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RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Argentina coach Cheika backs veterans for Chile 'derby'

28-09-2023 15:15 Argentina head coach Michael Cheika says his much-changed team to face Chile in the Rugby World Cup this weekend can prove him a point.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Pumas ready for 'battle of South America' after Samoa win

23-09-2023 09:08 Emiliano Boffelli scored 16 points as Argentina put their World Cup campaign back on track with a disciplined and composed 19-10 victory over erratic Samoa.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Veteran Moroni in as Argentina's Cheika makes three changes

21-09-2023 00:13 Veteran Matías Moroni recalled in one of three changes made to the Argentina team ahead of Samoa clash in the Rugby World Cup this weekend.

Foreign Policy & Diplomacy

Biden and Lula to launch workers' rights pact in meeting Wednesday

20-09-2023 07:00 The two presidents are taking further steps to tighten relations based on their mutual support for worker's rights and organized labor

UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

President Fernández uses final UNGA address to reiterate IMF, Malvinas demands

19-09-2023 20:44 President Alberto Fernández demands United States end "inadmissible" economic blockade of Cuba and sanctions applied to Venezuela in final address to United Nations General Assembly as head of state.

HUMAN RIGHTS

UNESCO strives to ensure memory remains part of global heritage

19-09-2023 13:11 While UNESCO has universalist aspirations, memorials are ripe for appropriation for political causes – especially where they touch on bloody events of the past.

DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY

Lula has a date with Zelenskyy in NYC despite past acrimony

19-09-2023 07:49 Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet on the sidelines of this week's UN General Assembly gathering in New York.

DOMESTIC RUGBY

Rugby in Argentina: an 'elite' sport changing at a slow pace

15-09-2023 06:00 Still overshadowed by football, rugby is growing in popularity in Argentina and starting to leave behind its domestic image of an 'upper class' sport, thanks in large part to the success of the Pumas.

Foreign Policy & Diplomacy

China and Venezuela to strengthen ties after Xi-Maduro meeting

14-09-2023 13:46 Xi Jinping announced Wednesday an "upgrading of China-Venezuela relations" to the highest level after a meeting with his counterpart Nicolás Maduro.

WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

Do-or-die mentality ensures La Scaloneta retains necessary intensity

14-09-2023 11:32 Argentina approach every match as if the fate of the world hung on its outcome, and that furious mentality – and no little class – saw them through a potentially tricky start to their World Cup title defence.

by Dan Edwards

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Pumas' claws will be sharper for Samoa challenge, says Agustín Creevy

14-09-2023 10:09 The Pumas have the weekend off at the Rugby World Cup but will be keenly watching their next opponents Samoa enter the fray when they face Chile in Bordeaux on Saturday.

feature: european politics

Far-right parties are gaining traction across Europe

12-09-2023 17:41 Former fringe parties now place among the top three most-popular political groups in almost half of the 27-member EU.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

It all went wrong, Cheika says after Pumas loss to England

10-09-2023 16:38 "Pretty much everything that could go wrong did go wrong. I think we let the play get too stop and start," said Argentina coach Michael Cheika after Pumas slumped to 27-10 defeat against England.

GUEST COLUMN

Human-centric globalisation: Taking G20 to the last mile, leaving none behind

08-09-2023 11:37 As One Earth, we are coming together to nurture our planet. As One Family, we support each other in the pursuit of growth. And we move together towards a shared future - One Future - which is an undeniable truth in these interconnected times.

by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

Who else? Messi free kick gives Argentina 1-0 win over Ecuador

07-09-2023 23:13 Lionel Messi's stepped up to save the day once again for Argentina on Thursday night, his marvellous free-kick securing a narrow 1-0 win over Ecuador.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Cheika plumps for experience in Pumas side to play England

07-09-2023 11:53 Argentina coach Michael Cheika named an experienced side to play their World Cup Pool D opener against England in Marseille on Saturday.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

‘It's going to be a battle’ – Los Pumas preview England clash

06-09-2023 10:13 Argentina's rugby team will make their World Cup debut on Saturday against England in Marseille, a match Los Pumas confess will be "a battle."

