The Argentine Patagonian provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén have new governors-elect after Sunday s elections. Opposition candidate Rolando Figueroa brought Movimiento Popular Neuquino s rule to an end after four decades and former Río Negro Governor Alberto Weretilneck was elected back into office. Figueroa and Weretilneck currently hold seats on the federal Lower and Upper Houses respectively.
An Argentine 57-year-old woman was confirmed to be aboard the Yeti Air ATR 72 twin-engined European-built turboprop airliner that crashed Sunday while trying to land in Pokhara, a tourist town in central Nepal.
The Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, launched this Thursday stages 4 and 5 of the “Gas Plan” which will extend up until 2028 and, according to official
Argentine Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) Wednesday met with YPF CEO Pablo González and Chevron executives Clay Neff and Bruce Niemeyer at her Congress office.
Argentina s Environment Minister Juan Cabandié demanded the resignation of National Parks Administration (APN) Chairman Lautaro Erratchú and of the rest of the agency s board after last week they declared the Lanín volcano a Mapuche sacred site.