News of home

91% of firms will adopt ‘hybrid’ way of working in post-pandemic future

02-08-2021 17:00 Nine out of ten companies in Argentina plan to adopt a “hybrid” work scheme in the post-pandemic future, a new survey has revealed.

England lifts Covid curbs as scientists warn of surge in cases

19-07-2021 11:21 British government lifts pandemic restrictions on daily life in England, scrapping all social distancing rules in a step slammed by scientists and opposition parties as a dangerous leap into the unknown.

WeWork posts best sales since dropping IPO plans in 2019

21-06-2021 10:50 Global co-working company records best net desk sales since September 2019 and forms joint venture with SoftBank Latin America Fund to oversee the operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico

Nurse tells prosecutors Maradona barred her from treating him

16-06-2021 12:41 A second nurse accused of neglecting Diego Maradona during the last days of his life was questioned by local prosecutors on Wednesday. Dahiana Gisela Madrid, 36, is one of seven people under investigation for manslaughter.

Maradona's daughters give testimony to probe into footballer's death

01-03-2021 16:42 Maradona's daughters, Gianinna and Jana, have contributed fresh witness testimonies to the involuntary manslaughter probe into their father's death.

Prosecutors convene medical board to rule on Maradona's death

23-02-2021 13:17 Prosecutors to convene a medical board on March 8 to decide whether or not Diego Armando Maradona received proper medical treatment before his death.

Leopoldo Luque denies wrongdoing as Maradona death probe heats up

30-11-2020 00:30 The home and offices of Diego Maradona’s personal doctor, Leopoldo Luque, were raided on Sunday as the investigation into the late football legend's death took a dramatic twist.

Evo Morales confirms Bolivia return – with Alberto Fernández as his chaperone

08-11-2020 22:48 Bolivia's former president confirms that he will return to his homeland from exile on Monday – though he said that President Alberto Fernández would accompany him "for security reasons."

Serendipity: Collateral loss of remote work?

19-08-2020 23:14 We have shown that we can work remotely, responsibly and productively. But is being productive all that work is about?

by Joanna Richardson

World drinks less coffee while office workers stay home

13-07-2020 12:52 Global coffee consumption is set to fall this year for the first time since 2011. In a work-from-home world, hitting the local cafe for a daily caffeine fix has become a ritual of the now-forgotten past.

89% of stranded Argentines have been repatriated, says Foreign Ministry

23-04-2020 14:51 Between March 17 and April 16, 168,140 Argentines or Argentine residents returned home from overseas, according to Foreign Ministry.

Angry relatives complain after virus sweeps through City retirement home

22-04-2020 14:39 At least 19 elderly people were hospitalised via ambulance on Tuesday night from a nursing home in the Belgrano neighbourhood of Buenos Aires.

Nursing homes in Europe struggle in wake of coronavirus chaos

31-03-2020 19:01 Governments in Europe's hardest-hit countries have yet to systematically test the residents of nursing homes or those who receive in-home care. No-one knows for sure how many people have become sick and died of coronavirus, especially among the elderly.

Coronavirus in Argentina: Worst yet to come, quarantine may be extended

24-03-2020 12:03 Extension of nationwide lockdown is "a possibility" admits President Fernández, as experts warn the number of confirmed cases will double or treble in the coming weeks as testing is decentralised.

Paralysis for Latin America with lockdowns, border closures

20-03-2020 12:30 Brazil closes land borders and Argentina enters nationwide lockdown, as Mexico and Peru report their first virus deaths.

President Fernández orders nationwide lockdown in bid to contain virus

20-03-2020 00:15 Alberto Fernández announces "preventative and compulsory" lockdown of Argentina, from midnight tonight until March 31, in bid to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Supreme Court confirms Etchecolatz will serve out sentence in jail

14-11-2019 13:18 Nation's highest court dismisses request filed by ex-police chief convicted of crimes against humanity requesting home arrest. Chief Justice Carlos Rosenkrantz dissents from colleagues on decision.