News of mendoza

French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina land back in Paris

04-09-2024 15:55 Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou land in Paris, after Mendoza court allowed them to return home pending the conclusion of their case probing alleged rape.

Court allows French rugby players accused of rape to leave Argentina

03-09-2024 14:24 Oscar Jégou and Hugo Auradou, the two French rugby team players accused of rape by a woman in Argentina two months ago, will be allowed to leave the country, a court in Mendoza rules.

Police arrest seven members of ‘radical Islamic terrorist group’

18-08-2024 09:40 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich says on social media that eight Federal Police raids have "dismantled a dangerous organisation linked to a radical Islamic terrorist group"; She says "anti-Christian, anti-Jewish" group , identified after threatening a journalist of the Jewish community."

French rugby players questioned over alleged rape in Mendoza

08-08-2024 15:53 The two French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina were formally questioned in court on Thursday.

Woman in Mendoza was raped, beaten by French rugby players, says lawyer

10-07-2024 22:53 Alleged victim's lawyer says her client had suffered "fierce" violence at the hands of two French rugby players and claims to have been raped repeatedly.

What next for French rugby players held in rape probe?

10-07-2024 10:29 Two members of France's international rugby team touring South America were arrested in Argentina on July 9, 2024 following an allegation of sexual assault.

Hat-trick or the third wheel?

30-09-2023 05:07 Any win helps and far more so when the margin of Alfredo Cornejo’s victory in Mendoza surpassed all expectations. But does this injection of enthusiasm reviving optimism reach the dimensions of a game-changer for Patricia Bullrich?

by Michael Soltys

50-year-old Mendoza cyclist dies after race in San Juan

26-09-2023 12:15 50-year-old Gustavo Lopreste died just minutes after the competition ended due to cardiorespiratory arrest.

Mendoza Province narrows search for US$1-billion potash investor

04-09-2023 14:28 Mendoza Province has narrowed its search for a company to revive development of the Rio Colorado potash mine, a decade after Vale SA pulled out of the project.

Inflation or politics? Nation hit by wave of looting

24-08-2023 17:28 Since last Friday, groups of people, sometimes dozens at a time, have forced their way into supermarkets and other stores. But who's behind the unrest?

'Anonymous' Michelin visit two provinces, seeking 'stars' of local gastronomy

25-07-2023 13:54 The prestigious gastronomic guide, considered 'The Bible' of good cuisine, expands to Argentina.

Argentina’s Catena Zapata tops ranking of world’s 50 best vineyards to visit

12-07-2023 23:39 Argentina’s Catena Zapata crowned the number one wine estate in the world to go experience firsthand.

Pato y Petri – Bullrich taps Mendoza ex-deputy for running-mate

22-06-2023 21:18 Presidential hopeful and former security minister chooses former Mendoza national deputy Luis Petri as her running-mate for the PASO primaries and race for Casa Rosada.

Opposition boosted by surprise win in San Luis, Peronists triumph in Tucumán

12-06-2023 19:54 Opposition coalition records upset win in San Luis gubernatorial vote and consolidates position in Mendoza; Government eases to victory to Tucumán, despite Supreme Court controversy.

Mendoza Chamber of Deputies denies Mapuches’ status as indigenous peoples

06-04-2023 18:45 Mendoza Chamber of Deputies declared Mapuches “should not be considered original Argentine peoples” in a resolution last Thursday.

Race against time to rescue Argentina’s wine grapes

23-03-2023 00:52 Argentina's grape 2023 harvest will not exceed 15.4 million tons, according to projections by the National Institute of Vitiviniculture (INV). That's 40% less than a normal year.