News of debate

Sunak or Truss to be Britain's next PM

20-07-2022 15:06 Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss compete to become Britain’s Prime Minister, Tories will vote early September.

Abortion rights

'Massive setback' if US abortion rights overturned, says UN human rights chief

19-05-2022 12:30 Overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that guaranteed nationwide abortion access in the US, would be contrary to international human rights standards, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Wednesday.

ABORTION DEBATE

Overturning Roe would set US against global wave on abortion rights

03-05-2022 14:06 United States would stand in contrast to countries like Argentina and Ireland, where abortion access has increased in recent years.

CRIME & SECURITY

Six accused in Palermo gang rape case refuse to testify

04-03-2022 23:11 Six men aged between 20 and 24 refuse to give testimony before judge; They stand accused of gang raping 20-year-old victim in popular Palermo area of Buenos Aires City and were caught in the act by police.

IMF DEBT DEAL

Argentina’s draft IMF agreement heads to Congress

02-03-2022 23:46 Sources close to Lower House Speaker Sergio Massa confirm to local media outlets that a bill outlining Argentina’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund will be sent to Congress this Thursday.

IMF DEBT TALKS

Nobelist Stiglitz rebuffed after praising Argentina’s 'economic miracle'

21-01-2022 18:06 Nobel laureate economist Joseph Stiglitz is facing a wave of criticism from peers after he claimed crisis-prone Argentina is witnessing “an economic miracle.”

POLITICAL TENSIONS IN PERU

Peruvian Congress rejects attempt to impeach President Castillo

08-12-2021 08:55 Peruvian lawmakers reject a motion to start impeachment proceedings against Pedro Castillo, just five months into his presidency.

Peruvian politics

Peru president announces PM will step down, triggering resignation of Cabinet

06-10-2021 21:10 President Pedro Castillo announced on October 6 the resignation of his prime minister and his entire cabinet, two months after taking office, in a surprise message to Peru broadcast on state television.

New era in Peru

Peruvian Congress approves Castillo's cabinet after lengthy debate

29-08-2021 10:38 Having survived the first big test of his presidency, 51-year-old former rural schoolteacher Pedro Castillo thanks Congress on Twitter after his Cabinet wins approval from lawmakers.

ABORTO LEGAL

Argentina legalises abortion in major shift for women’s rights

30-12-2020 10:25 Argentina legalised elective abortion on Wednesday morning, marking a historic shift toward women’s rights in one of Latin America’s largest Catholic countries.

ABORTO LEGAL

Senators approve historic bill to legalise abortion in Argentina

30-12-2020 04:44 After a marathon debate in the upper house that stretched into early hours of the morning, senators back bill with 38 votes in favour, 29 against and a single abstention.

Abortion bill

Argentina nears legal abortion as undecided senators show support

29-12-2020 23:47 Three previously undecided senators indicate in speeches that they will likely back the government’s bid to legalise abortion, putting Argentina on the verge of a historic breakthrough.

Abortion bill

Senate opens debate on landmark abortion bill

29-12-2020 18:01 Debate on historic bill opens with 67 of 72 senators present. A total of 58 individuals will speak prior to the vote, which is expected to take place at around 4am Wednesday morning.

Abortion bill

Polarised upper house set to vote on legalising abortion

29-12-2020 08:31 A polarised Senate will decide Tuesday whether to legalise abortion in Argentina in a vote experts say could go either way.

Abortion bill

Numbers in the balance ahead of historic abortion bill vote

28-12-2020 17:01 Session set to begin 4pm Tuesday. Outcome uncertain, some outlets predict 32-32 tie, a situation that would grant Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner the deciding vote.

Abortion bill

Lawmakers in lower house approve bill to legalise abortion

11-12-2020 04:00 Lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies approve government's bill to legalise abortion by 131 votes to 117, paving the way for a showdown in the Senate before the end of the year.

ABORTION DEBATE

Lower house set to vote on bill to legalise abortion

10-12-2020 02:54 Chamber of Deputies set to vote on bill to legalise abortion in Argentina. Session due to begin at 11am, with vote on initiative expected to take place in early hours of Friday morning.

Abortion bill

Congress begins debate on bill to legalise abortion

01-12-2020 17:36 Lower house opened debate on the government’s abortion bill on Tuesday, with President Alberto Fernández hoping to legalise the process in Argentina by the end of the year.

Abortion bill

Thousands march to Congress in protest at new move to legalise abortion

29-11-2020 08:48 Thousands of anti-abortion protesters demonstrated on Saturday across Argentina, against the government's new bill seeking to legalise abortion.

Abortion bill

Fernández sends Congress bill to legalise abortion in Argentina

17-11-2020 17:36 President Alberto Fernández said Tuesday that his government had sent a bill to legalise abortion to Congress, firing the starting gun on what is likely to be another epic legislative showdown.

Abortion bill

Abortion bill will be sent to Congress in November, says Ibarra

11-11-2020 01:43 Legal & Technical Secretary Vilma Ibarra confirms that bill will be sent to Congress this month, with debate to take place in extraordinary sessions.

Abortion bill

Abortion reform battle set to begin – but how will senators vote?

