CATHOLIC CHURCH Pope Francis denies resignation rumours Yesterdat 11:03 Argentine pontiff rebuffs suggestions he is preparing to resign, dismissing them as "court gossip."
Grounded plane mystery Don’t shed light on the dark 02-07-2022 07:00 Straight news, half-truths, omissions and fake news – the case of the grounded Venezuelan plane with the Iranian crew grounded at an airport in Argentina is a very interesting case study for analysis. by Jorge Fontevecchia
Grounded plane mystery Paraguay president: Crew member of grounded plane ‘changed face’ in Cuba 01-07-2022 15:21 Mario Abdo Benítez claims that “large number” of Venezuelan-Iranian crew of plane grounded at Ezeiza International Airport have “links to international terrorism.”
Exclusive interview US Ambassador Marc Stanley: ‘I see a once in a generation opportunity for Argentina' 01-07-2022 14:30 Joe Biden’s envoy in Buenos Aires discusses his approach to diplomacy, bilateral relations and President Fernández's upcoming trip to Washington. by James Grainger
UNITED STATES US abortion ruling roils midterm election campaign 01-07-2022 13:52 Supreme Court ruling upends race to crucial vote that will decide who controls Congress for rest of Biden’s term in office.
ARGENTINE PONTIFF Pope Francis: Latin America is still a 'victim of exploitative imperialisms' 01-07-2022 12:58 The region "has always been a victim and it will be a victim until it completes its liberation from exploitative imperialisms," says pontiff.
DIPLOMACY Ambassador talks up common ground at Canada Day event 01-07-2022 10:35 Canadian Ambassador to Argentina Reid Sirrs hosts reception marking Canada Day. by Michael Soltys
HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty years from Trelew massacre, ex-Navy officer stands trial in Miami 01-07-2022 10:22 Ex-military officer Roberto Bravo, who has evaded Argentina’s justice system for five decades while living in Miami, faces civil trial in a US court for his alleged role in the infamous 1972 Trelew Massacre.
LIVING WITH CRISIS Argentina remains hooked on ‘dollar-dependence’ 30-06-2022 00:37 Argentines do their accounts in dollars, traumatised by recurrent economic crises and tormented by the inflation that is eating away at their pockets and is projected to exceed 60% this year.
US Border Crisis Anger, pain at vigil for migrants who died in tractor trailer in Texas 29-06-2022 14:13 Dozens of people held a vigil for the 51 migrants, who are thought to have come from Latin America, who died when they were abandoned in a suffocatingly hot tractor-trailer in Texas near the border with Mexico.
UNITED STATES Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for sex crimes 28-06-2022 17:06 A friend to British royalty who romanced billionaires and dazzled elites, Ghislaine Maxwell was once the toast of the jet-set party circuit, a knows-everybody socialite with an aura of mystique. But now she will spend 20 years in prison.
G7 Summit As Ukraine fallout worsens, G7 seeks to woo fence-sitters 28-06-2022 15:48 Five emerging powers, including Argentina, have become the object of the G7 industrialised powers' charm offensive, as the club of rich nations seeks broader support in their backing for Kyiv. Argentina has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
US-Venezuela relations Maduro: US delegation arrives in Venezuela to discuss 'bilateral agenda' 28-06-2022 09:20 Delegation from the United States arrives in Venezuela for talks, extending discussions between Caracas and Washington initiated in March.
ABORTION RIGHTS Argentine demonstrators protest anti-abortion ruling outside US Embassy 27-06-2022 21:02 Group of female protesters march to the American Embassy in Buenos Aires to repudiate US Supreme Court ruling that overturns federal right to abortion in United States.
G7 SUMMIT President condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at G7 summit 27-06-2022 17:06 Alberto Fernández criticises “economic system that allows wealth to accumulate in the hands of the few” at meeting of world leaders in Bavaria.
G7 SUMMIT As Ukraine fallout worsens, G7 seeks to woo fence-sitters 27-06-2022 15:33 Argentina, India, Indonesia, Senegal and South Africa -have become the object of the G7 industrialised powers' charm offensive, as the club of rich nations seeks to build a broader support base in their backing for Kyiv.
