News of mendoza

Accuser in French rugby player rape trial vows to appeal ruling

19-12-2024 21:23 The woman denouncing two French rugby players for rape is ready to take the case to the highest instances, her lawyer says in an interview.

Court in Mendoza drops rape case against French rugby players

10-12-2024 12:29 Court in Mendoza dismisses charges against two French international rugby players, Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou, who were accused of raping and assaulting a woman after making their international debuts against Argentina.

Accuser of French rugby duo denounces courts for 'violating rights'

03-10-2024 23:49 Woman who claims she was raped by two French rugby players appears before local human rights committee to denounce Mendoza courts.

French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina land back in Paris

04-09-2024 15:55 Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou land in Paris, after Mendoza court allowed them to return home pending the conclusion of their case probing alleged rape.

French rugby players' rape accuser survives suicide attempt, says lawyer

27-08-2024 10:14 Woman who denounced French rugby players for rape in Argentina tried to commit suicide last week and will miss a hearing set for Tuesday, says plaintuff’s legal representative.

Police arrest seven members of ‘radical Islamic terrorist group’

18-08-2024 09:40 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich says on social media that eight Federal Police raids have "dismantled a dangerous organisation linked to a radical Islamic terrorist group"; She says "anti-Christian, anti-Jewish" group , identified after threatening a journalist of the Jewish community."

French rugby players taken to Mendoza to face rape allegation

11-07-2024 12:26 Hugo Auradou, 20, and Oscar Jegou, 21, were being transferred Thursday from Interpol's Buenos Aires headquarters to the city of Mendoza, where they will be questioned over alleged rape.

Woman in Mendoza was raped, beaten by French rugby players, says lawyer

10-07-2024 22:53 Alleged victim's lawyer says her client had suffered "fierce" violence at the hands of two French rugby players and claims to have been raped repeatedly.

Mendoza court acquits nuns in Próvolo deaf children sex abuse case

19-10-2023 10:12 Nuns from the Antonio Próvolo Institute, investigated for sexual abuse of deaf children, acquitted by court; Victims’ lawyers criticise court and say they will appeal.

Hat-trick or the third wheel?

30-09-2023 05:07 Any win helps and far more so when the margin of Alfredo Cornejo’s victory in Mendoza surpassed all expectations. But does this injection of enthusiasm reviving optimism reach the dimensions of a game-changer for Patricia Bullrich?

by Michael Soltys

Luis Petri: 'I don't hear Milei's allies talking about corruption’

09-09-2023 11:03 Luis Petri, vice-presidential candidate for the opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition, says that "the problem in Argentina is not the caste but corrupt politicians." Mendoza politician details proposals on security and explains why he thinks Sergio Massa won't make it to the run-off.

by Ezequiel Spillman

Mendoza Province narrows search for US$1-billion potash investor

04-09-2023 14:28 Mendoza Province has narrowed its search for a company to revive development of the Rio Colorado potash mine, a decade after Vale SA pulled out of the project.

Chubut the latest upset in a semester full of strong Peronist defeats

31-07-2023 16:52 Fall of Peronism in Chubut Province marks a trend worrying Sergio Massa. The biggest surprises and open scenarios.

by Ramón Indart

'Anonymous' Michelin visit two provinces, seeking 'stars' of local gastronomy

25-07-2023 13:54 The prestigious gastronomic guide, considered 'The Bible' of good cuisine, expands to Argentina.

Who’s running in the primaries? What we know so far

22-06-2023 21:19 Seven confirmed line-ups for the August PASO primaries, with the deadline for presenting tickets expiring at midnight on Saturday.

Pato y Petri – Bullrich taps Mendoza ex-deputy for running-mate

22-06-2023 21:18 Presidential hopeful and former security minister chooses former Mendoza national deputy Luis Petri as her running-mate for the PASO primaries and race for Casa Rosada.

Valentín 'Taty' Castellanos: La Liga’s new sensation

28-04-2023 10:32 Mendoza-born forward has stolen headlines after smashing four past Real Madrid. The 24-year-old’s globetrotting career and rise up the footballing ladder to La Liga says much about modern football.

by Dan Edwards