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FIFA confirms replay for abandoned Brazil-Argentina World Cup qualifier

09-05-2022 13:01 FIFA confirms abandoned 2022 World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina will be replayed, after rejecting appeals from both national federations.

Eight suspected cases of severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children in Argentina

06-05-2022 16:01 The Ministry of Health reported Friday that these are isolated and unconnected cases. It also confirmed that "this is not an outbreak" since similar cases are reported every year.

FIFA: 23.5 million tickets sought in latest World Cup sale

29-04-2022 13:54 Football's world governing body reveals extraordinary demand for tickets for Qatar 2022 World Cup, with Argentina's three group stage matches among the most sought after.

Macron gets second chance to show France his vision can work

25-04-2022 08:53 French presidents wins another crack at convincing the public that his pro-business, pro-European vision can work for them.

Argentina crowned champions in first Women’s Polo World Cup

18-04-2022 12:24 Argentina secures Women's Polo World Cup title title with a convincing win over the United States at the Campo Argentino de Polo in Buenos Aires.

Rodríguez Larreta calls for EU-Mercosur agreement to be ratified

13-04-2022 15:00 Buenos Aires City mayor met with members of European parliaments, discussing bilateral relations, human rights and climate change.

Pieces are falling into place for in-form Argentina ahead of Qatar 2022

01-04-2022 16:39 The Albiceleste is united, playing spectacular football at times and by all accounts having a great time doing it, and that is the sentiment that must be transmitted from here until the World Cup itself.

by Dan Edwards

Scaloni has 'no complaints' over World Cup draw

01-04-2022 16:37 Argentina coach admits World Cup draw could have been a lot worse after being paired with Mexico, Poland and Saudi Arabia.

Putin must be running short of cannon fodder

25-03-2022 11:08 Is Russia so different from the US and Western European countries that she will be able to shrug off the deaths of well over 10,000 soldiers after just one month’s fighting in Ukraine without their relatives demanding an honest explanation?

by James Neilson

With Ukraine, Vatican balances diplomacy and inter-faith ties

21-03-2022 08:35 The Vatican has long played global mediator but has struggled to make its mark in the Ukraine conflict.

Cheika named as new Argentina coach ahead of World Cup

13-03-2022 17:03 Australian coach Michael Cheika confirmed as new boss of the Pumas, Argentina's national rugby union team.

Brazil exits recession, but faces tough year ahead

06-03-2022 09:02 Brazil exited recession in the fourth quarter, but weak growth and high inflation still dog Latin America's biggest economy.

Covid-19 in the Americas: Cases fall in several countries, but deaths rise

10-02-2022 13:00 Covid-19 infections are beginning to decline in several countries in the Americas, but deaths have increased, the Pan American Health Organisation said Wednesday.

US consumer prices rose 7.5% annually to January – largest since 1982

10-02-2022 11:56 Consumer prices in the United States rose at an annual rate not seen since February 1982, with a 7.5% increase over the 12 months to January.

Xi’s Olympic guest list is mostly leaders of non-democracies

03-02-2022 12:23 Chinese President Xi Jinping will host 21 world leaders at the Winter Olympics, and a majority of them preside over non-democratic regimes.

Guzmán’s wet dream

28-01-2022 22:14 It isn’t entirely clear whether this is a good or a bad agreement for Argentina, but there should be no doubts that the beleaguered nation needed to reach some sort of deal with the IMF ahead of an impossible debt calendar.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Argentina drops 18 places in NGO’s 2021 global corruption ranking

26-01-2022 17:29 VIP vaccine scandal and the stabs at judicial reform among the causes cited for Argentina’s drop in the annual Transparency International (TI) index, which declares fight against graft has “stagnated” over past decade.

Russia, Ukraine hold talks as United States warns of invasion

26-01-2022 14:07 Top officials from Ukraine and Russia met in Paris on Wednesday for talks to defuse tensions on their border, as the United States warns Moscow is preparing military action.

Argentina rest Lionel Messi for World Cup qualifiers

19-01-2022 16:56 With qualification assured, Paris Saint-Germain's Covid-free star Lionel Messi was on Wednesday left out of Argentina's squad for World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Colombia.

Brazil registers new record 137,000 daily Covid cases

19-01-2022 10:50 Brazil registered a new record number of daily Covid-19 cases of more than 137,000, according to figures supplied by the nation's Health Ministry on Tuesday.