FOOTBALL & POLITICS Where football and politics mix: Chile's 'Palestino' football club 03-05-2023 22:12 Thousands of miles away from conflict in the Middle East in Santiago, Chile, Club Deportivo Palestino continue to fly the flag for the Palestinian cause.
HUMAN RIGHTS 'Never again': Demonstrators rally on dictatorship coup anniversary 24-03-2023 19:16 Tens of thousands of people marched on Friday on the 47th anniversary of the 1976 military coup d'état, marking Argentina's National Day of Memory for Truth and Justice.
And that reminds me… A day for wearing green but also black 18-03-2023 03:56 Since 1992 Saint Patrick’s Day has had to co-exist with an appalling tragedy in Argentina at least – the terrorist car-bomb destruction of the Israeli Embassy. by Michael Soltys
10 YEARS OF POPE FRANCIS Catholic faithful celebrate decade of Francis' papacy in Luján 12-03-2023 09:18 Thousands of Catholic faithful gathered Saturday in Luján to celebrate 10 years of Francis' papacy on Saturday as festivities in honour of the Buenos Aires-born pontiff got underway.
10 YEARS OF POPE FRANCIS Popular but facing opposition, Pope Francis marks 10 years as pontiff 12-03-2023 09:07 Pope Francis marks 10 years as head of the Catholic Church on Monday, hugely popular but facing internal dissent after a decade of reform, even if he has left basic doctrine intact.
10 YEARS OF POPE FRANCIS Pope Francis opens up on mortality, criticises 'gender ideology' in new interview 10-03-2023 14:19 Ten years into his papacy, Pope Francis grants exclusive interview to Perfil’s Jorge Fontevecchia; Conversation, which lasted almost three hours, will be published this weekend with an edited, feature-length translation in next week’s edition of the Buenos Aires Times.
Qatar 2022 World Cup Argentina hope to bring World Cup joy after mourning Maradona 25-11-2022 13:12 Ex-players and fans at the World Cup in Qatar pay tribute to Maradona to mark the second anniversary of 1986 World Cup winner's death from a heart attack in 2020.
Qatar 2022 World Cup Argentina greats pay tribute to Maradona on anniversary of death 25-11-2022 09:23 Football greats set off a day of World Cup tributes to the "immortal" Diego Maradona on the second anniversary of late superstar's death.
Qatar 2022 World Cup Fans at World Cup pay homage to Maradona with shirts and chants 24-11-2022 08:12 Fans at the World Cup have noisy plans for Friday's second anniversary of the death of Diego Maradona.
EVITA 70TH ANNIVERSARY Peronism unites but also divides to honour Evita 01-08-2022 16:42 Main celebrations by organised labour with separate marches by CGT and CTA umbrellas, President marks day in Chapadmalal.
40th anniversary Britain marks 40 years since Argentina's surrender in South Atlantic War 14-06-2022 09:29 Britain marks, on June 14, 2022, 40 years since Argentine forces surrendered after 74 days of conflict on the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands.
Reunion at Technopolis Alberto and CFK expose their differences yet again – but with good manners 04-06-2022 10:41 President and the vice-president re-appear together at event marking 100 years of YPF; There were smiles – but also warnings from both sides. by Rosario Ayerdi
POLITICS Fernández de Kirchner tells president to embrace 'conflict' and govern 04-06-2022 09:21 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, speaking at an event marking the 100th anniversary of state energy firm YPF, declares that it is impossible to “govern without conflict” in Argentina and calls on President Fernández to embrace the challenge.
HUMAN RIGHTS Mothers of Plaza de Mayo mark 45 years of indefatigable search for disappeared 01-05-2022 09:34 Mothers of Plaza de Mayo commemorate 45th anniversary of the human rights group's first march in front of the Casa Rosada.
EDITORIAL Forty years after 02-04-2022 00:15 If the war beginning 40 years ago was a tragedy of human weaknesses masquerading as a show of force, the best thing we can do today is to highlight the positive side of being human.
COMMUNITY Veterans attend services marking 40th anniversary of South Atlantic War 11-03-2022 14:14 British and Argentine veterans in Buenos Aires attend remembrance services. by John Hunter
ONCE RAIL CRASH: 10 YEARS ON A decade on, relatives of Once tragedy victims reiterate call for justice 22-02-2022 16:31 Relatives of the deceased and survivors of the 2012 Once train crash this week reiterated their calls for justice, demanding that those convicted of crimes be made to serve their full jail terms.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC 70% now fully vaccinated in Argentina, a year after the first shot was given 28-12-2021 22:27 Wednesday, December 29, marks the first anniversary of the application of the first Covid-19 vaccine on national soil. A year on, with the Delta and Omicron variants surging in Argentina, the government has now taken delivery of more than 100 million doses.
BLOOMBERG Just a year of Brexit has thumped UK’s economy and businesses 22-12-2021 09:31 In the months after Boris Johnson signed his post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union, the coronavirus masked the economic damage of leaving the bloc. As the pandemic drags on, the cost is becoming clearer – and voters are noticing.
GUEST VOICE 20 years on from 2001, society has yet to find a balance 18-12-2021 08:30 Social demands multiply in a scenario like the present day and might reach that level of social fatigue before reaching the 20 percent unemployment then. by Guido Lorenzo
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA World remembers Diego Maradona on first anniversary of his death 25-11-2021 21:52 Commemorative events take place across Argentina and the rest of the world, as supporters mark the first anniversary of Diego’s passing.
Diego Armando Maradona (1960-2020) The cult of Maradona runs strong in Naples, a year after his death 24-11-2021 17:26 It is almost 30 years since Diego Maradona ended his remarkable playing spell at Napoli, but a year on from his death, the Argentine is as present as ever in the Neapolitan world.
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA Emotion, ovations and plenty of tears as Argentine football remembers Maradona 05-11-2021 18:09 Local football marked what would have been the late Diego Maradona’s 61st birthday with a series of tributes to the superstar captain of Argentina’s 1986 World Cup-winning side.
FELIZ CUMPLE CRISTO Rio de Janeiro's Christ the Redeemer statue celebrates 90th birthday 13-10-2021 09:16 Iconic statue that towers over Rio de Janeiro celebrates its 90th birthday with a Mass, new song and a new bottle of booze.
As I see it Closing time in the gardens of the West 11-09-2021 09:48 Perhaps it is premature to talk, as the British essayist Cyril Connolly did soon after World War II, of “closing time in the gardens of the West,” but for many it does feel that something like that is taking place. by James Neilson
And that reminds me… Twenty years can be something 11-09-2021 09:35 Just as in the preceding generation everybody seemed to remember exactly what they were doing on the day of John Kennedy’s assassination in 1963, so 9/11 has remained the object of universal recall in the last 20 years. by Michael Soltys
SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 ATTACKS The day that changed the United States: Remembering 9/11, 20 years on 11-09-2021 08:54 On September 11, 2001, the world watched in horror as commercial jetliners commandeered by al-Qaeda hijackers slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people died that day.
Remembering 9/11, 20 years on Two decades on, United States comes full circle 11-09-2021 08:45 When al-Qaeda hijackers killed nearly 3,000 people on September 11, 2001, the United States instantly took on a new mission as a furious and fearful nation coalesced around president George W. Bush's "war on terrorism." Twenty years later, the world is transformed.
9/11: 20 YEARS ON Pandemic gives 9/11 conspiracists fresh impetus 11-09-2021 00:01 Twenty years after al-Qaeda terrorists flew two hijacked aircraft into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center, conspiracy theorists are more emboldened than ever.
9/11: 20 YEARS ON 9/11: Victims' families find solace, help in support groups 10-09-2021 21:50 Twenty years later and they still talk regularly: 9/11 survivors and relatives of victims have formed strong friendships through support groups that have proved effective antidotes to their trauma.
Mercosur in crisis Felipe Solá: Brazil's 'hostile attitude has killed debate within Mercosur' 22-07-2021 22:01 Argentina’s foreign minister slams Brazilian government during visit to Rio to mark 30th anniversary of nuclear accord between two nations.
AMIA BOMBING: 27 YEARS ON Families reiterate call for justice on 27th anniversary of AMIA bombing 18-07-2021 15:38 Families of the victims of the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre renewed their demands for justice Sunday as they marked the 27th anniversary of the horror attack.
CCP CENTENARY Xi hails 'irreversible' rise of China at 100th birthday of Communist Party 01-07-2021 11:28 In the summer of 1921 Mao and a clutch of Marxist-Leninist thinkers in Shanghai founded the Communist Party, which has since morphed into one of the world's most powerful political organisations. It now counts around 95 million members, garnered over a century of war, famine and turmoil, and more recently a surge to superpower status butting up against Western rivals, led by the United States.