zuckerberg’s creation has excessive market power and uses it to its own benefit. The same can be said about Google and a few other Silicon Valley giants.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Venture capital surge delivers record for 'unicorn births'

08-07-2021 11:41 According to a report by US-based firms, startups globally raised $156 billion between April and June, the highest level in a decade for the second quarter.

Biden reaffirms support for Venezuela opposition leader Guaidó

06-07-2021 15:27 Joe Biden reaffirms US support for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó, even in the midst of efforts to resume negotiations with President Nicolas Maduro's government. 

Florida collapse toll now 24, rest of building to be razed soon

03-07-2021 22:03 Searchers recovered two more bodies to bring the death toll in the Florida apartment block collapse to 24, as demolition crews could prepare to bring down the part of the building still standing.

Deadly heat wave slams Canada, United States

30-06-2021 18:29 Millions in western Canada and the northwestern United States were under heat alerts this week as the region experienced record-breaking temperatures — police reported dozens of deaths likely linked to the scorching conditions.

Blinken meets Pope Francis, speaks to Vatican on Venezuela

28-06-2021 15:07 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discusses crisis-torn Venezuela with Argentine pontiff during meeting at the Vatican.

Joe Biden and his gaffe-prone doppelganger

26-06-2021 00:25 Before the middle of last year, Biden was widely seen as an elderly man on the verge of retirement who had turned into a gaffe machine.

by James Neilson

Miami apartment building collapse: Nine Argentines among those missing

25-06-2021 00:09 Authorities said they were still without news of 99 people who may have been inside the building when it collapsed. So far 102 others have been accounted for, and one has been confirmed dead.

US seizes Iranian state news websites

23-06-2021 00:27 US Justice Department seized 33 Iranian government-controlled media websites and three more from the Iraqi group Kataeb Hezbollah, allegedly hosted on US-owned domains in violation of sanctions.

Biden, Putin begin first summit as US-Russia tensions rise

16-06-2021 10:51 US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin shook hands in Geneva on Wednesday at the start of their first summit since the former's election.

Argentina abstains in vote condemning Nicaragua's jailing of opposition leaders

16-06-2021 00:41 Casa Rosada fails to endorse OAS resolution against Nicaragua demanding "immediate release of the presidential candidates and all political prisoners."

US to 'supercharge' pandemic fight with 500-million-dose vaccine donation

10-06-2021 16:04 The United States will donate 500 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to poorer nations, the White House said Thursday, to "supercharge" the pandemic fight.

World Bank forecasts 'modest recovery' for Latin America and Caribbean

09-06-2021 14:51 Latin America and the Caribbean will have "modest economic recoveries" in 2021, the World Bank has warned. Argentina's economy forecast to rebound 6.4% this year.

Putin says wants to find ways with Biden to improve ties

04-06-2021 14:43 Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he is hoping to improve deeply damaged relations with the United States when he holds his first summit with US counterpart Joe Biden later this month.

Commodities boom swells Central Bank reserves to nine-month high

03-06-2021 20:13 This year, exports have brought in US$13.3 billion so far – the highest level in 18 years for this time of the season.