ECONOMYFactory Output Rises 1.9% in August but Remains Below Last YearINDEC reported that manufacturing and construction both rebounded from July's steep falls but remained below August 2025.By The Ushuaia Times · Oct. 8, 2026
WORLDArgentine Diplomat Grossi Moves Into Second Place in Latest UN Secretary-General PollArgentina's candidate rose to second despite losing two supporting votes, as Guyana's Rodrigues-Birkett fell and Costa Rica's Grynspan kept a weakened lead.By The Ushuaia Times · Oct. 8, 2026
CULTUREPiero, Singer of 'Mi Viejo' and a Voice of Protest Song, Dies at 81The Italian-born Argentine singer-songwriter, whose 1969 song "Mi viejo" became a Latin American standard, spent years in exile after the 1976 coup.By The Ushuaia Times · City of Buenos Aires · Oct. 8, 2026
GUIDEPope Leo XIV's Argentina Visit: A Guide to Holidays, Roads and EventsWhat locals and travelers need to know before the pope's November visit: the schedule, holidays, bank closures, registration and major road cuts.By The Ushuaia Times · Oct. 8, 2026
POLITICSSupreme Court Fast-Tracks Foreign Land Ownership Case With Two Acting JusticesThe Court shortened the deadline to object to two acting justices in a case that could restore limits on foreign ownership of farmland.By The Ushuaia Times · Oct. 8, 2026
ANALYSISHow Brazil's October 25 Run-Off Could Reshape Argentina's TradeBrazil's October 25 run-off will shape Argentina's car exports, a trade deficit down 91% in a year and Milei's push to loosen Mercosur.By The Editors · Oct. 7, 2026
ECONOMYCompanies Sent About US$4 Billion in Dividends Abroad Through SeptemberCentral bank data show payouts to foreign shareholders nearing the full-year 2016 level after the central bank eased exchange controls on profits earned from 2025.By The Ushuaia Times · Oct. 7, 2026
BUSINESSAirline Flybondi Files for Court Protection From Creditors After Two Months GroundedThe low-cost airline asked a Buenos Aires commercial court on October 2 to open a debt restructuring, with about 1,000 families of workers owed pay.By The Ushuaia Times · Oct. 7, 2026
ECONOMYGovernment to Pay Public-Works Debts With Bonds Due Mostly in 2027The Treasury will hand contractors peso bonds and bills worth up to 221 billion pesos for overdue work, with two-thirds maturing in 2027.By The Ushuaia Times · Oct. 7, 2026
POLITICSJudge Orders Government to Apply University Funding Law; It Plans to AppealA federal judge struck down the clause of a Milei decree that kept the University Financing Law on hold, and government officials say they will appeal.By The Ushuaia Times · Oct. 7, 2026
POLITICSOperator of Malvinas Oil Project Moves to Replace Two Contractors as Partner Rockhopper's Shares Fall 15%Navitas says it expects no material effect on the Sea Lion project, while Foreign Minister Quirno cited the supplier exits in a speech with the UK ambassador in the room.By The Ushuaia Times · Malvinas · Oct. 7, 2026
SPORTSArgentina, Uruguay, Chile and Brazil Submit Joint 2035 Rugby World Cup BidThe four South American unions want the first men's Rugby World Cup on the continent, with eight of the 11 stadiums in Argentina.By The Ushuaia Times · Oct. 7, 2026
