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Anger as Maradona death trial annulled due to disgraced judge

29-05-2025 17:53 The trial over Diego Maradona’s death has been annulled after a judge involved secretly participated in a documentary; Julieta Makintach has been suspended and disgraced, forcing a full restart of proceedings.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Maradona death trial collapses in scandal as court orders restart

29-05-2025 13:04 Trial into the death of Diego Armando Maradona declared null and void by San Isidro court following the scandal involving Julieta Makintach, one of the three judges overseeing the case.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Scandalous scenes as Maradona death trial is thrown into disarray

28-05-2025 12:33 The fate of the trial into Diego Maradona's will be decided on Thursday, following a scandal involving one of the judges over her participation in a documentary about the case.

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Future of Maradona death trial in doubt as scandal-hit judge steps down

27-05-2025 21:47 Judge Julieta Makintach forced to recuse herself following outcry; Court says it will decide Thursday if case goes to retrial.

CAMPAIGN COMMENTS

They also serve who only stand and wait

17-05-2025 06:31 Electoral tides notoriously shift in the final week and even the last minute.

by Michael Soltys

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Muniain inspires San Lorenzo, year after switching Bilbao for BA

16-05-2025 09:45 Unpaid wages, FIFA embargoes, deceased pontiffs, presidential bribery scandals: nothing seems to be able to distract the Cuervo from their mission to grind out results and keep slogging forward.

by Dan Edwards

ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

Four dead and 16 injured as coach and lorry collide

13-05-2025 13:49 Head-on crash on Route 3 near San Miguel del Monte, Buenos Aires Province, leaves at least four dead and 16 injured.

ELECTIONS 2025

San Luis: Poggi’s ruling coalition defeats Rodríguez Saá’s Peronists

12-05-2025 18:35 Ahora San Luis front, led by Governor Claudio Poggi, defeats Peronist coalition of former provincial governor Alberto Rodríguez Saá. With 80% of votes counted, the ruling coalition has 46.8%, comfortably ahead of Frente Justicialista.

CAMPAIGN COMMENTS

Four-by-four voting

10-05-2025 07:20 Next weekend’s City race hogs the electoral limelight but there is voting even closer in time – like tomorrow when four provinces will be advancing their midterms.

by Michael Soltys

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Doctor: Maradona's 'self-harming behaviour' should've ruled out home care

07-05-2025 13:24 Pablo Dimitroff, director of the Clínica Olivos, says home care was not a "valid option" for late footballer.

MINING & INDUSTRY

McEwen weighs Argentina share listing as part of copper unit IPO

30-04-2025 11:53 McEwen Copper is planning an IPO in New York or Toronto to help fund construction of its Los Azules project in San Juan Province.

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Maradona death trial: Diego was not fit for home care, says doctor

30-04-2025 00:20 Fernando Villarejo, head of Clínica Olivos' intensive care unit, says he expressed his opposition to home care.

Francis & Football

Not so saintly behaviour at Pope’s beloved San Lorenzo

25-04-2025 09:04 An unseemly mess has broken out at Francis’ favourite football club – it is impossible to escape the irony that this storm broke right at the moment the Cuervos' most ardent fan finally passed on.

by Dan Edwards

PONTIFF'S LOVE OF FOOTBALL

The Pope with 'two left feet' who loved the 'beautiful game'

22-04-2025 10:34 For Pope Francis, football is more than just "the most beautiful game" – it can also be used as a vehicle to educate and spread peace.

ARGENTINE PONTIFF

Flores, football and villas – Pope Francis' life in Buenos Aires

21-04-2025 15:25 Pope Francis' legacy will live on in the neighbourhood of Flores, at his beloved San Lorenzo football club and in the shantytowns he regularly visited.

THEATRE

A nose for theatre

18-04-2025 17:57 ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ by Edmond Rostand, translated by Brian Hooker; Directed by Simon Chater; Suburban Players at The Playhouse, San Isidro.

by Michael Soltys

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Maradona's daughter says doctors could have prevented star's death

16-04-2025 10:16 Dalma Maradona accuses doctors of deception and neglect as late footballer's final days come under scrutiny in emotional trial.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

‘I’m not well,’ Maradona told a doctor, weeks before death

11-04-2025 09:38 Doctor Flavio Tunessi said the late footballing icon had told him "I’m not well," a few weeks before star's death.

