BLOOMBERG Real-estate mogul eyes ‘city-towns’ from Patagonia to Paraguay 12-04-2024 10:33 Eduardo Costantini, Argentine real-estate mogul who popularised gated community concept, plans to spend up to US$1.5 billion developing more in new areas.
ENVIRONMENT Death toll reaches 110 as wildfires scorch central Chile 05-02-2024 11:50 Forest fires in Chile continue to rage, destroying neighborhoods and inciting a death toll that reached at least 112 as of Sunday.
POLITICS Milei visits rabbi’s grave in NYC, lunches with Bill Clinton 27-11-2023 18:42 Argentina's president-elect heads to New York City to visit the grave of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson and share a lunch with former US president Bill Clinton. Later he flies to Washington DC for the 'work' leg of the trip.
COMMUNITY Ambassador stages grand occasion for royal birthday 26-11-2023 22:14 British Embassy opens doors of residence to celebrate the 75th birthday of King Charles III. by Michael Soltys
community Poppy Day marked at Remembrance Day service 16-11-2023 15:17 Poppy Day was faithfully marked by a Remembrance Day service in St. John’s Anglican cathedral last Sunday. by Michael Soltys
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST Anti-Semitism fears grow amid Israel-Hamas war 03-11-2023 10:21 More than 100 complaints of anti-Semitism have been reported to DAIA Jewish organisation since outbreak of war in Middle East; 'Star of David' graffiti on building in Caballito ramps up discrimination fears as Jewish schools issue uniform warning. by Montserrat Pagan
Guest Voice Ramadan: Much more than fasting 23-03-2023 19:08 In Islam, fasting for Ramadan is not just diet, but a way to live in peace.
AND THAT REMINDS ME… State of the nation 04-03-2023 05:59 The state-of-the nation speech to open Congress tradition long predates that experience, going all the way back to 1864 and then-president Bartolomé Mitre. by Michael Soltys
AND THAT REMINDS ME… Oktoberfest in January 27-01-2023 10:59 With German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in town this coming week, the Teutonic presence in Argentina seems as good a topic for today’s column as any. by Michael Soltys
SLAVS IN ALMAGRO At a bar in Buenos Aires, a new community bonds over a shared hatred of Putin 22-10-2022 06:44 They escaped the war and have formed their own community of exiles in Argentina, from where they can provide long-distance assistance and advice to fellow compatriots who do not want their hands to be bloodstained, courtesy of Vladimir Putin. Mostly young men of army recruitment age, they came to Buenos Aires from Moscow, Siberia, the Donbas and Kazakhstan – and they’re united in their hatred for Russia’s leader, the “wild beast” who rules in Moscow. by Sabrina Chemen
argentina Anglo-Argentine community holds service to mark passing of Queen Elizabeth II 23-09-2022 14:47 Members of the Anglo-Argentine community turn out in force at cathedral in Buenos Aires for bilingual commemoration service to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. by John Hunter
PAPAL MEETING Inter-faith group of religious leaders meets Pope Francis at Vatican 10-09-2022 10:58 Co-founders of the nation’s first Jewish-Muslim brotherhood, Imam Marwan Gill and radio host Miguel Steuermann, have private audience with Pope Francis to strengthen interfaith relationship. by Sam Forster
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Andean leaders want Argentina, Chile, Venezuela to join regional bloc 30-08-2022 17:04 Colombian President Gustavo Petro makes his international debut at Andean Community of Nations (CAN) summit in Lima; Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru call for Argentina, Chile and Venezuela to join the bloc.
AND THAT REMINDS ME… Far away and long ago 19-08-2022 17:34 William Henry Hudson should not only be seen as a chronicler of the past or even a man of his times – he should also be considered a prophetic pioneer of ecology and the environmental concerns which have become so dominant in these times of climate change. by Michael Soltys
COMMUNITY Taiwanese find their feet in Argentina 13-08-2022 12:21 Growing up in Taiwan and living abroad in recent years, I have discovered that the challenges posed only make Taiwanese people stronger. They are finding their way around diplomatically, economically, and culturally – even in Argentina. by Erica Wu
AMIA 28 ANNIVERSARY New York Times report keeps AMIA bombing in the news 01-08-2022 16:37 Following New York Times publication of a report attributed to Mossad ruling out direct Iranian participation in the AMIA attack, Israel stands by Tehran planning, financing and authorising the deadly terrorist strike
AMIA Bombing AMIA commemoration sounds new alert over Iranian plane 20-07-2022 12:40 Ceremony marking the 28th anniversary of the terrorist attack is dominated by a Jewish community deploring impunity alongside its grief, minimal government presence.
AMIA Bombing Renewed calls for justice 28 years after attack on AMIA Jewish Centre 19-07-2022 13:32 Argentine Jews are still waiting for justice, nearly 30 years after a terrorist attack which killed 85. They demonstrated their frustration with the lack of answers this Monday outside the rebuilt Jewish Centre.
GUEST VOICE Mecca: The core of the Muslim world 11-07-2022 14:39 In Islam, the pilgrimage to the Kaaba or "Hajj" is a unique event in its importance with international relevance.
CRICKET... IN BRAZIL! Step aside football: women's cricket booms in Brazil 07-06-2022 15:02 In a city nestled high in the mountains in football-mad Brazil, children are running excitedly around a sports field under a bright morning sun, indifferent to the goalposts behind them: they are swinging cricket bats instead.