31-10-2020 14:49 President Alberto Fernández has confirmed that he will send a bill to legalise abortion in Argentina to Congress imminently. Here’s how the numbers shape up ahead in the upper house of an era-defining vote.

ABORTION BILL

Fernández set to relaunch delayed bid to legalise abortion

28-10-2020 22:40 President Alberto Fernández is preparing his government to send a bill to allow the voluntary interruption of pregnancy to Argentina’s lower house before the end of the year. Inside Congress, however, the countdown has already begun.

Abortion reform

Fernández says government is 'finishing work' on bill to legalise abortion

27-10-2020 17:14 Peronist leader says in an interview that his government is putting the final touches to a bill to legalise abortion and that it would soon be sent to Congress.

US ELECTION 2020

No knockouts at Biden-Trump debate, 12 days before vote

23-10-2020 02:42 US President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden trade accusations of graft and clash on the Covid-19 pandemic in final debate before election.

US ELECTION 2020

US election officials want online debate, but Trump says no

08-10-2020 17:29 Fate of the final US election debates between Donald Trump and Joe Biden thrown into uncertainty after officials try to take them online due to president's Covid-19 diagnosis.

US 2020 Election

US vice-presidential debate takeaways: pandemic looms over a more civil fight

08-10-2020 13:13 US Vice-President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris faced off on Wednesday in the only vice presidential debate of the US 2020 Presidential Election.

US PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

A debate with only lowlights

03-10-2020 09:58 The debate changed nothing, except to diminish the country’s dignity just a little bit more

US Presidential debate

Unedifying spectacle: Trump, Biden stage chaotic first debate

30-09-2020 09:01 First US debate between Trump and Biden deteriorates into unedifying spectacle, with US president alternating between constant interruption of his opponent, vicious personal attacks

US presidential debate

Foreign observers shocked by 'chaos' and 'rancour' in US debate

30-09-2020 08:46 The first debate pitting Republican President Donald Trump against Democratic challenger Joe Biden was not a highlight of political oratory in the eyes of many overseas.

US presidential debate

Trump to far-right extremists: 'Stand back and stand by'

30-09-2020 08:41 US President Donald Trump skips opportunity to condemn white supremacist groups during first debate, telling one far-right extremist group to “stand back and stand by.”

ABORTION DEBATE

Government confirms abortion bill delayed until 2021

14-08-2020 01:00 Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero says bill to legalise abortion in Argentina will not be presented to Congress this year, blaming the coronavirus pandemic.

News of debate

Sunak or Truss to be Britain's next PM

'Massive setback' if US abortion rights overturned, says UN human rights chief

Overturning Roe would set US against global wave on abortion rights

Six accused in Palermo gang rape case refuse to testify

Argentina’s draft IMF agreement heads to Congress

Nobelist Stiglitz rebuffed after praising Argentina’s 'economic miracle'

Peruvian Congress rejects attempt to impeach President Castillo

Peru president announces PM will step down, triggering resignation of Cabinet

Peruvian Congress approves Castillo's cabinet after lengthy debate

Argentina legalises abortion in major shift for women’s rights

Senators approve historic bill to legalise abortion in Argentina

Argentina nears legal abortion as undecided senators show support

Senate opens debate on landmark abortion bill

Polarised upper house set to vote on legalising abortion

Numbers in the balance ahead of historic abortion bill vote

Lawmakers in lower house approve bill to legalise abortion

Lower house set to vote on bill to legalise abortion

Congress begins debate on bill to legalise abortion

Thousands march to Congress in protest at new move to legalise abortion

Fernández sends Congress bill to legalise abortion in Argentina

Abortion bill will be sent to Congress in November, says Ibarra

Abortion reform battle set to begin – but how will senators vote?

Fernández set to relaunch delayed bid to legalise abortion

Fernández says government is 'finishing work' on bill to legalise abortion

No knockouts at Biden-Trump debate, 12 days before vote

US election officials want online debate, but Trump says no

US vice-presidential debate takeaways: pandemic looms over a more civil fight

A debate with only lowlights

Unedifying spectacle: Trump, Biden stage chaotic first debate

Foreign observers shocked by 'chaos' and 'rancour' in US debate

Trump to far-right extremists: 'Stand back and stand by'

Government confirms abortion bill delayed until 2021

Argentina pledges end of money printing to battle 60% inflation

Guatemala president warns millions could die as visits Ukraine

“Desabastecimiente, pobreze y desemplee” [shortages, poverty and unemployment]: Jair Bolsonaro mocks Argentina using inclusive language

Argentina’s new economy czar sworn in

Argentina surpasses 120,000 deaths from coronavirus

El Papa Francisco se reunió con el juez que sobreseyó a Cristina Kirchner en la causa Hotesur y Los Sauces

Para callar los rumores, Campolongo habló tras la renuncia de Canosa

Cristina Kirchner denunció que juez y fiscal "juegan en el mismo equipo": "El Poder Judicial apesta"

Daniel Vila dice que no hubo censura en ‘Viviana con vos’

La Voz Argentina 2022: Los Knockouts trajeron una novedad que emocionó a los coaches