News of argentina

Ten dead, hundreds evacuated in Bahía Blanca floods

Today 09:11 Ten people left dead and hundreds evacuated in the port city of Bahía Blanca after torrential rainstorms flooded homes and hospitals, destroying roads and forced authorities to cut the power.

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

Distaff dismantled

Today 06:00 Female suffrage arrived in Argentina in 1947 with Law 13,010, more commonly known as the “Ley Evita” after Eva Perón who announced it in person, with women voting for the first time in the 1951 elections.

by Michael Soltys

the week in review

Stories that caught our eye: March 1 to March 7

Yesterday 10:42 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

POLITICS & COURTS

Supreme Court justices rule against nominee Ariel Lijo

Yesterday 10:33 Supreme Court blocks Lijo’s request to take leave from his post as federal judge; García-Mansilla blocks request, Lorenzetti dissents.

MEDIA & JOURNALISM

A 'mute' button for pesky reporters? Milei mulls new media rules

Yesterday 10:10 Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni says government is considering installing a "mute" button for press conferences and letting members of the public vote on who should gain access.

NEW IMF PROGRAMME

‘Devaluation not the solution,’ says Caputo on IMF deal

06-03-2025 22:27 End of April target set; Deal could include US$20 billion in funds, says Wall Street bank.

HEALTH & ECONOMY

Milei government eliminates Argentina's national cancer institute

06-03-2025 21:15 In a statement, Argentina's Health Ministry announced the closure of the Instituto Nacional del Cáncer because of a "duplicity of tasks" and to have "greater control of actions."

TRADE WARS

Trump changes tack on some tariffs, but steel, aluminium remain

06-03-2025 18:20 Mexico and Canada given grace period, but levies on imported metals and agricultural products look set to hit Argentina hard.

LIBERTARIAN CHAINSAWS

Musk and Milei’s chainsaw maker is crafting another for Trump

06-03-2025 15:54 Mechanic Mariano ‘Tute’ Di Tella is delighted that the custom chainsaw he made for President Javier MIlei and Elon Musk caught the attention. Now, he's preparing a chainsaw for Donald Trump.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Adorni says Argentina aiming for new IMF loan deal by end April

05-03-2025 23:43 New deal with IMF "should be completed in the first four months of the year," Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni tells reporters.

POWER OUTAGE

Massive blackout in Buenos Aires amid sweltering heatwave

05-03-2025 17:55 More than 600,000 people were left without electricity Wednesday as massive power outage hits Buenos Aires and its southern suburbs – even the Casa Rosada was affected.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Argentines begin Lent with prayers for Pope’s health

05-03-2025 17:18 In the neighbourhood where Jorge Bergoglio grew up, Catholic faithful are praying for the Pope's recovery.

public health crisis

Doctors resign from Health Ministry scheme over ‘dismantling’ of programmes

05-03-2025 16:59 Healthcare professionals working on Health Ministry programmes to tackle HIV, leprosy and tuberculosis resign en masse, stating: "We will not be part of a Ministry where essential programmes are unable to meet the basic obligations set by law."

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

All the currency, capital controls Milei needs to end this year

05-03-2025 12:00 Javier Milei has taken several steps to ease restrictions during his first year in office, but he entered 2025 with few indications that there will be a quick unwinding of the rules.

ROYALTIES ROW

Milei government deregulates collection of author’s royalties

05-03-2025 10:46 President Javier Milei government orders deregulation of the collection of authorship royalties in Argentina, whose processing was previously obliged to pass through a society for artists but can now be transmitted without intermediation.

EMOTIONAL FAMILY RETRIEVAL

Daughters scale Argentine peak, retrieve dead mountaineer dad's photos

04-03-2025 16:34 Sisters recover backpack of mountain-conquering father Guillermo Vieiro, who died in 1985 while descending Argentina's Tupungato volcanic peak, one of the highest peaks in the Americas.

