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Ricardo Darín to star in 'El Eternauta' Netflix series

25-04-2023 13:28 Legendary actor Ricardo Darín, the lead in the multi-award-winning film 'Argentina, 1985,' has announced that he will star in a new Netflix series based on the famous comics, 'El Eternauta.'

PONTIFF TO VISIT HOMELAND?

Pope Francis says he wants to visit Argentina in 2024

24-04-2023 11:56 Leader of Catholic Church says in an interview that he wants to visit his homeland in 2024, in what would be his first trip to Argentina as pontiff.

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.

CRIME & SECRUITY

Young Venezuelan dies after being shot in the head in Palermo phone robbery

06-03-2023 18:46 In the early hours of Monday morning, a young man was shot in the head when he resisted the theft of his cell phone, in another act of insecurity that shook the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Palermo.

Prosecutor's Murder

Colombia arrests two more over killing of Paraguay prosecutor

16-01-2023 11:24 Two more people have been arrested in Colombia on suspicion of involvement in the murder of Paraguayan anti-mafia prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, bringing the total number of detained in connection to the hit to eight.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope urges UN reform after Ukraine war, Covid 'limits'

16-10-2022 10:44 The United Nations is no longer fit for "new realities," writes Pope Francis in soon-to-be released book.

ARGENTINE PONTIFF

Pope Francis: Latin America is still a 'victim of exploitative imperialisms'

01-07-2022 12:58 The region "has always been a victim and it will be a victim until it completes its liberation from exploitative imperialisms," says pontiff.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Colombian Truth Commission hands over grim final report on civil conflict

28-06-2022 21:35 Final 896-page report probes atrocities committed during Colombia’s near six-decade civil conflict and includes testimony from more than 14,000 victims of the fighting between leftist guerillas, far-right paramilitary groups and state agents.

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

Pope Francis says Russia's 'ferocious' invasion perhaps provoked

14-06-2022 15:57 Pope Francis praises the "brave" Ukrainians defending themselves from Russia's "ferocious" onslaught, but says the war was "perhaps in some way provoked" by NATO.

TEXAS SHOOTING

Pope 'heartbroken' over Texas shooting, condemns arms trade

25-05-2022 14:48 Argentine pontiff "heartbroken" by the school shooting in Texas that killed at least 19 children and two teachers.

Baby Francisco

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.