‘Ficha Limpia’ falls – Senate rejects anti-corruption bill by one vote
Known locally as "ficha limpia," the bill would have effectively barred Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and others convicted of corruption charges from running for or being appointed to national office.
New polling by Tendencias and Circuitos consultancy firms give Es Ahora Buenos Aires candidate an advantage of at least six points over La Libertad Avanza, PRO hopefuls.
New German chancellor Friedrich Merz says EU countries should "quickly" ratify a free-trade deal with the Mercosur bloc that has met with staunch opposition from France.
by Dan Edwards Enjoy the thrills and spills of this next month of winner-takes-all mayhem; Argentina sure to develop a fresh case of F1 Francomania.
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS
Next weekend’s City race hogs the electoral limelight but there is voting even closer in time – like tomorrow when four provinces will be advancing their midterms.
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French-British side finally confirms open secret: Franco Colapinto is BWT Alpine F1 Team’s new first-team driver and he'll race at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix next weekend.
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Jack Doohan's seat had been at risk from Franco Colapinto ever since Alpine signed the Argentine from Williams over the winter.
Argentina’s Education Secretariat publishes first results from Aprender assessment under Milei administration. Provinces of Formosa and Córdoba achieved strongest results, Chaco at bottom of ranking.
Pablo Dimitroff, director of the Clínica Olivos, says home care was not a "valid option" for late footballer.
Colombian leader Gustavo Petro says he will sign a "letter of intent" to join the Belt and Road Initiative, a central pillar of his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping's bid to expand Beijing's economic and political clout overseas.
David Cairns, former UK ambassador to Sweden, to replace departing Kirsty Hayes in September; Currently vice-president at Norwegian energy firm Equinor, he will now serve as the British government's top envoy in Buenos Aires.
Five top aides of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado escape country after the US helped them foil a siege of Argentina's Embassy in Caracas.
Argentina's government confirms United States has successfully rescued of five Venezuelan opposition figures who had been sheltered in its Embassy at Caracas since March 2024.
More than 130 cardinals, hailing from 70 countries across five continents, are gathering for a conclave to elect the successor to the late Pope Francis.
CGT stages pre-May Day march to reject austerity policies; President Milei declares his government “best in history,” vows end to inflation by mid-2026.
President Javier Milei's government eliminates export duties for thousands of industrial products; Economy Minister Luis Caputo says tax levy was "affecting competitiveness" in announcement hailing the move.
Over-enthusiasm for the United States has damaged links with China, hampering political moves towards investment and trade agreements. A presidential trip to the Asian power is the key to smoothing the acrimony.
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TRADE TALKS
Senior US trade envoy quietly visits Buenos Aires as Argentina’s pushes for exemptions to Donald Trump’s import tariffs.
TSUNAMI WARNING
Residents of the remote southern village of Puerto Almanza were ordered to evacuate the area over threat of a tsunami caused by an earthquake off southern coast of South America.
MEDIA & JOURNALISM
Report by Reporters Without Borders NGO puts Argentina in 87th place – since Milei’s arrival in office, nation has dropped 47 places on annual global press freedom ranking.
Our (almost a weekly) round-up of what you need to know about Argentina.
Franco Mogetta, linked to Córdoba Province Governor Juan Schiaretti, set to be latest official removed from President Milei’s administration.
Bolivia's first Indigenous president plans to formally launch a bid for a fourth term, despite being barred from running again.
‘Beyond the Gods,’ by Nicolás E. Meyer, Hypatia Press.
This is a “political loan,” if not to say a campaign contribution, as in 2018.
Flagship airline Aerolíneas Argentinas won’t need state subsidies for the first time since the government nationalised the company almost two decades ago.
Seventeen candidates standing in Buenos Aires City Legislature elections on May 18; Debate delivers insults and crossed words, but little in the way of policy.
Cardinals from around the world will meet under Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to elect a new leader of the Catholic Church after Pope Francis's death.
Savers are going back to the bank to buy dollars after President Javier Milei granted them complete freedom to do so.
McEwen Copper is planning an IPO in New York or Toronto to help fund construction of its Los Azules project in San Juan Province.
Fernando Villarejo, head of Clínica Olivos' intensive care unit, says he expressed his opposition to home care.
Cabinet Chief Guillermo Francos says President Milei “does not and did not maintain any link with the” '$LIBRA' crypto scam in lengthy session before lawmakers.
Alvin Holsey, head of United States Southern Command, meets President Milei as three-day trip to Buenos Aires begins; Admiral will also visit base in Ushuaia.
Despite being denounced in 1975, former Gestapo officer Walter Kutschmann evaded justice for a decade before his 1985 arrest in Argentina, records show.
Organised crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is holding back economic growth, World Bank report warns.