BILATERAL TRADE

Trump says he is open to a trade deal with Argentina

04-03-2025 15:39 US President Donald Trump responds positively to question speculating over likelihood of US-Argentina free-trade deal.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Milei to visit Spain, make second trip to Israel

04-03-2025 14:49 President Javier Milei will travel to Tel Aviv on March 23, according to the government; La Libertad Avanza leader hopes to meet PM Netanyahu and ink memorandum on security and defence collaboration.

by James Grainger

'CRYPTOGATE' SCANDAL

Milei denies role in 'cryptogate' after 'pay for access' reports

03-03-2025 09:36 The La Libertad Avanza leader said he posted about the cryptocurrency in "good faith" and denies wrongdoing.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

President to seek Congress support for IMF deal ‘in coming days’

03-03-2025 09:03 Milei’s request to Congress is a key step because IMF agreements are required by law to be approved by legislative branch to be enacted.

CLASH AT CONGRESS BUILDING

Top comms advisor Santiago Caputo aggressively confronts lawmaker

02-03-2025 15:34 President Javier Milei's top adviser Santiago Caputo accused of threatening and aggressively confronting UCR deputy Facundo Manes, who denounces "a government methodology designed to intimidate" and divert lawmakers from their institutional duties.

MERCOSUR TENSIONS

Milei: Mercosur bloc ‘has only enriched Brazilian industrialists’

02-03-2025 11:28 Argentina’s President Javier Milei declares in speech to Congress that Mercosur trade bloc has “only enriched Brazilian industrialists,” warning he will take his nation out of trade bloc if it prevents free-trade deal with United States.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei promises more cuts, says 'chainsaw' symbolises ‘change of era’

02-03-2025 11:19 “We are the best government in Argentina’s history,” declares President, as he brushes off absences from opposition governors and deputies to hail his government’s economic measures and promise further “chainsaw” cuts lie ahead.

ANALYSIS

Milei feels the heat of the $LIBRA scandal

01-03-2025 07:18 Milei is doubling down. Not only does he deny any wrongdoing, he’s also trying to push forward with his own agenda.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

EDITORIAL

Towards a supremo’s court

01-03-2025 06:27 Both the presidential Supreme Court nominees, Ariel Lijo and Manuel García-Mansilla, present problems. These are rather simpler in the latter case.

Analysing Argentina

Flooding the zone might drown the Milei administration

01-03-2025 05:24 The fragility of Argentina’s economy demands sobriety and steadiness — something that zone-flooders may lack as they attempt to sow confusion.

by Marcelo J. García

BEYOND THE HEADLINES

State of the nation

01-03-2025 05:13 Milei has been riding the crest of the wave of this summer although the resulting hubris has caused him to fly into a cryptocurrency black swan.

by Michael Soltys

the week in review

Stories that caught our eye: February 21 to 28

28-02-2025 18:23 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

POLITICS

‘Idiot, imbecile or mentally deficient’? Milei government’s take on disabled

28-02-2025 16:54 Government describes handicapped as "idiots" and "imbeciles" in a resolution that is heavily criticised by campaigners; Eventually backtracks on “obsolete terminology,” fires official.

CRIME & SECURITY

Milei tells Kicillof to resign over Buenos Aires Province ‘bloodbath’

28-02-2025 15:46 Opposition expresses outrage as President Javier Milei calls on Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof to resign in response to shocking killing of seven-year-old.

ENERGY & GAS

Equinor said to approach YPF on Argentina shale assets sale

28-02-2025 10:28 Equinor ASA has discussed selling stakes in Argentine shale oil assets to its joint venture partner, state-run oil company YPF SA.

POLITICS

‘La ruta del dinero Karina’? Probing the reports of dirty Milei money

28-02-2025 10:00 Javier Milei’s government is undergoing its worst crisis yet, with questions and speculation over ‘Cryptogate’ and reports of shady characters wanting cash for access to the President. Behind the La Libertad Avanza leader, there is one person who runs everything related to him: his sister, Karina.

by Juan Luis González

CITY

Línea F – City Hall unveils plan for new Subte underground line

28-02-2025 09:52 Buenos Aires City Mayor Jorge Macri unveils plans for capital's first new subway line in a quarter century; New 'Línea F' route will have 11 stops, connecting Barracas and Palermo.

