News of pandemic

Toyota-Panasonic battery venture slashes costs to take on China

21-07-2021 14:53 Materials alone make up 60 percent of the cost of an EV battery and about half of that comes from resources like lithium and cobalt. Finding ways to reduce those expenses is proving increasingly important as surging demand for electric vehicles sends raw materials prices soaring.

'FREEDOM DAY' IN ENGLAND

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.

Coronavirus pandemic

100,000 virus deaths: Government decrees five days of mourning

15-07-2021 10:16 Government decrees five days of national mourning, in recognition of the "immense pain" generated by the loss of 100,000 lives to Covid-19.

Coronavirus pandemic

Nation surpasses grim landmark

14-07-2021 21:25 Sixteen months and 11 days after the first case of Covid-19 was recorded on national territory, Argentina on Wednesday became the fifth Latin American country to reach the grim landmark of 100,000 deaths.

Coronavirus pandemic

Argentina marks sombre milestone of 100,000 virus deaths

14-07-2021 20:51 Argentina reached a sombre milestone in its fight to control the pandemic as deaths caused by Covid-19 crossed 100,000 on Wednesday afternoon.

Copa América

Messi's Argentina trophy odyssey finally ends in the Maracanã

11-07-2021 08:23 Messi's hopes of finding international success with the Albiceleste have been repeatedly frustrated. Now, 16 years after his Argentina début, the moment has finally arrived.

Copa América

Champions: Argentina clinch Copa América title with 1-0 win over Brazil

10-07-2021 23:04 Lionel Messi wins his first trophy with the national side, thanks to Ángel Di María's winner. Dogged and determined Argentina gave everything in the Maracanã to see off Copa hosts Brazil.

Coronavirus pandemic

Doctors, nurses struggle on as Argentina nears 100,000 fatalities

09-07-2021 22:10 Argentina has recorded more than 4.6 million infections and 98,000 deaths from Covid-19. Doctors and nurses are fighting relentlessly to save lives, but inside the frenzied corridors of the nation’s hospitals, staff say they’re exhausted.

Global pandemic

England set to lift mask, distancing rules as cases soar

05-07-2021 14:46 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday unveiled a plan to lift most of England's pandemic restrictions from July 19, as he urged the public to "learn to live with" the coronavirus.

City tourism

Hotels in Buenos Aires face long night of Covid-19

04-07-2021 00:38 Federal Capital is home to almost 900 hotels, of which roughly 70% are shuttered. Hoteliers say they’re in “total despair,” with tourism unlikely to rebound anytime soon.

WORK IN ARGENTINA

INDEC: Women in Argentina earned 25% less than men over past year

03-07-2021 13:35 Not only did women earn less but there were less women earning, while male employment remained stable.

Coronavirus pandemic

Opposition demands roll-back of daily cap on arriving travellers

02-07-2021 23:57 As many as 40,000 citizens and residents are overseas, according to migration officials, who say 60% of those who travelled last month did so for tourism.

PAY DISPUTE

Government intervenes to avert strike in health-worker pay dispute

02-07-2021 14:30 Labour Ministry bans healthcare workers from staging two days of walkouts, ordering 15 days of talks between unions and companies from sector to resolve pay dispute.

Covid-19 Vaccine

Germany's CureVac Covid vaccine just 48% effective

30-06-2021 19:01 Final trial results showed the coronavirus vaccine had an efficacy rate of just 48%, far lower than those developed by mRNA rivals BioNTech and Moderna. The outcome had been expected after poor interim results were released earlier this month.

Human Rights

Italian prison guards filmed beating inmates after protest

30-06-2021 14:05 Graphic video images surfaced Wednesday of dozens of Italian prison guards beating unarmed inmates with truncheons and fists after a coronavirus-related protest last year.

Food Security

World Food Programme head warns of 'biblical' famine without action

30-06-2021 11:41 At the G20 Conferance, head of the World Food Programme David Beasley appealed for US$6 billion to prevent a "famine of biblical proportions" caused by pandemic-exasperated food shortages.

