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Hard times coming for the common man

28-07-2023 19:18 If the people warning us about the dangers posed by the sudden arrival of Artificial Intelligence are right, the situation is about to get much worse.

by James Neilson

Energy Trade

Argentina rejects Russia-sourced LNG cargo, citing sanctions

19-07-2023 17:10 Argentina takes action to prevent Russian LNG import for Enarsa due to sanctions

Messi does Miami

Messi set for busy, hype-packed first week in Miami

13-07-2023 08:54 Lionel Messi's hopes of enjoying a quieter life in Florida for the final years of his career may prove to be wishful thinking

MESSI ON THE MOVE

Messi lands in Florida ahead of Inter Miami move

11-07-2023 17:59 Argentine star Lionel Messi landed in Florida on Tuesday ahead of putting the final touches on his move to US Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.

MESSI TO MIAMI

Inter Miami announce July 16 'The Unveil' event

08-07-2023 08:31 Lionel Messi's next club, Inter Miami, will a presentation event called 'The Unveil' on July 16 at its home stadium.

Football

Messi and Busquets not moving to Miami for a holiday, says Martino

29-06-2023 21:04 Newly appointed Inter Miami coach Gerardo Martino says there is no question of Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets moving to South Florida to chill on South Beach.

MESSI ON THE MOVE

Rocket man Messi ready to fire MLS lift-off

09-06-2023 14:54 Argentine superstar's impending move to Inter Miami will turbo-charge Major League Soccer's efforts of entering the mainstream.

MESSI ON THE MOVE

Benefits of Miami as clear as day for Argentina's captain

09-06-2023 08:25 After years of putting his body on the line for both club and country at the top level, Messi now has the chance to extend his career and become, like Pelé, a sterling ambassador for the game stateside.

by Dan Edwards

ECONOMICS OF THE DEAL

'La Pulga' spurns US$400-million Saudi offer to join Beckham’s side

07-06-2023 21:47 Bringing Messi to the United States will have major repercussions for Miami and Major League Soccer, as the city gears up to be one of the World Cup’s host cities in 2026.

BLOOMBERG - OPINION

JP Spinetto: Why Lionel Messi chose Miami over Riyadh

07-06-2023 21:41 The football great’s move to the US makes a lot of sense professionally, personally and maybe even financially.

Minerals and metals

EU nears critical-materials agreements with Argentina and Chile

17-05-2023 16:55 EU working on deals with Argentina and Chile that will widen access to critical minerals and metals such as lithium needed for electric-vehicle batteries.

DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY

EU ambassador to Argentina highlights shared values on Europe Day

10-05-2023 23:44 EU Ambassador Amador Sánchez Rico leads Europe Day celebrations in Buenos Aires, highlighting shared values between European Union and Argentina.

by James Grainger

ART & CULTURE

Argentine curator unveils NYC exhibit reinterpreting LatAm's colonial history

02-05-2023 16:29 New exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art offers a retelling of the European colonisation of Latin America through the eyes of contemporary artists

FOOTBALL TRANSFERS

'Suárezmania' in Brazil as Uruguayan shines at Grêmio

21-04-2023 18:45 Since joining Brazilian club Grêmio, veteran Uruguayan striker Luis Suárez has taken the city of Porto Alegre by storm.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Brazil's Lula pursues diplomatic comeback in Portugal

21-04-2023 18:29 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived in Portugal on Friday for his first trip to Europe since taking office in January.

Football

MLS not Argentina, Mexico challenging Brazil's Americas domination

31-03-2023 11:53 Major League Soccer challenges Brazil’s football hegemony by competing for the young Latin American pearls that would otherwise head to Brazil en route to Europe.

TRADE & DIPLOMACY

Spain: EU closer than ever to unlock Mercosur trade deal

10-03-2023 10:39 Spain is confident that the European Union can finally unlock a free-trade agreement with a group of South American countries, including Brazil and Argentina, and push forward a process that has dragged on for decades.

