Tag: Argentine

Argentine president tests positive for Covid-19

BUENOS AIRES, Argentine (AFP) — Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez, who has been vaccinated against Covid-19, announced late Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus. “At the end of today, after presenting a fever of 37.3 and a slight headache, I performed an antigen test, which was positive,” he tweeted, adding he was waiting for the results of a PCR test to confirm the diagnosis. The president, who turned 62 on Friday, was in […]

Argentina building collapse leaves at least one dead

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — At least one man was killed Wednesday when an old theater that was under renovations collapsed in the downtown area of the Argentine city of Tucuman, police said. “We are in the middle of rescue work removing the rubble. We are working with firefighters the police and city officials. There is one man who has died, over 18, who has not yet been identified,” a police officer in the northern […]

Noise detected at sea is not from missing Argentina sub: navy

by Eitan Abramovich and Carlos Reyes Agence France Presse MAR DEL PLATA, Argentine (AFP) — Experts ruled out Monday the possibility that noise detected at sea could have come from an Argentine submarine missing with 44 people aboard, in the latest bad news to hit their relatives. “The sound footprint could not correspond to a sub’s… it may have been a noise from a living thing,” said navy spokesman Enrique Balbi. “The search continues,” he […]

Rescuers battle waves, wind in hunt for missing Argentine sub

by Sonia Avalos Agence France Presse MAR DEL PLATA, Argentine (AFP) — A multinational armada of aircraft and vessels battled high winds and big seas Sunday as they intensified their search for a missing Argentine submarine, after apparent attempted distress calls raised hopes the 44 crew members may still be alive. There has been no contact with the ARA San Juan, a German-built diesel-electric sub, since early Wednesday. An air and sea search is underway […]