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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.

Monsignor Oscar Vicente Ojea: ‘Pope Francis bothers the elites’

10-03-2023 10:58 Monsignor Oscar Vicente Ojea, the head of the Argentine Synod and one of the persons closest to Pope Francis, discusses the pontiff’s decade leading the Catholic Church.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Malaysia’s ambassador to Argentina eyes ‘more incentives for investors’

18-02-2023 06:00 Nur Azman Abdul Rahim, Malaysia’s ambassador to Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, on the need to boost bilateral relations, collaboration between YPF-Petronas and the wonders of his adopted nation.

by Xander Christou

Gerardo Morales: ‘Kirchnerism has to understand that its time is up’

10-02-2023 21:00 Radical party chair and Governor of Jujuy Province on the lithium industry, 2023 candidates, presidential ambitions and why Kirchnerism and Peronism must step aside.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Sergio Massa: ‘Argentina is a country which has a lot to offer a world in crisis’

14-01-2023 06:38 In his first long interview since assuming office as Argentina’s ‘super economy minister,’ Sergio Massa analyses his first few months in office and outlines his goals for 2023.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Maduro '100% defeatable' says Venezuela opposition leader Guaidó

10-01-2023 17:32 Venezuela's opposition replaced Juan Guaido as the head of a foreign-backed parallel congress, hammering the final nail in the coffin of his "interim government." Despite the setback, he says he's confident Nicolás Maduro can be defeated at the ballot box.

Santiago Cafiero on standing in for the president, G20 and a chat with Joe Biden

18-11-2022 12:58 Foreign minister had to step in and replace President Alberto Fernández at the G20 Leaders Summit. In a short interview, he speaks about the tour, his chat with US President Joe Biden and Cecilia Todesca Bocco's candidacy for the Inter-American Development Bank.

by Rosario Ayerdi, from Madrid

Todesca Bocco, Argentina's candidate for IDB chief, calls for its ‘transformation’

17-11-2022 16:17 Cecilia Todesca Bocco, Argentina's Secretary for International Economic Relations and candidate for the presidency of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), outlines her vision for the institution.

Mauricio Macri: ‘Argentina is on the point of leaving behind decades of populism’

29-10-2022 06:48 Former president Mauricio Macri discusses his ideals, beliefs, Juntos por el Cambio’s chances in the 2023 elections, the last three years of President Alberto Fernández’s government and his four-year spell in office – and what he would do differently in retrospect.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Gender: X – Proud owner of Chile's first non-binary ID card

26-10-2022 12:20 Shane Cienfuegos fought a nine-year legal battle to finally receive an identity document that reflects how they see themselves. This is their story.

Henrique Meirelles: ‘Whether the president-elect is Lula or Bolsonaro, they face a difficult situation’

30-09-2022 09:32 Brazil's former economy minister and Central Bank governor Henrique Meirelles on the challenges facing his country, Lula’s run for office and whether Jair Bolsonaro is a threat to democracy.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Luis Moreno Ocampo: ‘Death cannot be a political weapon’

22-09-2022 23:50 The upcoming film 'Argentina, 1985,' released nationwide this coming Thursday, recounts the events leading up to the Trial of the Military Juntas – a milestone in contemporary national history, as well as a model for the world, in which those chiefly responsible for the crimes against humanity committed during the brutal 1976-1983 dictatorship were convicted and sentenced. In an exclusive interview, Luis Moreno Ocampo, one of the prosecutors in the trial together with Julio Strassera, recalls that historic moment and shares his thoughts on contemporary Argentina.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Milagro Sala: ‘The courts do not work to do justice but according to political colours’

19-08-2022 13:18 In a feature-length interview, jailed Túpac Amaru leader Milagro Sala criticises Jujuy Province Governor Gerardo Morales and the courts, while calling on all political parties to work together to tackle rising poverty.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Ricardo Lorenzetti: ‘We’ve passed from a democracy of projects to vetocracy’

15-07-2022 08:00 Supreme Court justice discusses his experience in and the future of the Judiciary, ecology and the environment, and the problems facing Argentina and the wider world.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Filmmaker Juan José Campanella returns a theatre to Buenos Aires

21-06-2022 14:48 Oscar-winning Argentine filmmaker Juan José Campanella has brought the Teatro Politeama back to life, boosting theatrical offerings for porteños in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Nicolás Dujovne: ‘This government’s economic programme is inflationary’

17-06-2022 08:00 Former economy minister Nicolás Dujovne on the Cambiemos administration, the IMF debt deals and Argentina’s ongoing struggle with inflation.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Jaime Duran Barba: ‘It’s perfectly possible for Milei to reach the run-off next year’

20-05-2022 10:00 Jaime Duran Barba, one of the region's most important political analysts and consultants, discusses Javier Milei's chances of being president, Latin American politics and Argentina's coalitions.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Gene-edited beer is next in Argentine crusade for GMO acceptance

19-05-2022 17:44 Farm tech firm Bioceres in talks with Buenos Aires craft beer maker Rabieta to brew the first-ever GM lager.

Marwan Sarwar Gill: ‘I’m a Muslim – ask me anything’

23-04-2022 04:24 President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Argentina on misconceptions, the meaning of Islam and setting up an Ahmadiyya community from scratch in the country.

by Erica Wu

Ricardo López Murphy: 'Argentina’s economic regime is very absurd’

15-04-2022 15:10 Lawmaker, economist, former minister and ex-presidential candidate Ricardo López Murphy on Argentina’s struggles with inflation and the future of the opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition.

by Jorge Fontevecchia