ART & CULTURE Projects keep coming as Mafalda celebrates her 60th birthday 30-09-2024 15:11 Mafalda, Argentina's beloved irreverent comic book girl, celebrates her 60th birthday – and there's a host of related projects in the works.
BEYOND THE HEADLINES Liberating the Liberator 17-08-2024 06:31 Today is the 174th anniversary of the death of independence hero José de San Martín – but he has become so frozen in marble that his humanity escapes our grasp. by Michael Soltys
AMIA ATTACK 30TH ANNIVERSARY New claim for justice on 30th anniversary of AMIA attack 18-07-2024 14:14 On Thursday, AMIA president Amos Linetzky headed the rally for the victims of the attack on the Jewish association on its 30th anniversary, and questioned courts’ failure to progress in the sentencing of those responsible.
CRIME & SECURITY A year on from Cecilia Strzyzowski femicide: How the case is progressing 31-05-2024 17:37 The case was taken to court in late April. Her partner César Sena has been accused as the main perpetrator of the crime and his parents, Emerenciano Sena and Marcela Acuña, as direct participants.
A WALK THROUGH HISTORY How Argentina arrived to 40 years of democracy 09-12-2023 09:31 From Raúl Alfonsín to Alberto Fernández, a breathless, compressed account of how Argentina traversed four decades of democracy. by Michael Soltys
On this day: October 27a On this day: The day Néstor Kirchner died 27-10-2023 16:32 Forty-seven days before he died, Néstor Kirchner had undergone a coronary angioplasty, but no-one dreamed that he would lose his life before the next presidential election.
ART & CULTURE MALBA celebrates 22nd birthday with free festival 20-09-2023 05:18 On Thursday, the museum founded by Eduardo Constantini will mark its 22nd anniversary with a special set of tours.
FOOTBALL & POLITICS Where football and politics mix: Chile's 'Palestino' football club 03-05-2023 22:12 Thousands of miles away from conflict in the Middle East in Santiago, Chile, Club Deportivo Palestino continue to fly the flag for the Palestinian cause.
HUMAN RIGHTS 'Never again': Demonstrators rally on dictatorship coup anniversary 24-03-2023 19:16 Tens of thousands of people marched on Friday on the 47th anniversary of the 1976 military coup d'état, marking Argentina's National Day of Memory for Truth and Justice.
And that reminds me… A day for wearing green but also black 18-03-2023 03:56 Since 1992 Saint Patrick’s Day has had to co-exist with an appalling tragedy in Argentina at least – the terrorist car-bomb destruction of the Israeli Embassy. by Michael Soltys
10 YEARS OF POPE FRANCIS Catholic faithful celebrate decade of Francis' papacy in Luján 12-03-2023 09:18 Thousands of Catholic faithful gathered Saturday in Luján to celebrate 10 years of Francis' papacy on Saturday as festivities in honour of the Buenos Aires-born pontiff got underway.
10 YEARS OF POPE FRANCIS Popular but facing opposition, Pope Francis marks 10 years as pontiff 12-03-2023 09:07 Pope Francis marks 10 years as head of the Catholic Church on Monday, hugely popular but facing internal dissent after a decade of reform, even if he has left basic doctrine intact.
10 YEARS OF POPE FRANCIS Pope Francis opens up on mortality, criticises 'gender ideology' in new interview 10-03-2023 14:19 Ten years into his papacy, Pope Francis grants exclusive interview to Perfil’s Jorge Fontevecchia; Conversation, which lasted almost three hours, will be published this weekend with an edited, feature-length translation in next week’s edition of the Buenos Aires Times.
Qatar 2022 World Cup Argentina hope to bring World Cup joy after mourning Maradona 25-11-2022 13:12 Ex-players and fans at the World Cup in Qatar pay tribute to Maradona to mark the second anniversary of 1986 World Cup winner's death from a heart attack in 2020.
Qatar 2022 World Cup Argentina greats pay tribute to Maradona on anniversary of death 25-11-2022 09:23 Football greats set off a day of World Cup tributes to the "immortal" Diego Maradona on the second anniversary of late superstar's death.
Qatar 2022 World Cup Fans at World Cup pay homage to Maradona with shirts and chants 24-11-2022 08:12 Fans at the World Cup have noisy plans for Friday's second anniversary of the death of Diego Maradona.