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Court dismisses two defence lawyers from trial into Maradona's death

13-03-2025 23:32 San Isidro court trying seven health professionals for the death of Diego Maradona removes two lawyers of one of the defendants from the case over potential conflict of interest.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Argentines begin Lent with prayers for Pope’s health

05-03-2025 17:18 In the neighbourhood where Jorge Bergoglio grew up, Catholic faithful are praying for the Pope's recovery.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Court issues warrants for Myanmar officials accused of Rohingya 'genocide'

15-02-2025 17:12 Court in Argentina issues arrest warrants for the head of Myanmar's military junta and former officials including Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi over alleged "genocide and crimes against humanity" targeting Rohingya minority group.

AVIATION ACCIDENT

Two killed as private jet overshoots runway in San Fernando

18-12-2024 15:22 Tragic accident in Buenos Aires Province; Private jet misses runaway and crashes into houses near small airport of San Fernando. Two pilots aboard the aircraft perished in tragedy.

HEALTH & SOCIETY

Chile's 'transplant' footballers champion organ donation

13-11-2024 10:46 Twenty transplant recipients, most of them kidney organ recipients, make up an amateur football team known as the "Chilean Transplant Team."

FOOTBALL & POLITICS

Clubs or companies? Milei takes on football authorities

12-11-2024 21:18 Most football clubs In Argentina are non-profit civil associations controlled by the members, who pay a monthly fee and have voting rights. President Javier Milei, however, wants to open up the game to private capital.

Pyramid schemes

Massive scams reported as 'Ponzidemia' grips Argentina

28-10-2024 14:49 A plague of pyramid schemes are sweeping the nation and draining the pockets of struggling Argentines, costing thousands of people their savings.

culture

Argentina’s ‘El jockey’ wins best Latin American film at San Sebastián

29-09-2024 21:55 Luis Ortega's film 'El Jockey' chosen as best Latin American feature at San Sebastián Film Festival.

INTERVIEW

Lola Arias: Argentina experiencing ‘an extreme situation’ under Milei

26-09-2024 17:54 Artistic powerhouse Lola Arias voices criticism of President Milei’s cutbacks for cultural sector as she premieres her latest feature, 'Reas,' at the San Sebastián Film Festival.

FILM & CINEMA

Argentine director, actor criticise national cinema cutbacks at San Sebastián

24-09-2024 15:18 Milei’s government has drastically reduced government expenditure on cultural exports and filmmaker Diego Lerman and actor Leanardo Sbaraglia are sounding the alarm.

THEATRE: REVIEW

'Love letters' straight from the heart

20-09-2024 10:09 A.R. Gurney’s ‘Love Letters’ by The Suburban Players; Directed by Hugo Halbrich; Starring Ximena Faralla & Michael James Fortino.

by Michael Soltys

CRIME & SECURITY

‘Butcher of Giles’: Fugitive killer who murdered family apprehended by police

09-09-2024 17:04 Luis Iribarren Longevin – “El carnicero de Giles” or “Butcher of San Andrés de Giles” – arrested in Santiago del Estero Province after 11 days on the run; Serial killer, who was serving life for murder of his parents, two siblings and aunt, escaped in August while on educational outing.

SOCIETY

Incarcerated reap benefits of in-prison university education scheme

31-08-2024 06:08 University education programmes in prisons deliver inmates a brighter future and help reduce recidivism. Journalist Jesús Cabral is just one who has reaped the rewards of the innovative CUSAM in-prison education project. “I’ve had many moments of crisis since I got out, but I haven’t reofferend,” he explains.

by Josefina Salomon

CRÈME DE LA CRÈME

Little-known porteño pasaje gives Paris a run for its money

24-08-2024 12:13 Buenos Aires is full of undiscovered gems. In the centre of the city, amid the bustling downtown chaos, lies an oasis of calm and perhaps the most quintessentially Parisian block in the capital: Pasaje Rivarola.

by Vanessa Bell

MPOX VIRUS FEARS

Health authorities in Argentina order quarantine ship over mpox virus fears

21-08-2024 12:20 Crew-member of vessel flying Liberian flag reported to have symptoms compatible with the mpox disease; In accordance with protocol, ship has been quarantined at Santa Fe Province port of San Lorenzo.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Liberating the Liberator

17-08-2024 06:31 Today is the 174th anniversary of the death of independence hero José de San Martín – but he has become so frozen in marble that his humanity escapes our grasp.

by Michael Soltys

CRIME & INSECURITY

Authorities prevent ‘heist of the century’ copycat bank robbery in San Isidro

08-08-2024 15:58 Authorities discover an elaborate tunnel more than 150 metres long, presumably built to rob Banco Macro branch in the town of San Isidro, in a case echoing the famous “Heist of the Century.”

