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Can democracy keep working?

21-02-2026 00:47 In much of the West, the pendulum is swinging towards the “right” because for years the ruling elites have spoken like leftists in the belief that it would allow them to assume a posture of unassailable moral superiority.

by James Neilson

Labour's love lost

21-02-2026 00:24 Analysis of the Labour Modernisation bill’s 200-plus articles was largely reduced to the “error” of halving sick leave pay – entirely typical of a modern compulsion to simplify complex issues for mass consumption.

Three injured in letter bomb blast at school in Buenos Aires, say police

20-02-2026 16:19 Three people were injured Friday after a mail bomb exploded at the Superior Gendarmerie School in Buenos Aires.

Lower House passes Milei’s flagship labour reform

20-02-2026 10:30 Despite last-minute changes, Javier Milei's labour reform still stands to be one of the biggest overhauls to Argentina’s economy in decades.

Clashes between police and protesters near Congress

19-02-2026 20:18 Incidents around Congress; police disperse demonstrators with water cannon. Demonstrators from the CGT, both CTA labour groupings and leftist sectors..

New juvenile penal regime clears Senate committee

19-02-2026 20:02 Proposal would raise the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14 and reform a dictatorship-era law to create a special new regime for minors.

YPF chief readies war chest for shale push as Milei bolsters oil

19-02-2026 16:59 YPF SA is setting aside funds to keep spending in the fast-growing Vaca Muerta basin, says Horacio Marín.

Striking workers slow down Buenos Aires with labour reform protest

19-02-2026 16:52 Thursday's general strike against Milei administration’s labour reform promoted by Argentine had "significant" support and around 90% compliance, say union leaders; Debate on the bill continues in Congress.

Milei government warns journalists about ‘risk’ of covering protests

18-02-2026 23:05 Security Ministry issues warning that “with the aim of reducing situations of risk, [the press] is recommended to avoid positioning themselves between possible hotspots of violence and the security forces."

Argentine youngster in eye of racism storm after Vinicius accusation

18-02-2026 18:54 Benfica’s 20-year-old winger Gianluca Prestianni, a youth star who has already made his national team debut for Argentina, faces a UEFA investigation after Brazilian star Vinícius Júnior alleged he was racially abused during a heated Champions League clash in Lisbon.

Milei travels to US for Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ meeting

18-02-2026 17:47 President will attend the first edition of new Trump-led council that aims to resolve conflict in the Middle East.

Nearly 22,000 companies lost under Milei, construction hit hardest

18-02-2026 14:57 Official data show a net loss of 21,938 employers since November 2023, alongside a fall of almost 291,000 registered jobs; Construction bore the brunt amid public works freeze, while a third of recent closures involved firms less than three years old.

Opposition challenges English training contract linked to top official's wife

17-02-2026 15:32 Criticism over Foreign Ministry's English-language training contract; Government insists integrity controls were activated and denies any irregularity; Complaint alleges failure to publish conflict-of-interest declaration.

Textile sector reels as import surge hits job

17-02-2026 12:50 Argentina’s textile sector is in crisis – falling sales, rising domestic production costs, and concerns about competition from imports have left the industry on its knees. Since 2023, the sector has laid off more than 18,000 people and is currently operating at one-third of its installed capacity, according to new data.

Prisons are overcrowded, deteriorating and deadlier, says report

15-02-2026 06:06 PROCUVIN prosecutor’s office for institutional violence issues stark warning over increase of prison population and the deterioration of conditions for detainees.

‘$LIBRA’: How the crypto-fraud case is progressing, one year on

14-02-2026 16:38 Last February 14, Javier Milei launched the ‘$LIBRA’ cryptocurrency via his X account. Within just four hours, the token collapsed, generating multimillion-dollar losses for more than 44,000 investors. How have Argentina’s courts investigated the scandal?

by Barbara Komarovsky

Molotov cocktails and circumstantial majorities

14-02-2026 06:12 The arts of politics the President despises once again gives his government political momentum, as it did during its first year. Once again, they have a chance to keep the ball rolling, but the secret is to keep the president’s mouth (relatively) shut in order not to pick a fight with its allies.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Behind the times

14-02-2026 06:01 This labour reform bill is a starting-point towards less labour litigation and a more flexible job market but it is also running behind times which are moving much faster.

Leila Guerriero’s tragic chronicle of 1990s Patagonia suicides republished

13-02-2026 19:03 Anagrama republishes Guerriero’s contemporary classic; Two decades on, 'Los suicidas del fin del mundo' returns in a new edition that renews its stark portrait of despair of an oil town undone by economic upheaval.

Government charges protesters with 'terrorism' after labour reform demo violence

13-02-2026 16:51 Milei government says it has filed “terrorism charges” against 17 people in the wake of Wednesday’s violent clashes between police and protesters; Among those named: Matías Enzo Roldán (age 27), Federico Alberto Mazzagalli (42), Patricio Hernán Castellán (33) and Denis Alejandro Figueredo (20).

