As heavy rains cause rivers to swell in north-eastern Argentina, at least 20,000 people have been forced to be evacuated by the worst flooding in 50 years.At euronews we believe in the intelligence of our viewers and we think that the mission of a news channel is to deliver facts without any opinion or bias, so that the viewers can form their own opinion on world events.We also think that sometimes images need no explanation or commentary, which is why we created No Comment and now No Comment TV: Read more [...]

Asuncion/Buenos Aires: More than 100,000 people have had to evacuate from their homes in the bordering areas of Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina due to severe flooding in the wake of heavy summer rains brought on by El Niño, authorities said on Saturday.In the worse affected country, Paraguay, around 90,000 people in the area around the capital city of Asuncion have been evacuated, the municipal Emergencies Office said. Many are poor families living in precarious housing along the banks Read more [...]

Fueron las fuertes lluvias de verano las que causaron el desborde del río Uruguay y ríos aledaños, lo que causó el inmediato desborde de grandes áreas.El secretario general de la Gobernación chaqueña, Horacio Rey, informó a la agencia oficial Télam que han puesto en marcha un 'plan integral de asistencia a los afectados' que incluye 'operativos sanitarios, entrega de mercaderías, asistencia a productores y obras de infraestructura para resguardar las costas'.En Guayaramerín, al noreste Read more [...]

After almost four decades, she was filled with hope that a missing granddaughter had finally been found. But Maria Isabel de Mariani, the founder of a group that searches for relatives who disappeared during Argentina’s dictatorship, has had her hopes dashed. DNA tests have shown that there is no genetic link between “Chicha,” as she is known publicly, and 39-year-old Maria Elena Wehrli. “Chicha Mariani is very sad, very hurt. We are concerned about the health of Chicha,” said Read more [...]

Dec 27, 2015- A 92-year-old Argentine activist who spent nearly half of her life looking for her missing granddaughter will need to resume her search after a case of mistaken identity.Maria Isabel Mariani, known as Chicha, announced on Thursday that she had finally met her granddaughter.Clara Anahi Mariani Teruggi was abducted by the military in 1976.But a prosecutor working on the case said Ms Mariani had been introduced to the wrong woman.The announcement on Thursday was hailed as another triumph Read more [...]

Men selling vegetables drive their horse-drawn cart through a flooded street in the Tacumbu neighborhood of Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015.Paraguay was the worst hit of the three countries, with around 100,000 people evacuated up to Wednesday after the Paraguay River burst its banks.Two minors died and close to 20,000 people were evacuated Friday in northeastern Argentina due to the flooding of the rain-swollen Uruguay, Parana and Paraguay Rivers.Three people traveling Paraguay's worldwide Read more [...]

More than 110,000 people have had to evacuate from their homes in the bordering areas of Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina due to severe flooding in the wake of heavy summer rains brought on by El Nino, authorities said Saturday. In Paraguay around 90,000 people in the area around the capital city of Asuncion have been evacuated, the municipal Emergencies Office said. Many are poor families living in precarious housing along the banks of the River Paraguay. The Paraguayan government Read more [...]

(Adds quote from Paraguay Emergencies office)By Mariel Cristaldo and Sarah MarshASUNCION/BUENOS AIRES Dec 26 More than 100,000 people have had to evacuate from their homes in the bordering areas of Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina due to severe flooding in the wake of heavy summer rains brought on by El Niño, authorities said on Saturday.In the worse affected country, Paraguay, around 90,000 people in the area around the capital city of Asuncion have been evacuated, the municipal Emergencies Read more [...]

The election of Mauricio Macri as President of Argentina will likely herald an interesting phase in relations with Guyana.Macri’s inauguration earlier this month was attended by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo.Prior to the inauguration, during the waning days of the presidency of Cristina Fernandez, the question of Guyana’s position on Argentina’s longstanding claim …to continue reading this article, please subscribe.  Already a subscriber ? Sign In. Read more [...]

It was a Christmas fairy tale, and too good to be true. On Christmas Eve, Argentina cheered as Maria “Chicha” Mariani, who has been searching for her granddaughter Clara for 39 years, was thought to have finally found her. But two DNA tests showed that the woman she was reunited with is not her grandchild, officials said on Friday (December 25). Último momento: La joven que se presentó como Clara Anahí, no es la nieta de Chicha Mariani Ampliaremos pic.twitter.com/E54ITOGLBO— TN – Read more [...]