News of deaths

No hantavirus outbreak in Argentina, only isolated cases, says expert

06-05-2026 17:17 Argentina's Health Ministry recorded 42 cases of hantavirus this year, and 101 this epidemiological year, but the risks of an outbreak are extremely rare.

CRUISE SHIP DRAMA

Expert: ‘Unlikely’ cruise ship hantavirus outbreak originated in Ushuaia

05-05-2026 15:52 A health expert in southern Tierra del Fuego Province says it’s “unlikely” that the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship originated in Ushuaia, from where the vessel departed.

Cruise ship tragedy

Race to find port for cruise ship battling deadly rodent virus

05-05-2026 12:39 So far, two hantavirus cases have been confirmed – including in one of the fatalities – with five further suspected cases among the 147 passengers and crew.

Cruise ship terror

Three die from suspected hantavirus on Atlantic cruise ship that departed from Ushuaia

03-05-2026 21:55 Three people have died on a cruise ship travelling from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde, one from a confirmed case of hantavirus.

Road safety

Motorcyclists account for almost half of Argentina’s road deaths

24-02-2026 15:43 Data shows around 46% of those killed in road traffic accidents are motorcyclists. High accident rates among youth and a lack of oversight from shuttered key road safety bodies set alarm bells ringing.

CONTAMINATED DRUG SCANDAL

Lab owner, executives at heart of contaminated fentanyl scandal arrested

21-08-2025 00:31 Businessman Ariel García Furfaro, his brothers, mother and management team of HLB Pharma laboratory at centre of contaminated fentanyl scandal arrested in connection with the investigation into 96 deaths.

CONTAMINATED DRUG SCANDAL

Forensic report: Contaminated fentanyl ‘contributed to fatal outcomes’

20-08-2025 16:38 Report covers 20 clinical histories and the consignment contaminated with Klebsiella pneumoniae and Ralstonia pickettii, two potentially lethal bacteria.

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

Angola civic groups urge Argentina, Messi to scrap football friendly

19-08-2025 16:06 Argentina and Lionel Messi urged to scrap planning for friendly match in Luanda with Angola after 30 people were killed in protests.

DEADLY POLAR WAVE

NGO reports nine cold-related deaths as polar wave slams Argentina

03-07-2025 09:53 Argentina's National Meteorological System recorded snowfall in several parts of the country this week as part of an extreme cold wave caused by a mass of air from Antarctica, which led to a sharp drop in temperatures; At least nine homeless people have died from the cold so far this winter, reports NGO.

GAZA WAR

Israel vows to fight in Gaza after deadliest strikes since truce

18-03-2025 09:47 Israel unleashed its most intense strikes on the Gaza Strip since a January ceasefire, with health ministry reporting 400 people killed, and Hamas accusing Benjamin Netanyahu of deciding to "resume war" after a deadlock on extending the truce.

Natural Disaster in Brazil

At least 10 dead in Brazil landslides

13-01-2025 17:31 Landslides caused by torrential rains in southeast Brazil have destroyed homes and left at least 10 people dead as rescue efforts continue.

Córdoba newborn deaths

Nurse denies killings as trial into death of five newborns begins

10-01-2025 09:50 Prime suspect is 30-year-old nurse Brenda Agüero, accused of infanticide; Ex-provincial health minister, former hospital directors and healthcare professionals also facing trial.

News of deaths

No hantavirus outbreak in Argentina, only isolated cases, says expert

Expert: ‘Unlikely’ cruise ship hantavirus outbreak originated in Ushuaia

Race to find port for cruise ship battling deadly rodent virus

Three die from suspected hantavirus on Atlantic cruise ship that departed from Ushuaia

Motorcyclists account for almost half of Argentina’s road deaths

Lab owner, executives at heart of contaminated fentanyl scandal arrested

Forensic report: Contaminated fentanyl ‘contributed to fatal outcomes’

Angola civic groups urge Argentina, Messi to scrap football friendly

NGO reports nine cold-related deaths as polar wave slams Argentina

Israel vows to fight in Gaza after deadliest strikes since truce

At least 10 dead in Brazil landslides

Nurse denies killings as trial into death of five newborns begins

Milei to investors: ‘American dream is being reborn in United States and Argentina’

Argentina’s zero tolerance turn and the limits of libertarianism

What Manuel Adorni is covering up

Apertura play-offs arrive – and anything could happen

Argentina fights to save huge soy exports after Dutch rejections

La Justicia confirmó que Manuel Adorni heredó parte de un departamento en La Plata y un terreno en Daireaux

Manuel Adorni mano a mano con Alejandro Fantino, cercado por el escándalo: "No me arrepiento de mis decisiones"

Jorge Asís sentenció que el Gobierno de Milei "está terminado" y perfiló a los tres candidatos del peronismo

Imputaron a Demian Reidel por el escándalo de los gastos en Nucleoeléctrica

Carlos Rodríguez: "Lo mejor que podría hacer Milei por su país es ofrecer su renuncia indeclinable a la reelección en 2027"