Lower house backs bill to lower age of criminal responsibility

12-02-2026 21:28 Deputies approve lowering the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 14 with 149 votes in favour, 100 against; Bill supported by La Libertad Avanza, UCR, PRO, Provincias Unidas and other deputies.

Clashes between police and protesters mar labour reform protest

12-02-2026 19:15 More than 50 people were arrested, of whom 23 were detained by Federal Police officers and 16 by the City Police.

Trump to host Latin American leaders, including Milei, in Miami on March 7

12-02-2026 14:57 Trump to host the leaders of Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, El Salvador, Ecuador, Honduras and other Latin American nations in Miami for a March 7 summit.

Senators pass Milei’s labour reform in key first step

12-02-2026 11:51 Reform aims to lower employers’ costs, encourage hiring, ease severance obligations and redefine collective bargaining agreements. It also reduces domestic taxes on cars, mobile phones and rental properties.

Protesters, police clash at protest over Milei's labour reform

11-02-2026 23:00 Protesters angry over proposed labour reform clash with police outside Congress, as lawmakers debate plans to facilitate work contract flexibility and make it easier and cheaper to fire staff.

Milei government steps up rhetoric against illegal immigrants

11-02-2026 22:38 Echoing the rhetoric of the Trump administration, Argentina’s Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva announces tougher immigration controls nationwide, warning that anybody committing crimes or trying to enter/stay illegally will be expelled.

Milei’s ‘mattress dollars’ quest continues with Fiscal Innocence Law

11-02-2026 15:00 New tax scheme aims to facilitate incorporation of undeclared savings into formal circuits, among them the so-called “mattress dollars,” without subjecting taxpayers to controls on the evolution of their assets.

Inflation up for fifth month running amid controversy over methodology

11-02-2026 09:18 January inflation came in at 2.9%, rising for the fifth consecutive month.

Inflation sped up for fifth straight month in January

10-02-2026 16:38 Consumer prices rose 2.9% last month compared to December; From a year ago, the inflation rate rose to 32.4 percent, according to INDEC data.

‘A new normal’: Patagonia wildfires intensifying, expert warns

10-02-2026 12:02 CONICET researcher Thomas Kitzberger says Patagonia has entered a “new normal” of larger and more destructive fires driven by heatwaves and declining rainfall. He warns that wildfire risk could multiply several times over by the end of the century, permanently altering the landscape.

Latam-GPT: a Latin American AI to combat US-centric bias

10-02-2026 07:39 Chile set to launch Latam-GPT, an open-source artificial intelligence model designed to combat biases built by the primarily US-centric industry.

Former ANDIS chief Diego Spagnuolo to stand trial on corruption charges

09-02-2026 23:12 Federal Judge Sebastián Casanello says former ANDIS agency chief Diego Spagnuolo will stand trial on charges of fraud, illegal association and graft; Three others also sent to trial.

City inflation accelerated to 3.1% in January, highest increase in 10 months

09-02-2026 13:05 Bad omen for Milei and national inflation rate due later this week; City's consumer price index has accelerated month by month since August 2025.

Trump boosts Argentina beef imports to US in affordability push

07-02-2026 09:36 Trump directive finalises the terms of a deal the US and Argentina signed Thursday scrapping hundreds of tariffs and trade barriers on each other’s goods

The great Epstein saga leading nowhere very fast

07-02-2026 06:00 For well over a week, the doings of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, who took his own life in a New York prison over six years ago, have dominated the news.

by James Neilson

Lies, damned lies and statistics

07-02-2026 00:04 The blow to confidence from this institutionally messy political interference in the formation of statistics (even if child’s play compared to the Kirchnerite fudging of the figures) remains to be seen.

by Michael Soltys

'Epstein files' fallout triggers apologies, resignations, probes, questions

06-02-2026 13:26 Release by US authorities of a new cache of files on late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has caused international fallout involving high profile figures.

Venezuela amnesty bill excludes gross rights abuses under Chávez, Maduro

06-02-2026 11:26 Venezuela's National Assembly starts weighing amnesty law; Bill is an initiative by interim president Delcy Rodríguez, who stepped into the shoes of Nicolas Maduro after he was deposed in US military operation one month ago.

Milei inks trade, investment deal with United States

05-02-2026 20:18 Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno announces agreement with Washington; US will eliminate tariffs on more than 1,600 products and grant “unprecedented” access for Argentine beef, says government.

Argentina signs US trade deal that cuts hundreds of tariffs

05-02-2026 17:54 US agrees to eliminate over 1,600 reciprocal tariffs on Argentine goods while Milei’s government will terminate more than 220 levies on US products.