SOCIETY & POVERTY

Thousands march on the Day of San Cayetano, patron saint of bread and work

07-08-2024 19:39 Annual Catholic march sees demonstrators voice criticism of President Milei’s government.

THEATRE

Players suburban but not the railway line

07-06-2024 17:03 Murder on the Orient Express; by Agatha Christie (adapted by Ken Ludwig); Directed by Laura Riera; June 14, 15, 16; Friday & Saturday 9pm – Sunday 7pm; The Playhouse – Moreno 80, San Isidro.

by Michael Soltys

MILEI IN AMERICA

Milei pitches Argentina to Silicon Valley after setbacks at home

29-05-2024 13:27 Meetings with Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai and Mark Zuckerberg during a 36-hour window would be on a wish list for almost any world leader. But they’re particularly welcome for Javier Milei.

MILEI IN AMERICA

Milei meets OpenAI boss, chats with Trudeau before speech at Stanford

29-05-2024 11:03 Javier Milei met with the creator of ChatGTP, Sam Altman, and discussed Artificial Intelligence in San Francisco on Tuesday; President also speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

SAN JUAN PROVINCE

Body found in search for German tourist who went missing in western Argentina

27-05-2024 15:39 Nineteen-year-old Julia Horn was last seen on May 23 when she was out trekking at Cerro Tres Marías in San Juan; Provincial authorities confirm discovery of body but are awaiting confirmation from autopsy, family.

HOOLIGAN VIOLENCE

Fan violence rears up in Mendoza, forces suspension of match

27-05-2024 12:34 Crowd disturbances force suspension of a top-flight match between Godoy Cruz and San Lorenzo.

MINING & INDUSTRY

Copper frenzy draws mining giants to Argentina after Milei’s reforms

23-05-2024 00:01 Milei government tries to lure global mining heavyweights; President must convince companies that their projects are safe and lay down rules for doing business.

BREAKING NEWS

At least 30 people hospitalised after trains collide in Buenos Aires

10-05-2024 11:28 Emergency services and police on site after two trains collide in Palermo; At least 30 people transported to hospital in wake of crash, but no fatalities reported.

FOOTBALL

Boca’s trip to Bolivia turns into an Odyssey

04-04-2024 00:34 Logistical nightmares for Boca and River, but both return safe from overseas trips with good results from continental competitions.

by Dan Edwards

HUMAN RIGHTS IN COLOMBIA

Buried clothes, bones and DNA help identify Colombia's missing

14-03-2024 12:42 Across Colombia, efforts have intensified to find, exhume, and identify those who have gone missing during the country's six decades of armed conflict.

ARA SAN JUAN CASE

Netflix concerns for relatives of ARA San Juan submarine dead

26-02-2024 17:30 Relatives express concern over new Netflix series investigating 2017 submarine tragedy and complain they haven't been able to view series prior to its public premiere.

POVERTY

More hunger, less money: Soup kitchens count rations

15-02-2024 00:33 At community meal centres across Argentina, a dual crisis is biting: the influx of ever more hungry mouths to feed during an economic crisis, and a decision by President Javier Milei's new government to freeze their aid.

Music

Blink-182, Feid, SZA to headline Lollapalooza Argentina 2024

09-11-2023 01:55 Latin America's biggest music festival announces its 2024 lineup for its 9th edition.

by Andrea Puerto

Art & Culture

Filmmakers protest against Milei at San Sebastián Festival

26-09-2023 12:40 Argentine film directors and actors published a manifesto at the 71st San Sebastián International Film Festival, protesting against the closure of cultural institutions, one of the campaign promises of libertarian front runner Javier Milei.