VENEZUELA ELECTIONS 2024 Blacklisted and muzzled, Maduro’s top rival can’t be held down Today 11:25 María Corina Machado has built a powerful, energised citizen movement in Venezuela. How far it can ultimately go is up to Nicolás Maduro.
Olympic Games: Paris 2024 Argentina’s Olympic medal hopes likely to depend on traditional team sports 19-07-2024 09:39 Argentina Olympic medal hopes are likely to depend on traditional team sports at the upcoming Paris 2024 Games, with chances of success in men’s football, rugby sevens and field hockey.
UNITED STATES Bullet and the ballot box: violent US rhetoric comes 'home to roost' 14-07-2024 10:12 Donald Trump was the victim of an assassination attempt by a gunman at a campaign rally Saturday in a chaotic and shocking incident set to supercharge political tensions ahead of the US presidential election.
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT Bloodied Donald Trump survives assassination attempt 14-07-2024 10:04 Donald Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt at a political rally Saturday, leaving the FBI hunting for information about how a gunman could attack a former US president.
SHOCK IN UNITED STATES Milei blames 'international left' for 'cowardly' Trump assassination attempt 14-07-2024 09:35 Argentina's President Javier Milei blames "international left" for assassination attempt Saturday targeting former former US president Donald Trump.
UK ELECTION 2024 Labour hoping for historic win as UK voters go to the polls 04-07-2024 14:49 Polls show centre-left Labour party set for its first general election win since 2005 – making Keir Starmer the party's first prime minister since Gordon Brown in 2010.
UK ELECTION 2024 Keir Starmer: Britain's next prime minister 04-07-2024 14:38 Keir Starmer, named after Labour's founding father, is the centre-left opposition party's most working-class leader in decades, despite his knighthood.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Social indicators cast doubt over Milei's 'catastrophe' averted claim 04-07-2024 13:09 President Javier Milei recently stated that the government’s social policy is “extremely good” and it had help prevent a “catastrophe.” Yet the government's own data and reports produced by private institutions indicate most social indicators have recorded a step backwards since he took office. by Agustina Bordigoni
UNITED STATES ELECTION 2024 Paul Singer is pitching Wall Street's own brand of MAGA 25-06-2024 12:06 Over the past decade, business figures led by hedge-fund billionaire Paul Singer have poured nearly US$200 million into a New York think tank that’s now projecting its own vision for Trump’s America.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS INDEC reports 5.1% Q1 slump in GDP, unemployment on rise 24-06-2024 20:58 Argentina's economy contracted by 5.1% in first quarter, says INDEC; Unemployment hit 7.7% as Milei government’s austerity measures began to kick in.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation slowed to 4.2% in May, lowest monthly rate in two years 13-06-2024 16:11 Monthly inflation drops below five percent for the first time in more than two years, decelerating for the fifth consecutive month.
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL Messi to miss Olympics but leaves door open for 2026 World Cup 13-06-2024 09:19 It's official: Lionel Messi won't be representing Argentina at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris.
LATIN AMERICA Sheinbaum's Mexico election win bolsters Latin American left 06-06-2024 11:31 Claudia Sheinbaum's victory means that both Brazil and Mexico – Latin America's two biggest nations in terms of population and economic output – remain firmly on the left side of the political spectrum.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Economic activity plunging amid austerity, confirms INDEC 23-05-2024 00:30 Bureau’s monthly estimate of economic activity records 8.4% drop for March; Industry and construction collapse, 5.3% slump in first quarter of 2024.
BOOKS & LITERATURE Author Selva Almada: ‘More attention is being paid to Latin American literature' 22-05-2024 16:04 Acclaimed author from Entre Ríos, whose third novel was nominated for the International Booker Prize, discusses creation, translation and international recognition.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Beef consumption at its lowest level in three decades, says industry group 16-05-2024 15:13 In the first four-month period of the year, consumption dropped by 17.5 percent.
venezuelan election 2024 Banned Venezuela opposition leader Machado insists she is 'Plan A' 19-04-2024 12:32 Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says she will keep on campaigning and insists she is a 'Plan A,' despite authorities banning her from participating in the upcoming election.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Inflation slowed to 11% in March, annual rate hits 287% 12-04-2024 16:56 Consumer price hikes continue to slow, but remain in double digits. Education records highest increases, rising 52.7 percent as increases as new school year begins.
