THE WEEK IN REVIEW Stories that caught our eye: June 6 to 13 13-06-2025 18:03 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP CWC risks deepening inequality in Latin American football 11-06-2025 23:02 Imbalances are only likely to grow in Latin American football as a result of the FIFA Club World Cup.
CLUB WORLD CUP Club World Cup fixtures – when do Boca and River play? 11-06-2025 22:11 A look at the clashes facing Boca Juniors and River Plate in the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup.
FOOTBALL FIFA's Club World Cup finally faces the ultimate test 11-06-2025 21:44 The new-look FIFA Club World Cup kicks off in the United States this weekend with 32 teams from around the globe taking part.
MULTILATERALISM UN atomic boss achieves gender parity – just don’t call it DEI 11-06-2025 17:52 Argentine diplomat Rafael Mariano Grossi, a top candidate to become the next United Nations secretary general, has achieved gender parity at the International Atomic Energy Agency in record time.
GLOBAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY RING Child pornography swoop leads to 20 arrests in 12 nations 07-06-2025 09:16 An international operation involving Interpol against child pornography has resulted in the arrest of 20 people in 12 nations, including Argentina; Suspects across 12 countries were identified thanks to Spanish online investigation.
THE WEEK IN REIVEW Stories that caught our eye: June 1 to 7 06-06-2025 18:39 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
WORLD CUP QUALIFERS Argentina loss leaves Chile’s World Cup dreams in tatters 06-06-2025 01:35 National team wins 1-0 in Santiago thanks to Julián Álvarez goal; Chile extremely unlikely to make next year's World Cup in Canada, Mexico and United States; Scaloni hands debut to River's Mastantuono.
EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL Brazil's Lula urges Macron to seal EU-Mercosur trade deal 05-06-2025 12:14 Brazil's president urges French counterpart to "finalise" EU trade deal with Mercosur during visit to Paris.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Chile, Google sign deal for first-ever South America-Asia fibre optic cable 05-06-2025 10:03 Dubbed the "Humboldt Project," the 14,800-kilometere cable will run from Valparaíso on Chile's Pacific coast to Sydney, Australia, via French Polynesia. According to Google, this will be the first such cable to directly connect South America and the Asia-Pacific.
STAN POLOVETS INTERVIEW ‘Eyes of world are on Milei,’ says Stan Polovets, chair of Genesis Prize 04-06-2025 12:18 Businessman and philanthropist Stan Polovets will be among those honouring President Javier Milei with the Genesis Prize for his support of Israel and the shift in Argentina’s foreign policy. “He is clearly on the side of the Jewish community,” he declares, praising Milei’s economic reforms and his connection to Judaism. by Nicolas Gonzalez
WORLD ECONOMY Trump's trade war: US doubles steel, aluminium tariffs 04-06-2025 10:41 US president doubles tariffs on aluminium and steel from 25 percent to 50 percent, raising temperatures with various partners.
ENERGY & GAS Paraguay pitches Argentina, Brazil on natural gas pipeline plan 03-06-2025 20:22 Paraguay is lobbying Argentina and Brazil to sign agreements signalling their political support for a proposed natural gas pipeline linking the three countries
TRADE WARS Trump says he will double steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% 31-05-2025 10:35 US President Donald Trump says will double steel and aluminium import tariffs to 50% from next week.
THE WEEK IN REIVEW Stories that caught our eye: May 24 to 31 30-05-2025 16:22 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL Ancelotti in Brazil on mission to restore Seleçao's lost glory 26-05-2025 12:38 Brazilian Football Confederation spent two years wooing Ancelotti to try to turn the page on years of disappointment for the national side and its fans – now the work begins in earnest.
BUSINESS & FINANCE MercadoLibre CEO steps aside after 25 years for chairman job 22-05-2025 08:53 Billionaire founder Marcos Galperin will step down as CEO of e-commerce and financial services giant Mercado Libre in January 2026.