REPORT FROM BAVARIA Fernández highlights Malvinas claim in meeting with Boris Johnson 27-06-2022 15:07 Argentina’s president discusses sovereignty dispute with British prime minister on sidelines of G7 summit; Johnson responds that “issue was resolved 40 years ago.” by Rosario Ayerdi
ABORTION RIGHTS As United States undoes abortion rights, Chile works to enshrine them 27-06-2022 13:22 As the United States loses a five-decade-old right to abortion, Chile is gearing up to enshrine the same right in its constitution.
FOREIGN POLICY Fernández calls for Argentina's incorporation into the BRICS group 24-06-2022 13:15 BRICS members said in a declaration issued late Thursday that they "support talks between Russia and Ukraine" but did not lay out a pathway towards ending the war.
BREAKING NEWS US Supreme Court ends constitutional right to abortion 24-06-2022 11:23 The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life.
Murder in the Amazon Bodies of two men murdered in Brazilian Amazon returned to families 24-06-2022 11:13 Bodies of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira handed over to their families, nearly two-and-a-half weeks after they were killed in Brazil's Amazon.
ART Latino art conquers New York City 23-06-2022 23:09 Art created by Latin and LatinX artists is booming in the Big Apple, long overdue recognition for a community that makes up 35% of New York’s population.
EARTHQUAKE IN AFGHANISTAN At least 1,000 killed in Afghan quake as rescuers scramble for survivors 22-06-2022 11:03 5.9-magnitude quake strikes remote border region of Afghanistan, killing at least 1,000 people and injuring hundreds more.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Alberto packs his bags for Germany and the G7 21-06-2022 16:08 Argentina’s president jets off Saturday for the G7 in Bavaria; Beforehand he will virtually attend 14th BRICS summit; Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero heads to New York to restate Malvinas sovereignty claim before the UN.
EUROPE 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.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Pope's future sparks debate, resignation seems unlikely 21-06-2022 11:10 Rumours of Pope Francis' resignation are flaring up again – but experts say Argentine pontiff won't be stepping down in the immediate future.
GROUNDED PLANE MYSTERY President Fernández denies grounded plane has any terror link 18-06-2022 20:45 Alberto Fernández insists cargo plane with Iranian and Venezuelan crew members was grounded due to fuelling difficulties, not because of any alleged link to Iran's elite Quds Force.
WIKILEAKS FOUNDER United Kingdom clears Julian Assange's extradition to United States 17-06-2022 09:51 Britain on Friday approved a US government request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face trial over the publication of secret military files, prompting outrage from his supporters.
GROUNDED PLANE AT EZEIZA Mystery over Iranians on grounded Venezuelan plane at Ezeiza deepens 17-06-2022 09:13 Boeing 747 cargo plane, reportedly carrying car parts, has been held at an airport in Argentina since Wednesday last week, its 14 Venezuelan and five Iranian crew prevented from leaving the country pending investigations.
WORLD ECONOMY How do interest rates affect the real economy? 16-06-2022 12:42 Faced with the highest inflation in four decades, central banks in the United States, eurozone and UK are hiking interest rates in order to contain inflation.
Showbiz 'I’ll be talking to my lawyers!' – Kevin Bacon threatens Buenos Aires restaurant with lawsuit 15-06-2022 20:06 US actor Kevin Bacon stunned – and unhappy – to learn that a restaurant in Buenos Aires is using his name and likeness to flog burgers.
GROUNDED PLANE AT EZEIZA Government denies detained Iranian flight crew are linked to Al Quds 15-06-2022 16:09 Argentina's government on Wednesday rejected reports that one of the 19 crew members of the Venezuelan cargo plane detained at Ezeiza International Airport belonged to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's Al Quds forces.
Grounded plane at Ezeiza Remainder of crew of grounded plane prevented from leaving country 14-06-2022 18:00 The Venezuelan crew of a cargo plane grounded outside Buenos Aires since last week may not leave Argentina, a judge ruled Tuesday after their hotel was raided in a probe into possible Iran terror links.
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE Pope Francis says Russia's 'ferocious' invasion perhaps provoked 14-06-2022 15:57 Pope Francis praises the "brave" Ukrainians defending themselves from Russia's "ferocious" onslaught, but says the war was "perhaps in some way provoked" by NATO.
