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‘English clock-tower’ of Buenos Aires reopens to the public

16-10-2024 11:55 The Torre Monumental in Retiro, formerly known as the Torre de los Ingleses, reopens its doors – and its panoramic views – to the public after internal remodelling.

by By Claudio Corsalini

Global food prices risk spiking on worst-ever drought in Brazil

06-10-2024 09:47 The worst drought in Brazil’s history is jeopardising coffee, sugar and soybean crops. Dead vegetation is giving way to fires, sending greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and disappearing more of the Amazon rainforest.

Javier Milei and Jorge Macri seal deal transferring 31 bus lines to City

04-09-2024 12:02 Mayor confirms that there will be no fare increase despite the loss of national subsidies after signing deal formalising transfer control of more than 30 bus lines to Buenos Aires City government.

City Hall boots Telerman out from Teatro Colón top role

28-08-2024 23:06 Among the motives, strong differences between the ex-City mayor Telerman and Culture Minister Gabriela Ricardes; Mayor Jorge Macri’s request for austerity.

by Claudio Corsalini

Buenos Aires City government seals revenue-sharing deal with Milei

19-07-2024 16:57 Buenos Aires City Mayor Jorge Macri says his administration has secured an agreement with President Javier Milei's government that will settle revenue-sharing row.

Ex-Tucumán governor handed 16 years for rape, sexual assault

18-06-2024 22:40 Former provincial governor and senator sentenced to 16 years and lifetime ban from holding political office; Found guilty of rape and sexual abuse of his ex-aide, a distant relative who worked for him as an advisor between 2017 and 2018.

Emilio Monzó: ‘Today fear is so strong that it has wiped out leaders with identity’

04-05-2024 06:38 Ex-lower house speaker and national deputy for Buenos Aires Province on the first 100 days of President Javier Milei’s government, the future of Juntos por el Cambio and why the state isn’t a criminal enterprise.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Horacio Méndez Carreras, human rights lawyer who tracked murder of French nuns, dies at 86

02-05-2024 08:57 Heralded human rights lawyer, who was born in 1937 and passed away on Monday, worked with Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo as plaintiff in the trial probing crimes against humanity committed at ESMA Navy Mechanics School. In 1984, he was contracted by the French state to pursue an almost impossible case: investigating the forced disappearances of French nuns Alice Domon and Léonie Duquet.

President versus the press: Milei slams 'corrupt' journalists

11-04-2024 15:25 Taking a page from the populist playbook, President Milei this week criticised a number of high-profile journalists in a lengthy radio interview with TV and radio presenter Alejandro Fantino. 

Ecuador in diplomatic storm after raid at Mexican Embassy

07-04-2024 09:14 Ecuador slammed by Latin American peers after police storm the Mexican Embassy in Quito to arrest former vice-president Jorge Glas.

Jorge Luis Borges was ‘the most British of Latin America’s writers’

31-01-2024 15:40 Argentina’s most famous author holds great attraction for British writers, scientists, artists and filmmakers – no surprise given his family history and command of both the Spanish and English written word.

Emilce Cuda: ‘It’s a fantasy that we’re individuals, we’re in relationships with others’

27-01-2024 07:00 Theologian Emilce Cuda is the first Argentine laywoman to receive a pontifical PhD in moral theology and the first female to hold an executive position on the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. In an interview, she discusses Pope Francis and explains why “individualism is an egotistical position.”

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Jorge Macri sworn in as new mayor of Buenos Aires City

07-12-2023 18:26 PRO leader, who succeeds Horacio Rodríguez Larreta in the post, has his Cabinet ready and formally begins work on Sunday; Inauguration means that opposition party extends its control of City Hall into a fifth administration.

How Kissinger gave the junta tacit approval for abuses

30-11-2023 16:53 The death of former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger has put his dictatorship-era policy towards Argentina in the spotlight once again.

Dictatorship killer Jorge ‘El Tigre’ Acosta hopeful of Milei presidency

27-10-2023 13:13 The former leader of the ESMA killer task group expresses hope that "moment of truth is near" as Javier Milei qualifies for presidential run-off vote.

Santoro pulls out of City mayoral run-off, handing Jorge Macri victory

24-10-2023 15:22 Unión por la Patria mayoral candidate Leandro Santoro decides not to compete in a run-off against rival Jorge Macri; With count ongoing, campaign says team have realised they cannot win, but sceptics will see move as a cynical bid to dampen turnout by Juntos por el Cambio voters on November 19.

by James Grainger

Boca Juniors beat Palmeiras on penalties to reach Libertadores final

06-10-2023 11:29 Goalkeeper Sergio Romero was the hero as Boca Juniors beat Palmeiras 4-2 on penalties to set up a clash with Brazilian club Fluminense in the Copa Libertadores final.

Stars deliver as 10-man Boca edge through to Libertadores final

06-10-2023 11:23 What is this Boca Juniors team? One that never, ever says die – and one you most definitely do not want to tangle with from the penalty spot.

by Dan Edwards

Florencio Randazzo: ‘If Milei is so awful, you should ask the politicians what happened’

23-09-2023 05:55 Florencio Randazzo, vice-presidential candidate for Hacemos por Nuestro País, on why he is “ashamed” of the current government, how the main coalitions benefit from polarisation and why Javier Milei’s rhetoric isn’t so irrational.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Court confirms life sentences for Jorge ‘Tigre’ Acosta and 39 others

19-09-2023 16:34 Federal Criminal Cassation Chamber dismissed appeals by 40 individuals convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in jail.