News of history

Julio María Sanguinetti: ‘The Kirchners were very tough on us Uruguayans’

27-08-2021 21:37 Former Uruguay president Julio María Sanguinetti on his nation and Argentina’s parallel lives and paths, political debate and disagreement, and sending a civic message.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

AND THAT REMINDS ME…

PASO, step by step

31-07-2021 00:39 Plenty of rhetoric about democratising political representation and restoring transparency to politics, but electoral miscalculation was the exclusive reason for the PASO primaries.

by Michael Soltys

PHOTO FEATURE

Liniers cattle market: last memory of a rural Buenos Aires

26-07-2021 08:00 Liniers cattle market prepares to close its doors, ahead of move to Cañuelas, after more than a century in Mataderos.

AND THAT REMINDS ME…

Mightier than the dollar

24-07-2021 00:34 The successive fates of the austral and convertibility would suggest that Argentina’s currency is like Icarus – the closer it flies to the sun, the harder the economy crashes.

by Michael Soltys

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Mariano Macri: ‘Unmasking Mauricio is fundamental for me’

24-07-2021 00:14 Mariano Macri, the younger brother of former president Mauricio Macri, on their father Franco, SOCMA and why “politics and business life are not compatible.”

by Jorge Fontevecchia

ENVIRONMENT

CO₂ reaches its highest level in more than four million years

08-06-2021 15:43 Based on geological evidence collected over the six decades scientists have been tracking atmospheric CO₂, this year's peak appears to be the highest in as long as 4.5 million years.

And that reminds me…

Covid is not the only c-word

05-06-2021 00:29 World Environment Day is upon us and climate change takes centre stage.

by Michael Soltys

And that reminds me…

When beef is a beef

22-05-2021 09:51 Back in 2006 the dollars from the commodity price boom perhaps gave Argentina the luxury of being able to sacrifice one of its export markets but that luxury does not exist today.

by Michael Soltys

And that reminds me...

The name of the rose

15-05-2021 15:33 All politics is local, it is often said, and socialism does have its pockets in Argentina, of which the late Lifschitz represented by far the largest, the province of Santa Fe.

by Michael Soltys

And that reminds me...

Nothing more supreme than uncertainty

08-05-2021 00:01 Guzmán is not the first economy minister to be humiliated by political priorities and nor will he be the last.

by Michael Soltys

LONG READ

Austria's newest citizens reclaim birthright stolen by the Nazis

03-05-2021 12:09 Almost 76 years after the end of the Holocaust, the descendants of those forced out of Austria by the Nazis are reclaiming the nationality stolen from their refugee ancestors.

And that reminds me…

From cultural to dead cows

24-04-2021 09:58 The palindrome province of Neuquén features the paradox of supreme political stability with spasmodic social upheavals.

by Michael Soltys

NAZI GERMANY

Evil on trial: 60th anniversary of Eichmann in the dock

09-04-2021 09:54 For four months in 1961 the barbarism of Nazi Germany was focused on the gaunt bespectacled figure of Adolf Eichmann, standing alone in a dock in Jerusalem.

INTERVIEW: PERIODISMO PURO

Francis Fukuyama: ‘There’s similarities between populism of Trump and Kirchnerism’

27-03-2021 07:46 US political scientist Francis Fukuyama – perhaps the most important intellectual of the last 50 years – on ‘The End of History,’ the coronavirus pandemic and populism.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

BIDEN INAUGURATION

‘Democracy has prevailed’: Joe Biden sworn-in as 46th US president

20-01-2021 14:10 Joe Biden on Wednesday became the 46th president of the United States, vowing a "new day" for the United States after four years of tumult under Donald Trump who in an extraordinary final act snubbed the inauguration.

BOOK REVIEW

Imperfect yet invaluable contribution to Irish-Argentine studies

19-12-2020 09:18 In recent years, there has been an unexpected revival of published works on Irish Argentina. This latest effort, by ex-BBC radio presenter and presenter Patrick Speight is a serious and different contribution.

by Juan José Delaney for the Times

Palaeontology

Climate change devastated dinosaurs not once, but twice

02-12-2020 18:27 Most people know that land-dwelling dinosaurs were wiped out some 66 million years ago when an asteroid crashed into Earth. What most people don't know is that more than 100 million years earlier, another climate change cataclysm devastated a different set of dinosaur species, with many going extinct.

