News of death

Menem buried with military honours at ceremony in capital

16-02-2021 11:46 Former president Carlos Menem was laid to rest on Monday, granted military honours at a small ceremony on the outskirts of the capital.

Former president Carlos Menem passes away aged 90

14-02-2021 13:57 Peronist leader, who led the nation for a decade between 1989 and 1999, passes away at a hospital in Buenos Aires.

Leaked messages reignite controversy over Maradona’s death

06-02-2021 09:25 Scandalous new details of Diego Maradona’s final days emerged this week, as rows and allegations continue to swirl over the late footballing legend’s death.

Sixth anniversary of Nisman’s death commemorated with reduced rally

23-01-2021 10:32 Special AMIA prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead with a bullet through his head in his Puerto Madero flat six Januarys ago.

Latin American lessons for the United States’ damaged democracy

09-01-2021 07:16 Being able to disrupt the constitutional process, whether directly or indirectly, through the use of violence is an indication that said democratic process is breaking down.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Autopsy: Maradona suffered from liver, kidney, heart disorders

26-12-2020 10:39 Report says footballer had no alcohol or narcotics in his body at time of his death.

Leopoldo Luque denies wrongdoing as Maradona death probe heats up

30-11-2020 00:30 The home and offices of Diego Maradona’s personal doctor, Leopoldo Luque, were raided on Sunday as the investigation into the late football legend's death took a dramatic twist.

Sport pays tribute to Maradona with tears, applause, silence, banners and song

29-11-2020 08:12 On the first weekend of sporting action since the death of Diego Maradona, sports, leagues and teams round the world on Saturday paid tribute to the Argentine football great.

Maradona: Out of this world

28-11-2020 07:35 Diego Armando Maradona, the popular icon that Argentina was crying out for, blessed us mortals with 60 years in his magnetic presence. But now, the ‘Cosmic Kite’ has finally been called back to his home planet.

by Dan Edwards

Banker Jorge Brito killed in Salta helicopter crash

20-11-2020 19:33 Banker, businessman and entrepreneur Jorge Brito, 68, killed in a helicopter crash in Salta, along with his pilot.

Fernández pays tribute to Néstor Kirchner on 10th anniversary of death

27-10-2020 16:08 In an emotional speech that culminated in tears on Tuesday, Alberto Fernández hails Néstor Kirchner as a president “who changed the history of Argentina."

Campo de Mayo 'death flights' trial gets underway

10-10-2020 08:54 Court begins trial into alleged crimes against humanity carried out by five military officers. First trial seeking to prove existence of death flights departing from Campo de Mayo military garrison.

by Luciana Bertoia

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

18-09-2020 21:07 Champion of women's rights and United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died from complications of pancreatic cancer, according to the court.

Protesters clash with police after six-year-old killed in illegal drag race

16-09-2020 00:33 Tensions rise again in Buenos Aires Province as demonstrators clash with police in Gregorio de Laferrere. Protesters demand justice after six-year-old boy is run over in illegal drag race.

Facundo Astudillo Castro: Investigation enters ‘new stage’ following autopsy results

05-09-2020 08:39 Autopsy confirms skeletal remains discovered last week are from missing 22-year-old; coroner says preliminary results show death was “violent” and a result of “asphyxia.”

Trump: Coronavirus in US will get worse before it gets better

21-07-2020 22:27 Trump changes his tune on face masks and warns "nasty horrible" coronavirus will get worse in the United States before it gets better, as US death toll reaches 140,000.

South America is the ‘new epicentre’ of Covid-19 pandemic, says WHO

23-05-2020 09:08 Mexico and Brazil reported record counts of new cases and deaths almost daily this week, reigniting criticism of their presidents, who have slow-walked shutdowns in attempts to limit economic damage.

'This is war' – Virus charges beyond Latin American hot spots

19-05-2020 16:07 Coronavirus crisis threatens to overwhelm Latin American cities stretching from Chile to the Colombian Amazon, in an alarming sign that the pandemic may be only at the start of its destructive march through the region.

Brazil coronavirus despair stretches from Rio to Amazon

08-05-2020 09:30 From the Amazon city of Manaus to the seemingly endless urban sprawl of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, freshly dug graves have been filling up quickly for weeks with the bodies of Brazilians killed by Covid-19.

Argentina’s coronavirus death toll rises to 249

04-05-2020 13:53 Three new deaths from Covid-19 coronavirus were confirmed this morning by Health Ministry officials, bringing the total number of deaths from the pandemic to 249.