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Death toll reaches 15,000 as Covid-19 surge continues

26-09-2020 09:17 More than 400 fatalities and 12,000 new cases confirmed Friday as total infections nears 700,000.

McConnell vows quick vote on next US Supreme Ct justice; Biden says wait

19-09-2020 09:59 Ruth Bader Ginsburg's untimely death cast an immediate spotlight on the crucial high court vacancy, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell quickly vowing to bring to a vote whoever US President Donald Trump nominates.

How the search for Facundo Astudillo Castro unfolded

05-09-2020 09:02 Facundo Astudillo Castro was missing for more than 100 days. Here are key moments from the search for the missing 22-year-old and the investigation into his disappearance.

by Héctor Velázquez

Facundo: a friendly, kind, fun-loving music fan

05-09-2020 08:52 Facundo was known as “Kufa” to his friends and would’ve celebrated his 23rd birthday on August 23. Those close to him describe the youngster as “a kid without a mean bone in his body.”

Two firefighters killed in perfume shop fire in Villa Crespo

02-06-2020 22:40 Two firefighters died and another 15 were wounded after two explosions in a perfume shop in Villa Crespo on Tuesday.

Fears over Covid-19 in villas come to fruition with community leader's death

23-05-2020 09:13 Ramona Medina's death shines a light on the problems facing Argentina’s poorest amid the coronavirus pandemic, which is spreading more rapidly in low-income neighbourhoods.

São Paulo homeless face choice between cold and virus risk

13-05-2020 11:52 Brazil's biggest homeless population has begun succumbing to COVID-19, and activists warn the worst is yet to come as colder weather bears down and shelters risk becoming hotbeds for infection.

Pandemic politics costing lives in Brazil

12-05-2020 13:09 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro keeps saying coronavirus fears are overblown. Other officials at the federal, state and local levels insist the danger is all too real. Meanwhile, the politicisation of the crisis is taking a heavy human toll.

Brazil passes 5,000 deaths from Covid-19, says Health Ministry

29-04-2020 13:02 Brazil, the South American country worst-hit by the coronavirus pandemic, has registered more than 5,000 deaths from Covid-19. President Jair Bolsonaro said he cannot perform “miracles” to curb the virus spread.

WHO warns over virus immunity as global death toll tops 200,000

26-04-2020 09:19 As the global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 200,000 on Saturday, countries took cautious steps toward easing lockdowns imposed amid the pandemic, but fears of a surge in infections made even some outbreak-wounded businesses reluctant to reopen.

China's virus death toll revised up sharply after review

17-04-2020 18:18 China's official death toll from the coronavirus pandemic jumped sharply Friday as the hardest-hit city of Wuhan announced a major revision that added nearly 1,300 fatalities, raising the official toll to to 3,869 deaths.

Harvard researchers say social distancing may be needed into 2022

15-04-2020 09:35 People around the world might need to practice some level of social distancing intermittently through 2022 to stop Covid-19 from surging anew and overwhelming hospital systems, a group of Harvard disease researchers said Tuesday.

Grandfather of man who ignored quarantine rules dies from coronavirus

01-04-2020 16:52 Shocking case in Moreno as 71-year-old grandfather passes away. Late victim is believed to have been infected by his own grandson – who ignored mandatory quarantine rules after returning from the United States to attend a party.

Deadliest day for Europe coronavirus hotspots, as US death toll surges

31-03-2020 20:21 With more than 40,000 killed by the disease barrelling around the globe, the United States, already home to the largest number of confirmed infections, hit a bleak milestone as its national death toll surpassed China's. 

'La Nación' director Bartolomé Mitre dies aged 79

26-03-2020 17:04 Bartolomé Mitre took charge of influential Argentine daily in 1982, leading it during the transition to democracy up until the modern-day era. He was the fourth generation of the family to lead the newspaper.

Virus death toll rises to eight, after deaths in CABA, Resistencia

25-03-2020 18:05 Argentina suffers its worth statistical day of the coronavirus pandemic to date, recording two new deaths and a record-high 117 confirmed cases in 24 hours. Officials are awaiting the results of tests on a ninth potential death.

City's emergency services ask porteños to stay at home

19-03-2020 14:55 Head of capital's emergency services asks porteños to stay at home and avoid social contact, as they struggle to deal with coronavirus outbreak.

64-year-old man becomes Argentina's third fatal victim of coronavirus

18-03-2020 23:02 Authorities confirm death of 64-year-old man at Buenos Aires City hospital.

Argentina records second death from coronavirus outbreak

13-03-2020 15:28 61-year-old man in Resistencia, Chaco Province, who suffered from respiratory difficulties dies from Covid-19 – Argentina's second death from the coronavirus outbreak.

Buenos Aires City mayor urges caution as coronavirus numbers creep up

09-03-2020 13:59 In the capital, there are now nine confirmed cases of Coronavirus, all of which recently returned from traveling, and an additional 70 people are under quarantine. To date, there has been one death.