Nicolás Misculin

Juan Solari threads his way between rows of corn, brushing past yellowing leaves and undersized ears that bear the marks of January’s heat and lack of rain in Chivilcoy, a normally fertile farming area in Argentina’s Pampas plains.

Argentine President Javier Milei's libertarian government has put sweeping labor reforms at the center of its push to attract investment and revive growth, setting up a clash with the country's powerful unions.

Argentine maritime workers from the country's maritime workers federation FESIMAF launched a 48-hour strike on Wednesday over a planned labor reform, which the country's grain exporters' chamber said was paralyzing shipments in the nation's ports.

Argentina's lower house of Congress was set to vote on Thursday on a contentious labor reform backed by libertarian President Javier Milei, as unions staged a nationwide strike that has brought parts of the country to a halt.

Argentina's lower house of Congress approved on Friday a contentious labor reform bill backed by libertarian President Javier Milei, despite a nationwide strike a day earlier by unions opposing the changes.

Inside a small, family-run auto parts plant on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, production lines sit quiet.

Leaders within Peronism, Argentina's main opposition movement, are looking to capitalize on President Javier Milei's declining ​popularity and push to form a broad alliance ahead of next year's presidential election.

Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global expects to invest more than $200 million in Argentina this year to launch ​new services in smaller cities and develop safety technology, ‌its country manager told Reuters.

Argentine President Javier Milei said he would sanction oil companies drilling in the Falkland Islands, stepping ‌up the country's claims to sovereignty over the British overseas territory.

Argentina's government has initiated sanctions proceedings against a total of 60 people and companies ‌for participating in illegal oil exploration operations in the Falkland Islands, it said on Tuesday.