News of la plata

Sailor commits double murder on tanker in Río de la Plata, gives himself up

27-10-2021 21:45 A double murder took place in the River Plate aboard a tanker with an Argentine crew and flying the Maltese flag of convenience, it was revealed last weekend. A 52-year-old crewman shot dead the captain and first mate of the vessel, before giving himself up.

José Mujica: ‘Things cannot function when one half of the country is against the other half’

22-10-2021 22:15 Former Uruguay president José ‘Pepe’ Mujica on heroes and leaders, fanaticism and feminism, Argentina and the River Plate and the meaning of his life.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Expert panel says Maradona was left to ‘fate’ ahead of death

30-04-2021 22:17 Diego Maradona received inadequate medical care and was left to “fate” for a "prolonged, agonising period" before he died last year, an expert medical panel concluded Friday.

Tinkering leaves Argentina’s lower leagues stripped bare

27-03-2021 08:06 A stampede has formed at the AFA’s gates on Viamonte Street as clubs battle for one for a one-in-four-decade chance.

by Dan Edwards

Maradona's death may trigger family inheritance battle

27-11-2020 22:54 Diego Maradona's tormented private life, with its tangled relationships and paternity suits, suggests distributing his inheritance will be a complex task for lawyers bracing for claims from a slew of children – those he recognised and those he didn't.

Maradona finally laid to rest after chaotic day of emotion and drama

27-11-2020 04:25 Huge crowds bade a grief-filled adieu Thursday to Diego Maradona during a farewell that at times descended into chaos.

Nation mourns Maradona, the most human of Gods

26-11-2020 00:29 Nation plunged into grief by the death of its favourite son, a sublimely gifted sporting hero they saw as "the most human of Gods."

Buenos Aires erupts in applause for late great Diego Maradona

26-11-2020 00:09 Buenos Aires erupted in applause on Wednesday night, as porteños paid tribute to the late Diego Armando Maradona.

Maradona: In his own words and the words of others

25-11-2020 14:52 Diego Maradona, who died Wednesday at the age of 60, will forever be remembered as one of the greatest footballers of all time. He'll also be remembered as one of the most controversial. 

Diego Armando Maradona dies after suffering cardiac arrest

25-11-2020 13:40 Diego Armando Maradona, the legendary number 10 who guided Argentina to World Cup glory, thrilling the world in ways no other footballer did before him, has died at the age of 60.

Maradona to remain in hospital for several days after brain op

06-11-2020 18:21 Maradona is not yet allowed to leave hospital following brain surgery on a blood clot, his doctor said on Friday.

Maradona to remain in hospital for treatment following surgery

06-11-2020 08:40 Citing episodes of "confusion," Maradona will remain in hospital for several more days to undergo treatment following surgery to remove a blood clot on the brain, his doctor said Thursday.

Hospitalised Maradona 'weak, tired' but improving, says doctor

03-11-2020 14:41 Doctor treating Albiceleste captain says 60-year-old is suffering from anaemia and dehydration, which had left him feeling "very weak, very tired."

Maradona admitted to hospital in La Plata, but not for Covid-19

02-11-2020 23:24 Diego Maradona was admitted to hospital Monday for medical checks, though doctors say it was not an "emergency" nor coronavirus-related reason.

Court in La Plata orders eviction of Guernica encampment

09-09-2020 17:48 Appeals Court in La Plata orders clearance of occupied land on southern fringes of Buenos Aires, including eviction of estimated 2,500 poverty-stricken families.

Complaint filed after 17-year-old 'tortured with cattle prod' by police officers

31-07-2020 01:57 Members of Buenos Aires provincial force formally denounced by rights group for allegedly beating up a 17-year-old youth and torturing him with an electric cattle prod.