News of life

Man sentenced life in prison for murder of Tehuel de la Torre

30-08-2024 16:05 Luis Alberto Ramos found guilty of the crime of homicide aggravated by hate towards gender identity and was sentenced to maximum penalty. Other suspect, Oscar Montes, awaits a jury trial.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Is there life after presidency?

10-08-2024 05:12 If vice-presidents have historically been a pebble in the shoe for heads of state, ex-presidents have also been a factor worthy of mention.

by Michael Soltys

POVERTY

Rising poverty to impact life expectancy, child mortality rates

02-08-2024 17:23 With poverty and extreme poverty on the rise, specialists warn that worsening economic conditions and spending cuts could lead to an increase in child mortality rates and slump in life expectancy.

by Agustina Bordigoni

BELSUNCE CASE

Court sentences Pachelo to life imprisonment for murder of murder of María Marta García Belsunce

27-03-2024 16:45 Ruling was delivered by the Buenos Aires Province Criminal Court of Appeals, more than 21 years after the murder of María Marta García Belsunce at a country club in northern Greater Buenos Aires.

Environment

Studying the otherworldly sounds in Antarctic waters

16-02-2024 10:48 A Colombian scientific expedition to the Southern Ocean is researching underwater hums, pitches and echoes to better understand life in the deep.

CLIMATE CHANGE

In Antarctica, scientists study extent of microplastics

31-01-2024 14:26 The Antarctic ice sheet has been suffering for years from rising global temperatures, and scientists are investigating the impact of microplastics on this environment.

PRESIDENT & HIS POOCHES

Javier, Conan and the clones: Milei doggedly devoted to cloned pooches

06-12-2023 12:10 Argentina's ultra-libertarian president-elect Javier Milei may be considered barking mad by some, but is nothing if not devoted to his "four-legged children": Conan, Milton, Murray, Robert and Lucas.

CLIMATE & ENERGY

At Argentina’s biggest gas field, residents lack heat and power

28-07-2023 13:59 A decade after production began at the vast reserves of Vaca Muerta, a town still waits on promises of a better future.

CRIME & SECURITY

Around 4% of Argentina’s prison population serving life terms

23-02-2023 11:17 According to data from 2021, there were 55,933 convicts jailed nationwide, of whom 2,489 were sentenced to life imprisonment, according to national statistics. Of these, 726 are serving their sentences in Buenos Aires provincial penitentiaries, where the eight individuals recently sentenced for the murder of Fernando Báez Sosa are now being detained.

by Nadia Galán

News of life

Man sentenced life in prison for murder of Tehuel de la Torre

Is there life after presidency?

Rising poverty to impact life expectancy, child mortality rates

Court sentences Pachelo to life imprisonment for murder of murder of María Marta García Belsunce

Studying the otherworldly sounds in Antarctic waters

In Antarctica, scientists study extent of microplastics

Javier, Conan and the clones: Milei doggedly devoted to cloned pooches

At Argentina’s biggest gas field, residents lack heat and power

Around 4% of Argentina’s prison population serving life terms

Argentina's Central Bank is working to enable dollar debt cards

Milei’s deserved but premature celebration

IMF moves to ease billions in penalty fees for biggest borrowers

How economic and strategic alliances are changing in a multipolar world

Veto power! Milei’s ‘caste-like’ adaptations

Bullrich acusó de "chorra" a una dirigente y Grabois la cruzó: "Sos Ministra de Seguridad, no panelista de Intratables"

RainbowEx anunció que deja el país y le pide a los inversores un nuevo depósito

Difunden en redes sociales un video de Santiago Caputo durante una práctica de tiro al blanco

El Papa Francisco recibió a Victoria Villarruel en el Vaticano: "Todavía estoy vivo. ¿Usted sobrevive?"

Encuesta: mejoran las perspectiva económicas y la gente confía en que Milei bajará la inflación