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UNITED STATES ELECTION 2024

World leaders pledge to work with Trump as he claims US election win

06-11-2024 07:34 World leaders raced to congratulate Donald Trump as he claimed a stunning US election victory over Kamala Harris, while financial markets also rose.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

French minister talks down rumours of imminent EU-Mercosur trade agreement

25-10-2024 21:03 French Minister for Foreign Trade Sophie Primas has revealed to AFP the possibility of an agreement in the coming weeks

Lihtium in Argentina

Eramet buys out Tsingshan from Argentina lithium project

24-10-2024 17:50 French miner Eramet SA to buy back Tsingshan Holding Group Co’s stake in an Argentinian lithium project

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Decision on French rugby players trial pushed back to November 1

24-10-2024 04:29 Court hearing to decide whether or not to close the case against two French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina postponed to next week.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU ‘very close to closing’ agreement with Mercosur, says Spain PM

23-10-2024 16:20 The European Union is "very close to closing" the long-delayed free-trade agreement with Mercosur trade bloc, said Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Prosecutors seek dismissal of rape charges against French rugby players

04-10-2024 20:06 Prosecutor's office seeks dismissal of charges against French rugby players accused of rape, which could put an end to the case.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Accuser of French rugby duo denounces courts for 'violating rights'

03-10-2024 23:49 Woman who claims she was raped by two French rugby players appears before local human rights committee to denounce Mendoza courts.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Macron says free-trade deal with Mercosur is unfair for local farmers

02-10-2024 16:48 French President Emmanuel Macron again criticises Mercosur-European Union free-trade deal with, saying accord would put European companies and agricultural workers at a disadvantage.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Germany's Scholz urges swift conclusion to EU-Mercosur trade deal

02-10-2024 12:11 "The Mercosur agreement is groundbreaking for diversifying and strengthening the resilience of our economy," states German chancellor as he appeals for a swift conclusion to long-stalled trade deal.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Scholz makes fresh plea for speedy conclusion to Mercosur talks

02-10-2024 11:55 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes a fresh appeal for a swift conclusion to talks over "groundbreaking" EU-Merocosur trade deal.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina land back in Paris

04-09-2024 15:55 Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou land in Paris, after Mendoza court allowed them to return home pending the conclusion of their case probing alleged rape.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Court allows French rugby players accused of rape to leave Argentina

03-09-2024 14:24 Oscar Jégou and Hugo Auradou, the two French rugby team players accused of rape by a woman in Argentina two months ago, will be allowed to leave the country, a court in Mendoza rules.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

French rugby players accused of rape may be allowed to leave Argentina

31-08-2024 10:26 Mendoza courts considering allowing the French rugby players accused of rape to return to their country while the trial continues in which a request for the defence's acquittal is pending.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

French rugby players' rape accuser survives suicide attempt, says lawyer

27-08-2024 10:14 Woman who denounced French rugby players for rape in Argentina tried to commit suicide last week and will miss a hearing set for Tuesday, says plaintuff’s legal representative.

RUGBY

Court ruling for French rugby players suspended due to accuser's ill health

24-08-2024 15:20 Lawyers for the rugby players had planned to file a motion for dismissal on Friday and seek permission for those accused to be able to return to France.

COURTS

French rugby players questioned over alleged rape in Mendoza

08-08-2024 15:53 The two French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina were formally questioned in court on Thursday.

RUGBY

Woman who accused French rugby players of rape testifies for second time

08-08-2024 14:43 There were 15 “injuries” on the alleged rape victim, reveals case prosecutor.

FOOTBALL

Argentina apologises to France in football-chant row

19-07-2024 14:54 Vice President Victoria Villaruel had accused France of being “colonialist” on social media.

FOOTBALL

Copa América champs Argentina to be investigated by FIFA over racist song

17-07-2024 12:12 Chelsea set to take disciplinary action against Enzo Fernández as row over chanting of racist and homophobic songs escalates.

COPA CONTROVERSY

France unhappy with insults from Argentina Copa América winners

16-07-2024 10:50 French Football Federation complains to FIFA about racist chants from members of Argentina's Copa América winning team.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Two French rugby players charged with aggravated rape

12-07-2024 15:18 Hugo Auradou, 20, and Oscar Jegou, 21, formally charged Friday with the aggravated rape of an Argentine woman after a night out following a match in Mendoza.

SCANDAL IN MENDOZA

French rugby players taken to Mendoza to face rape allegation

11-07-2024 12:26 Hugo Auradou, 20, and Oscar Jegou, 21, were being transferred Thursday from Interpol's Buenos Aires headquarters to the city of Mendoza, where they will be questioned over alleged rape.

SCANDAL IN MENDOZA

Woman in Mendoza was raped, beaten by French rugby players, says lawyer

10-07-2024 22:53 Alleged victim's lawyer says her client had suffered "fierce" violence at the hands of two French rugby players and claims to have been raped repeatedly.

SCANDAL IN MENDOZA

What next for French rugby players held in rape probe?

