POLITICS & COURTS Supreme Court justices rule against nominee Ariel Lijo 07-03-2025 10:33 Supreme Court blocks Lijo’s request to take leave from his post as federal judge; García-Mansilla blocks request, Lorenzetti dissents.
EDITORIAL Towards a supremo’s court 01-03-2025 06:27 Both the presidential Supreme Court nominees, Ariel Lijo and Manuel García-Mansilla, present problems. These are rather simpler in the latter case.
POLITICS & JUDICIARY PRO says it won’t support Milei’s Supreme Court push 27-02-2025 19:50 Former president Mauricio Macri – who in 2015 attempted to impose Supreme Court justices by decree before backtracking – says his PRO party will not support appointment by decree.
POLITICS & JUDICIARY García-Mansilla sworn-in amid Supreme Court controversy 27-02-2025 16:38 President Milei imposes two new justices on nation’s highest tribunal by decree, defying Congress; Nominees for Supreme Court justice by decree “until end of the next legislative period.”
JUDICIARY & COURTS Milei appoints Lijo, García-Mansilla to Supreme Court by decree 25-02-2025 18:45 President Javier Milei bypasses Congress to appoint his nominations for Supreme Court justice by decree “until end of next legislative period.”
PRAYERS FOR POPE Hundreds attend special mass for Pope Francis 25-02-2025 10:17 Catholics gather at Plaza Constitución in Buenos Aires to pray for Pope Francis' speedy recovery.
POLITICS & COURTS Government sets March target for Supreme Court appointments 13-02-2025 13:41 Casa Rosada is seeking consensus for nominees Ariel Lijo and Manuel García-Mansilla and its bid to appoint them to the nation’s highest court. But should support be lacking, it may resort to using decrees. by Juan Pablo Kavanagh
CONGRESS & POLITICS Government calls extraordinary sessions – but no budget bill 05-12-2024 18:42 As confirmed by Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni, detailing that political and electoral reform and the anti-mafia law would be included, among other issues.
OBITUARY Former Health minister Ginés González García dies aged 79 18-10-2024 14:41 Veteran politician and physician Ginés González García, whose lengthy career in public service ended in disgrace during the coronavirus pandemic, dies at the age of 79.
MALVINAS SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE UK government says Malvinas Islands sovereignty ‘not up for negotiation’ 07-10-2024 12:16 Spoksperson for UK PM Keir Starmer says sovereignty of the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands is "not up for negotiation," despite recent developments and remarks from Argnetina's foreign minister.
MUSIC Legendary rock star Charly García breaks silence with new record 11-09-2024 15:32 ‘La Lógica del Escorpión,’ released this Wednesday, is the 72-year-old’s first record since 2017’s ‘Random.’
MUSIC La lógica del escorpión – Rock icon Charly García releases first album in seven years 11-09-2024 15:06 Rock nacional icon Charly García releases new 13-track album, 'La lógica del escorpión'; Fourteenth long-player, featuring guest appearances from David Lebón, Pedro Aznar and Fito Páez, is available online from 9pm tonight, with special limited edition vinyl available at selected record stores.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Pope Francis transfers Argentina's primatial see to Santiago del Estero 22-07-2024 18:09 The decision was informed by Bishops Jorge García Cuerva and Vicente Bokalic Iglic. “We are inviting an integrating look into the national territory in a renewed federal purpose,” they said in a press release.
ANALYSING ARGENTINA Milei, Messi, and how to be the best in the world 29-06-2024 04:16 Milei continues to claim that his ministers are “the best ever.” Until they are not, as his former friend and Cabinet Chief Nicolás Posse can attest. by Marcelo J. García
POLITICS Milei sends documents supporting nominees for Supreme Court vacancies 28-05-2024 15:54 President sends two three-page files to Senate kickstarting nominations for candidacies of Ariel Lijo and Manuel José García Mansilla for seats on nation’s highest tribunal.
SUPREME COURT NOMINATION Consent and dissent for Ariel Lijo on road to Supreme Court 01-05-2024 22:59 International Legal Forum gives its support to Ariel Lijo’s bid occupy a Supreme Court bench. The federal judge’s colleagues, including María Romilda Servini de Cubría, also back his nomination, but several NGOs challenge federal judge's credentials with objections on "ethical" grounds.
CULTURE Like a bad movie: Argentina's culture industry suffers under Milei 20-04-2024 07:39 President Javier Milei's 'chainsaw' cutbacks are threatening Argentina's Oscar-winning film scene, publishing industry and music industry.
POLITICS Supreme Ct: Ariel Lijo and Manuel García-Mansilla formally nominated 15-04-2024 15:01 More than a month after their identities first hit the headlines, President Javier Milei formally nominates Ariel Lijo and Manuel García-Mansilla for Supreme Court.
JUDICIARY Milei nominates Lijo, García-Mansilla for Supreme Court 20-03-2024 15:49 President Javier Milei confirms he is proposing federal judge Ariel Lijo to fill Supreme Court vacancy and nominates Manuel García-Mansilla as the replacement for Justice Juan Carlos Maqueda, who will retire later this year.
'ley omnibus' Argentine musicians come out publicly against Milei's ‘omnibus law’ 06-01-2024 16:34 Charly García, Fabiana Cantilo and Gustavo Santaolalla among the famous names who sign communiqué slamming sweeping reforms outlined in Javier Milei's 'Ley Omnibus' bill.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Archbishop Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva: ‘The Pope wants to come to Argentina’ 09-09-2023 06:35 Metropolitan Archbishop and the Primate of Argentina on Pope Francis, poverty and the need for a solution to crime that isn’t prisons. by Sonia Avalos, AFP
VENEZUELA HEALTH Vaccine battle against HPV thwarted by cost, stigma in Venezuela 09-05-2023 16:25 Although their government promised years ago to include the HPV vaccine in its free inoculation schedule, Venezuela remains one of the few Latin American countries not to have done so.
UNREST IN PERU Peru ex-president extradited from United States, taken to prison 24-04-2023 10:54 Peru's former president Alejandro Toledo was jailed on Sunday, hours after arriving back in his homeland from the United States to face charges of money-laundering and corruption dating back to his mandate.