FEATURE: DRUG-TRAFFICKING

How drug smugglers infiltrated a global shipping giant

24-12-2022 09:40 As MSC grew into a dominant force in global trade, it also became a prime drug-trafficking conduit for Balkan gangs.

FEATURE: DRUG-TRAFFICKING

Cocaine is flooding into Europe and it's terrorising cities

24-12-2022 08:40 Cocaine often hitches a ride from Latin America in the same ships that carry produce. The drug is swamping Europe, and some communities have been terrorised.

FEATURE: DRUG-TRAFFICKING

The golden age of cocaine is happening right now

22-12-2022 14:09 Global fallout from Colombia's cocaine boom is showing up everywhere from the warehouses of Antwerp to coup plots in West Africa, bringing violence, corruption and big profits.

EUROPEAN POLITICS

EU parliament's credibility rocked by Qatar bribe claims

12-12-2022 10:26 Investigation underway into allegations that figures working on behalf of Qatar, the Gulf monarchy and World Cup host, paid European politicians huge bribes to influence Brussels policy debate.

EU-MERCOSUR TRADE DEAL

EU ‘fully committed’ to Mercosur free-trade deal, says top official

24-10-2022 20:56 The European Union is “fully committed” to the stalled free-trade deal with the Mercosur bloc and must move ahead before “other actors intervene,” declares EU official Josep Borrell.

As I see it

Giorgia fails the identity test

01-10-2022 07:00 Practitioners of identity politics want all members of a victim group to think the same way.

by James Neilson

Europe Sizzles

UK breaches 40C for first time, heat records tumble in France

19-07-2022 16:01 Western Europe continues to sweat under an intense heatwave: the mercury is rising on heat records across the region, Britain reaching 40C for the first time on Tuesday.

EDITORIAL

April showers without May flowers

14-05-2022 00:01 Far from leaving his problems at home, while in Europe President Fernández took them on with a vigour almost never seen when staring him in the face at home.

Alberto in Europe

Fernandez relays Latin America's ‘concern’ over Ukraine war to Macron

13-05-2022 10:45 President Alberto Fernández ends his brief tour of Europe with a warm meeting with France’s newly re-elected leader Emmanuel Macron. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and global fall-out tops the agenda.

FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY

Alberto jabs at Cristina as he talks up opportunities in Europe

12-05-2022 16:00 President shows off his independent streak during tour of Spain, Germany and France as he criticises vice-president’s “partial view” of challenges facing Argentina.

by James Grainger

WAR IN UKRAINE

President Fernández questions economic sanctions against Russia

11-05-2022 15:59 Peronist leader, speaking in Berlin, says Russia should remain in the G20 and that sanctions on the country over Ukraine war are having “negative repercussions for Argentina and the world.”

ALBERTO IN EUROPE

Argentina looks to Spain as an entry point for its gas to Europe

10-05-2022 16:33 Argentina intends to sell gas to Europe in the coming years and Spain could be its gateway, President Alberto Fernández tells Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Madrid.

DIPLOMACY & FOREIGN POLICY

President puts domestic tensions on pause with European tour

09-05-2022 15:39 Argentina’s president flies to the Spanish city of Madrid on Monday ahead of meeting with Spanish leader Pedro Sánchez. Tour also includes a two-day stopover in Germany and possible meeting with Emmanuel Macron in Paris.

FRENCH ELECTION 2022

Macron gets second chance to show France his vision can work

25-04-2022 08:53 French presidents wins another crack at convincing the public that his pro-business, pro-European vision can work for them.

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

UN rights chief 'horrified' by Bucha killings, Russia denies 'war crimes' claim

04-04-2022 09:00 UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet voices horror at images of dead bodies in the Ukrainian town of Bucha and warns of possible war crimes; Moscow "categorically rejects all allegations."

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

Tougher Russia sanctions urged over Ukraine 'war crimes' in Bucha

04-04-2022 08:54 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky slams Russian troops as "murderers, torturers, rapists, looters" after allegations emerged of atrocities committed by Russian forces in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv.

Analysis

Will Russia's war on Ukraine help or hinder green energy transition?

