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KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD

Obama steps out as United States confronts confluence of crises

03-06-2020 23:15 Ex-US president was already beginning to emerge from political hibernation to endorse Joe Biden’s presidential bid – but now the protests sweeping the United States has changed the situation.

Killing of George Floyd

Three more officers charged in George Floyd’s death, world calls for justice

03-06-2020 17:46 Prosecutors charge US police officer accused of asphyxiating George Floyd with second-degree murder, with three others accused of aiding and abetting murder. Meanwhile, protesters in cities all over the world call for justice.

KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD

Trump threatens to mobilise military as violent protests grip United States

01-06-2020 23:10 Autopsy concludes George Floyd – the man whose shocking death has set off nationwide unrest – was suffocated by a police officer, contradicting a preliminary ruling, as tensions soar in the United States.

KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD

As cities simmer in the United States, a leadership test for Trump

01-06-2020 16:34 After a sixth night of at times violent unrest that saw chaotic scenes unfold right outside the White House, US president still has no plans to deliver address to the nation.

KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD

George Floyd: Who was the 'gentle giant' killed in US police custody?

01-06-2020 16:20 The black man who left Houston for fresh beginnings in Minneapolis, only to end up begging for his life before dying under the knee of a white policeman, was a generous soul laid off during the coronavirus crisis, according to his family and friends.

KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD

United States heads into a new week shaken by violence and pandemic

01-06-2020 08:46 Protests triggered by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after he was pinned at the neck by a white Minneapolis police officer sparks anger and demonstrations across the country.

Global pandemic

Trump says United States is 'terminating' relationship with WHO

29-05-2020 18:12 Trump accuses Geneva-based WHO of being a "puppet" of China, and said the funding freeze would become permanent unless it made "substantive improvements."

AS I SEE IT

Getting down to business

23-05-2020 10:19 Something must be badly wrong with a system which offers voters a choice between Trump and Joe Biden. Surely a country inhabited by over 330 million people can do better than that?

by James Neilson

DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN INTERVIEW

Dominique Strauss-Kahn: ‘Argentina has the cards to renegotiate its debt’

23-05-2020 09:45 French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a former managing director of the International Monetary Fund, gives his view on Argentina’s debt restructuring talks, the Fund’s leadership and wealth taxes.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Coronavirus pandemic

Trump reveals he is taking anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine

19-05-2020 00:39 Trump's latest remarks came out of the blue, immediately grabbing headlines on a day when US deaths from Covid-19 topped 90,000 people – almost a third of the total world toll.

Global pandemic

The Argentine priest on the Covid-19 front line in New York

18-05-2020 23:20 Reverend Fabian Arias, from Buenos Aires, is a Lutheran pastor at Saint Peter’s Church in Manhattan. He has has performed funeral services 14 times in the last two months.

Global pandemic

UK PM Johnson's 'go to work' advice sparks wide confusion

11-05-2020 13:09 In a televised address to the nation, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said people in Britain who can’t work from home, such as those in construction or manufacturing jobs, “should be actively encouraged to go to work” this week.

BLOOMBERG

MercadoLibre shares surge as locked-down consumers flock online

06-05-2020 14:39 Stock in Buenos Aires-based company soars as much as 25.3% in the United States, to an all-time high.

Coronavirus Pandemic

Celebrating May Day in the midst of a pandemic

01-05-2020 19:13 Across the globe workers celebrate, strike and demonstrate for International Workers' Day. In Argentina, essential employees are praised by the government while demonstrations take place during a lockdown.

Life during quarantine

Royal Ballet training online to keep fit, explains star Argentine ballerina

17-04-2020 13:00 For classical dancers, keeping fit during confinement is "a great challenge," says Marianela Núñez, the principal dancer of the London Royal Ballet, who is currently in Buenos Aires.

Bloomberg

UK extends coronavirus lockdown by at least three weeks

16-04-2020 19:29 Downing Street will extend the country’s lockdown by at least three more weeks in an effort to stem the spread of coronavirus, while the prime minister is recovering from his own infection with the virus.

Coranavirus pandemic

UK GDP 'could fall 13%' in 2020 as virus death toll climbs

14-04-2020 16:02 Britain's real GDP could fall by a whopping 35% in the second quarter of this year in the case of a three-month coronavirus lockdown, a government-funded watchdog forecasted Tuesday, as the country's death toll passed 12,000.