G20 SUMMIT

United States urges Covid cooperation at G20, China sounds cautious tone

29-06-2021 21:15 The United States led calls at a G20 meeting Tuesday for greater global cooperation in light of the coronavirus crisis as China insisted that multilateralism should not just be a slogan.

European Politics

Asylum applications in EU dived under Covid curbs

29-06-2021 15:36 The number of asylum applications lodged in the EU plummeted by a third last year because of border restrictions thrown up by the coronavirus pandemic, the bloc's asylum assistance agency said on Tuesday.

Protests in Colombia

Fresh clashes in Colombia on protest movement anniversary

29-06-2021 13:06 Anti-government protesters and police traded blows on Monday in demonstrations across Colombia that marked two months of unrest in which more than 60 people have died.

Brazil Under Bolsonaro

Brazil senators file case against Bolsonaro for malfeasance

28-06-2021 19:11 Bolsonaro is accused of having failed to have a top ally investigated for suspicions of massive corruption in the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines.

Coronavirus pandemic

Fernández leads tribute to Covid victims, as death toll nears 100,000

27-06-2021 16:34 Peronist leader leads "ceremony of recollection and reflection" at CCK cultural centre, as Argentina death toll creeps towards 100,000.

Global pandemic

In world’s worst Covid vaccine line, you wait hours and still get nothing

26-06-2021 00:06 Venezuelans wait in line for hours to receive a dose of the vaccine. Many leave without jabs in their arms.

BUENOS AIRES CITY

Almost half of porteños live in poverty or precariously

25-06-2021 22:48 City Hall data shows rise in poverty. City Hall figures includes all families earning below 97,000 pesos, not even covering the Canasta Total. Upper and middle classes have fallen by eight points over the last 15 months, even among formally employed many have slipped below poverty line.

Coronavirus pandemic

Gamma (Manaos) variant of Covid-19 predominant in Argentina

24-06-2021 23:29 The Gamma variant, identified for the first time in Brazil, is predominant in Argentina, according to the Health Ministry.

DEBT TALKS

Paris Club says Argentina has committed to IMF deal by next March

23-06-2021 18:50 The government has committed to reaching an agreement with the International Monetary Fund no later than the end of March as part of an understanding with the Paris Club to avoid default.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

GDP grew at fastest pace since 2018 in first quarter

23-06-2021 16:41 GDP grew 2.6% from the previous quarter, higher than economists expectations of a 2.3% increase. From a year ago, Argentina’s economy grew 2.6% in the first quarter of 2021, its fastest pace in three years.

Covid-19

Sydney residents banned from leaving city as coronavirus cluster grows

23-06-2021 00:35 More than 30 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since a cluster emerged in Sydney last week, the latest in a string of Australian flare-ups.

DEBT TALKS

Guzmán confirms Argentina has reached deal with Paris Club

22-06-2021 18:04 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán confirms Argentina had reached an agreement with the Paris Club of creditor countries to avoid defaulting on a loan repayment in July.

DEBT TALKS

Argentina plans partial payment to Paris Club, averting default

22-06-2021 16:26 Government will make a partial payment to Paris Club group of creditors to avert default.

Copa América

Argentina, Chile through to Copa América quarter-finals

22-06-2021 10:31 Albiceleste secures second win in three group matches, beating Paraguay 1-0, with Alejandro 'Papu' Gómez scoring the sole goal of a lacklustre match in Brasilia in the ninth minute.

Brazil Under Bolsonaro

Third pandemic wave hits as Brazil surpasses half a million Covid deaths

19-06-2021 21:54 Brazil became the second country after the United States to surpass 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, and real toll may be higher.

COMMUNITY

Baby joy for travelling couple who spent pandemic stranded in Mendoza

19-06-2021 09:45 Baby Beatrice Myrtle Davis Bridges was born on March 18, 2021, at the Hospital Español de Mendoza to British mother Katherine Rose Bridges and American father Dawson Davis Jr, giving her a rare form of triple citizenship.