40th anniversary Britain marks 40 years since Argentina's surrender in South Atlantic War 14-06-2022 09:29 Britain marks, on June 14, 2022, 40 years since Argentine forces surrendered after 74 days of conflict on the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands.
TECH & CULTURE Is AI the future of art? 13-06-2022 17:21 A new wave of artists are creating work with the help of artificial intelligence, creating rules for computers which then use algorithms to generate new forms, ideas and patterns.
Summit of the Americas Biden faces uphill climb to restore US clout in Latin America 13-06-2022 14:20 US president has made a forceful pitch to reassert Washington's influence in Latin America, but the modesty of his promises will test his efforts at a time when China is making rapid inroads.
HUMAN RIGHTS UN human rights chief Bachelet won't seek second term 13-06-2022 14:09 Former Chile president Michelle Bachelet confirmed Monday that she will not seek a second term as the United Nations human rights chief.
MISSING IN THE AMAZON Brazil police find blood on suspect's boat in case of missing reporter, expert 10-06-2022 13:14 Traces of blood have been found on the boat of a suspect arrested in connection with the disappearance of a British journalist and a Brazilian indigenous expert in the Amazon.
Summit of the Americas Fernández and Bolsonaro meet for only second time at Americas Summit 10-06-2022 12:42 For Argentina's government, what was only the second face-to-face meeting between the leaders was just an informal exchange, but it is also the beginning of the thawing of a relationship that has had many flashpoints. by Rosario Ayerdi
EDITORIAL Never a peak period for summits 09-06-2022 23:10 While it is rarely a good idea to draw conclusions on anything still in progress, the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles looked to have been strangled at birth.
Summit of the Americas Biden faces discord at Americas summit 09-06-2022 23:04 US President Joe Biden faced open criticism Thursday at the Summit of the Americas, along with complaints about foreign pressure by Brazil's far-right leader.
Summit of the Americas 2022 Before Biden, Fernández slams move to 'exclude' nations from key summit 09-06-2022 20:45 Argentina's president condemns exclusion of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela as he addresses key regional summit in Los Angeles.
Summit of the Americas Laying out pledges, Biden urges Americas to prove democracy works 09-06-2022 13:46 Welcoming leaders to Los Angeles for the Summit of the Americas on Wednesday, US president acknowledges differences but makes an impassioned plea for democracy.
VIOLENCE IN BANGLADESH Seven injured as Brazil, Argentina football fans clash in Bangladesh 09-06-2022 13:19 A huge brawl in Bangladesh between rival fans of the Argentina and Brazil football teams left at least seven people injured, police said Thursday.
Summit of the Americas US opposes dictators? Yes! Except when it supports them 07-06-2022 14:44 Dictators are bad, except, well, when they're kind of OK: welcome to the moral gymnastics that Joe Biden is only the latest US president to embrace in a complicated world.
BRITISH POLITICS 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.
CONCERNS AFTER THREATS British journalist, indigenous expert missing in Brazil 06-06-2022 21:17 A British journalist and a Brazilian indigenous expert have gone missing in a remote region of the Amazon rainforest after receiving threats, authorities and indigenous-rights groups said Monday, raising fears for their safety.
Summit of the Americas Mexico boycott clouds Biden's regional Americas' summit 06-06-2022 14:47 Biden is expected to make announcements at the summit on economic cooperation and fighting Covid-19 and climate change, but attendance row ensures key regional summit begins under a cloud.
Summit of the Americas Mexican president tells Biden he will skip Summit of the Americas 06-06-2022 13:45 Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirms he will not attend Summit of the Americas in the United States, due to Washington's failure to invite countries it views as undemocratic.
Summit of the Americas US, Latin America are developing migration pact to address surge 06-06-2022 13:23 The United States, Latin America and Caribbean nations are working on a pact to reduce and manage undocumented migration that they will announce at a summit this week as the Joe Biden administration faces a surge in arrivals.
LATIN AMERICA US-Venezuela business picking up despite punishing sanctions 05-06-2022 12:35 Venezuela's imports of US food and farming products are on the rise, with the private sector driving increased business between the two former partners despite punishing sanctions imposed on Caracas by Washington.
Summit of the Americas Biden faces cloud on summit to reset Latin America ties 04-06-2022 08:35 US president is hoping to show a new era of US engagement with Latin America at a long-heralded summit next week, but the meeting has been clouded by boycott threats and charges of an unambitious agenda.
