News of death

Medical coordinator denies responsibility in Maradona death

22-06-2021 10:25 Nancy Forlini, 52, the medical coordinator in charge of Diego Maradona's home treatment, denied responsibility for his death during questioning. Sheis the fourth of seven people under investigation for manslaughter.

Third pandemic wave hits as Brazil surpasses half a million Covid deaths

19-06-2021 21:54 Brazil became the second country after the United States to surpass 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, and real toll may be higher.

Questioning of medical team over Maradona's death delayed

29-05-2021 10:42 Interrogation of late footballer's medical team under formal investigation for manslaughter delayed until June 14.

Uruguay surpasses 4,000 Covid-19 deaths

27-05-2021 18:50 Uruguay surpassed 4,000 Covid-19 deaths this Wednesday, making it the country in the world with the highest number of deaths caused by the virus in the past 14 days.

Bernard Madoff, mastermind of giant Ponzi scheme, dies at 82

14-04-2021 12:37 Bernard Madoff, the Manhattan investment adviser who promised stellar returns to his A-list clients and instead defrauded them of more than US$19 billion in history’s largest Ponzi scheme, has died in jail at 82 years old.

Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip dies aged 99

09-04-2021 10:04 Longest-serving royal consort in British history, who was a constant presence at Queen Elizabeth II's side for decades, died on Friday aged 99, Buckingham Palace has announced.

Vaccine hope, but enduring fear one year after pandemic declared

11-03-2021 22:50 One year on from the declaration of the coronavirus pandemic, vaccinations are offering hope. But much of humanity still enduring highly restricted lives, with no clear path back to normality.

Fans, family members demonstrate to demand justice in Maradona death probe

11-03-2021 15:01 Hundreds of football fans and three of Diego Maradona's children demonstrate in Buenos Aires to demand justice and a deeper invesigation into events surrounding the late footballer's death on November 25.

Charlie was my darling

20-02-2021 07:40 A selection of purely personal memories and perceptions of Carlos Menem, including some that differ from conventional wisdom.

by Michael Soltys

World Cup winner Luque dies of heart attack after contracting Covid

16-02-2021 14:53 World Cup winner Leopoldo Jacinto Luque died on Monday of a heart attack while he was receiving treatment for Covid-19.

Maradona death probe widens to include nurses, psychologist

09-02-2021 09:17 A psychologist and two nurses – one male, one female – who helped care for Diego Maradona before his death have been added to a widening involuntary manslaughter probe.

‘Isabelita’ Perón turns 90, ostracised in Madrid

06-02-2021 09:46 Former president, who lead nation for less than 21 months, has 90th birthday in Madrid, where she has lived for the last four decades.

Global Covid-19 death toll passes two million

16-01-2021 07:37 The global death toll from Covid-19 passed two million on Friday, with the WHO urging mass vaccinations.

A freezing summer

09-01-2021 08:04 The government’s actions speak louder than his words – the elections above all else.

Uruguay in mourning as ex-president Tabaré Vázquez dies aged 80

06-12-2020 09:17 Family confirms in statement that left-wing leader, who ruled Uruguay twice from 2005-2010 and 2015-2020, has succumbed to lung cancer.

Investigators await test results as fallout from Maradona’s death rumbles on

03-12-2020 23:59 Toxicological studies, heart tests, swabs, investigations and questions of care – the ‘circus’ surrounding the death of footballing great Diego Maradona continues to grow, but still no indictments.

Police open probe as details of Maradona’s final hours emerge

28-11-2020 08:52 Family concerned by “irregularities” in statement from nurse who was caring for late footballing legend. Prosecutors believe Maradona passed away in his sleep.

The life, death and philosophy of Diego Maradona

28-11-2020 08:06 A rebel to the bone, genuine, charismatic and 100 percent controversial, all this and more constructed the myth of Diego.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Tributes flood in for late Sean Connery, the 'original' James Bond

01-11-2020 07:44 Tributes pour in for late Scottish actor Sean Connery – considered by many to have been the best James Bond – following his death aged 90.

Letter from CFK

31-10-2020 09:05 At face value CFK's statement was packed with support for the president. And the Cabinet? Not so much

by Martín Gambarotta