MINING & INDUSTRY Rio Tinto invests in major Chilean lithium project 19-05-2025 20:56 Chile's state-owned copper giant Codelco announced a partnership on Monday with British-Australian miner Rio Tinto to extract lithium from the Maricunga salt flat.
REWARD OFFERED US reward for info on Hezbollah at Argentina-Brazil-Paraguay border 19-05-2025 18:05 United States announces it is offering up to US$10 million for information on Hezbollah’s financial networks in the Triple Border region.
HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHILE The battle by Chile torture site dwellers to remain 19-05-2025 13:51 Villa Baviera, a German-themed settlement of 122 souls in southern Chile, looks like the perfect holiday getaway. But Colonia Dignidad, as it was previously known, is a byword for horror during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
BUSINESS & INVESTMENT Globant suffers record intraday drop as tariffs dent earnings 17-05-2025 09:42 Globant shares plunged as much as 33% on Friday, the worst drop since the company went public in 2014, before paring some of those losses.
THE WEEK IN REIVEW Stories that caught our eye: May 9 to 16 16-05-2025 17:21 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
International football Fresh woes for Brazil football as federation boss dismissed 16-05-2025 09:26 New blow to Brazilian football, which celebrated some rare good news just four days ago with the announcement that Carlo Ancelotti will take the reins of the national team.
JOSÉ 'PEPE' MUJICA (1935-2025) ‘Pepe’ Mujica and politics as tool for transformation 15-05-2025 14:26 José ‘Pepe’ Mujica, the former president of Uruguay, has passed away at the age of 89, leaving behind a legacy of social and economic transformation. During his administration, Argentina’s neighbour experienced historic growth, with inclusive policies that reduced poverty and promoted human rights. by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti
OBITUARY: JOSÉ 'PEPE' MUJICA (1935-2025) José Mujica: Happiness, wisdom and generosity 15-05-2025 14:06 If wisdom is the fruit of age, then José ‘Pepe’ Mujica lived long enough to share quite a bit. He was generous with it too, not wanting to take to the grave what had cost him so dearly to learn. During an eventful life, he learned that happiness doesn't come by way of sickle, chainsaw or hammer. by Mónica Martin
CRISIS BITES Two minimum wages now cover eight days of family expenses 15-05-2025 00:39 With the national wage council talks deadlocked, the Milei government has again unilaterally established the basic pay increase for registered workers, passing from 296,832 pesos in March to 302,600 pesos in April – a raise of 5,768 pesos. by Agustina Bordigoni
DEATH OF JOSÉ 'PEPE' MUJICA Pepe and Lucía: Uruguay's legendary revolutionary power duo 15-05-2025 00:30 The death of former Uruguayan president José 'Pepe' Mujica brought the curtain down on one of the great love stories of Latin America.
DEATH OF JOSÉ 'PEPE' MUJICA Uruguay bids fond farewell to popular ‘Pepe’ Mujica 15-05-2025 00:19 Thousands line streets of Montevideo to bid farewell to deceased former leader José ‘Pepe’ Mujica.
POLITICS Milei’s Argentina eyes deportations, tightens immigration rules 14-05-2025 14:50 Milei government says it will tighten access to citizenship, accelerate deportations of foreign nationals with criminal records and make foreigners pay for state healthcare and university education.
DEATH OF JOSÉ 'PEPE' MUJICA Tributes for Mujica, Milei government’s lukewarm condolences 14-05-2025 00:02 Allies hail Uruguay ex-president’s legacy as Argentina’s government expresses condolences; Libertarian influencer’s distasteful response.
OBITUARY 'Pepe' Mujica: Uruguay's tractor-driving leftist icon 13-05-2025 17:28 Dubbed the world's "poorest president" while in office, José Mujica eschewed the trappings of success, continuing to live on his small farm, with his wife Lucía and three-legged dog Manuela at his side.
OBITUARY The guerrilla fighter who became Uruguay's president 13-05-2025 17:17 'Pepe' Mujica, the former left-wing guerrilla who spent more than a decade in prison before becoming president of Uruguay, was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in April 2024, which later spread to his liver.