UNITED STATES

Of presidents and health, US history replete with secrecy, lies

03-10-2020 15:38 Throughout US history, an uncomfortable truth has emerged: Presidents have lied about their health.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Volkswagen pay-out to Brazil regime victims reopens debate on justice

25-09-2020 12:31 Volkswagen confirms it has signed a historic deal with the Brazilian state and federal prosecutors to pay US$6.4 million in compensation for its part in atrocities of military dictatorship.

AS I SEE IT

Strolling towards the exit

18-07-2020 09:55 Extinction is staring many communities in the face, yet few find the thought that all they presumably value could be about to die at all disturbing.

by James Neilson

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Brazil's new education minister resigns over CV 'lies'

01-07-2020 09:15 Carlos Alberto Decotelli, the first black person to be appointed to the government of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, resigns only five days after he was appointed amid accusations that he lied over his academic record.

Killing of George Floyd

Historical figures reassessed around globe after Floyd death

12-06-2020 15:39 In the midst global protests in response to the killing of George Floyd in the US on May 25, debates have been reignited concerning commemorating controversial historical figures in statues and memorials throughout the world.

DEBT HISTORY

Argentina and the IMF: a story of love and hate

17-02-2020 07:00 History looms large, as government officials continue to meet with mission team from the International Monetary Fund.

Intelligence Bombshell

Report: CIA was able to read Argentina's encrypted messages during Malvinas War

11-02-2020 16:59 US and Germany used Swiss company's technology to spy on more than 100 countries for decades, investigation reveals. Washington shared info from Argentina's encrypted messages during Malvinas conflict with United Kingdom.

HOSPITAL BRITÁNICO: 175 YEARS

Hospital Británico celebrates 175th anniversary at Teatro Colón

14-12-2019 11:20 The British Hospital’s 175th anniversary celebrations reached their climax in style at the Teatro Colón on Monday evening.

by Michael Soltys

HOSPITAL BRITÁNICO: 175 YEARS

British Hospital remains a pillar of local community, 175 years on

30-11-2019 08:53 As the Hospital Británico in Barracas celebrates its 175th anniversary, its impact on Buenos Aires and Argentina’s healthcare will live on for years to come.

by Isabella Soto

BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS

Leonid Bershidsky: Nazi memorabilia is selling, but who is buying?

22-11-2019 09:59 The market for Nazi memorabilia is large and apparently growing – though the authenticity of many objects in the market is highly questionable.

News of history

Julio María Sanguinetti: ‘The Kirchners were very tough on us Uruguayans’

PASO, step by step

Liniers cattle market: last memory of a rural Buenos Aires

Mightier than the dollar

Mariano Macri: ‘Unmasking Mauricio is fundamental for me’

CO₂ reaches its highest level in more than four million years

Covid is not the only c-word

When beef is a beef

The name of the rose

Nothing more supreme than uncertainty

Austria's newest citizens reclaim birthright stolen by the Nazis

From cultural to dead cows

Evil on trial: 60th anniversary of Eichmann in the dock

Francis Fukuyama: ‘There’s similarities between populism of Trump and Kirchnerism’

‘Democracy has prevailed’: Joe Biden sworn-in as 46th US president

Imperfect yet invaluable contribution to Irish-Argentine studies

Climate change devastated dinosaurs not once, but twice

Of presidents and health, US history replete with secrecy, lies

Volkswagen pay-out to Brazil regime victims reopens debate on justice

Strolling towards the exit

Brazil's new education minister resigns over CV 'lies'

Historical figures reassessed around globe after Floyd death

Argentina and the IMF: a story of love and hate

Report: CIA was able to read Argentina's encrypted messages during Malvinas War

Hospital Británico celebrates 175th anniversary at Teatro Colón

British Hospital remains a pillar of local community, 175 years on

Leonid Bershidsky: Nazi memorabilia is selling, but who is buying?

Government unveils plan to ease Covid restrictions, reopen borders

Argentina's economy shrank in second quarter amid worst Covid wave

Bolsonaro tells UN he rejects vaccine passports

OECD lowers global growth forecast, but improves Argentina's to 7.6%

Argentina eases travel curbs as midterm campaign ramps up

Los errores ortográficos en una reunión de JxC que se volvieron virales

El fuerte cruce entre Pablo Duggan y López Murphy: "Duraste 15 días como ministro de Economía"

Cecilia Moreau marca diferencias con Juan Manzur y cuenta que le perdió el respeto a Fernanda Vallejos

España: el tremendo video del magma del volcán Cumbre Vieja avanzando sobre las piscinas

Una cámara captó al abogado que mató a un motociclista en Vicente López y está prófugo de la Justicia