News of celebrations

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.

CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS

Gualeguychú puts on a show for Carnival

22-02-2023 16:21 City’s famous carnival continues to impress with another year of show-stopping performances.

by Yvonne Fondrevay

Qatar 2022 World Cup

French minister brands Argentina 'vulgar and inelegant winners'

23-12-2022 09:27 French Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra accuses Argentina's footballers of being "inelegant winners" and "vulgar" for mocking her country's star Kylian Mbappé on their victory parade.

ARGENTINA: WORLD CHAMPIONS

Heroes' welcome for Albiceleste players and staff upon arrival at Ezeiza

20-12-2022 08:51 Argentina's World Cup winners were given a heroes' welcome after returning home from Qatar and arriving at Ezeiza; Players due to rest before departing at midday for parade from AFA headquarters to Buenos Aires' famous Obelisk landmark.

ARGENTINA: WORLD CHAMPIONS

AFA confirms Albiceleste stars will celebrate with fans at Obelisk

19-12-2022 15:04 Team expected to arrive back in Buenos Aires in the early hours of tomorrow morning; Argentina’s players and staff will leave AFA training ground headquarters at midday Tuesday and head for Obelisk to celebrate with fans; Rumours grow that government will decree national holiday to allow supporters to attend festivities.

by James Grainger

MUNDO ALBICELESTE

World Cup magic: Pakistani neighbourhood goes mad for Argentina

14-12-2022 11:41 People poured through the streets of Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan, in the early hours of Wednesday morning to watch Lionel Messi and his teammates beat Croatia 3-0 in the semi-final.

Qatar 2022 World Cup

'He disrespected us' – Messi lashes out at Van Gaal after dramatic win

10-12-2022 08:29 "I was angry about the pre-match [comments] because a coach like Van Gaal, with the experience he has ... it doesn't make sense and I felt he disrespected the Argentina team," said the PSG star.

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.

LEFTIST ELECTED PRESIDENT

Chile stock market plummets in response to Boric's election win

20-12-2021 11:40 Chilean stock market and peso takes a beating after leftist leader Gabriel Boric is elected the country's youngest-ever president-elect.

LGBTQ RIGHTS

Annual Pride March hails progress, calls for more rights laws

07-11-2021 08:54 Thousands of people celebrated the progress made in Argentina by LGBTQ and women's rights groups on Saturday as the annual Pride March returned to the streets of downtown Buenos Aires.

Copa América

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.

Copa América

Tears and cheers: Argentina erupts as 28-year wait comes to an end

11-07-2021 09:11 Tears, cheers, screams of joy to the sky – Argentina celebrated in style on Saturday night as the country's long-suffering fans celebrated the end of a 28-year trophy drought.

ARGENTINE FOOTBALL

Tears of joy and wine for dead relatives – Colón fans celebrate team's first title

07-06-2021 17:52 Pensioners crying with joy, wine poured into a dead relative's urn and hooligan violence – fans of Club Atlético Colón celebrate the side's first ever top-flight title.