RAE ARGENTINA TO THE WORLD

RAE in English - February 17, 2021

Host Fernando Farías brings you the latest news from Argentina and the region:

-Coronavirus: Argentina starts vaccination of people over 70 and a local infection of the British variant was detected

-Former President Carlos Menem, who governed Argentina between 1989 and 1999, died at the age of 90.

-Scandal in Peru: officials were secretly vaccinated against COVID-19 months before the population.

-Argentine government seeks an agreement with businessmen and unions to lower inflation

-The brutal murder of a young woman by her ex-partner, a police officer, sparks protests and demands for tougher laws against femicides

-Sports: First division soccer tournament has begun

And we share a new chapter of our series on Argentine legends and myths: "El Futre", a story still told by locals in the province of Mendoza.

And before signing off, a song inspired by Oscar Wilde's "The Canterville Ghost"