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Kirsty Hayes: UK must build new long-term partnerships with the countries that will shape the future

17-12-2022 04:32 "With rapidly growing populations and a growing share of global wealth, we know that countries across the global south will play a far greater role in shaping the way the world looks over the century to come," writes UK Ambassador to Argentina Kirsty Hayes.

‘They’re people, not bodies’ – Geoffrey Cardozo, the British officer who highlights the human factor in war

10-12-2022 05:30 Ex-colonel and co-nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize Geoffrey Cardozo CBE, who became known for identifying and burying Argentine soldiers fallen in combat, recalls the crude post-war scenario and sends out a conciliatory message beyond the territorial dispute and nationality.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

Incoming PM Sunak inherits UK economy in crisis

24-10-2022 14:31 Britain's next leader inherits a UK economy that was headed for recession even before the recent turmoil triggered by Liz Truss.

Rishi Sunak wins race to become UK's new prime minister

24-10-2022 13:09 British politician Rishi Sunak was Monday elected Conservative leader and will become the UK's next prime minister, after rival Penny Mordaunt failed to secure the necessary 100 nominations from her fellow MPs.

Why English audiences have the toughest time with Shakespeare

12-10-2022 14:57 All the world's a stage but the irony is the rest of the globe often has an easier time understanding William Shakespeare than English speakers. 

British pound collapse erodes international trust in UK

28-09-2022 23:41 The UK thought it had the trust of markets — until it didn’t. Now homeowners and businesses will likely have to pay the price.

Reverence for Queen Elizabeth II marred by memories of Malvinas

10-09-2022 11:06 Argentines have wavered between admiration and disillusion in appraising the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.

King Charles III vows 'lifelong service' to Britain and the Commonwealth

09-09-2022 14:19 In his inaugural address to Britain and the Commonwealth, King Charles III pays tribute to his late mother, promises "lifelong service" to the crown and pledges to "uphold constitutional principles" during his time as monarch.

Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator after stabbing attack

12-08-2022 21:46 Salman Rushdie, the British author who was subject to a fatwa calling for his death in 1989, was stabbed today. His agent reports he is on a ventilator and could lose an eye.

A trail of two (big) chitties

15-07-2022 13:00 Throughout most of this century Argentina has sought to make a virtue out of necessity by demonising debt so that if that was ever a virtue, it has become a deadly vice – the options to an inflationary expansion of the money supply are few and far between.

by Michael Soltys

UK hit by biggest rail strike in over 30 years

21-06-2022 15:30 Travel across British railway stations ground to a halt Tuesday as widespread strike action plunged commuters into chaos.

How Brazil's Javari Valley became a criminal haven

14-06-2022 14:18 The Javari Valley is one of the remotest places on Earth, a vast expanse of thick jungle in northwestern Brazil near the Peruvian and Colombian borders. It is also a haven for drug-trafficking and environmental crimes.

Boris Johnson: the 'greased piglet' slips away again

06-06-2022 21:51 Conservative leader Boris Johnson – once described as a 'greased piglet' for his powers of political escapology – slips away again.

Johnson's Conservatives lose key councils in UK local elections

06-05-2022 09:27 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative party lost control of key councils in London, according to partial results from local and regional elections on Friday.

Inquest: Emiliano Sala likely unconscious before fatal air crash

18-03-2022 11:09 Argentine footballer died in a plane crash having inhaled toxic levels of carbon monoxide from the aircraft's faulty exhaust system.

UK PM Boris Johnson ends Covid rules in England in major policy shift

21-02-2022 14:38 Boris Johnson confirmed coronavirus rules will end in England, a significant boost to the UK prime minister as he announced the first major Western economy to scrap government restrictions relating to the pandemic.

UK PM Johnson promises cooperation as police probe 'partygate' scandals

25-01-2022 19:10 Allegations that a string of parties were held at Downing Street while the rest of the country abided by the rules have caused the worst crisis in Boris Johnson's tenure, threatening his premiership.

2021 was record year for Argentine wine exports, says Foreign Ministry

23-01-2022 08:39 Argentina's bottled wine exports hit a historic high in 2021 worth US$817 million, according to Foreign Ministry.

Facebook removes Bolsonaro video linking Covid shots to AIDS

26-10-2021 10:04 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro found himself in social media time-out Monday after his video warning of a supposed link between Covid-19 vaccines and AIDS triggered action by Facebook and YouTube.

UK stunned as Conservative MP David Amess stabbed to death

15-10-2021 12:18 British MP David Amess dies after being stabbed "multiple times" by an attacker during an event in his local constituency in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, southeast England.