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EDITORIAL

Debt, default, devil, detail

23-05-2020 09:39 It is still well worth asking why it has come to this. The government’s debt strategy of pressing for a settlement in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic baffles any conventional wisdom.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Claudio Tapia re-elected as AFA president for another term

21-05-2020 23:33 Media mogul Marcelo Tinelli, who also serves as president of San Lorenzo, elected director of the new Liga de Fútbol Profesional, which will replace the Superliga.

Coronavirus pandemic: Varados

Cabin fever: Argentine waitress 'distressed' by cruise ship confinement

07-05-2020 15:25 Argentine waitress Analia Navarrete has been shut up for almost a month inside a cabin on a luxury liner trapped at Lisbon port, thanks to the coronavirus epidemic.

ARGENTINE FOOTBALL

AFA’s attempt to be decisive only ends up being divisive

02-05-2020 09:00 If any observers were hoping that questions about the future of Argentine football would be answered this week they were to be sorely disappointed, if not entirely surprised.

by Dan Edwards

VACA MUERTA

Pandemic, plunging oil prices and default – a killer combo for Vaca Muerta

25-04-2020 11:32 Halt in activity and slump in prices is having a negative impact on the potential “gold mine” which is Vaca Muerta shale.

by Patricia Valli

EASTER WEEKEND

Pope Francis guides locked-down world through virtual Easter

10-04-2020 09:51 Church doors will be shut and the Vatican sealed off when Pope Francis leads 1.3 billion Catholics in Easter Sunday celebrations held under a worldwide coronavirus lockdown.

OFF COAST OF CRETE

Italian cruise ship isolates passengers after Argentine gets virus

24-03-2020 09:58 The company said the unnamed Argentine was "in stable condition at a hospital facility" in Crete, where the person was taken off the ship on Sunday.

Coronavirus pandemic

President Alberto Fernández's letter to Argentines on coronavirus shutdown

20-03-2020 14:55 Read President Alberto Fernández's letter to the Argentine people, detailing the motives for his decision to order a nationwide lockdown in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

OBITUARY

Renowned scientist and philosopher Mario Bunge dies at 100

25-02-2020 18:47 Argentine physicist and philosopher dies in Montreal at the age of 100. Mario Augusto Bunge was one of the most cited Spanish-speaking scientists in history, respected for his pioneering work in epistemology.

ARGENTINE FOOTBALL

Man City’s ban sparks dreams of prodigal sons

23-02-2020 16:41 UEFA bombshell greeted with glee in Argentina, but calm down, the top stars are not returning home anytime soon.

by Dan Edwards

Bloomberg

Diplomatic dance: Solá heads to Brazil for meeting with Bolsonaro, Araujo

12-02-2020 08:15 Foreign minister hoping his Brazilian counterparts are also looking to turn a page, as region's top economics seek to heal diplomatic wounds.

ARGENTINE MIDFIELDER

Tottenham sign Giovani Lo Celso on permanent deal

28-01-2020 10:51 The Argentine midfielder joined Spurs in August on loan but has now signed a contract for a reported fee of around £27 million (US$35 million), keeping him at the club until 2025.

SHOCKING VIDEO

Dead lamb swimming-pool plunge sparks anger in Argentina

17-01-2020 08:04 Scandalous video showing lamb being dropped from helicopter to a swimming pool of home rented by Etiqueta Negra clothing line founder Federico Álvarez Castillo sparks anger – and debate.

FOOTBALL

Record breaker Agüero will 'die scoring goals', says Guardiola

13-01-2020 08:51 The 31-year-old Argentine international broke the record for the number of goals by a non-English player in Premier League, previously held by Thierry Henry.

ARGENTINE FOOTBALL

Superliga's restart at risk of delay as row erupts over fixtures

09-01-2020 19:22 Superliga and AFA officials argue over restart, due later this month. As many as 13 clubs seeking postponement of at least two rounds of fixtures, with number of players set to be missing on international duty.

PEW RESEARCH CENTER

Just 22% of Argentines believe Trump will do right thing on foreign policy

08-01-2020 17:16 New survey indicates pessimism over Trump’s leadership is particularly strong in Argentina, with 69% saying they had no confidence the US president would do the right thing in terms of foreign policy.

ARGENTINE COACH

Mauricio Pochettino speaks on Spurs exit, coaching insecurity

22-12-2019 22:37 In his first interview since being replaced by José Mourinho last month, the Argentine coach and former international reflected on the challenges he faced in the Premier League with Spurs.

FOOTBALL

Former Albiceleste coach Jorge Sampaoli leaves Brazil's Santos

11-12-2019 15:50 Brazilian side says in a statement that Sampaoli resigned had on Tuesday. But the former national team coach tells media it wasn't his decision to step down.

