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Milei back in Davos after racking up victories in Argentina

Yesterday 09:39 Argentina's president has achieved what few considered possible just a year ago. Will he be able to overcome even bigger challenges in 2025?

Child poverty in Argentina

Child benefits, food stamps, social policies ‘cannot be a stopgap’

28-09-2024 06:58 In the first half of 2024, child poverty reached 71 percent with over 1.5 million kids newly impoverished, according to a report from the ACIJ NGO. Despite cuts in the budget dedicated to children in diverse programmes, the AUH (Asignación Universal por Hijo) payment is reaching the highest number of people since 2021.

by Sabrina Chemen

FEATURE

‘Los chachos’: La Rioja launches currency to offset Milei’s shock therapy

03-09-2024 15:48 The remote province of La Rioja has created its own currency, the chacho, as an alternative to the peso to try to revive its moribund economy.

POLITICS

Frente Joven: Catholic group gains influence in Milei’s government

07-06-2024 17:25 Members of the Catholic group Frente Joven, which raised its profile during the push to legalise abortion in Argentina, are gaining posts in Javier Milei’s government. Posts in the Cults Secretariat, the Human Capital Ministry and Congress. How the scandal of Sandra Pettovello and Pablo de la Torre relates.

by Giselle Leclercq

FEATURE

Norberto Milei: The unknown story of the President’s father

25-05-2024 05:27 How President Javier Milei’s father went from being a bus-driver to businessman. His lost trials for tax evasion and the companies he formed with his daughter, Karina, to manage millions of dollars. The scenes of physical and psychological violence which distanced him from his son.

by Juan Luis González

BLOOMBERG – FEATURE

Rich investors cheer Milei as Argentines bear brunt of austerity

24-05-2024 14:48 Amid Wall Street and investor optimism, critics are questioning how long Javier Milei's spending cuts can be sustained without permanently damaging the economy or fraying the social fabric.

FEATURE INTERVIEW

Ian Bremmer: ‘No matter who wins, many Americans will not accept the legitimacy of the election’

02-03-2024 06:53 Influential political analyst and founder of the Eurasia Group traces a panorama of the elections which will be dogged by the spectre of the assault on Capitol Hill and the possible conviction of Donald Trump. In a feature-length interview, he debates the new world order – and offers a few remarks on Javier Milei.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

CLIMATE & ENERGY

At Argentina’s biggest gas field, residents lack heat and power

28-07-2023 13:59 A decade after production began at the vast reserves of Vaca Muerta, a town still waits on promises of a better future.

ELECTIONS 2023: PROFILE

Patricia Bullrich vows crackdown to halt sell-off

14-05-2023 08:06 Argentina is suffering economic carnage – this hard-liner thinks she has the solution.

Oil corruption

Venezuela's oil minister resigns over graft probe

21-03-2023 12:24 Venezuela's oil minister Tareck El Aissami resigned on Monday after prosecutors opened a corruption investigation into officials at the state oil company PDVSA.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Venezuela, China, Biden and extraterrestrials – the disinformation of AI

17-03-2023 15:38 Avatars generated by artificial intelligence are becoming ever more common in global disinformation. Experts warn of the threat of deep fakes and AI-generated audio-visuals.

Bloomberg

100% inflation in Argentina opens the door for a presidential upset

15-03-2023 10:05 Javier Milei is known for his rage-filled rhetoric calculated to shock. With the country in economic turmoil, the radical conservative is climbing in the polls ahead of elections for the top job.

10 YEARS OF POPE FRANCIS

Pope Francis opens up on mortality, criticises 'gender ideology' in new interview

10-03-2023 14:19 Ten years into his papacy, Pope Francis grants exclusive interview to Perfil’s Jorge Fontevecchia; Conversation, which lasted almost three hours, will be published this weekend with an edited, feature-length translation in next week’s edition of the Buenos Aires Times.

Special report: Child marriage in Argentina

Child marriage is always forced

04-02-2023 06:04 In every province across Argentina, children are forced into marriage – even in the capital, Buenos Aires. Whether by family dictate, as a form of protection or an avenue of social mobility, underage girls are the victims of forced marriage.

by Sabrina Chemen