10-03-2022 00:50 The transition to green fuels is more relevant than ever to reduce dependence on Russian hydrocarbons.

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

Pope deplores Ukraine 'rivers of blood and tears'

06-03-2022 18:05 Pope Francis on Sunday deplored the "rivers of blood and tears" flowing in Ukraine following the Russian invasion and demanded the creation of humanitarian corridors for refugees.

RUSSIA ATTACKS UKRAINE: DIPLOMATIC FALLOUT

Russia isolated as UN council votes to probe rights abuses in Ukraine

04-03-2022 22:55 Argentina's government, which chairs UN body, among 32 nations to support call for investigation into alleged human rights violations committed by Russia.

RUSSIA ATTACKS UKRAINE

Fury over Russian attack on nuclear plant in Ukraine grows

04-03-2022 19:34 Kyiv accuses Kremlin of seeking to impose “nuclear terror” after reckless attack on Europe's largest atomic power plant’; Shelling continues across Ukraine with thousands believed to have perished already.

RUSSIA ATTACKS UKRAINE: DIPLOMATIC FALLOUT

More than 1.2 million refugees have fled Ukraine already, says UN

04-03-2022 18:05 More than 1.2 million people have fled Ukraine into neighbouring countries since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on February 24, according to United Nations figures released on Friday.

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Putin vows 'uncompromising fight' as Ukraine war enters second week

03-03-2022 13:38 Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed no let-up in his invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, with French President Emmanuel Macron declaring he feels the "worst is yet to come."

ANALYSIS

Overwhelming UN vote makes China’s Ukraine balancing act harder

03-03-2022 13:20 An overwhelming vote by the United Nations on a resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may increase the pressure on China to take a clearer position on the issue.

RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE

One million refugees fled Ukraine in week since Russia's invasion, says UN

02-03-2022 23:59 UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopts resolution that "demands" Russia "immediately" withdraw from Ukraine.

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

‘We cannot lose Kyiv’: Ukraine battles Russian troops as West sanctions Putin

25-02-2022 22:56 Ukrainian PM tells citizens that “a tough night” lies ahead, warns that Ukrainian capital may fall in “storm” attack by Russian forces.

RUSSIAN INVASION

Ukraine reports 137 deaths as loud explosions heard in central Kyiv

25-02-2022 01:23 Two loud blasts were heard in central Kyiv early Friday as Russian troops push closer to the Ukrainian capital in an invasion of its Western-backed neighbour.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT

War in Ukraine risks displacing one million, straining EU’s east

25-02-2022 00:43 Europe is bracing for what could be an exodus of more than a million refugees after Russia launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine, as officials say any initial strain will be borne by member states on the bloc’s eastern frontier.

UKRAINE CONFLICT

Putin declares war on Ukraine – what's behind the invasion?

24-02-2022 10:56 Russian President Vladimir Putin has sparked one of the biggest security crises in Europe since World War II by invading Ukraine.

UKRAINE CONFLICT

'Unprovoked and unjustified': World reacts to attack on Ukraine

24-02-2022 09:15 World leaders on Thursday swiftly condemned Russia's military attack on Ukraine, with Western capitals vowing to escalate sanctions against Moscow while the head of the United Nations demanded the conflict end immediately.

world

Putin orders forces to separatist areas of Ukraine after decree

21-02-2022 20:42 Russian President Vladimir Putin gas announced he’s recognising two self-proclaimed separatist republics in eastern Ukraine, a dramatic escalation in Moscow's stand-off with the West.

TENSIONS IN EASTERN EUROPE

Russia to recognise Ukraine rebel regions as Putin defies West

21-02-2022 16:27 Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to recognise two rebel regions of Ukraine as independent, a move that could set off a potentially catastrophic conflict with Kyiv's Western-backed government.

'Suisse Secrets' investigation

Venezuelans accused of looting PDVSA held accounts at Credit Suisse

21-02-2022 15:31 More than 20 Venezuelans linked to corruption involving state energy firm PDVSA had "assets of more than US$273 million in 25 Credit Suisse accounts," a new investigation reveals.