Annual celebration

True gaucho tradition celebrated in San Antonio de Areco

16-11-2019 10:36 Dia de la Tradición brings out the crowds as locals celebrate the country’s traditional economic and cultural bedrock.

by Carly Graf

2019 Latin Grammys

Argentine artists showcase talents as emerging artists take over Latin Grammys

15-11-2019 16:29 Small but mighty presence of Argentines at 2019 Latin Grammys showcase the country’s musical diversity, including pop, trap, and rock.

SUBMARINE TRAGEDY

Two years on, the working theory behind the sinking of ARA San Juan

15-11-2019 14:17 A fault in the E19 valve is the strongest hypothesis for the submarine’s sinking. The Argentine Navy will hold a remembrance event for the vessel's fallen crew-members this afternoon.

bloomberg

Argentine bonds sink to 36 cents as Fernández stays mum

13-11-2019 17:43 Investors are seeking definition and signs Argentina will do everything to avoid default. But president-elect Alberto Fernández still hasn't detailed his plans.

Bolivian Election Crisis

Why Macri should condemn the military intervention in Bolivia

12-11-2019 23:00 A critique of Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie's statement about the intervention of Armed Forces in Bolivia – and a call for President Macri to rectify a grave error.

by Gustavo González

Environmentalism

Greenpeace sends message to "looters of the sea" in Uruguay

01-11-2019 14:23 The environmentalist NGO blockaded South Korean industrial fishing vessels in the port of Montevideo as part of a campaign to denounce the practice worldwide.

BLOOMBERG

Fine print on Argentine bonds becomes crucial as default fears grow

01-11-2019 13:28 President-elect Alberto Fernández says Argentina needs debt relief. Investors are paying a premium for bonds that they think will give them more negotiating power in the event of a default.

Mines in the Malvinas

Meet the Zimbabweans who remove mines on the Malvinas

30-10-2019 07:00 Years after mines were planted on the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands, Zimbabwean experts are working to safely extract the explosives and keep the local population safe.

MEMORIAL SERVICE

British Embassy pays tribute to late journalist Andrew Graham-Yooll

24-10-2019 18:40 Ambassador Mark Kent leads tributes to late journalist, editor and author, with remembrance from former Buenos Aires Herald editor Robert Cox and cousin John Hunter, and a musical tribute.

by Michael Soltys

BLOOMBERG

Markets: Here’s what to watch after Argentines vote on Sunday

24-10-2019 13:34 With frontrunner Alberto Fernández in pole position, the question is how much support the new government will get in Congress and how conciliatory he may prove to market-friendly incumbent Mauricio Macri.

ARA San Juan

ARA San Juan case: First indicted naval officer refuses to testify

23-10-2019 12:37 Two other suspects, Captain Héctor Anibal Alonso and Commander Hugo Miguel Correa, are due to give evidence to the court later this week.

SPANISH AUTHORITIES

Madrid set to clip wings of 12,000 noisy Argentine parakeets

07-10-2019 17:25 In a statement, city hall said it has drawn up a plan "to reduce and control the population" without giving a figure. One element of the plan would involve sterilising eggs in the nest to encourage female Argentine quaker parrots to incubate but not hatch them.

FOOTBALL

Messi has option to leave Barcelona next summer

08-09-2019 08:13 Spanish newspaper El País reports that Argentine's current contract with Barcelona includes the option for the legendary star to unilaterally end his stay in the summer of 2020.

ELECTION EXPLAINER

Argentina's PASO primaries: What you need to know

08-08-2019 21:34 Argentina goes to the polls on Sunday for “open, simultaneous and obligatory primaries.” Confused? Here's a breakdown of what you need to know.

ENGLISH FOOTBALL

Bielsa's Leeds again target Premier League push as Championship kicks off

01-08-2019 09:41 Fallen giants Leeds, missing from the Premier League since 2004, are the early favourites to complete their journey back to the top flight. Will 'el Loco' finally lead them back to the promised land?

ARGENTINE FOOTBALL

Daniele De Rossi: "My goal is to win everything with Boca"

30-07-2019 09:07 Legendary 36-year-old Italian says he can't wait to play at the Bombonera, as Daniel Angelici unveils new star signing at press conference.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC: Economic activity fell 6.8% in March year-on-year

24-05-2019 15:44 Eleventh consecutive month of decline registered, with economy activity falling 1.3% on February.

AIRPORT BACKLOG

Delays and cancellations at airports despite truce with the pilots' union

17-01-2019 15:44 A 48-hour union strike was cut short when the government agreed to cooperate with pilots

by Anna Laffrey

Contemporary Art

BADA, the non-conventional art fair that connects artist and buyer, returns to BA

10-10-2018 13:06 Buenos Aires Directo de Artista, one of the city’s more accessible art fairs, aims to eliminate the middleman between the purchaser and artist.

by Marcelo Parajó