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Diego Schwartzman retires from professional tennis

13-02-2025 20:46 Diego Schwartzman, a former world number eight, ended his professional tennis career on Thursday in the second round of the Argentina Open.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

‘Trump is the catalyst,’ agree former ambassadors to China

01-02-2025 09:44 Argentina’s two most recent ambassadors to China, Diego Guelar and Sabino Vaca Narvaja, discuss the chessboard facing the world’s two key powers as Donald Trump begins a new term in the United States.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

SPORT & CULTURE

'Diego Eterno' – New multimedia exhibition pays tribute to Maradona

03-12-2024 10:08 New multimedia exhibition 'Diego eterno,' which opened in Buenos Aires this week honours Diego Maradona's life with an immersive hologram experience, the player's memorabilia, and recreations of pivotal moments in his career.

LOCAL REACTION

Argentina’s right celebrates Trump’s victory in US election

06-11-2024 15:39 Figures from Mauricio Macri’s PRO party celebrate Republican leader’s win in US presidential election as Milei government officials revel in news.

Homage to football legend

Maradona's children unveil memorial site, foundation plans

01-11-2024 09:03 The 'M10 Memorial' is scheduled to open in 2025 in the tourist area of Puerto Madero, a few blocks from the Casa Rosada, and will be able to welcome one million visitors a year.

STATE SELL OFF

Milei’s privatisation blitz begins with state cargo rail firm

24-10-2024 07:19 This is the first privatisation in the railway sector in the Milei era. It announced the privatisation of Belgrano Cargas y Logística SA. This was announced by presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni, in statements to the press.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Unease among foreign service over Milei's ‘threatening’ letter

22-10-2024 17:16 President Javier Milei warns Argentina’s foreign service that anyone not committed to his anti-progressive agenda should “step aside.”

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Gago unveiled as new head coach of Boca Juniors

15-10-2024 13:25 Former Boca star Fernando Gago tells players they must realise where they ply their trade as he is formally named as the club's new head coach.

ENERGY & GAS

Bolivia natural gas shortage sends economy teetering

09-10-2024 13:57 Bolivia's once powerful natural gas industry is now on the verge of collapse as a result of a lack of investment and maintenance. The fall of the state-supported industry has sent shockwaves through Bolivia's economy.

Diego Maradona remembered

'Diego Lives': Immersive Maradona exhibit hits Barcelona

08-10-2024 20:48 'Diego Vive' exhibition sets up shop in the Spanish city where Maradona spent two unhappy, injury-marred, seasons in the early 1980s.

MALVINAS SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE

UK government says Malvinas Islands sovereignty ‘not up for negotiation’

07-10-2024 12:16 Spoksperson for UK PM Keir Starmer says sovereignty of the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands is "not up for negotiation," despite recent developments and remarks from Argnetina's foreign minister.

Football in Argentina

Boca eye Gago as next in line to test Gallardo’s supremacy

02-10-2024 22:23 After Diego Martínez's Boca tenure ended with a whimper, the Xeneize are once again back to the drawing board. Fernando Gago would bring a fresh, adventurous style of play – the kind that has been rarely seen at La Bombonera of late.

by Dan Edwards

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Court authorises transfer of Maradona's remains to mausoleum

01-10-2024 21:09 Court signs off on transfer of Diego Maradona's remains, at his daughters' request, from a cemetery to a mausoleum to be built for him in central Buenos Aires.

FOOTBALL

River faithful on cloud nine as 'El Muñeco' continues to torture Boca

25-09-2024 22:01 Marcelo Gallardo, Boca’s executioner-in-chief, raised temperatures by holding his nose while walking onto the La Bombonera turf, provoking the wrath of the home support. By the end of 90 minutes, however, those same fans were turning on their own.

by Dan Edwards

FILM & CINEMA

Argentine director, actor criticise national cinema cutbacks at San Sebastián

24-09-2024 15:18 Milei’s government has drastically reduced government expenditure on cultural exports and filmmaker Diego Lerman and actor Leanardo Sbaraglia are sounding the alarm.

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Maradona medical team's negligence trial postponed to next year

12-09-2024 23:06 Court postpones until March 2025 the start of the trial of seven health professionals over alleged negligence in the death of Diego Armando Maradona.

BILATERAL SPAT

Maduro asks Maradona’s spirit to haunt Milei

12-09-2024 14:36 "Diego, can I ask you something? Scare Milei by pulling him by his legs in his sleep,” jokes Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during "anti-fascist" Congress in Caracas.

