Bahamas AG leads Global South's push for UN tax cooperation deal
by James Grainger Consumer prices rose 3.5% in September; Annual inflation now at 209%, with hikes of 101.6% so far this year.
by Marcelo J. García If two highly sensitive issues like pensions and universities fail to gather the two-thirds majority needed to overturn vetoes, President Milei can rest assured that his executive powers will remain intact for another year.
Lawyers for a woman who accused two French international rugby players for rape in Mendoza has denied claims she suffers from a rare blood syndrome that can cause haematomas or bleeding.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signs into law a bill that makes femicide a separate criminal offence with potential sentence of up to 40 years behind bars.
International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund reduces borrowing costs for some of the world’s most indebted nations, slashing so-called 'surcharges' in a move that will benefit Argentina, among other nations.
WORLD CUP QUALIFYING
Venezuela held Argentina to a 1-1 draw at home on Thursday in the ninth round of South America's World Cup 2026 qualifiers.
International football
The most remarkable thing by far about Argentina's otherwise wholly unremarkable stalemate against Venezuela is that the game went ahead in the first place.
Eight-month City Hall-led project to install staircase and elevator to help locals and tourists get to the top of Buenos Aires’ most famous landmark gets underway.
President Javier Milei will stage event on Saturday celebrating name of former Post Office building, months after the announcement made by presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni.
Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni says as many as 40,000 fixed-term state employees will face a suitability test before their contracts will be renewed.
President says imposing a schedule for the removal of the “cepo” would be to act as a “central planner,” which goes against his ideology.
Responding to Prime Minister’s Questions in House of Commons, Labour leader insisted that territory known in UK as the Falkland Islands “is British and will remain British,” declaring the matter to be “personal.”
Daniel Tillard, the new head of Argentina’s largest bank, wants state-run Banco de la Nación to re-enter international capital markets for the first time in three decades.
Javier Milei’s government manages to shield his veto of the University Funding Law; Opposition fails to obtain the two-thirds needed to overthrow the President’s decision.
Latest report forecasts 3.5% contraction for Argentina's economy, but says GDP will soar by 5% in 2025.
"I am ready to accept the challenge of debating in unity,” declares former president as she hints at return to political frontline; Remarks come as clamour for ex-veep’s return grows.
columnists
‘Totalitarian potential’ – Yuval Noah Harari warns of the risks of Artificial Intelligence
by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti
Will Cristina Fernández de Kirchner attempt a comeback?
by Marcelo J. García
Poverty lies under the mattress
by Michael Soltys
Laughing and crying at the same time
by Agustino Fontevecchia
Reducing the issue
A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
by Claudio Gómez At a low-income barrio in Barracas, a group gathered to remember football history last weekend: the eponymous ‘Gol olímpico’ (a goal scored direct from a corner) by Cesáreo Onzari in a match between Argentina and Uruguay a century ago.
editorials
Bolivia's once powerful natural gas industry is now on the verge of collapse as a result of a lack of investment and maintenance. The fall of the state-supported industry has sent shockwaves through Bolivia's economy.
MercadoLibre says it’s seeing signs of a consumption rebound in Argentina after a difficult start to the year.
Argentina's lower house Chamber of Deputies will on Wednesday decide if President Javier Milei's veto of a law allowing greater funding to state universities will be upheld.
Vista Energy reports death of Miguel Fernández, 40, following an accident at Bajada del Palo Oeste field at Vaca Muerta formation; Unionised workers stage protest as they demand “no for more deaths” and call for more investment in safety.
US authorities have not authorised flights due to the hurricane, perhaps complicating Argentina's preparations for their clash with Venezuela on Thursday.
Two alleged executives were actually paid actors.
Day-long transport strike set for October 30; Will affect trains, planes, ships and possibly buses too.
'Diego Vive' exhibition sets up shop in the Spanish city where Maradona spent two unhappy, injury-marred, seasons in the early 1980s.
President Javier Milei’s chainsaw hits Bonaparte Hospital in Parque Patricios; Workers stage vigil against alleged “closure” of hospital as Health Ministry states “restructuring process” has begun.
Several tributaries of the Amazon River, one of the longest and most abundant in the world, are in a "critical situation of water scarcity" due to the historic drought affecting Brazil. One of the many water issues plaguing the world right now.
Economy Minister Luis Caputo told investors recently that the government expects to sell bonds abroad again by January 2026. For asset managers, however, that's a long shot.
Seven out of every 10 households were earning less than a million pesos a month in June, according to INDEC data.
Israel ramps its ground offensive against Hezbollah along Lebanon's southern coast.
US President Joe Biden will meet the leaders of Germany, France and the United Kingdom in Berlin on Saturday to discuss the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Hurricane Milton is set to approach the Florida peninsula as a catastrophic Category 4 storm, bearing down on a region still struggling to recover from Helene’s devastation.