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Copa América

Rodríguez gives Argentina Copa edge in tense derby win over Uruguay

19-06-2021 08:48 Victory sends Argentina joint top of Group A with Chile on four points, while Uruguay remain without a point.

FORMER PRESIDENT

Macri apologises for downplaying pandemic with ‘Covid flu’ remarks

18-06-2021 21:59 Former president apologises after describing Covid-19 as “a slightly more serious version of flu” in an interview with the Mendoza newspaper El Sol.

Coroanvirus pandemic

Cinemas, theatres and cultural spaces in City reopen at 30% capacity

18-06-2021 03:50 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta confirms that, starting Friday, cultural venues can “raise the curtain” once more after a long shutdown during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Covid Copa

Controversial Copa América fails to captivate Brazilians

17-06-2021 11:17 Many Brazilians are even unaware that the world's oldest national team tournament is being played on their soil. Some attribute their lack of interest to a lack of information, a disaffection with the national team or the pandemic situation in the Latin American giant, which is heading towards half a million deaths due to the coronavirus.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Inflation slowed to 3.3% in May, says INDEC

16-06-2021 19:49 Inflation in Argentina slowed to 3.3 percent in May, the lowest monthly rate registered since December last year.

ARGENTINE ICON

Covid-stricken Susana Giménez's health improving, says aide

15-06-2021 21:28 Legendary television personality Susana Giménez, 77, hospitalised in Uruguay with Covid-19 since last Thursday, is on the mend, her personal secretary has confirmed.

Global pandemic

Gasping for oxygen amid shortages in Bolivian city battling Covid

15-06-2021 13:24 Cochabamba department, in central Bolivia, is struggling with a surge in Covid-19 cases that has triggered the collapse of a fragile healthcare system and has prompted a dire shortage of medical oxygen.

The Covid Copa

Copa América rocked by Venezuela Covid outbreak on eve of opener

13-06-2021 08:28 Thirteen members of Venezuelan delegation test positive, less than 24 hours before Copa América opener against Brazil.

copa américa

Copa América limps to start line despite pandemic

12-06-2021 00:04 Brazil kicks-off the Copa América that almost never was tomorrow. The problems faced by international football's oldest competition have been innumerous.

Coronavirus pandemic

Kicillof announces ‘gradual’ return of in-person classes in Buenos Aires Province

11-06-2021 23:38 Buenos Aires Province governor announces "gradual" return to classroom schooling as from Wednesday, as part of the new phase of Covid-19 restrictions running until June 25, as well as an agreement with China’s CanSino lab for five million vaccines.

Digital divide

32% of Argentine households without fixed Internet connection, says report

11-06-2021 01:53 Almost a third of households in Argentina do not have a fixed Internet connection, says new report. Huge disparity in access nationwide.

copa américa

Brazil Supreme Court allows Copa América to go ahead

11-06-2021 00:41 Brazil's highest court rules country can host the Copa América despite the coronavirus pandemic, clearing the way for the troubled football tournament to kick off.

Economy

World Bank forecasts 'modest recovery' for Latin America and Caribbean

09-06-2021 14:51 Latin America and the Caribbean will have "modest economic recoveries" in 2021, the World Bank has warned. Argentina's economy forecast to rebound 6.4% this year.

The Covid Copa

Brazil's players say 'against Copa América' but won't boycott event

09-06-2021 09:23 Players from Brazilian national team say they are against playing the troubled Copa América in their country, but will not boycott the tournament. Strong criticism of CONMEBOL.

copa américa

Brazil's Supreme Court to consider halting Copa América

08-06-2021 19:41 Brazil's highest tribunal agrees to hold hearings Thursday to address two requests to block start of Copa América, casting new doubt on the troubled tournament just five days from kick-off.

Global pandemic

Brazil braces for third wave of Covid-19

07-06-2021 23:23 Brazil, already battered by the pandemic, braces for its third wave of Covid-19 fueled by vaccination delays and lack of containment measures.

Coronavirus pandemic

Bars and restaurant workers demand help and looser restrictions

07-06-2021 17:34 Bar and restaurant owners stage protest in Plaza Serrano against government's Covid-19 measures, demanding more help and flexibilisation restrictions on opening hours.