10-07-2024 10:29 Two members of France's international rugby team touring South America were arrested in Argentina on July 9, 2024 following an allegation of sexual assault.

ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT

Mendoza: Two France rugby players detained over alleged sexual assault

09-07-2024 09:59 Scandal as French national rugby team stars Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou are arrested in Buenos Aires for alleged sexual abuse in Mendoza after last Saturday's clash against the Pumas.

LITHIUM IN LATIN AMERICA

New lithium plant inaugurated in Salta Province

03-07-2024 22:41 French mining group Eramet and its Chinese partner Tsingshan inaugurate new lithium exploitation plant, an investment worth US$870 million.

ELECTIONS IN EUROPE

Milei cheers far-right EU vote gains as France calls snap election

10-06-2024 12:16 Far-right gains in EU elections triggered a political earthquake in France on Sunday and Argentina's President Javier Milei was among those hailing the "tremendous advance of the new right."

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei cancels on Macron, zigzags on G7 amid hurdles at home

07-06-2024 16:39 Milei reverses decision and will attend the G-7 summit in Italy next week.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

President Milei trims dates off European tour, will skip G7 summit in Italy

06-06-2024 16:21 President Javier Milei cancels his visit to Italy for upcoming G7 summit and decides to shorten planned trip to Europe. Meetings with Lula and Macron now off the table, along with Ukraine summit.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei to meet Macron in Paris during packed European tour

30-05-2024 17:44 Argentine leader's packed European tour in mid-June will also include a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris.

FOOTBALL

Maradona's family bid to block 'Golden Ball' trophy sale in France

23-05-2024 16:49 Diego Maradona's heirs have taken legal action in France to block the controversial sale of the Argentine football legend's 'Golden Ball' trophy from the 1986 Mexico World Cup.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Argentina, 17 other nations to call on Hamas to release Israeli hostages

25-04-2024 12:55 Argentina signs joint statement calling for the release of the hostages held in Gaza; Casa Rosada's release says nation is aligned with "nations of the free world."

World Organisation for Animal Health

Argentine veterinarian looks to conquer French multilateral bastion

18-04-2024 00:23 Luis Barcos, the Argentine candidate to be the next director-general of the World Organisation for Animal Health, is looking to become the first non-French person to lead the ex-Office International des Epizooties.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Milei: Argentina in talks with Ukraine, military aid a possibility

08-04-2024 12:22 President Milei plans to meet with Ukraine leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy in mid-June and says talks between two nations includes potential sending of military aid.

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

Macron slams 'very bad' EU-Mercosur deal, proposes negotiating new one

28-03-2024 14:48 French President Emmanuel Macron delivers withering remarks about deal that took 20 years to negotiate and suggests ripping it up and starting all over again.

Women's Rights

Organised backlash unravels progress in women's rights

08-03-2024 06:10 Conservative counter-campaigns are unravelling global advances in women's rights, the latest "backlash" in a series dating to the 1980s, activists and experts warned ahead of International Women's Day on Friday.

#8M: Women's Rights

Corporate shortfall: Women far from reaching 50% of corporate leadership positions

08-03-2024 06:10 Despite the increased presence of women on boards of directors, the corporate world is still largely run by men.

Abortion rights

Abortion protection in French Constitution is 'message of hope' for other nations

05-03-2024 12:41 France's new "guaranteed freedom" to have an abortion may transcend borders and "give a boost to the recognition of this fundamental right" in the world, experts and activists argue.

Abortion rights

France enshrines abortion as constitutional right in world first

04-03-2024 16:39 Lawmakers in Versailles vote to anchor the right to abortion in the constitution, making France the first country in the world to enshrine explicit protection for terminating a pregnancy in basic law.

Global Affairs

French Foreign Minister to meet with Milei in Argentina

15-02-2024 16:06 French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné to meet with President Javier Milei in Argentina on February 19 and 20.

EUROPEAN POLITICS

Far right could exploit EU's economic slump to win big in June vote

13-02-2024 11:46 Soaring food costs, economic stagnation and deteriorating living standards risk pushing voters into the far right's arms in European elections later this year.

EU-MERCOSUR DEAL

EU-Mercosur trade deal totters as Europe's farmers revolt

30-01-2024 18:15 Growing farmer protests in Europe and strong opposition from France damages push for EU-Mercosur free-trade deal.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Macron asks EU’s Von der Leyen to stop Mercosur trade deal

30-01-2024 07:27 French President Emmanuel Macron asks European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen to end the current round of negotiations over free-trade deal between EU and Mercosur trade bloc.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

France 'opposes signing' of EU-Mercosur trade deal, says prime minister

26-01-2024 14:59 French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal says President Emmanuel Macron "has always opposed" the free-trade deal negotiated between the European Union and the Mercosur trade bloc.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Scholz, Milei in favour of swift conclusion to EU-Mercosur deal

09-01-2024 20:42 President Javier Milei spoke with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday, with the two calling for a swift conclusion to the European Union-Mercosur trade deal.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Crunch time for EU-Mercosur trade deal at Rio summit

