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Alberto Fernández and Fabiola Yáñez introduce newborn son Francisco

14-04-2022 17:35 Argentina's President Alberto Fernández and First Lady Fabiola Yáñez leave hospital and present newborn son Francisco to the press. “His arrival is an oasis in such a difficult time," says Peronist leader.

Entertainment

'Hecho en Argentina:' Netflix looks local with new line of programming

14-04-2022 09:00 Netflix’s VP for original Latin American content, Francisco Ramos, talks ‘Hecho en Argentina’ and original local productions.

Francisco Fernández Yáñez

President Fernández and First Lady Fabiola Yáñez announce birth of son

11-04-2022 11:30 Peronist leader announces birth of Francisco Fernández Yáñez with a post on social media; Doctors say mother and baby are in “perfect health” after caesarean section.

ARGENTINE PONTIFF

Pope Francis: Having pets not kids robs us of 'humanity'

05-01-2022 09:40 Pope Francis risked the ire of the world's childless dog and cat owners Wednesday, suggesting people who substitute pets for kids exhibit "a certain selfishness."

cop26 summit

Don't waste chance to save planet, pleads Pope Francis

11-11-2021 12:24 Pope Francis warned time was "running out" to save the planet while expressing regret at his absence from climate talks in Glasgow, in a letter published Thursday.

Peru election 2021

New Peru president to be announced July 20, says electoral body

13-07-2021 22:04 Peru's electoral tribunal announced on Tuesday that it will proclaim on July 20 a winner from last month's presidential election.

ARGENTINE PONTIFF

Chicken walk and mate: Pope Francis' health, from colon to sciatica

05-07-2021 10:57 Pope Francis was doing well on Monday after surgery for an inflamed large colon, but the 84-year-old was expected to spend around seven days recovering in hospital, the Vatican said. A look at the Argentine pontiff's other health problems.

ARGENTINE PONTIFF

Pope Francis undergoes colon operation, confirms Vatican

04-07-2021 20:55 Pontiff admitted to Rome's Gemelli University Hospital "for a scheduled surgery for symptomatic diverticular stenosis of the colon," informs Vatican statement.

Global pandemic

In Latin America, Covid-19 hits pregnant women hard

02-07-2021 00:41 Alarm bells rang in Uruguay when eight pregnant women died from the coronavirus in the space of five weeks time — a new reality observed recently across Latin America.

Peru Elections

Peru's interim leader criticises ex-military vote interference

19-06-2021 22:12 Interim President Francisco Sagasti hit out on Friday against retired members of the armed forces who called for the military to prevent leftwing candidate Pedro Castillo from assuming the presidency.

Peru election 2021

Tensions rise in Peru as presidential run-off count drags on

12-06-2021 00:06 Peru's caretaker president Francisco Sagasti calls on Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori to "maintain calm in difficult times," with polarised run-off still to yield a result five days after elections.

COVID-19 VACCINES

Pope backs temporary suspension of vaccine patents

09-05-2021 08:28 Pope Francis offered his support Saturday for waiving coronavirus vaccine patents to boost supply to poorer countries, in a video message to the "Vax Live" concert.

Protests in Colombia

Colombia calls for dialogue with protest leaders

07-05-2021 13:49 Colombia's government on Thursday invited protest leaders to a dialogue in a bid to defuse tensions that began over a week ago over a tax reform proposed to address economic consequences of the pandemic.

GUZMÁN IN EUROPE

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.

SEMANA SANTA

Pope Francis urges vaccines for poor in Easter message

04-04-2021 09:04 Pope Francis urged Catholics to remain hopeful in his Easter Sunday address, calling vaccines an "essential tool" in ending the pandemic and urging their swift rollout to the world's poorest countries.

Tennis

Diego Schwartzman claims Argentina Open title

08-03-2021 14:35 Diego Schwartzman beat Francisco Cerundolo 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday to lift the ATP Argentina Open.

Coronavirus Pandemic

Two Peruvian top officials resign amid Covid-19 vaccine scandal

15-02-2021 16:15 Public resentment over officials receiving vaccinations — despite there being no date for a wider immunisation drive — has seen at least two government officials resign.

