News of rosario

Argentina set for worst wheat harvest in 12 years

09-06-2022 16:03 Experts in Rosario trim outlook for 2022-2023 wheat harvest to 18 million tons.

Nine years after murder which triggered a bloodbath, warfare rages on in Rosario

02-06-2022 15:51 In the small hours of May 26, 2013 two hitmen gunned down 29-year-old Los Monos gang leader Claudio Cantero in front of a nightclub. That same year homicides rose 71 percent from the previous year. Ever since then, the violence has continued with 241 murders last year – the highest tally of the last six years.

by Nadia Galán

Contaminated cocaine: Authorities probing six new hospitalisations in Rosario

07-02-2022 15:14 Authorities are investigating whether the hospitalisation of six people in the city of Rosario is linked to the contaminated cocaine tragedy that has already taken 24 lives.

Lionel Messi back in full training for PSG after Covid

18-01-2022 17:01 Lionel Messi was back in full training with Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday for the first time since testing positive for Covid-19 at the end of last year.

Argentina denounces presence of AMIA bombing suspect at Ortega's inauguration

11-01-2022 21:27 Argentina’s government comes under fierce criticism from the opposition after sending a diplomat to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s inauguration – an event that was also attended by Iranian official Moshen Rezai, the subject of an Interpol red alert related to the 1994 AMIA terrorist bombing.

Lionel Messi tests negative for Covid, back in Paris

05-01-2022 17:10 Lionel Messi has tested negative for Covid-19 and has flown from Rosario to Paris.

Ortega and Murillo: Nicaragua's power couple

08-11-2021 09:57 Nicaragua's first couple, President Daniel Ortega and his wife Vice-President Rosario Murillo, are both in their 70s but have shown no desire to relinquish their vice-like grip on power.

Ortega a shoo-in to win 'sham' Nicaragua vote

07-11-2021 09:02 Nicaraguans go to the polls Sunday for presidential elections dismissed as a "sham" by the international community.

Aníbal Fernández hints at measures to tackle drug violence surge in Rosario

27-09-2021 13:49 Security Minister Aníbal Fernández says "important announcements" are on the way to tackle uptick in drug-related violence in Rosario.

Man who raped four daughters for decades sentenced to 50 years in jail

24-09-2021 15:10 Alejandro Manuel Rosario Leguizamón, 55, convicted by court in Morón for repeated sexual abuse and rape of his four daughters over past two decades.

Nicaragua President Ortega to stand for re-election

02-08-2021 22:51 As expected, Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega will stand for a fourth consecutive term in November's general election, his Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party confirms.

Fans swamp streets as victorious Argentina return with Copa América

12-07-2021 10:00 Large groups of fans gathered in cities across Argentina on Sunday to celebrate their team's victorious return from the 2021 Copa América, where they beat Brazil on home turf.

Argentina abstains in vote condemning Nicaragua's jailing of opposition leaders

16-06-2021 00:41 Casa Rosada fails to endorse OAS resolution against Nicaragua demanding "immediate release of the presidential candidates and all political prisoners."

The name of the rose

15-05-2021 15:33 All politics is local, it is often said, and socialism does have its pockets in Argentina, of which the late Lifschitz represented by far the largest, the province of Santa Fe.

by Michael Soltys

Cinema makes a comeback, aiding Argentina’s vaccination drive

01-04-2021 17:42 At a movie theatre turned culture centre in Rosario, lucky retirees are getting vaccinated against Covid-19 – and enjoying a few Charles Chaplin movies.

South America ravaged by unprecedented drought and fires

26-10-2020 07:00 Exacerbated by a historic drought, larges swathes of forest and wetlands in central South America known for their exceptional biodiversity have been ravaged by devastating fires.

Newell’s Old Boys fans dream of an unlikely Messi homecoming

28-08-2020 00:17 Messi’s surprise decision to leave Barcelona has sparked unlikely dreams among the residents of Rosario that he may return to play to Argentina to play with Newell’s Old Boys.

Raging wildfires burn out of control in central and northern Argentina

25-08-2020 15:20 Raging wildfires in forests and grasslands are spreading in northern and central Argentina, with outbreaks in at least a dozen provinces.