NATIONAL TEAM

AFA confirms Albiceleste will participate in Copa América

06-06-2021 16:45 "With an enormous effort from the AFA ... the National Team will travel to Brazil to play the continental competition," declares Argentine Football Association.

News of pandemic

Toyota-Panasonic battery venture slashes costs to take on China

England lifts Covid curbs as scientists warn of surge in cases

100,000 virus deaths: Government decrees five days of mourning

Nation surpasses grim landmark

Argentina marks sombre milestone of 100,000 virus deaths

Messi's Argentina trophy odyssey finally ends in the Maracanã

Champions: Argentina clinch Copa América title with 1-0 win over Brazil

Doctors, nurses struggle on as Argentina nears 100,000 fatalities

England set to lift mask, distancing rules as cases soar

Hotels in Buenos Aires face long night of Covid-19

INDEC: Women in Argentina earned 25% less than men over past year

Opposition demands roll-back of daily cap on arriving travellers

Government intervenes to avert strike in health-worker pay dispute

Germany's CureVac Covid vaccine just 48% effective

Italian prison guards filmed beating inmates after protest

World Food Programme head warns of 'biblical' famine without action

United States urges Covid cooperation at G20, China sounds cautious tone

Asylum applications in EU dived under Covid curbs

Fresh clashes in Colombia on protest movement anniversary

Brazil senators file case against Bolsonaro for malfeasance

Fernández leads tribute to Covid victims, as death toll nears 100,000

In world’s worst Covid vaccine line, you wait hours and still get nothing

Almost half of porteños live in poverty or precariously

Gamma (Manaos) variant of Covid-19 predominant in Argentina

Paris Club says Argentina has committed to IMF deal by next March

GDP grew at fastest pace since 2018 in first quarter

Sydney residents banned from leaving city as coronavirus cluster grows

Guzmán confirms Argentina has reached deal with Paris Club

Argentina plans partial payment to Paris Club, averting default

Argentina, Chile through to Copa América quarter-finals

Third pandemic wave hits as Brazil surpasses half a million Covid deaths

Baby joy for travelling couple who spent pandemic stranded in Mendoza

Rodríguez gives Argentina Copa edge in tense derby win over Uruguay

Macri apologises for downplaying pandemic with ‘Covid flu’ remarks

Cinemas, theatres and cultural spaces in City reopen at 30% capacity

Controversial Copa América fails to captivate Brazilians

Inflation slowed to 3.3% in May, says INDEC

Covid-stricken Susana Giménez's health improving, says aide

Gasping for oxygen amid shortages in Bolivian city battling Covid

Copa América rocked by Venezuela Covid outbreak on eve of opener

Copa América limps to start line despite pandemic

Kicillof announces ‘gradual’ return of in-person classes in Buenos Aires Province

32% of Argentine households without fixed Internet connection, says report

Brazil Supreme Court allows Copa América to go ahead

World Bank forecasts 'modest recovery' for Latin America and Caribbean

Brazil's players say 'against Copa América' but won't boycott event

Brazil's Supreme Court to consider halting Copa América

Brazil braces for third wave of Covid-19

Bars and restaurant workers demand help and looser restrictions

AFA confirms Albiceleste will participate in Copa América

Health Ministry: Argentina has recorded 29 cases of Delta variant to date

Government complains to Russia over Sputnik vaccine delivery delays

Creditors now split over Buenos Aires Province's restructuring offer

Argentina issues first non-binary national identification documents

Lionel Scaloni: 'This is a huge title' for Argentina

Elisa Carrió cargó contra Facundo Manes: "Para ir al Congreso hay que saber redactar una ley"

Marcelo D'Alessandro es el nuevo ministro de Justicia y Seguridad porteño

Planes sociales: Massa prepara una ley que el propio Gobierno tilda de "electoralista"

Santoro-Marziotta, la novela del peronismo porteño por dentro

Carla Vizzotti: “la primera dosis de Sputnik V tienen mayor eficacia que muchas otras de dos dosis”