'Suisse Secrets' investigation

Investigation claims Credit Suisse bank handled dirty money

21-02-2022 15:01 Switzerland's second-largest bank Credit Suisse held billions of dollars of dirty money for decades, a new cross-border media investigation has claimed, based on a massive data leak from an anonymous source.

News of europe

Hard times coming for the common man

Argentina rejects Russia-sourced LNG cargo, citing sanctions

Messi set for busy, hype-packed first week in Miami

Messi lands in Florida ahead of Inter Miami move

Inter Miami announce July 16 'The Unveil' event

Messi and Busquets not moving to Miami for a holiday, says Martino

Rocket man Messi ready to fire MLS lift-off

Benefits of Miami as clear as day for Argentina's captain

'La Pulga' spurns US$400-million Saudi offer to join Beckham’s side

JP Spinetto: Why Lionel Messi chose Miami over Riyadh

EU nears critical-materials agreements with Argentina and Chile

EU ambassador to Argentina highlights shared values on Europe Day

Argentine curator unveils NYC exhibit reinterpreting LatAm's colonial history

'Suárezmania' in Brazil as Uruguayan shines at Grêmio

Brazil's Lula pursues diplomatic comeback in Portugal

MLS not Argentina, Mexico challenging Brazil's Americas domination

Spain: EU closer than ever to unlock Mercosur trade deal

How drug smugglers infiltrated a global shipping giant

Cocaine is flooding into Europe and it's terrorising cities

The golden age of cocaine is happening right now

EU parliament's credibility rocked by Qatar bribe claims

EU ‘fully committed’ to Mercosur free-trade deal, says top official

Giorgia fails the identity test

UK breaches 40C for first time, heat records tumble in France

April showers without May flowers

Fernandez relays Latin America's ‘concern’ over Ukraine war to Macron

Alberto jabs at Cristina as he talks up opportunities in Europe

President Fernández questions economic sanctions against Russia

Argentina looks to Spain as an entry point for its gas to Europe

President puts domestic tensions on pause with European tour

Macron gets second chance to show France his vision can work

UN rights chief 'horrified' by Bucha killings, Russia denies 'war crimes' claim

Tougher Russia sanctions urged over Ukraine 'war crimes' in Bucha

Will Russia's war on Ukraine help or hinder green energy transition?

Pope deplores Ukraine 'rivers of blood and tears'

Russia isolated as UN council votes to probe rights abuses in Ukraine

Fury over Russian attack on nuclear plant in Ukraine grows

More than 1.2 million refugees have fled Ukraine already, says UN

Putin vows 'uncompromising fight' as Ukraine war enters second week

Overwhelming UN vote makes China’s Ukraine balancing act harder

One million refugees fled Ukraine in week since Russia's invasion, says UN

‘We cannot lose Kyiv’: Ukraine battles Russian troops as West sanctions Putin

Ukraine reports 137 deaths as loud explosions heard in central Kyiv

War in Ukraine risks displacing one million, straining EU’s east

Putin declares war on Ukraine – what's behind the invasion?

'Unprovoked and unjustified': World reacts to attack on Ukraine

Putin orders forces to separatist areas of Ukraine after decree

Russia to recognise Ukraine rebel regions as Putin defies West

Venezuelans accused of looting PDVSA held accounts at Credit Suisse

Investigation claims Credit Suisse bank handled dirty money

How Javier Milei would cut Argentina spending by 14% of GDP

Bolivia's Evo Morales says he will run for election in 2025

Cuánto cobrarían en dólares las AUH, AUE, jubilaciones y pensiones si gana Milei

Una encuesta en PBA relega a Javier Milei al segundo lugar, sube a Massa y muestra una migración de votos de Bullrich

Dólar blue hoy: el minuto a minuto de la cotización de este lunes 25 de septiembre de 2023

El exceso de antikirchnerismo en sangre

Patricia Bullrich justificó su idea de ponerle "Cristina Kirchner" a un penal de máxima seguridad: "Le han puesto Néstor Kirchner a todo"