News of mendoza

Accuser in French rugby player rape trial vows to appeal ruling

19-12-2024 21:23 The woman denouncing two French rugby players for rape is ready to take the case to the highest instances, her lawyer says in an interview.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Court in Mendoza drops rape case against French rugby players

10-12-2024 12:29 Court in Mendoza dismisses charges against two French international rugby players, Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou, who were accused of raping and assaulting a woman after making their international debuts against Argentina.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Judge to decide on French rugby players' rape case next month

29-11-2024 21:23 Judge todecide on December 10 whether to dismiss the charges against two French international rugby players accused of raping a woman after a match in Argentina.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Mendoza court hears bid to end rape case against French rugby players

25-11-2024 11:43 The Argentine justice began the examination of the request for dismissal for Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou, the two French rugby players charged with aggravated rape, nearly five months after the events that occurred on the sidelines of a tour of the French national rugby team.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Prosecutors seek dismissal of rape charges against French rugby players

04-10-2024 20:06 Prosecutor's office seeks dismissal of charges against French rugby players accused of rape, which could put an end to the case.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Accuser of French rugby duo denounces courts for 'violating rights'

03-10-2024 23:49 Woman who claims she was raped by two French rugby players appears before local human rights committee to denounce Mendoza courts.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

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.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

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.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

French rugby players accused of rape may be allowed to leave Argentina

31-08-2024 10:26 Mendoza courts considering allowing the French rugby players accused of rape to return to their country while the trial continues in which a request for the defence's acquittal is pending.

MENDOZA RAPE ALLEGATIONS

French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina seek dismissal of case

27-08-2024 18:18 Defence lawyers for the two French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina have asked the courts for dismissal of the case; Request comes after it emerges plaintiff attempted suicide last Friday.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

French rugby players' rape accuser survives suicide attempt, says lawyer

27-08-2024 10:14 Woman who denounced French rugby players for rape in Argentina tried to commit suicide last week and will miss a hearing set for Tuesday, says plaintuff’s legal representative.

CRIME & SECURITY

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."

COURTS

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.

RUGBY

Woman who accused French rugby players of rape testifies for second time

08-08-2024 14:43 There were 15 “injuries” on the alleged rape victim, reveals case prosecutor.

RAPE ALLEGATIONS

Two French rugby players charged with aggravated rape

12-07-2024 15:18 Hugo Auradou, 20, and Oscar Jegou, 21, formally charged Friday with the aggravated rape of an Argentine woman after a night out following a match in Mendoza.

SCANDAL IN MENDOZA

French rugby players taken to Mendoza to face rape allegation

11-07-2024 12:26 Hugo Auradou, 20, and Oscar Jegou, 21, were being transferred Thursday from Interpol's Buenos Aires headquarters to the city of Mendoza, where they will be questioned over alleged rape.

SCANDAL IN MENDOZA

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.

SCANDAL IN MENDOZA

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.

ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT

Mendoza: Two France rugby players detained over alleged sexual assault

09-07-2024 09:59 Scandal as French national rugby team stars Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou are arrested in Buenos Aires for alleged sexual abuse in Mendoza after last Saturday's clash against the Pumas.

MINING

Mendoza makes a play for copper in Argentina mining revival

31-05-2024 11:50 Mendoza Province is moving to spur exploration of its copper deposits long shunned by prospectors due to restrictions and red tape.

PRÓVOLO ABUSE TRIAL

Mendoza court acquits nuns in Próvolo deaf children sex abuse case

19-10-2023 10:12 Nuns from the Antonio Próvolo Institute, investigated for sexual abuse of deaf children, acquitted by court; Victims’ lawyers criticise court and say they will appeal.

CAMPAIGN COMMENTS

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

SPORTING TRAGEDY

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.

ELECTIONS 2023

Cornejo romps past De Marchi to comeback as Mendoza governor

25-09-2023 16:59 Unión Cívica Radical leader’s Cambia Mendoza front finishes 10 points ahead of Milei-flirting Unión Mendocina, with Peronism a distant third on 15 percent.

CAMPAIGN COMMENTS

Will Mendoza be the bulldozer?

23-09-2023 05:03 Whichever way Mendoza goes, it will be the last throw of the dice before general election day on October 22.

by Michael Soltys

INTERVIEW

Luis Petri: 'I don't hear Milei's allies talking about corruption’

09-09-2023 11:03 Luis Petri, vice-presidential candidate for the opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition, says that "the problem in Argentina is not the caste but corrupt politicians." Mendoza politician details proposals on security and explains why he thinks Sergio Massa won't make it to the run-off.

by Ezequiel Spillman

MINING & INDUSTRY

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.

LOOTING ATTACKS

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?

ELECTIONS 2023

Next electoral tests: Santa Fe, Chaco and Mendoza

23-08-2023 21:58 After the national PASO primaries, September arrives with three key provincial elections that will shape the new political map. Santa Fe, Chaco and Mendoza will choose their next governors with Jorge Capitanich’s re-election hopes in doubt.

by Pablo Varela

Unrest spreads

Almost 30 arrests amid looting outbreaks across Argentina

22-08-2023 15:55 Close to 30 people were arrested in Argentina over the weekend following looting at shops in the provinces of Cordoba and Mendoza.

ELECTIONS 2023

Chubut the latest upset in a semester full of strong Peronist defeats

31-07-2023 16:52 Fall of Peronism in Chubut Province marks a trend worrying Sergio Massa. The biggest surprises and open scenarios.

by Ramón Indart

FOOD & DRINK

'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.

FOOD & DRINK

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.

ELECTIONS 2023 – ANALYSIS

Radical running-mates add value to PRO presidential tickets

06-07-2023 00:19 Radical party chairman Gerardo Morales and the Mendoza politician Luis Petri will accompany Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and Patricia Bullrich on their presidential tickets. Tussles, negotiations and their role in the structure.

by Rodis Recalt

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Alfredo Cornejo: ‘People vote far more freely in the PASOs’

23-06-2023 01:11 Senator Alfredo Cornejo, candidate for Mendoza Province governor and a leading figure in the Unión Cívica Radical, on the provincial elections so far and his party's relationship with PRO.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

ELECTION 2023

Who’s running in the primaries? What we know so far

22-06-2023 21:19 Seven confirmed line-ups for the August PASO primaries, with the deadline for presenting tickets expiring at midnight on Saturday.

ELECTION 2023

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.

ELECTIONS 2023

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.

FIFA U20 WORLD CUP

Anger over covered map at Argentina's Malvinas Argentinas stadium

25-05-2023 00:22 National and provincial governments at odds over covering up of Malvinas Islands insignia at Under-20 World Cup match in Mendoza.

CURRENCY WOES

Chileans, Uruguayans cross border to take advantage of low prices

04-05-2023 18:27 Citizens from neighbouring countries cross borders to go shopping; Increased visitor numbers seen in Mendoza, Río Negro and Entre Ríos as day-trippers cash in on currency woes.

ARGENTINES IN EUROPE

Valentín 'Taty' Castellanos: La Liga’s new sensation

28-04-2023 10:32 Mendoza-born forward has stolen headlines after smashing four past Real Madrid. The 24-year-old’s globetrotting career and rise up the footballing ladder to La Liga says much about modern football.

by Dan Edwards

CONTROVERSIAL COURT RULING

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.

WINE PRODUCTION

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.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

Mendoza beauty contest persists despite debate over political correctness

08-03-2023 12:14 As in tradition, Mendoza crowned a 'Reina de la vendimia' at its annual wine festival last weekend. But the beauty contest was caught up in a controversy that pitted heritage and feminism against each other, with the row going all the way to the provincial Supreme Court.