G20 leaders summit

G20 summit: Who is coming to India, and who is not

06-09-2023 09:52 Leaders from the world's top economies arrive in India on Friday for a two-day G20 summit overshadowed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, worries over the global economy and climate change. Xi and Putin won't be there, but it looks like President Alberto Fernández will.

WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

Messi back as 2026 World Cup qualifiers kick off

06-09-2023 09:47 Lionel Messi returns to international duty with Argentina this week as South America's long qualifying road to the 2026 World Cup kicks off on Thursday.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Pumas aim to repeat feats of 2007 and 2015 in France

05-09-2023 15:41 Argentina's national rugby team, Los Pumas, are aiming high: reaching the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup in France 2023, as they did at the 2007 and 2015 tournaments.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Coach Michael Cheika ready to lead Los Pumas to World Cup glory

05-09-2023 15:21 Argentina is quietly preparing for the France 2023 Rugby World Cup without making waves and without being considered favourites. That's just the way Michael Cheika likes it.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Argentina, England favourites to qualify from World Cup group

05-09-2023 15:06 Which team can challenge Argentina and England in Pool D? Even Samoa look unlikely to snatch one of the top two positions from the group.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Agustín Pichot: Argentina ‘have a balanced team’ for World Cup

04-09-2023 17:15 Agustín Pichot, Argentina's legendary ex-scrum-half, World Rugby board member and a seasoned observer of world rugby, discusses Los Pumas' chances in France and how the game is changing.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Contepomi: ‘We have to write our own history: Los Pumas 2023’

04-09-2023 16:22 Former fly-half/centre Felipe Contepomi, now assistant coach of the Pumas, says Argentina must write a new history at the Rugby World Cup in France.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

China says premier will lead its G20 delegation, not president Xi

04-09-2023 09:23 Premier Li Qiang will lead China's delegation to the G20 summit in India this weekend, Beijing said Monday, all but confirming President Xi Jinping will snub the meeting of the world's biggest economies.

Tango World Championship

Argentine-Brazilian duo wins Tango World Cup in Buenos Aires

03-09-2023 09:45 Cloudy weather, rainfall fails to dampen performances at 2023 Tango World Championship; Winners crowned: Bruna Estellita-Julián Sánchez for Stage section, Suyay Quiroga-Jhonny Carvajal in Pista category.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Pumas set up camp in France and savour World Cup pressure

01-09-2023 17:56 Argentina's Pumas arrived at their base on the Brittany coast on Friday ahead of the kick-off of the Rugby World Cup 2023.

TANGO

Celebrating its 20th year, Tango World Championship begins in Buenos Aires

30-08-2023 15:29 Buenos Aires City serves as a venue for a new edition of the traditional Tango BA Festival and World Championship, one of the most popular cultural events in the country. This year, as the event celebrates its 20th year, 590 couples from different nations will take part.

by Claudio Corsalini

Lithium demand

Lithium players race for breakthrough to meet electric car demand

30-08-2023 11:50 Dozens of firms aim to prove sceptics wrong as they push ahead with new lithium extraction methods.

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Eduardo Porter: Latin America is waxing nostalgic for dictators

29-08-2023 10:09 Fifty years after Augusto Pinochet infamously squashed democracy in Chile, the false promise of authoritarian rule once again tempts the region’s citizens.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Washington’s top Middle Eastern allies move closer to China

27-08-2023 09:45 Some of Washington's top Middle Eastern allies are moving closer into the orbit of China and Russia, further complicating geopolitics upended by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Guyana & Slavery

Family of former British PM apologises for Guyana slave-owning past

27-08-2023 08:45 Descendants of former British prime minister William Gladstone apologise for family's slaveholding past in Guyana and urges United Kingdom to discuss reparations in the Caribbean.