Global Pandemic

Half of Peru enters lockdown as Covid-19 cases soar

28-01-2021 16:51 Peruvian government imposes strict quarantine on half the country’s population, after a spike in Covid-19 deaths and saturation of the healthcare system.

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Peru taps third president in less than a week to fill power vacuum

17-11-2020 08:07 Lawmakers on Monday voted in Francisco Sagasti, an elder-statesman legislator with extensive consulting experience at home and abroad to lead a new government by electing him head of congress and new president.

PERUVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS

Peruvian Congress chooses centrist Francisco Sagasti as new president

16-11-2020 19:25 Francisco Sagasti chosen as next leader by Congress as Peru gets to grips with deep political crisis, sparked by the impeachment of one popular president and the resignation of his controversial successor amid protests which killed two people.

BUSINESS

Walmart divests Argentina operations to Grupo de Narváez

06-11-2020 18:10 Walmart Inc has confirmed it will sell its operations in Argentina to Grupo de Narváez, divesting a 25-year-old business for an undisclosed sum.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope says supports civil unions for gay couples

21-10-2020 15:35 Pope Francis endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as pope while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary “Francesco,” which premiered Wednesday at the Rome Film Festival.

World News

Ex-Spanish king flees to United Arab Emirates amid scandal

17-08-2020 12:02 Whereabouts of former king Juan Carlos I of Spain had been unknown for two weeks.

Coronavirus pandemic

A day inside the intensive care unit of Buenos Aires' Hospital Muñiz

28-06-2020 09:00 Dr Eleonora Cunto, the head of intensive care at City's Hospital Muñiz in Parque Patricios on the spike in Covid-19 cases, pressure on hospital staff and fear amid the pandemic.

by Ayelén Bonino

News of francisco

Alberto Fernández and Fabiola Yáñez introduce newborn son Francisco

'Hecho en Argentina:' Netflix looks local with new line of programming

President Fernández and First Lady Fabiola Yáñez announce birth of son

Pope Francis: Having pets not kids robs us of 'humanity'

Don't waste chance to save planet, pleads Pope Francis

New Peru president to be announced July 20, says electoral body

Chicken walk and mate: Pope Francis' health, from colon to sciatica

Pope Francis undergoes colon operation, confirms Vatican

In Latin America, Covid-19 hits pregnant women hard

Peru's interim leader criticises ex-military vote interference

Tensions rise in Peru as presidential run-off count drags on

Pope backs temporary suspension of vaccine patents

Colombia calls for dialogue with protest leaders

Guzmán discusses debt with Pope Francis at the Vatican

Pope Francis urges vaccines for poor in Easter message

Diego Schwartzman claims Argentina Open title

Two Peruvian top officials resign amid Covid-19 vaccine scandal

Half of Peru enters lockdown as Covid-19 cases soar

Peru taps third president in less than a week to fill power vacuum

Peruvian Congress chooses centrist Francisco Sagasti as new president

Walmart divests Argentina operations to Grupo de Narváez

Pope says supports civil unions for gay couples

Ex-Spanish king flees to United Arab Emirates amid scandal

A day inside the intensive care unit of Buenos Aires' Hospital Muñiz

Experts warn cases of syphilis and herpes on the rise among adolescents

Guatemala's leader to skip Americas Summit after US sanctions

Government trusts in recalibration as IMF audits accounts

Covid-19 cases on the rise in the Americas, warns PAHO

‘Exceeded all expectations’ – Authorities hail 2022 National Census

La TV Pública intimó a la productora de Cristóbal López para que devuelva el dinero pagado a Barone

Ámbar de Benedictis: cut-out dress, underboob y confusión en los Martín Fierro

Insólito video: comió hongos alucinógenos, corrió desnuda por la calle y se tiró al río

Ramiro Marra criticó a Larreta: "¿Cómo vas a multar a la gente que quiere laburar?"

Alberto Fernández se privatizó y desconcierta a Cristina