News of kids

Pfizer says its Covid jab safe for children aged 5 to 11

Today 14:32 Pfizer and BioNTech says trial results showed their coronavirus vaccine is safe and produces a robust immune response in children aged five to 11.

Coronavirus vaccines

In world first, Cuba starts Covid jabs for toddlers

07-09-2021 11:55 Cuba on Monday became the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age of two against Covid-19, using home-grown jabs.

TECHNOLOGY

China limits children's online gaming to three hours a week

30-08-2021 13:20 China on Monday announced a drastic cut to children's online gaming time to just three hours a week during term time, the latest move in a broad crackdown on tech giants in the world's biggest gaming market.

POVERTY

Study: 7 million children in Argentina live in impoverished households

04-08-2021 15:35 Around seven million, or 63%, of children aged under 14 in Argentina live in low-income households, with social vulnerability especially manifest in the north, a new study has revealed.

Coronavirus pandemic

City Hall: Children will return to schools in August with normal timetables

19-07-2021 17:12 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta announces "gradual, careful and progressive" plan to return 700,000 students to in-person classes as schools.

Coronavirus pandemic

Rodríguez Larreta: Classes at schools in City will restart on Monday

28-05-2021 21:33 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta says that in-person classes at schools in the capital will restart this Monday, when the government-imposed nine-day lockdown ends.

BLOW FOR GOVERNMENT

Supreme Court rules in favour of City Hall in education dispute

04-05-2021 13:17 Supreme Court rules in favour of the Buenos Aires City government in its education dispute with the national government, confirming City Hall has the right to decide whether in-person classes in the capital should continue.

Education row

Rodríguez Larreta: Classes will continue until Supreme Court rules

30-04-2021 22:13 Buenos Aires City mayor says infant and primary school students will continue with in-person classes, with secondary students adopting a 'mixed model.' City Hall also announces new restrictions for businesses, shopping and other activities.

Education row

Supreme Court to rule on education dispute ‘towards end of week’

26-04-2021 19:20 Argentina's highest court expected to decide on the row over in-person classes between the National and Buenos Aires City governments “towards the end of the week,” according to City Hall sources.

Education row

City Hall tells schools to carry on with classes, despite new court ruling

20-04-2021 23:26 Federal judge reignites education row between the Buenos Aires City and National governments, annulling previous court order authorising in-person classes at schools. City Hall, however, refuses to back down.

EDUCATION ROW

Supreme Court says it will rule on row over in-person classes

19-04-2021 16:37 Supreme Court declares itself "competent" to take on the issue and will settle the education row between the Buenos Aires City government and the national government.

Education row

Rodríguez Larreta: Schools in City will have classes tomorrow

19-04-2021 00:07 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta announces that he will adhere to court ruling and that schools in the nation’s capital will be open on Monday.

EDITORIAL

We do need some education

17-04-2021 09:26 Last year’s economic havoc has been quantified, but there is no way of measuring the losses to come from extended suspensions of classroom education.

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Rodríguez Larreta vows to challenge school closures before Supreme Court

17-04-2021 08:00 Buenos Aires City Mayor says he will do “everything possible to have children in class on Monday,” after president orders schools in AMBA to close for two weeks.

NEW RESTRICTIONS

Argentina's schools become political battleground after curbs

16-04-2021 17:13 Decision to shut down schools has become the latest point of political conflict between the federal government and the City of Buenos Aires, run by the opposition, as the country heads into a second wave of Covid-19.

BACK TO SCHOOL

Schools in Argentina finally re-open doors to students

17-02-2021 14:54 Schoolchildren from five of Argentina's 24 regional districts returned to classrooms on Wednesday for the first time in almost a year, as the country began a gradual restart of face-to-face classes.

Back to school

Trotta vows face-to-face classes for students 'at least three times a week'

01-02-2021 18:27 As tensions between unions and officials continue, Education Minister Nicolás Trotta says schools will be allowed to have face-to-face classes three times a week.

KIDDIES CHRISTMAS FUND

Kiddies Christmas Fund - bringing seasonal cheer to those in need

12-12-2020 09:17 For most of us, it’s been one of the most difficult of years in recent memory, but with the festive season nearing, perhaps it’s a good time to count our blessings and remember those less fortunate than ourselves.

Coronavirus pandemic

Education minister targets March 1 for return of face-to-face classes

02-12-2020 00:05 Education Minister Nicolás Trotta says face-to-face classes will be "essential" next year and says government is targeting March 1 return for classes in 17 provinces.

Global pandemic

Youngsters in Latin America vent pandemic fury after lost 2020

12-08-2020 23:30 For four young adults across Latin America, 2020 was meant to be a year of freedom and opportunity. Instead, the coronavirus pandemic brought confinement and frustration.

Lockdown restrictions

Children in Buenos Aires finally get nod to leave homes for recreation

11-05-2020 09:27 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta announces all kids in the capital can leave their homes for one hour either on Saturdays or Sundays, depending on the final number of their parents' DNI card.

Long read: Church Abuse

Disgraced religious order tried to get abuse victim to lie

17-02-2020 16:04 The church went through great lengths to hide the truth that Reverend Reséndiz sexually abused a Venezuelan child, among others.

Buenos Aires Province

Two young girls killed, scores more injured in bus accident on Ruta 2

28-11-2019 10:33 Accident happened as the bus, carrying students aged 11 to 12 on a field trip, negotiated a curve near Lezama, Buenos Aires Province, around 6am local time. Two young girls, aged 12, confirmed as fatalities.

News of kids

Pfizer says its Covid jab safe for children aged 5 to 11

In world first, Cuba starts Covid jabs for toddlers

China limits children's online gaming to three hours a week

Study: 7 million children in Argentina live in impoverished households

City Hall: Children will return to schools in August with normal timetables

Rodríguez Larreta: Classes at schools in City will restart on Monday

Supreme Court rules in favour of City Hall in education dispute

Rodríguez Larreta: Classes will continue until Supreme Court rules

Supreme Court to rule on education dispute ‘towards end of week’

City Hall tells schools to carry on with classes, despite new court ruling

Supreme Court says it will rule on row over in-person classes

Rodríguez Larreta: Schools in City will have classes tomorrow

We do need some education

Rodríguez Larreta vows to challenge school closures before Supreme Court

Argentina's schools become political battleground after curbs

Schools in Argentina finally re-open doors to students

Trotta vows face-to-face classes for students 'at least three times a week'

Kiddies Christmas Fund - bringing seasonal cheer to those in need

Education minister targets March 1 for return of face-to-face classes

Youngsters in Latin America vent pandemic fury after lost 2020

Children in Buenos Aires finally get nod to leave homes for recreation

Disgraced religious order tried to get abuse victim to lie

Two young girls killed, scores more injured in bus accident on Ruta 2

Argentina’s bonds fall as president prepares to swear in Cabinet

Argentina retains quarantine for citizens who travel overseas for work

Cabinet moves were decided by president, says Máximo Kirchner

Cristina gets what she wanted: a lot of Cabinet changes

The global housing market is broken, and it’s dividing entire countries

Ultiman detalles del “Plan Recuperación” con subas para jubilados y subsidios al consumo

Pepe Mujica: "Alberto Fernández es mi amigo, por eso lo acompaño en el sentimiento"

Qué dijo Nicolás Trotta en su carta de renuncia al Ministerio de Educación

Causa Oil Combustibles | Denuncian a Cristina Fernández y a Marcó del Pont por "encubrimiento agravado"

Alberto Fernández, tras el sismo político: "No es casual que yo haya preferido a Juan Manzur"