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Rush of farm dollars fails to lift Argentina's peso ahead of vote

Three months after President Javier Milei lifted Argentina’s currency controls, early investor optimism has given way to growing caution

Almost 300-year-old tree moved to make way for road widening

Environmentalists fear ancient quebracho tree in Villa Allende, near Córdoba, will not survive transplant operation ordered by municipal government to allow road expansion.

Argentina moves to appeal US judge’s order to cede YPF stake

Government gives notice it will appeal ruling requiring it to hand over controlling stake in state energy company YPF to help satisfy a US$16-billion judgement.

Ex-president Alberto Fernández indicted for corruption in insurance case

Former president sent to trial; Judge Sebastián Casanello considers that there were “business transactions incompatible with public office,” concluding that the ex-president benefitted broker Héctor Martínez Sosa, the husband of his secretary.

Milei vows veto as Senate defies pension cuts

Senate approves bill that would significantly increase government spending on pensions and social security, prompting angry reaction from President Javier Milei.

Report: $LIBRA-linked entrepreneur made multi-million-dollar transfers after Milei meet

Scandal into cryptocurrency scam deepens as IT expert and journalist identifies transfers – allegedly surpassing US$5 million – that were sent by businessman Hayden Davis via virtual wallets to accounts that remain unidentified, less than an hour after meeting with President Javier Milei.

The businessman, the employee, the private jet and 10 suitcases

Court probe puts mystery of private jet suitcases back on agenda; Government denials of uninspected luggage from Miami queried, with CPAC-linked businessman Leonardo Scatturice and his employee Laura Belén Arrieta in spotlight.

Peronism closes ranks in Buenos Aires Province, launches ‘Fuerza Patria’

Kicillof, Massa, and Máximo seal express alliance for the September 7 legislative election; Deputy Governor Verónica Magario rumoured to be leading key ticket in third electoral district.

Trump’s Brazil tariffs risk upending trade from coffee to beef

US President Donald Trump’s unexpected move to threaten a 50 percent tariff on Brazil risks roiling global commodity markets, disrupting trade on everything from beef to coffee.

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Albiceleste #1: Argentina remains top of FIFA rankings

Argentina remains the highest-ranked national football team in the worldm, according to FIFA.

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Argentina appeals US court order to hand over YPF shares

Argentina has appealed a US judge's ruling ordering it to hand over 51% of the shares of the oil company YPF to settle a US$16.1 billion debt.

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Cases of suitcases and the political temptations of leatherwork

Suitcases. Bags. Satchels. Like a loop, a new scandal exposes the irresistible seduction which leather goods seem to have on Argentine politics.

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Trips to Miami or living month-to-month – Argentina’s ‘rift’ hits consumers

The disparity in purchasing power in Argentina has accentuated in the past year, according to a private study. One sector travels to Miami and the other can’t make it to the end of the month. What happened?

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New Carlos Menem series hits the small screen

Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service premieres new series about Argentina’s former president Carlos Menem, who led the nation from 1989 to 1999, on Independence Day.

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La Libertad Avanza, PRO ink alliance in Buenos Aires Province

Parties led by Macri and Milei agree to join forces in key battleground region for September 7 election; Alliance, formalised by Ritondo and Pareja, offers a united front against Kirchnerism on Peronism’s home turf.

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Boca Juniors fans called to La Bombonera for Leandro Paredes’ coming home party

"Thursday, 6pm, La Bombonera," read a message on the club’s official X account posted Tuesday.

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Trump unveils 50% Brazil levy in response to Bolsonaro trial

US President Donald Trump announces 50% tariff targeting Brazil as he blasted the trial of the country's ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro.

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Milei's approval rating holds as Argentines worry more about jobs

Milei’s approval rating and positive image remains well above domestic peers even as Argentines became increasingly worried about the job market.

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Santiago Caputo, Milei’s secret weapon, disrupts domestic politics

Top adviser is upending Argentine politics amid rumoured tension with the President’s sister, Karina Milei, ahead of crucial midterm vote.

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Milei shutters agencies, looks private for roads, road safety

State agencies in charge of roads and highways will be shuttered to make way for a new entity created to oversee private road construction; Several other bodies, including institutes dedicated to industrial tech, agricultural development and wine also eliminated as special delegated powers expire.

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Prices in Buenos Aires City rose 2.1 percent in June

Monthly inflation picks up slightly; Housing, transport and financial services drive cost-of-living up, rising half a point from May.

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Trump, Brazil's Lula clash over politically charged coup trial

US-Brazil relations slide into crisis after Trump criticised the high-profile coup trial of right-wing ally, ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, and Lula snaps back.

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Luna Park redevelopment plan unveiled with 2027 target

DF Entertainment and Live Nation announce plan to renovate iconic Buenos Aires venue; Late 2027 target for reopening; More than 150 shows a year planned, historic façade preserved.

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Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo identify 140th grandchild born in dictatorship captivity

Rights group announces discovery of new grandchild of disappeared parents; Child of Graciela Romero and Raúl Metz was born in a secret detention centre in 1977.

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BRICS criticism brings Trump 10% tariff threat

BRICS leaders describe Trump's stop-start tariff wars as "indiscriminate", damaging, and illegal, drawing a quick rebuke from the pugilistic US president.

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Emotional Ángel Di María finally returns home to boyhood side Rosario Central

“This is more than I ever dreamed of” – Argentina’s World Cup hero breaks down in tears as he rejoins his boyhood club after 18 seasons in Europe.

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Modi and Milei vow to boost trade after Buenos Aires meet

Indian PM Narendra Modi, leader of the world's fifth-largest economy, vows to expand and diversify trade Argentina before heading to Brazil to attend the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

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Anti-Milei sentiment growing among Argentina’s elites

There’s a growing feeling among certain groups of elites that the Milei administration will fail at some point in the near future.

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President Milei hosts India PM Narendra Modi at Casa Rosada

Second meeting between two national leaders after G20 talks last year; India, the world’s fifth-largest economy, is a key export destination for Argentina.

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Milei hurt by yet another time bomb

A New York judge has ordered the government to hand just over half the shares in YPF to a vulture fund that had purchased the rights of companies harmed by the cack-handed takeover of the oil firm in 2015.

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We need to talk about Conan

Javier Milei brought his dog onto a TV show. According to him, the animal is about to turn 22 years old. Behind this story lies an unsettling truth.

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Yesterday’s Petrol Fiasco

Manhattan judge Loretta Preska’s controversial ruling on the US$16-billion time-bomb compensating speculative interests for the nationalisation of YPF needs to be viewed in its electoral context as much as for its legal force.

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The autumn of the patriarch

Gildo Insfrán’s power stems from the provincial government being by far Formosa’s biggest employer with less than six percent of the workforce having formal jobs in the private sector, boosted by shameless patronage.

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Stories that caught our eye: June 27 to July 4

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