Football in Argentina

Gago on ropes after Boca's stinging Libertadores defeat

28-02-2025 09:30 Not only will there be no Libertadores for Boca this year, there will be no Sudamericana either. Tuesday’s humbling and historic defeat to Alianza Lima will take some getting over.

by Dan Edwards

CRIME & SECURITY

‘Devastated’: Family lays seven-year-old to rest after brutal death

27-02-2025 21:21 Government plans to ramp up efforts to lower age of criminal responsibility after two teenagers kill innocent seven-year-old in car theft gone wrong.

BUSINESS

Telefónica posts 49-million-euro loss on Latin America write-offs

27-02-2025 10:58 Spanish telecoms giant suffered writedown of assets in Latin America, where group begun the sale of several subsidiaries.

AGRICULTURE & LIVESTOCK

Argentina allows live cattle exports as Milei scraps 1973 policy

26-02-2025 22:54 President Javier Milei Milei issues executive order striking down a policy dating to 1973 that prohibits Argentina from shipping its cows to abattoirs overseas.

$LIBRA SCANDAL

Counterfeiting and cult murder: Family behind Milei memecoin has chequered past

26-02-2025 18:25 Hayden Davis is at centre of presidential scandal; His family has a chequered past involving rime, prison, fake identities and even a polygamist cult.

FINANCE & BANKING

Court halts transformation of Banco Nación into limited company

26-02-2025 18:06 Judge suspends implementation of decree from President Javier Milei seeking to transform state-owned Banco Nación into a limited company.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei appoints Argentina’s ambassador to US via decree

26-02-2025 12:31 President Javier Milei confirms Alejandro Oxenford as Argentina’s new ambassador to the United States by decree; Nomination was announced last December, but Senate has not dealt with paperwork, which arrived only a fortnight ago.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

President plans primetime speech, slaps limits on press coverage

26-02-2025 11:40 La Libertad Avanza leader again moves opening of Legislative Assembly to evening and will address nation via ‘Cadena Nacional’ broadcast; For the first time in history, government refuses to admit photographers and introduces restrictions on space for press.

JUDICIARY & COURTS

Milei appoints Lijo, García-Mansilla to Supreme Court by decree

25-02-2025 18:45 President Javier Milei bypasses Congress to appoint his nominations for Supreme Court justice by decree “until end of next legislative period.”

CRIME & SECURITY

Argentina designates Tren de Aragua as ‘terrorist’ group

25-02-2025 17:46 Argentina’s government has added Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua to its official register of groups “linked to acts of terrorism,” following in the footsteps of the United States.

POLITICS

Rodríguez Larreta says he will return to frontline politics

25-02-2025 17:18 Former Buenos Aires City mayor and failed presidential candidate to stand as candidate in upcoming elections “as a lawmaker, as a deputy or as a senator.”

BUSINESS & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Milei vows ‘monopoly’ probe as Telefónica sells to Clarín

25-02-2025 11:39 Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica announces US$1.25-billion deal to sell subsidiary to Telecom Argentina; Milei vows ‘monopoly’ probe into takeover by company controlled by Grupo Clarin.

FILM & LITERATURE

Latin American classics get the streaming treatment

25-02-2025 10:54 Decades on from the Latin American literary boom that took magical realism to the wider world, several notable artworks and comic books – including ‘Mafalda’ and ‘El Eternauta’ – are being given a new lease of life on streaming platforms.

PRAYERS FOR POPE

Hundreds attend special mass for Pope Francis

25-02-2025 10:17 Catholics gather at Plaza Constitución in Buenos Aires to pray for Pope Francis' speedy recovery.

BUSINESS & INVESTMENT

Telefónica’s US$1.25-billion Argentina sale draws Milei’s scrutiny

24-02-2025 18:56 Telefónica agrees to sell its operations in Argentina to Telecom Argentina SA for US$1.25 billion, drawing a warning for President Javier Milei's government that it will review the transaction.

Foreign relations & diplomacy

Argentina shifts stance on Ukraine in United Nations vote

24-02-2025 18:21 Echoing US President Donald Trump's new position on conflict, President Javier Milei's government shifts its stance on Ukraine and Russia, refusing to condemn Moscow’s aggression in UN vote.