Global pandemic

Confirmed cases of coronavirus surpass two million worldwide

13-04-2020 23:52 New York's coronavirus death toll topped 10,000 even as the lack of fresh hot spots in the United States or elsewhere in the world yielded a ray of optimism and fuelled discussions Monday about how some places might begin to reopen.

WIKILEAKS FOUNDER

Assange had two children while inside Ecuador's London Embassy

13-04-2020 08:51 Julian Assange's partner revealed Sunday that she had two children with him while he lived inside the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, issues plea for the WikiLeaks founder to be released from prison over health fears.

MIGUEL ÁNGEL PESCE INTERVIEW

Miguel Pesce: ‘In this emergency, the mechanism is printing money’

11-04-2020 10:07 Central Bank chief Miguel Ángel Pesce on the economy, printing money, the coronavirus pandemic and the problems that lie ahead.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Coronavirus pandemic

UK PM Johnson out of intensive care as condition improves

09-04-2020 16:10 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday left intensive care, where he had spent the three previous days for treatment against coronavirus, his Downing Street office said.

Coronavirus pandemic

British PM Boris Johnson taken to intensive care, confirms Downing Street

06-04-2020 16:28 Conservative leader, who admitted he had the Covid-19 coronavirus on March 27, admitted to intensive care after condition worsens. He is believed to be conscious and has been moved as a precautionary step.

Coronavirus pandemic

Deadliest day for Europe coronavirus hotspots, as US death toll surges

31-03-2020 20:21 With more than 40,000 killed by the disease barrelling around the globe, the United States, already home to the largest number of confirmed infections, hit a bleak milestone as its national death toll surpassed China's.

Coronavirus pandemic

Trump extends virus guidelines, braces US for big death toll

30-03-2020 09:21 US president, who has largely avoided talk of potential death and infection rates, cited projection models that said potentially 2.2 million people or more could have died had social distancing measures not been put in place.

Coronavirus pandemic

British Embassy seeking contact with British nationals in Argentina

27-03-2020 19:19 Officials at the Embassy, headed by Ambassador Mark Kent, want to build up an accurate picture of the number of non-resident British nationals in Argentina and the issues they are currently facing.

Coronavirus Pandemic

The G20 video call: In the coronavirus era, even summits are virtual

27-03-2020 14:30 Leaders of the world's most powerful economies will convene virtually to coordinate a response to the fast-spreading new coronavirus. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION

United States indicts Venezuela leader Maduro for 'narco-terrorism'

26-03-2020 16:21 In an extremely rare criminal case brought against a foreign head of state, US Justice Department accuses Venezuelan president of being leader of cocaine-trafficking group and offers US$15 million reward for his capture.

Coronavirus outbreak

How did Covid-19 spread? Viral genetics leave trail of clues

25-03-2020 08:53 A small team of biologists spanning the globe unravels — and tweets out — the virus’ stealthy transmission patterns in near real-time.

Coronavirus pandemic

UN: 85% of new infections, deaths coming from Europe, United States

24-03-2020 08:50 WHO says infections and deaths globally from the new coronavirus are expected to increase “considerably” when global figures are published later Tuesday.

British Embassy in Buenos Aires

Note from the British Embassy to British nationals in Argentina

21-03-2020 10:01 On 19 March, Argentina introduced a nationwide quarantine that will last until midnight on Tuesday, March 31. Here's what British nationals in Argentina need to know.

Coronavirus pandemic

Italian coronavirus death toll overtakes China's as outbreak spreads

19-03-2020 14:32 Italy on Thursday overtook China's coronavirus death toll, with 427 new fatalities taking its total since the first case was registered in February to 3,405.

US Elections

'Bigger than any one of us' – Biden, Sanders tackle pandemic in debate

16-03-2020 14:33 Two Democratic candidates discuss climate change, VP running mates, and how they would handle the coronavirus if they were president in televised debate with no audience.

Coronavirus pandemic

Financial markets in turmoil over fear of virus lockdowns

16-03-2020 10:39 Global stocks fell sharply Monday after central bank moves to shore up economic growth failed to dispel investor's fears over virus controls that are shutting down global business and travel.