URUGUAY José 'Pepe' Mujica, icon of Latin American left, dead at 89 13-05-2025 16:39 José 'Pepe' Mujica, the former guerrilla fighter who governed Uruguay with an anti-consumerist discourse that made him a giant of the Latin American left, dies at the age of 89; Ex-president had been receiving palliative care after battling cancer.
International football Three reasons Carlo Ancelotti can succeed with Brazil 13-05-2025 08:58 Carlo Ancelotti sets his sights on glory with Brazil – and completing his personal trophy cabinet.
TRADE & COMMERCE Lula and Xi to ink new deals as Brazil shrugs off Trump’s trade threats 13-05-2025 08:51 Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and China’s Xi Jinping are set to ink new trade-related agreements in Beijing on Tuesday.
EX-URUGUAY PRESIDENT Uruguay's ex-president Mujica receiving palliative care 12-05-2025 18:00 Former Uruguay president Jose 'Pepe' Mujica is in a "terminal" phase of cancer and receiving palliative care, his wife confirmed Monday.
Local elections in Uruguay Left retains control of Montevideo in Uruguay regional elections 12-05-2025 12:58 Uruguayan election cycle closes out with wins for Frente Amplio in Montevideo and Canelones, with opposition holding less populous territories nationwide.
International football Confirmed: Ancelotti to take over as Brazil coach 12-05-2025 12:12 Carlo Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid to take his talents to the international game with Brazil.
TRUMP'S TARIFF WAR Trump’s priority list for tariff talks includes Argentina 11-05-2025 09:10 The Trump administration’s first trade talks involve an eclectic mix of major exporters and smaller economies.
THE WEEK IN REIVEW Stories that caught our eye: May 2 to 9 09-05-2025 17:51 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Pride and praise in Peru for Pope Leo who left lasting impression 09-05-2025 08:26 Leo XIV first set foot in Peru some four decades ago as a missionary, before becoming bishop of the diocese of Chiclayo in the northwest of the country and gaining citizenship in 2015.
PROFILE: Leo XIV New pontiff Leo XIV spent decades amid the poor in Peru 08-05-2025 21:34 Robert Francis Prevost was born in Chicago but also has a Latin American connection, after spending much of his career in Peru before moving to Rome under Francis’ guidance.
NEW POPE CHOSEN Soft-spoken Prevost is first pope from the US (and Peru) 08-05-2025 14:32 Italian newspaper La Repubblica has called the new pontiff "the least American of the Americans" for his soft-spoken touch.
FILM & CINEMA Fear and loathing: Trump film threat shocks Latin America 07-05-2025 23:25 Trump's threat to slap tariffs on foreign-made movies leaves Latin America's burgeoning film industry baffled and fearful.
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA Machado aides escape Venezuela after 15-month siege at Argentina's Embassy 07-05-2025 12:15 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.
GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY Colombia moves to join China's Belt and Road 07-05-2025 11:19 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.
EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL Merz tells France Mercosur trade deal must be ratified 'quickly' 07-05-2025 11:13 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.
Argentina's Embassy in Venezuela Venezuelan opposition figures 'rescued' from Argentina's Embassy, says US 06-05-2025 22:34 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.
COMMUNITY Youth orchestra cultivates more than just music 03-05-2025 05:15 Director Néstor Tedesco’s Orquesta de los Barrios youth orchestra provides a network of support for young musicians from the city’s low-income neighbourhoods. by Zella Milfred
TSUNAMI WARNING Major offshore quake causes tsunami scare in Chile, Argentina 02-05-2025 13:18 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.
latin america Evo Morales vows no surrender in bid to reclaim Bolivian presidency 01-05-2025 09:31 Bolivia's first Indigenous president plans to formally launch a bid for a fourth term, despite being barred from running again.
ARGENTINA-CHINA RELATIONS Chinese business interests await gesture from Milei towards Xi 01-05-2025 09:18 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. by Eugenia Muzio
CRIME & SECURITY Organised crime hampering growth in Latin America, warns World Bank 29-04-2025 11:58 Organised crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is holding back economic growth, World Bank report warns.