BLOOMBERG - ANALYSIS Monthly inflation slowed more than expected in March 12-04-2024 16:35 Monthly inflation in Argentina slowed more than expected in March, cooling for the third straight month.
RUGBY SEVENS Argentina's rugby sevens team soars to new heights 14-03-2024 11:45 Nation’s all-conquering rugby sevens team is burning bright and its stars are making a name for themselves. by Dan Edwards
US ELECTIONS 2024 Trump, Biden clinch enough delegates for US presidential nomination 13-03-2024 11:58 Results in four statewide elections, the latest in the months-long march to determine Democratic and Republican candidates, ensure that Joe Biden and Donald Trump have enough delegates to clinch their party nominations and set up a rematch later this year.
AMCHAM SUMMIT Caputo: Argentina 'just starting talks' with IMF over new programme 12-03-2024 20:26 "They always said that they were open to a new programme," economy minister tells business leaders at AmCham 2024 summit.
Economic indicators Boost for Milei: Inflation slowed to 13.2% in February 12-03-2024 16:12 Good news for President Javier Milei as INDEC data shows February inflation of 13.2%, below estimates; Prices have increased by 276.2% over the last 12 months in Argentina.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 'Very complicated': Milei warns inflation rate for March could be high 11-03-2024 14:29 Argentina’s president says consumer price hikes are slowing and that he “is convinced” battle against inflation will be won.
2024: THE YEAR IN PREVIEW What lies ahead for Argentine football in 2024 06-01-2024 07:40 Your (tongue-firmly-in-cheek) guide to what lies ahead for Argentine football in the next 12 months. by Dan Edwards
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Five economic issues that will remain on the agenda in 2024 05-01-2024 14:18 Inflation at the start of the year, the official and unofficial exchange rate, employment, wages, poverty, the cepo, interest rates, the fiscal deficit and the IMF debt – just some of the issues that will dominate the next 12 months in Argentina. by Agustina Bordigoni
EDITORIAL An electoral 2023 ends... and an electric 2024 begins 31-12-2023 08:14 The standard greeting of “Happy New Year” would represent wishful thinking rather than any real expectations when it comes to 2024, as President Javier Milei would be the first to insist.
2024: YEAR IN PREVIEW Five elections in 2024 that will shape the global order 30-12-2023 10:19 With half the world heading to the polls in 2024, and some 30 countries electing a president, here are five key elections to watch in the coming year.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK ‘First six months of 2024 are going to be terrible,’ says Argentine business leader 15-11-2023 22:41 Head of Cámara Argentina de Comercio offers ominous forecast for next government’s initial months in office and warns politicians must “do things properly" in what looks to be a “complex” year ahead.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK World Bank sceptical over Milei’s dollarisation plans 05-10-2023 00:45 Argentina’s economy is set to contract 2.5% in 2023, according to the World Bank.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Budget bill sees 70% inflation, 600 pesos a dollar, 2.7% growth in 2024 16-09-2023 14:20 Economy Ministry sends draft 2024 budget to the lower house; Bill forecasts growth of 2.7% and 70% inflation.
US ELECTIONS 2024 White House 2024: the hopefuls aiming to take on Biden 25-04-2023 12:03 US President Joe Biden up against a number of hopeful candidates including former adversary Donald Trump, rising star Governor Ron DeSantis, and former vice president Mike Pence.
PONTIFF TO VISIT HOMELAND? Pope Francis says he wants to visit Argentina in 2024 24-04-2023 11:56 Leader of Catholic Church says in an interview that he wants to visit his homeland in 2024, in what would be his first trip to Argentina as pontiff.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK World Bank lowers forecast to no growth for Argentina in 2023 04-04-2023 14:50 International financial institution lowers its 2023 growth forecast for Argentina from two percent to zero growth and calls for “macroeconomic stability” in order to boost growth.
INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL 2024 Copa América to be held in the United States 27-01-2023 13:40 Copa América 2024 will be held in the United States and feature 10 teams from South America's CONMEBOL and six teams from the CONCACAF region.
US Politics Trump officially launches 2024 White House bid 15-11-2022 23:59 "America's comeback starts right now," declares 76-year-old former US president before hundreds of supporters gathered in an ornate, flag-draped ballroom at his palatial Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida.