BUSINESS Enel suspends sale of Edesur amid Milei optimism 18-03-2024 22:45 Enel becomes the first major multinational to pivot its strategy in Argentina based principally on Milei’s shock therapy economic plan.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Before dawn at the Vatican Museums, the key keeper unlocks history 15-02-2024 12:44 Gianni Crea, the Vatican's keeper of over 2,000 keys, oversees unlocking every door of the museum before visitors arrive.
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.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Milei closes off tour with Italian president, PM encounters 12-02-2024 15:18 President Javier Milei meets with his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome, eyeing “new stage” in bilateral ties.
ANALYSIS Argentina’s power duo meets at the Vatican after trading insults 11-02-2024 09:55 President Javier Milei and Pope Francis meet after libertarian leader's campaign trail insults.
Bloomberg Enel mulls scrapping Argentina exit in big bet on Milei 05-02-2024 11:04 Enel SpA, Italy’s largest state-controlled utility is now likely to keep power distributor Edesur, shifting strategy in response to Javier Milei's promise to improve Argentina's business climate.
FASHION & ART Moschino hires Argentine designer Adrian Appiolaza as creative director 30-01-2024 09:37 Italian luxury brand Moschino names Adrián Appiolaza as its new artistic director, hailing the Argentine designer's "explosive creativity" and enthusiasm.
Politics Italy blocks extradition of dictatorship-era priest to Argentina 12-01-2024 16:44 Italian Minister Carlo Nordio ruled against Argentina’s extradition of Franco Reverberi on health grounds
CATHOLIC CHURCH Pope says he has chosen his tomb – in Rome, not Vatican or Argentina 13-12-2023 11:00 Pope Francis has chosen to be buried not in St Peter's Basilica alongside his immediate predecessors but in a basilica in Rome, he revealed in an interview broadcast on Wednesday. He also reiterated that he wants to visit Argentina next year.
FIFA's Women World Cup Argentina lose 1-0 to Italy in the Women's World Cup opener 24-07-2023 17:42 Cristiana Girelli scored the only goal of the match to give the Italian team the win. Albiceleste play the second match next Thursday against South Africa.
Drug-trafficking Uruguay finds cocaine in surfboards bound for Europe 14-06-2023 10:32 Uruguay's anti-drug brigade seize almost 50 kilos of cocaine hidden in surfboards in an international operation launched in May with police from Spain, Portugal and Italy. The drugs were bound for Europe.
FOOTBALL TRANSFERS Di María quits Juventus after just one season 07-06-2023 13:41 Argentina winger Ángel Di María has quit Juventus after one season, becoming a free agent amid claims he could be targeted by a club in Saudi Arabia.
As I see it Giorgia fails the identity test 01-10-2022 07:00 Practitioners of identity politics want all members of a victim group to think the same way. by James Neilson
Qatar 2022 World Cup European giants struggle for form as World Cup looms 28-09-2022 12:25 Advantage Brazil and Argentina? Just weeks away from the start of a World Cup like no other, the poor form of Europe's powerhouses suggests there could be a changing of the guard in Qatar.
EUROPEAN POLITICS Italy takes step into unknown with far-right win 26-09-2022 09:54 Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni, whose party came top in Italy's general elections, said Monday she would seek to lead the next government and would work for all Italians.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Pope's future sparks debate, resignation seems unlikely 21-06-2022 11:10 Rumours of Pope Francis' resignation are flaring up again – but experts say Argentine pontiff won't be stepping down in the immediate future.
‘Finalissima’: ARGENTINA 3-0 ITALY Argentina’s Scaloneta leaves Italy shellshocked 01-06-2022 22:02 The road to Qatar has begun in perfect fashion, with a new piece of silverware and Argentina's first-ever victory on English soil. by Dan Edwards
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL Messi stars as Argentina beat Italy in Finalissima 01-06-2022 21:03 Lionel Messi stole the show as Copa América holders Argentina powered to a 3-0 win against European champions Italy in the Finalissima at Wembley on Wednesday.
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Season ends in familiar fashion as Boca see off Tigre to take title 25-05-2022 21:34 This year’s league campaign is over and another will soon be upon us. But first there’s the matter of the 'Finalissima' clash between Argentina and Italy. by Dan Edwards