Environment Global plastic use and waste on track to triple by 2060 03-06-2022 13:22 Annual production of fossil-fuel-based plastics is set to top 1.2 billion tonnes by 2060 and waste to exceed one billion tonnes, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Music & Culture Brazil bagpipe band channels sound of Scotland 03-06-2022 12:52 School band from poor neighbourhood of São Gonçalo, Brazil, don kilts and play bagpipes to open new horizons
Platinum Jubilee Jubilee boost then brake predicted for UK economy 02-06-2022 14:41 Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee should provide a boost to Britain's beleaguered retail and tourism sectors, but could also then slow the stuttering economy.
Platinum Jubilee Crowds cheer queen at historic jubilee celebrations in London 02-06-2022 12:34 Tens of thousands of people cheered Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday as she appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on the first day of celebrations marking the British monarch's 70 years on the throne.
Summit of the Americas 2022 President to attend Summit of the Americas, secures bilateral with Biden 02-06-2022 12:06 President Alberto Fernández confirms to US government that he will travel to Los Angeles for key regional summit next week, despite reservations over exclusions.
‘Finalissima’: ARGENTINA 3-0 ITALY Argentina’s Scaloneta leaves Italy shellshocked 01-06-2022 22:02 The road to Qatar has begun in perfect fashion, with a new piece of silverware and Argentina's first-ever victory on English soil. by Dan Edwards
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL Messi stars as Argentina beat Italy in Finalissima 01-06-2022 21:03 Lionel Messi stole the show as Copa América holders Argentina powered to a 3-0 win against European champions Italy in the Finalissima at Wembley on Wednesday.
Bloomberg The trouble with lithium 01-06-2022 13:43 Lithium, the wonder metal at the heart of the global shift to electric cars, is in a full-blown crisis. Demand has outstripped supply, pushing prices up almost 500% in a year and hindering the world’s most successful effort yet to halt global warming.
DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY President Fernández keeps US in suspense over presence at key regional summit 31-05-2022 11:49 Alberto Fernández has not yet told the United States government whether he will attend next week’s Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, with Argentina’s president in no rush to take a decision.
Gun Violence After Uvalde, Biden vows to keep up pressure for gun regulation 30-05-2022 21:53 US President Joe Biden continues push for stricter gun regulation after the latest US mass shooting that left 21 people dead – an uphill battle given the Democrats' narrow congressional majority.
Art attack Man arrested after smearing Mona Lisa with cake at Louvre 30-05-2022 17:32 A 36-year-old man has been arrested and placed in psychiatric care after he smeared a glass screen encasing the famous Mona Lisa with cake, in a purported protest against artists not focusing enough on "the planet."
ECONOMY & AGRICULTURE Why South America's breadbasket isn't the answer to global wheat crisis 30-05-2022 16:05 Amid a growing food crisis provoked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many have looked to South America's 'breadbasket' as a possible solution. Experts, however, are warning that may not be the case.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Felipe Solá: ‘Cristina is dogmatic in her words but pragmatic in her actions’ 27-05-2022 09:16 Former governor of Buenos Aires Province addresses his ouster as foreign minister, Peronist unity and his relationships with Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. by Jorge Fontevecchia
HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA UN human rights chief falls under wheels of China's propaganda machine 27-05-2022 08:37 Beijing has outwitted the United Nations' human rights chief on her visit to China, campaigners say.
HISTORY CLASS Exhibition celebrates ‘epic’ adventure of Sarmiento's female US teachers 27-05-2022 00:06 Embassy in Washington remembers the more than 60 school teachers who between 1869 and 1898 travelled from the United States to Argentina to found schools or reorganise centres of learning nationwide.
UVALDE SHOOTING Uvalde massacre a painful déjà vu for gun victims' families 26-05-2022 23:50 This week's gun massacre at a Texas school has poured salt in the wounds of families forever grieving the death of their own children, as they call in vain for stricter gun control laws in the United States.
UVALDE SHOOTING 'Do something now:' mourners demand action after US school shooting 26-05-2022 23:46 A mass shooting that left 19 schoolchildren and two teachers dead in the deeply pro-gun state of Texas on Tuesday has increased pressure on US politicians to take action over the ubiquity of firearms.
