News of 2020

US ELECTION 2020

Final US presidential debate a brief interlude of normalcy in 2020 race

24-10-2020 12:12 Thursday’s second and final US presidential debate, it turns out, was actually a debate.

Electoral authorities confirm Arce's landslide win in Bolivian election

23-10-2020 14:22 Bolivia's electoral tribunal on Friday published official results from last weekend's presidential election, confirming leftist Luis Arce's landslide victory.

BLOOMBERG - OPINION

Bolivia’s new president can’t ride Latin America’s ‘pink tide’

22-10-2020 14:49 The Bolivia that Luis Arce will govern is far from the economic juggernaut Morales commanded during the commodities boom. Coronavirus has clobbered the country. Set to shrink by 7.9 percent this year, its economy is hurtling toward a balance of payments crisis.

by Mac Margolis

BOLIVIAN ELECTION

Hundreds protest in Bolivia with Arce set for presidential poll win

21-10-2020 15:50 Authoritative exit polls suggest Luis Arce, 57-year-old economist from the Movement for Socialism (MAS) and heir to former president Evo Morales, has beaten centrist former leader Carlos Mesa by a wide enough margin to avoid a run-off.

EVO TO EXIT ARGENTINA

Evo Morales says he will return to Bolivia after ally's election victory

19-10-2020 15:34 "Sooner or later we are going to return to Bolivia, that is not up for debate," exiled Bolivian leader tells a press conference in Buenos Aires.

Bolivian election

Luis Arce, key Morales ally, claims victory in Bolivia's election redo

19-10-2020 09:50 Evo Morales’ party claimed victory in Bolivia’s presidential election as official results trickled in from Sunday’s high-stakes redo of last year’s annulled ballot.

BOLIVIAN ELECTION

Bolivia 'has recovered democracy,' says Luis Arce, as exit poll suggests win

19-10-2020 09:34 Bolivian presidential candidate Luis Arce, leftist heir to former leader Evo Morales, headed to a first-round election victory in Bolivian election. Interim president Jeanine Áñez, who was not a candidate, congratulates Arce and his running mate on their apparent win.

BOLIVIAN ELECTION

Bolivia's outgoing president calls for patience amid slow vote count

18-10-2020 22:21 Bolivia's interim President Jeanine Áñez called for "patience" and urged citizens to avoid violence as they wait for the results from Sunday's general election.

Bolivia election

Bolivians fear 'upheaval' on nation's 'historic' election day

18-10-2020 08:08 Polls open at 8am this morning for an election that will not feature former president Evo Morales for the first time in 20 years.

BOLIVIAN ELECTION

Bolivians hope election can help ease year of pain, turmoil

15-10-2020 19:15 Sunday's presidential election gives Bolivians at least a chance for a political reset as they struggle with the dramatic costs of the Covid-19 pandemic.

BOLIVIAN ELECTION

Economic headache awaits victor in Bolivian election

14-10-2020 23:27 Bolivians go to the polls to elect a new president on Sunday, in the midst of the country's biggest economic crisis for 40 years.

Bolivian election

Bolivian rivals end campaigns ahead of Sunday vote

14-10-2020 23:19 Opinion polls show left-wing presidential candidate Luis Arce and centrist former president Carlos Mesa out ahead in race for Bolivian presidency.

Global pandemic

IMF envisions a sharp 4.4% drop in global growth for 2020

13-10-2020 11:39 International Monetary Fund predicts steep fall in international growth this year as the global economy struggles to recover from the pandemic-induced recession. Argentina's economy now forecast to contract by 11.8%.

Latin America

Brazil-US turbulence ahead in case of Biden victory

11-10-2020 17:27 Diplomatic relations between Brazil and the United States are likely to become more turbulent in the event of a Joe Biden victory in November.

BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS

Bolivia judge confirms Evo Morales cannot run for Senate seat

08-09-2020 09:13 Judge rules that former president is not eligible to run for a Senate seat in October's elections, given his current residence in Argentina.

US ELECTION 2020

Trump attacks Biden, defies pandemic on White House stage

28-08-2020 03:43 Trump blasts Joe Biden as a hapless career politician, claiming he will endanger Americans’ safety, as he accepts Republican Party's nomination.

GOP CONVENTION

Trump's convention gives platform to some with fringe views

26-08-2020 14:43 US president has long surrounded himself with controversial characters who hold out-of-the-mainstream views. But the decision by the party to elevate some of those figures to prime-time spots at the Republican National Convention is drawing new scrutiny.

US ELECTION 2020

Trump questions integrity of US election as he's renominated

24-08-2020 19:52 President Trump turned a surprise opening-day appearance at his party’s scaled-down national convention into an opportunity to question the integrity of the upcoming election.

US ELECTION 2020

Obama, in scathing Trump rebuke, warns democracy on the line

20-08-2020 03:13 Ex-US president says he had initially held out hope that Trump would grow into the job of president — but he has now concluded that Trump not only hasn't, he simply can't.

US ELECTION 2020

Democrats nominate Biden for epic challenge to oust Trump

19-08-2020 08:26 US Democrats nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential candidate on Tuesday, offering the Washington veteran as a "man of courage" who would sweep away the "chaos" of four years under Donald Trump.

US POLITICS

Kamala Harris under scrutiny for tough-on-crime prosecutor past

12-08-2020 14:05 Joe Biden's running mate portrayed herself as a progressive reformer during her own presidential bid, but some have cast doubts on that claim.

