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Super League announcement opens unprecedented conflict in European football

19-04-2021 10:47 A planned breakaway Super League announced by 12 of European football's most powerful clubs and backed by US investment bank JPMorgan is roundly condemned by fans and federations across the continent.

Guzmán discusses debt with Pope Francis at the Vatican

14-04-2021 12:33 Economy Minister Martín Guzmán met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday, the latest stop on his European tour seeking support for Argentina's IMF debt talks.

Women hit back at safety advice after London disappearance

12-03-2021 12:58 Women hit back at safety advice from authorities after 33-year-old Sarah Everard disappeared when walking home through South London on March 3. A serving Metropolitan Police officer from the elite diplomatic protection unit has been arrested on suspicion of her kidnap and murder.

Messi to Paris: Barcelona's nightmare, and PSG's unattainable dream?

09-03-2021 09:47 PSG and City are probably the only likely destinations for Lionel Messi should he leave Barcelona. But could a switch to Paris really happen?

Telefónica sells mobile masts in Europe, Latin America for 7.7 billion euros

13-01-2021 10:13 Spain’s Telefónica to sell its telephone masts in Europe and Latin America to US-based telecom infrastructure firm American Towers Corp for US$9.4 billion in cash.

Merkel’s party must finally settle on a new leader and is torn

11-01-2021 08:19 Angela Merkel has been a pillar of stability for Germany and the western world for the better part of two decades, but the party that kept her in charge of Europe’s biggest economy is grappling with the power vacuum she’s leaving behind.

France, Germany head towards lock down as virus surges in Europe

29-10-2020 14:27 Bars, restaurants and services prepared Thursday to shut down in France and Germany as countries around the world grapple with how far to push lockdown measures amid a surging tide of coronavirus cases. 

EU demands UK drop a planned law that breaches Brexit deal

10-09-2020 16:08 Britain left the political structures of the EU on January 31 and will make an economic break when an 11-month transition period ends on December 31.

IMF predicts Argentina's economy will slump 9.9% in 2020

25-06-2020 01:16 Warning of the biggest slump since the Great Depression, International Monetary Fund warns coronavirus crisis will sink global economy in 2020, predicts global collapse in GDP of 4.9%.

Hedge funds build war chests to target dislocated debt in Europe

21-05-2020 01:27 About a dozen funds are in race to gather more than US$11 billion, which would more than double the unspent capital available in European distressed debt money pools, according to data compiled by Preqin.

‘We want to come home,' say 2,200 Argentines stranded in Andorra

16-04-2020 15:39 Some 2,200 Argentines stranded in Andorra by the coronavirus, most of them temporary workers in ski resorts on the verge of running out of money, are demanding on social networks and the media that the government facilitate their return to the country.

Miguel Pesce: ‘In this emergency, the mechanism is printing money’

11-04-2020 10:07 Central Bank chief Miguel Ángel Pesce on the economy, printing money, the coronavirus pandemic and the problems that lie ahead.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Leaders shut Europe's borders to fight outbreak

17-03-2020 16:04 World Health Organisation calls for "boldest actions" against the pandemic on the continent, the outbreak's new epicentre, as European countries took draconian measures never before seen in peacetime.

Latin America cuts Europe travel links over coronavirus fears

13-03-2020 09:33 Nations across the region declare health emergency and tighten restrictions on travel links to Europe, as Latin America its third death in the outbreak.

Tariffs, coronavirus fears threaten wine show buzz

04-03-2020 12:51 Threatened by Trump's tariffs and the coronavirus epidemic, winegrowers are facing a high level of uncertainty that raises doubts over the future of the industry.

Coronavirus: WHO tells world to brace for ‘potential pandemic’

24-02-2020 15:34 The World Health Organisation warned countries on Monday to be ready for a "potential pandemic" as the official death toll hit nearly 2,600 and infections in Europe, the Middle East and Asia triggered more drastic efforts to contain the new coronavirus.

France will back Argentina to renegotiate debt with the IMF

05-02-2020 13:14 Alberto Fernández continues his european tour with French President Emmanuel Macron’s company at Elysée Palace in order to obtain significant political support to negotiate a rescheduling of the maturities of Argentina's large foreign debt.

Fernández discusses debt with Spanish PM in Madrid

04-02-2020 18:24 Before concluding his Europe trip in France, the Peronist leader met with Pedro Sánchez, the prime minister of Spain, to discuss IMF debt renegotiations.

Fernández to chase IMF votes on upcoming Europe trip

27-01-2020 13:38 President will make stops in Italy, Germany, Spain, and France, with bilateral meetings with the heads of states of each country scheduled.

Spanish PM Sánchez to stay on after aligning with Podemos

07-01-2020 12:51 Spain's Parliament on Tuesday narrowly confirmed Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez as prime minister for another term, paving the way for the country's first-ever coalition government since its return to democracy in the 1970s.