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL Reports: Real Madrid's Ancelotti agrees deal to take charge of Brazil 29-04-2025 11:06 Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has agreed to take over the Brazilian national team, several Spanish media outlets reported Monday.
Geopolitcs & trade Xi is trying to turn world against US as Trump cuts trade deals 29-04-2025 11:03 Beijing officials are racing to turn foreign governments against the United States inside a 90-day window Trump has granted all nations — except China — to strike trade deals during a tariff reprieve.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Diplomacy likely to trump geography in choice of new pope 27-04-2025 10:36 Pope Francis championed far-flung regions long overlooked by the Church and a non-European pope would make sense, given that Catholicism is growing in Africa and Asia.
OBITUARY: POPE FRANCIS (1936-2025) The Pope from the 'ends of the earth' called to 'repair' the Church 26-04-2025 05:00 Jorge Bergoglio enters history as the first American Pope. During his time heading the Catholic Church, he reformed Vatican governance, pushed for peace and reconciliation and guided the Church through some of the darkest moments in recent years, taking measures against child abuse by members of the clergy. by Darío Silva D'Andrea
THE WEEK IN REIVEW Stories that caught our eye: April 17 to 24 25-04-2025 16:16 A selection of stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Hope, apprehension and politics: Cardinals search for new pope 25-04-2025 10:30 Catholic cardinals have admitted some apprehension at the responsibility of choosing the successor to the late Pope Francis.
Supply lines Latin America is master of its markets, not Trump, Bradesco says 23-04-2025 22:34 Outlook for Latin American shares depends more on local elections and fiscal and monetary policy than it does Donald Trump’s tariff war.
SUPPLY LINES Mercosur shields Paraguay from Trump tariff pain, says finance chief 23-04-2025 22:29 Membership in one of the world’s most protectionist trade blocs will help shield Paraguay from the worst of near-term disruptions caused by US tariffs.
AGRICULTURE & LIVESTOCK From meat to grains, trade war is a boon to Brazil and Argentina 22-04-2025 14:38 Escalating tensions between the United States and China have created an opening for Brazil and Argentina to ramp up exports.
A POPE FOR LATIN AMERICA Latin America bids fond farewell to its first pontiff 22-04-2025 13:17 News of death of Pope Francis moves many in Latin America; Personalities such as Lionel Messi and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pay tribute.
OBITUARY Pope Francis, promoter of more compassionate Church, dies at 88 21-04-2025 14:51 Pontiff was praised for focus on poverty and human suffering; Born in Argentina, he was the first pope from the Americas.
Catholic Church Faith foes: Pope Francis' fight with the Catholic right 21-04-2025 11:25 Pope Francis made many radical changes to the Catholic Church, arousing both fervour and fury with his reforms.
the week in review Stories that caught our eye: April 11 to 18 18-04-2025 17:29 A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina – including some pretty big announcements last Friday...
EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL EU hopes Trump tariffs can nudge Mercosur deal past finish line 17-04-2025 09:10 Spectre of transatlantic trade war is fuelling hopes of a silver lining in Europe: that the long-awaited EU-Mercorur free-trade deal could get a final green light.
HUMAN RIGHTS Brazil prohibits hormone therapy for transgender minors 16-04-2025 18:22 Brazilian health authority raises legal age for transgender people to receive hormone therapy from 16 to 18; Also raises minimum age for sexual reassignment surgery "that involves a potentially sterilising effect" from 18 to 21 years.
DIPLOMATIC ROW Chinese Embassy hits back after Bessent’s remarks in Argentina 15-04-2025 17:48 Beijing’s Embassy in Buenos Aires issues expressing “deep dissatisfaction and categorical rejection of the malicious slanders and libellous remarks” made by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during visit to Buenos Aires.
GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY Trump’s China trade war is forcing Latin America to pick a side 15-04-2025 14:02 Intensifying battle between world’s two largest economies has left governments grappling with the reality that their days of doing big business with Beijing without serious blowback from Washington are numbered.