Coronavirus pandemic

Latin America cuts Europe travel links over coronavirus fears

13-03-2020 09:33 Nations across the region declare health emergency and tighten restrictions on travel links to Europe, as Latin America its third death in the outbreak.

US Elections

Trump, GOP allies move quickly to attack Biden

12-03-2020 13:41 GOP partisans have started launching attacks toward the Obama's former VP, offering unsubstantiated claims of cognitive decline and corruption.

Coronavirus consequences

Wall Street down more than 5% as stakes rise in coronavirus pandemic

11-03-2020 16:20 As Covid-19 officially became designated as a global pandemic, stocks once again saw a sharp decline, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down another 1,400 points.

LANDMARK #METOO TRIAL

Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years for rape, sexual assault

11-03-2020 12:25 Weinstein, who has been accused of violating scores of women, was convicted last month of raping a woman in New York City in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on another woman at his apartment in 2006.

ANALYSIS: US ELECTION 2020

2020 US primary takeaways: It's Joe Biden's nomination to lose

11-03-2020 12:02 After another weak showing in Tuesday's round of primaries, Bernie Sanders' path to the democratic nomination appears all the more improbable.

BRAZIL LEADER IN WASHINGTON

Venezuela, trade leads agenda at Trump-Bolsonaro meeting

09-03-2020 12:04 President Trump declined to commit to whether tariffs on steel imports would be on the agenda in his upcoming meeting with Bolsonaro.

Evo in Argentina

Bolivia send UNHCR note on activity of Evo Morales to Argentina

08-03-2020 08:00 Bolivia will send a note from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees discussing refugees acting against their country of origin to Argentina, in regards to the actions of ex-president Evo Morales.

US election 2020

Mainstream Democrats express relief at Biden presidential upsurge

04-03-2020 15:57 After a strong showing in South Carolina, especially among black voters, Joe Biden kept the momentum going through Super Tuesday.

FOOTBALL: MLS

Pity Martínez off to brilliant start in second year with Atlanta Utd

26-02-2020 22:04 After a disappointing debut season with Atlanta United, Martinez is now showing off the tantalising skills that made him the South American player of the year and could take him to stardom in Major League Soccer.

US Elections

Democratic rivals rush to slow front-runner Bernie Sanders

25-02-2020 14:20 Self-described democratic socialist is coming off a landslide victory in Nevada and an upward trend in the polls, ahead of US election

HUMAN RIGHTS

'Tex' Harris, US diplomat who detailed dictatorship's crimes, dies at 81

25-02-2020 13:04 US diplomat, who was sent to Buenos Aires in 1977, famously opened the US Embassy's doors to relatives of those disappeared by the dictatorship and created a detailed catalogue of the 1976-1983 military regime's human rights abuses.

DEBT TALKS

Guzmán flies to United States after meeting US Treasury chief

24-02-2020 15:48 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán held a "productive" meeting with US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on the sidelines of the G20 summit of finance ministers in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

Geopolitical Chess

Ending Putin's support of Venezuela no easy feat for Washington

19-02-2020 13:54 For months, US officials have been warning foreign companies that they could face retaliation if they continue to do business with Maduro. Those admonishments have been aimed primarily at Russia and its oil trade with Venezuela.

Child Abuse

Boy Scouts of America's future uncertain after bankruptcy filing

18-02-2020 11:51 A new barrage of sex-abuse lawsuits have forced the 110-year-old institution to reassess its future.

Bloomberg

Top Trump official eyed for Inter-American Development Bank

17-02-2020 08:08 Mauricio Claver-Carone, the senior director of the NSC for Western Hemisphere Affairs, is being considered for the executive vice-president’s job at the IDB, according to reports.

ENGLISH FOOTBALL

Are Leeds United's Premier League dreams falling apart again?

12-02-2020 17:39 Fans can be forgiven for feeling a horrible sense of déjà vu, as another season that promised so much under Marcelo Bielsa looks like it might come off the rails.

FOSSIL FUEL

Air pollution global cost estimated at US$2.9 trillion a year

12-02-2020 12:25 Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) and Greenpeace Southeast Asia’s report shows that air pollution caused by fossil fuels cost US$8 billion a day, or roughly 3.3% of the entire world's economic output.