FOOTBALL TRANSFERS

Cholo gets his Argentine – Atlético sign Man City striker Álvarez

12-08-2024 13:15 Atlético Madrid signed striker Julián Álvarez from Manchester City on Monday in a deal reported to be worth up to 85 million euros (US$93 million)

FOOTBALL

Maradona's heirs fail to block 1986 World Cup 'Golden Ball' trophy sale

30-05-2024 15:19 Maradona's heirs lose legal bid to block the sale of the Argentine football legend's 'Golden Ball' trophy from the 1986 Mexico World Cup.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Trial of Maradona’s medical team postponed until October

29-05-2024 21:32 Court postpones trial into 2020 death of Diego Armando Maradona, originally scheduled for next week, until October 1.

FOOTBALL

Maradona's family bid to block 'Golden Ball' trophy sale in France

23-05-2024 16:49 Diego Maradona's heirs have taken legal action in France to block the controversial sale of the Argentine football legend's 'Golden Ball' trophy from the 1986 Mexico World Cup.

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Maradona court case progress, family makes mausoleum request

03-05-2024 17:47 Maradona’s children ask for his remains be transferred from a private cemetery to a mausoleum in downtown Puerto Madero.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Court sets June date for trial into Diego Maradona’s death

19-03-2024 15:02 Oral Criminal Court N°3 of San Isidro sets June 4 start date for trial into legendary Argentine footballer’s death in November 2020; More than 200 witnesses set to be called with eight accused facing between 8 and 25 years in jail if found guilty.

FOOTBALL

Boca Juniors appoint Diego Martinez as new head coach

26-12-2023 15:26 Ex-Huracán coach Diego Martinez will take charge of the Xeneize on January 2, tasked with improving Boca’s fortunes after a poor campaign last season.

FOOTBALL

Maradona death trial assigned court as European court dismisses brand claim

08-11-2023 18:04 European General Court backs decision by bloc’s Intellectual Property Office to deny the registration of the assignment of rights to the Diego Maradona brand to a private firm linked to his former lawyer.

FOOTBALL

Pope Francis offers his take on ‘slipped’ Maradona and ‘gentleman’ Messi

02-11-2023 01:24 Holy Father highlights professional careers of both legendary Argentine footballers – but adds he would add Brazilian icon Pelé to his top three.

ELECTION 2023

Government gives citizens option to renounce public transport subsidies

17-10-2023 14:42 With a knowing nod to libertarian critics of government, Argentina's Transport Minister Diego Giuliano announces that citizens may now renounce their right to transport subsidies: “Those who agree with a policy of no subsidies may waive it.”

ELECTIONS 2023

Kicillof offers ruling coalition reason to be cheerful with PASO win

16-08-2023 15:45 Grindetti rules out an electoral pact with La Libertad Avanza rival in Buenos Aires Province as primary boosts incumbent governor’s re-election hopes.

ELECTION 2023

Kicillof wins Buenos Aires Province PASO by three points

14-08-2023 16:37 The temporary result shows a trend towards the ruling party. Néstor Grindetti and Diego Santilli racked up 32.93%, with little difference between them. The third place went to Javier Milei’s libertarianism with her candidate Carolina Píparo, who got 23.76% of the votes.

ECONOMIC POLICY

First South American central bank to cut says caution needed

09-06-2023 12:31 Uruguay to keep restrictive policy even with more rate cuts; Economy will probably grow around 2% this year.

OPPOSITION EYE

Amid turbulence and tensions, PRO puts on united front

27-04-2023 19:47 Key leaders from the centre-right party meet on Friday in San Isidro with talks over the opposition coalition’s line-up for the elections ongoing.

Death of Diego Maradona

Eight accused of wrongdoing in Maradona's death will stand trial, rules court

18-04-2023 15:33 Members of Diego Maradona's eight-strong medical team will stand trial for their alleged role into legendary footballer's death and face between 8 and 25 years in jail.

FOOTBALL

Don't look now, but Argentina is taking over the world

06-04-2023 17:15 Not content to miss out on the upcoming Under-20 World Cup after a less than sterling qualifying display to kick off the year, Claudio ‘Chiqui’ Tapia simply resolved to bring the entire tournament home.

by Dan Edwards

TRAGIC OCEAN DISCOVERY

Missing man's remains found in shark stomach in Comodoro Rivadavia

28-02-2023 13:45 Partial remains of a man who went missing on February 18 in Comodoro Rivadavia, provisionally identified as 32-year-old Diego Barría, thanks to the sighting of a tattoo, were found in the stomach of a school shark pulled from the sea by fishermen.