Rugby union

Nine-try Argentina rout Spain in World Cup warm-up

27-08-2023 08:36 Pumas score nine tries in a 62-3 rout of Spain in a Rugby World Cup warm-up match.

UNITED STATES

Trump returns to Twitter, now X, with police mugshot post

25-08-2023 10:20 Trump posts on Twitter, now X, for first time since 2021, sharing his police mugshot after being arrested at a Georgia jail on racketeering and conspiracy charges.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

BRICS membership in doubt as opposition rejects move

24-08-2023 18:13 Presidential candidates Javier Milei and Patricia Bullrich indicate they would withdraw the approved application for BRICS membership, casting serious doubt over likelihood of nation joining group of emerging economies.

DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY

BRICS: meet the six new members

24-08-2023 17:03 The BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – have agreed to make Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates full members from January 1, 2024.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

President confirms Argentina's 'historic' admission to BRICS

24-08-2023 11:15 Argentina to join bloc of emerging economies led by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, confirms Fernández. BRICS leaders also approve accession of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates and Iran.

NEW FUNDING

Massa announces US$1.3 billion in funding from IDB, World Bank

22-08-2023 21:52 World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank to loan Argentina around US$1.3 billion, announces Economy Minister Sergio Massa from Washington.

GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY

Join the club: BRICS faces rift over push for new members

22-08-2023 12:56 BRICS leaders meeting in South Africa this week will consider expanding the five-nation bloc.

GEOPOLITICS

BRICS summit of emerging economies to begin in South Africa

22-08-2023 10:01 Officials from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa meet for three days in Johannesburg at BRICS summit.

INTERNATIONAL RUGBY

Cordero, Delguy left out of Argentina's Rugby World Cup squad

07-08-2023 20:24 Argentina coach Michael Cheika on Monday announced his squad for the Rugby World Cup in France, cutting experienced wingers Santiago Cordero and Bautista Delguy.

As I see it

Hard times coming for the common man

28-07-2023 19:18 If the people warning us about the dangers posed by the sudden arrival of Artificial Intelligence are right, the situation is about to get much worse.

by James Neilson

FIFA's Women World Cup

Argentina lose 1-0 to Italy in the Women's World Cup opener

24-07-2023 17:42 Cristiana Girelli scored the only goal of the match to give the Italian team the win. Albiceleste play the second match next Thursday against South Africa.

WOMEN'S World Cup

Women’s World Cup: Schedule, Argentina’s debut and all you need to know

20-07-2023 15:06 The ninth edition of the World Cup, the first to be played in two countries with 32 teams, is starting. All the info.

FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP

'Girls with balls' still sidelined in Argentine football

17-07-2023 17:34 In Argentina, a country obsessed with football and the proud holder of three World Cup titles, women have yet to be fully welcomed into the beautiful game.

Messi does Miami

Messi set for busy, hype-packed first week in Miami

13-07-2023 08:54 Lionel Messi's hopes of enjoying a quieter life in Florida for the final years of his career may prove to be wishful thinking

Human rights

Argentina backs UN rights council condemnation of Quran burnings

12-07-2023 09:38 The UN Human Rights Council voted Wednesday to condemn recent burning incidents of Muslim holy book, but many countries declined to back the resolution, fearing it encroached on free speech. Argentina, China, Cuba, India, South Africa, Ukraine and Vietnam support call.

MESSI ON THE MOVE

Messi lands in Florida ahead of Inter Miami move

11-07-2023 17:59 Argentine star Lionel Messi landed in Florida on Tuesday ahead of putting the final touches on his move to US Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.

WOMEN'S FOOTBALL

Argentina unveils Women’s World Cup squad, aims for second round

08-07-2023 16:37 Albiceleste eyeing a first win and qualification for the knockout stage at the upcoming FIFA’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.