PROFILE

Running-mate nod the latest in a career of firsts for Kamala Harris

12-08-2020 13:50 Harris was the first black attorney general of California, the first woman to hold the post, and the first woman of South Asian heritage to be elected to the US Senate. She is now seeking to become the first female vice-president of the United States.

US POLITICS

How Biden chose Harris: Inside his search for a running mate

12-08-2020 13:12 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden selects California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate in US election.

STATE OIL FIRM

YPF posts US$1.1 billion loss for second quarter

11-08-2020 22:11 State oil company confirms losses totalling 85 billion pesos (US$ 1.105 billion) in the second quarter of the year.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC: Economy contracted by 5.4% in first quarter of 2020

23-06-2020 20:37 Unemployment rose to 10.4% in the first three months of the year, before the coronavirus lockdown kicked in, national statistics bureau reveals.

FUTURE OF MERCOSUR?

EU 'welcomes' Argentina's commitment to Mercosur free-trade deal

28-04-2020 23:58 European Union pleased that Argentina remains engaged in talks over long-awaited free-trade deal, despite decision to withdraw from all future Mercosur trade talks.

PRE-PANDEMIC

Economic activity contracted by 2.2% in February, says INDEC

28-04-2020 18:34 National statistics bureau reveals economy contracted by 2% in first two months of 2020, prior to the coronavirus-induced shutdown in economic activity.

Bloomberg - Long read

Trump’s oil deal: the inside story of how a price war ended

13-04-2020 16:13 After a week-long marathon of calls between world leaders and video conferences featuring dozens of energy ministers, this is how the 2020 oil price war was finally ended.

UNITED STATES

Bernie Sanders drops out of 2020 race, paving way for Biden v Trump

08-04-2020 14:49 United States Senator Bernie Sanders ended his 2020 presidential bid on Wednesday, acknowledging former vice-president Joe Biden is too far ahead for him yet vowing "the struggle continues."

Coronavirus pandemic

Copa América, Euro 2020 football tournaments postponed

17-03-2020 12:36 Co-ordinated decision between UEFA and CONMEBOL sees both tournaments delayed by a year. This year's Copa América was due to be co-hosted by Argentina and Colombia.

ABORTION DEBATE

Activists renew call for legalisation of abortion in Argentina

22-02-2020 09:53 ‘19F’ rally brings tens of thousands of demonstrators to streets. Legislative battle lies ahead, with government set to present abortion reform bill to Congress on March 1.

by Joseph Charney

ATP BUENOS AIRES

Ruud bags maiden ATP title at Argentina Open

16-02-2020 18:19 Norwegian Casper Ruud clinched his first title, beating lucky loser Pedro Sousa 6-1, 6-4 in the Argentina Open final on Sunday.

TOKYO 2020

Young Argentine footballers seek to shine in the Olympics

07-02-2020 20:37 Argentina’s men Under-23 football team achieved on Friday the double objective of the Pre-Olympic: to beat Colombia and qualify to Tokyo 2020 Olympic games.

AS I SEE IT

Alberto and his doppelganger

11-01-2020 10:42 Alberto is like Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde; there are two very different people inhabiting the same body. Both may appear almost simultaneously on your television screen.

by James Neilson

2020: THE YEAR IN PREVIEW

What lies ahead for Argentine football in 2020

04-01-2020 09:12 As December comes to a close and January arrives at speed, it is all the same hard to believe that another year has gone by. For in the topsy-turvy world of Argentine football, each period of 365 days can often feel like an entire decade.

by Dan Edwards

EDITORIAL

2019 in retrospect...and looking ahead to 2020

28-12-2019 10:17 The professional optical term for normal or perfect eyesight is “20/20 vision” – but the year lying ahead of us is anything but normal, perfect, visionary or clear.

2020: THE YEAR AHEAD

Alberto’s New Year’s resolutions

28-12-2019 09:56 What exactly is on Alberto Fernández’s New Year’s resolution list for 2020?

by Marcelo J. Garcia

FERNÁNDEZ’S PLAN FOR 2020

Buying time

28-12-2019 08:59 It is difficult to imagine how Alberto Fernández’s pompous rhetoric, and lack of a concrete and structural plan, will “put Argentina back on its feet,” as he promised throughout the campaign.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

COPA AMÉRICA 2020

Co-hosts Argentina to face Australia at 2020 Copa América

04-12-2019 18:29 Albiceleste, who co-host the tournament alongside Colombia, will face Australia, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay and Chile in Group A.

US POLITICS

Bernie Sanders pauses campaign events after treatment for blocked artery

02-10-2019 12:38 US Senator Bernie Sanders suspends campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday after being receiving emergency treatment for a blocked artery, his campaign announces.

US POLITICS

Trump revving up a campaign fuelled by impeachment grievances

30-09-2019 14:26 US president takes advice on impeachment proceedings from Republicans and confidants, but makes clear main tactic will be ratcheting up grievances against opponents in hope of exacting as much political damage as possible.

US Politics

Pelosi announces formal impeachment inquiry against US President Trump

25-09-2019 00:19 Amid mounting allegations of abuse of power by the US president, Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the start of the impeachment inquiry, the first step in a process that could ultimately lead to Trump's removal from office.

REVISED FORECASTS

Local economists warn of deeper slump as crisis continues

07-09-2019 01:24 GDP predicted to contract by 2.5% this year, with banks also revising down forecasts for 2020.

ELECTION 2019

Argentina’s next leader will get a commodities boost in 2020

27-07-2019 09:16 Tough economic times most likely lie ahead – but surging farm and oil production could offer a helping hand to the next occupant of the Casa Rosada