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Archbishop Jorge García Cuerva: ‘We’ve lost the Pope of the poor’

21-04-2025 12:26 Archbishop of Buenos Aires pays homage to Pope Francis as he leads Mass at cathedral; “We’re lost the father of all humanity,” declares Jorge García Cuerva.

Rodríguez Larreta confirms midterms run after PRO expulsion talk

18-03-2025 21:58 Former Buenos Aires City mayor confirms run in May 18 City midterms; He will likely do so under a new banner – a reaction to reported move by PRO members to expel him.

by James Grainger

Rodríguez Larreta says he will return to frontline politics

25-02-2025 17:18 Former Buenos Aires City mayor and failed presidential candidate to stand as candidate in upcoming elections “as a lawmaker, as a deputy or as a senator.”

Hundreds attend special mass for Pope Francis

25-02-2025 10:17 Catholics gather at Plaza Constitución in Buenos Aires to pray for Pope Francis' speedy recovery.

Presidential photographer hangs up camera after 47 years

06-02-2025 23:55 Víctor Bugge, presidential photographer who captured Videla, Menem and the Rolling Stones, retires after 47 years.

Eruption of organised crime changes Chile’s daily customs

31-01-2025 14:50 Chileans rely on emergency jewellery, armoured cars and word of mouth as organised crime damages nation's reputation as one of the safest countries in Latin America.

Tech giants skip Brazil disinformation hearing

23-01-2025 10:44 Meta scraps its independent fact-checking program in the US, igniting fears about the spread of hate speech and disinformation in Brazil.

Death be not proud

02-01-2025 18:10 Jimmy Carter and Jorge Lanata contrasted in many ways, the one profoundly humanitarian, the other deeply human.

by Michael Soltys

City government expands payment options for Subte metro service

29-11-2024 15:27 Buenos Aires City government announces multi-payment system for that Subte underground and Pre-metro rail services, allowing users to pay fares with mobile phones, debit and credit cards.

Report: Inter Miami coach Gerardo Martino leaving club for 'personal reasons'

19-11-2024 18:42 Ex-Mexico and Argentina manager Gerardo 'Tato' Martino set to resign as boss of Inter Miami due to personal reasons, leaving MLS side looking for a new coach for Lionel Messi and friends.

National, City government agrees federal revenue-sharing deal

19-09-2024 00:27 After lengthy court battle over ‘coparticipación’ federal revenue-sharing funds, President Javier Milei’s government and City Hall agrees deal to deliver 2.95 percent in daily and weekly payments.

Chile's birth rate plummets as more women say no to motherhood

18-09-2024 11:32 In the past decade, births have fallen by 29% in Chile, which now makes it the country with the lowest birth rate in the Americas.

Julio Bocca named new director of Teatro Colón

28-08-2024 22:56 World-famous ballet dancer will replace Jorge Telerman at the helm of Buenos Aires’ most famous theatre, along with Gerardo Grieco.

City transport subsidies source of conflict between Milei and Jorge Macri

06-08-2024 16:41 While the revenue sharing distribution row is being solved, tensions look set to enter a new chapter with a dispute building over the removal of bus subsidies from 31 bus lines in the capital.

by Ezequiel Spillman

Damage from Congress violence totals 278 million pesos, says Jorge Macri

13-06-2024 16:37 Buenos Aires City mayor decries violence and vandalism, detailing damage to pavements, kerbs, skips, rubbish bins, streetlights, bicycles, park benches and buildings

Mexico expected to elect first woman president in historic election

29-05-2024 06:15 Mexico poised to shatter highest political ceiling, with ruling-party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum and opposition hopeful Xochitl Galvez leading race to become country's first female president.

Jorge Lanata: ‘President Milei has the right to speak and criticise, but not to say just anything’

27-04-2024 05:15 One of Argentina’s most important journalists on his court case against President Javier Milei, pro-government reporters, the challenges facing the media and the nation’s new political order.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Guillermo Dietrich: ‘I’m backing this government all I can so that it does well’

13-04-2024 05:47 Former transport minister and close ally of Mauricio Macri on the Milei government, state companies and Juntos por el Cambio.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Alberto González: ESMA torturer – and vice-president’s mentor

29-03-2024 21:02 He headed the dreaded “underground” of the ESMA Navy Mechanics School concentration camp. Convicted for crimes against humanity, Alberto González was also the first dictatorship-era criminal to be sentenced for rape. He is also the mentor of Argentina’s Vice-President Victoria Villarruel.

by Juan Luis González

Girls, rivalries, football in Pope Francis's first memoir

15-03-2024 12:46 Pope Francis' new autobiography, which will be released next week, sees the 87-year-old is storytelling mode, joking around about his past. But he also addresses serious aspects, like his role during Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship.