News of coronavirus pandemic

Football fans set to end 18-month Covid exile from stadiums

24-09-2021 21:47 After 18 long, quiet months, the moment has finally arrived: fans will flock back through stadium turnstiles from the start of October onwards.

by Dan Edwards

Fans can return to football, but will the players be there?

27-08-2021 23:08 Argentine fans were able to celebrate the prospect of finally returning to the stadium, only to discover that there may not actually be any players on the pitch when they do so.

by Dan Edwards

IMF urges US$650-billion SDR injection be directed to Covid’s hardest hit

23-08-2021 15:42 IMF's record US$650-billion resource injection comes into effect; Kristalina Georgieva urging wealthy states to direct some of allocation to countries lacking means to cope with Covid crisis.

Lacking a million Sputnik V vaccines, San Juan wants its 18 million euros back

30-07-2021 22:13 Provincial government’s contract for shots, signed with German middlemen, has fallen through, adding to the claims of the national government against the Russian lab. Now San Juan wants its money back.

by Brenda Funes

Argentina marks sombre milestone of 100,000 virus deaths

14-07-2021 20:51 Argentina reached a sombre milestone in its fight to control the pandemic as deaths caused by Covid-19 crossed 100,000 on Wednesday afternoon.

Hotels in Buenos Aires face long night of Covid-19

04-07-2021 00:38 Federal Capital is home to almost 900 hotels, of which roughly 70% are shuttered. Hoteliers say they’re in “total despair,” with tourism unlikely to rebound anytime soon.

World Food Programme head warns of 'biblical' famine without action

30-06-2021 11:41 At the G20 Conferance, head of the World Food Programme David Beasley appealed for US$6 billion to prevent a "famine of biblical proportions" caused by pandemic-exasperated food shortages.

Almost half of porteños live in poverty or precariously

25-06-2021 22:48 City Hall data shows rise in poverty. City Hall figures includes all families earning below 97,000 pesos, not even covering the Canasta Total. Upper and middle classes have fallen by eight points over the last 15 months, even among formally employed many have slipped below poverty line.

Argentina plans partial payment to Paris Club, averting default

22-06-2021 16:26 Government will make a partial payment to Paris Club group of creditors to avert default.

Controversial Copa América fails to captivate Brazilians

17-06-2021 11:17 Many Brazilians are even unaware that the world's oldest national team tournament is being played on their soil. Some attribute their lack of interest to a lack of information, a disaffection with the national team or the pandemic situation in the Latin American giant, which is heading towards half a million deaths due to the coronavirus.