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Prosecutors call for Maradona's medical staff to face trial

14-04-2022 16:25 Prosecutors investigating the 2020 death of football legend Diego Maradona request that the eight medical professionals who treated him be tried for negligent homicide.

Brazil senators back criminal charges against Bolsonaro

27-10-2021 12:42 A Brazilian Senate commission approved a damning report on Tuesday that recommends criminal charges be brought against President Jair Bolsonaro, including crimes against humanity, for his Covid policies.

Court tells daughter of Hugo Moyano to return cash seized in raid

01-09-2021 20:22 Judge tells Karina Moyano, daughter of veteran trade unionist Hugo Moyano, to hand over 600,000 pesos and US$434,000 within the framework of money-laundering and drug-trafficking probe.

The Sputnik saga continues

07-08-2021 11:44 Several sub-national jurisdictions throughout Argentina have announced their own plans to procure Covid-19 vaccines. Both Buenos Aires City and the provinces of Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Mendoza, Salta and Jujuy have come out publicly with their plans to purchase the inoculations, yet not a single one has arrived to the country yet.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Nurse tells prosecutors Maradona barred her from treating him

16-06-2021 12:41 A second nurse accused of neglecting Diego Maradona during the last days of his life was questioned by local prosecutors on Wednesday. Dahiana Gisela Madrid, 36, is one of seven people under investigation for manslaughter.

‘Dollar futures’: Case against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner dismissed

13-04-2021 22:16 Former president and host of former officials cleared of fraud in relation to futures contracts for the purchase of dollars; three-judge panel unanimously rules to dismiss allegations against vice-president, one of eight graft cases she faces in courts.

Maradona's daughters give testimony to probe into footballer's death

01-03-2021 16:42 Maradona's daughters, Gianinna and Jana, have contributed fresh witness testimonies to the involuntary manslaughter probe into their father's death.

Leopoldo Luque denies wrongdoing as Maradona death probe heats up

30-11-2020 00:30 The home and offices of Diego Maradona’s personal doctor, Leopoldo Luque, were raided on Sunday as the investigation into the late football legend's death took a dramatic twist.

Peru in renewed political turmoil as Vizcarra faces impeachment

13-09-2020 09:16 Some of Peru's lawmakers are calling for the dismissal of President Martín Vizcarra based on audios in which he is heard coaching two officials close to him for a congressional investigation into corruption.

Cuadernos: Judge pulls trial order against Fernández de Kirchner

23-06-2020 23:48 Citing a lack of evidence, Federal Judge Marcelo Martínez De Giorgi cancels trial order against vice-president related to a chapter of the 'Cuadernos' notebooks graft case related to the Techint multinational. De Vido also among beneficiaries.