News of rosario

FOOTBALLER SLAIN

Fans mourn ex-footballer 'Trinche' Carlovich, revered by Maradona as 'world best'

09-05-2020 23:34 Hundreds of supporters paid their respects on Saturday to former Central Córdoba star Tomás 'Trinche' Carlovich, a player Diego Maradona called the best in the world, at an open-air wake at a stadium in Rosario.

Coronavirus pandemic

Chilean Consul in Rosario dies from coronavirus

02-04-2020 09:10 Fernando Labra Hidalgo died at a private hospital in the Sante Fe city after having been hospitalised for several days, according to an official statement.

LGBTQ RIGHTS

Argentine television gets its first transgender news anchor

20-03-2020 07:00 Diana Zurco’s job as co-anchor of Televisión Pública's prime-time evening news programme is a milestone for an excluded community that is often the target of violence and has a life expectancy roughly half that of the rest of the population.

BLOOMBERG

Virus ripples reach Argentine crop ports with ships in limbo

17-03-2020 09:13 Vessels are being held up on the river because a procedure to clear the health of crews, prior to entering ports, is suspended.

Rosario Homicides

Two new murders in Rosario bring year's homicide tally to 52

06-03-2020 12:06 A 51-year-old man and a 20-year-old man were shot dead in separate incidents on public roads in Rosario on Thursday, bringing the city's homicide count since turn of the year to 52.

MACABRE DISCOVERY

Remains of a dismembered woman found in a river near Rosario

12-02-2020 17:25 News of the discovery of the remains, found in a shallow river near the city of Rosario, comes just two days after two young women were shot dead on Monday.

ARGENTINE MIDFIELDER

Tottenham sign Giovani Lo Celso on permanent deal

28-01-2020 10:51 The Argentine midfielder joined Spurs in August on loan but has now signed a contract for a reported fee of around £27 million (US$35 million), keeping him at the club until 2025.

CRIME & SECURITY

Homicide rate in Rosario, Santa Fe 'two or three times' national average

20-01-2020 16:24 Two largest cities in Santa Fe Province account for 17.6 and 13.1 murders per 100,000 people, respectively.

NARCO-VIOLENCE

Killings in Santa Fe Province prompt emergency summit at Casa Rosada

16-01-2020 18:10 Following 17 murders in just 15 days, mostly in the region's largest city Rosario, officials descend on the Casa Rosada for an emergency huddle to tackle the crisis.

DEMAND FROM TENANTS

Groups ask government to freeze rent fees as inflation soars

16-08-2019 15:49 Organisations dedicated to defending the rights of tenants ask Macri administration to introduce new measures to help renters make ends meet.

FEMICIDE CONVICTION

Child's testimony key as man given life in jail for femicide of pregnant partner

06-08-2019 18:07 Walter Santos Gómez, 35, sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of pregnant 23-year-old Daiana Armanino. Recorded testimony from the victim's daughter proved crucial in securing the conviction, prosecutor says.

Voting in 4 provinces

Santa Fe turns Peronist as provincial votes disappoint Macri

17-06-2019 09:39 Macri's Cambiemos allies place poorly in all four provincial races as key electoral territory, Santa Fe province, returns to Peronist control after 12 years.

MESSI AND ARGENTINA

Tributes to Messi strangely absent in his native Rosario

17-06-2018 09:30 Argentina’s captain is widely hailed as one of – if not the – greatest player of all time. So why are there no museums, no plaques, no statues of him in the city of his birth?

WORLD CUP

The long road from Rosario to Russia

02-06-2018 09:55 Leading the national team to glory in Russia 2018 would be Lionel Messi’s crowning moment. And those who remember the Barcelona star from his earliest days most certainly have their fingers crossed.