05-12-2023 09:01 Fate of long-awaited trade deal hangs in the balance this week at key Mercosur summit in Brazil; Meeting was originally supposed to seal agreement, but last-minute bickering puts it in doubt.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

Argentina: Conditions not in place to sign Mercosur-EU deal

04-12-2023 12:09 Argentina’s outgoing government says conditions are not in place to sign long-delayed free-trade agreement between Mercosur and European Union.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

England hold on to edge Argentina in World Cup third place play-off

28-10-2023 08:12 England cling on to beat the Pumas 26-23 and claim third place in the Rugby World Cup.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Veteran Cubelli returns for Pumas World Cup third place play-off

26-10-2023 10:06 Facundo Isa said on Thursday Argentina want to make up for losing in 2015's Rugby World Cup third-place playoff when they face England in the corresponding fixture in this year's tournament.

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2023

Déjà vu as Argentina, England battle for third place

26-10-2023 10:03 Argentina play England in the Rugby World Cup's third-place play off on Friday with both sides licking their wounds from two very different semi-final losses.

News of france

World leaders pledge to work with Trump as he claims US election win

French minister talks down rumours of imminent EU-Mercosur trade agreement

Eramet buys out Tsingshan from Argentina lithium project

Decision on French rugby players trial pushed back to November 1

EU ‘very close to closing’ agreement with Mercosur, says Spain PM

Prosecutors seek dismissal of rape charges against French rugby players

Accuser of French rugby duo denounces courts for 'violating rights'

Macron says free-trade deal with Mercosur is unfair for local farmers

Germany's Scholz urges swift conclusion to EU-Mercosur trade deal

Scholz makes fresh plea for speedy conclusion to Mercosur talks

French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina land back in Paris

Court allows French rugby players accused of rape to leave Argentina

French rugby players accused of rape may be allowed to leave Argentina

French rugby players' rape accuser survives suicide attempt, says lawyer

Court ruling for French rugby players suspended due to accuser's ill health

French rugby players questioned over alleged rape in Mendoza

Woman who accused French rugby players of rape testifies for second time

Argentina apologises to France in football-chant row

Copa América champs Argentina to be investigated by FIFA over racist song

France unhappy with insults from Argentina Copa América winners

Two French rugby players charged with aggravated rape

French rugby players taken to Mendoza to face rape allegation

Woman in Mendoza was raped, beaten by French rugby players, says lawyer

What next for French rugby players held in rape probe?

Mendoza: Two France rugby players detained over alleged sexual assault

New lithium plant inaugurated in Salta Province

Milei cheers far-right EU vote gains as France calls snap election

Milei cancels on Macron, zigzags on G7 amid hurdles at home

President Milei trims dates off European tour, will skip G7 summit in Italy

Milei to meet Macron in Paris during packed European tour

Maradona's family bid to block 'Golden Ball' trophy sale in France

Argentina, 17 other nations to call on Hamas to release Israeli hostages

Argentine veterinarian looks to conquer French multilateral bastion

Milei: Argentina in talks with Ukraine, military aid a possibility

Macron slams 'very bad' EU-Mercosur deal, proposes negotiating new one

Organised backlash unravels progress in women's rights

Corporate shortfall: Women far from reaching 50% of corporate leadership positions

Abortion protection in French Constitution is 'message of hope' for other nations

France enshrines abortion as constitutional right in world first

French Foreign Minister to meet with Milei in Argentina

Far right could exploit EU's economic slump to win big in June vote

EU-Mercosur trade deal totters as Europe's farmers revolt

Macron asks EU’s Von der Leyen to stop Mercosur trade deal

France 'opposes signing' of EU-Mercosur trade deal, says prime minister

Scholz, Milei in favour of swift conclusion to EU-Mercosur deal

Crunch time for EU-Mercosur trade deal at Rio summit

Argentina: Conditions not in place to sign Mercosur-EU deal

England hold on to edge Argentina in World Cup third place play-off

Veteran Cubelli returns for Pumas World Cup third place play-off

Déjà vu as Argentina, England battle for third place

Trump and Argentina – Business leaders hope political affinity will prompt commercial resurgence

Cattle rancher accused of mass penguin slaughter found guilty

Police charge trio in connection with Liam Payne’s death

Wanted: Republican-friendly name for Argentina's vacant post in Washington

Biden's legacy in ruins after Trump’s triumph over Harris

Se pinchó Mercado Libre en Wall Street: por qué sus acciones cayeron más de 15% en Nueva York

Paro de Intercargo: el Gobierno oficializó la desregulación del servicio de rampas en los aeropuertos

La Corte Suprema declaró inconstitucional un impuesto de la provincia de Buenos Aires

Estados Unidos le pidió a la jueza Preska que rechace la demanda de un fondo buitre para quedarse con activos de YPF

Jorge Macri dijo que el problema de la gente en situación de calle es "una pandemia que golpea en todo el mundo"