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Fabián 'Pepín' Rodríguez Simón: ‘I have no faith in justice, today it’s a tool for persecution.’

29-05-2021 11:33 Fabián 'Pepín' Rodríguez Simón – judicial operator or victim of political persecution? In this feature interview with Jorge Fontevecchia, the fugitive former Macri government official explains why he is seeking asylum across the Río de la Plata in Uruguay.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Infection surge continues as end of nine-day lockdown nears

28-05-2021 22:37 Health Ministry confirms 39,207 new cases over past 24 hours, along with 560 fatalities. New poll shows more than half of Argentines disapprove of government’s handling of Covid crisis.

Argentina enters strict nine-day lockdown as Covid cases soar

22-05-2021 00:02 President Alberto Fernández orders nine-day lockdown lasting until midnight on May 30, declaring Argentina is in its "worst moment" of the Covid-19 pandemic so far.

Judge issues arrest warrant for ex-Macri government official who fled to Uruguay

19-05-2021 22:11 Judge issues international arrest warrant for Fabián 'Pepín' Rodríguez Simón, former Macri government official and alleged "judicial operator" accused of extortion, a fugitive from justice in Uruguay.

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.

Fernández extends curfew, school closures as Covid-19 cases rise

30-04-2021 15:30 As infections near three million, President Alberto Fernández announces three-week extension of anti-Covid-19 measures, including cancellation of in-person classes at schools in Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area until May 21.

City Hall, Casa Rosada await Supreme Court ruling on in-person classes

24-04-2021 00:38 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.

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.

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.

The school feud

17-04-2021 07:33 Fernández and Rodríguez Larreta, much to the dismay of the hawks in both coalitions, gave moderation a shot. Now the rift is back.

by Martín Gambarotta

Fernández and Rodríguez Larreta set for ‘second wave’ Olivos meet

02-04-2021 19:16 With the Buenos Aires Province government said to be considering, City officials said Friday that no new restrictions were considered “necessary” for now.

Diego Santilli: ‘I’d like Horacio Rodríguez Larreta as our presidential candidate’

13-03-2021 06:01 Buenos Aires City Deputy Mayor Diego Santilli on the future of the Juntos por el Cambio coalition, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta’s “hands-on” leadership and security in the nation’s capital.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Buenos Aires under fire

05-12-2020 10:28 Cristina and her friends hope that by defunding the City government they will force the mayor to cut spending to the bone, which they assume should be enough to turn people against him.

by James Neilson

City mayor rails against 'political attack' as tensions over funding soar

03-12-2020 11:20 Political tensions have surged back to the fore in Argentina after the Chamber of Deputies approved by a 129-118 vote a sharp cut in this city’s federal revenue-sharing funding on Tuesday following a marathon 20-hour session and intense debate.

Buenos Aires adapts tentatively to post-pandemic urban living

05-09-2020 08:29 New public space, pop-up bike lanes and pedestrian-only zones form part of the City's government's plans for the immediate future. But while other global cities are taking bold action during the pandemic, critics say changes in the capital are too few and far between.

by Federico Poore

President extends Covid-19 lockdown ‘on same terms’ despite surge in cases

01-08-2020 08:47 ‘Cuarentena sin cambios’ – Lockdown in Buenos Aires metropolitan area extended until August 16, after week of record numbers of cases and fatalities.

'We will try to return to normal life': Fernández loosens lockdown

17-07-2020 21:45 Amid record Covid-19 surge in cases and fatalities, President Alberto Fernández announces loosening of lockdown restrictions in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area and phased re-opening of activities.

Metropolitan area blues

04-07-2020 07:29 The display of bipartisan civility, even with disagreements behind the scenes between Buenos Aires City and Province, is now routine. Yet the volatility has not gone away.

by Martín Gambarotta

City government details new restrictions on commerce, transport

26-05-2020 09:40 City government announces new restrictions on commercial activity and shopping, new controls on circulation of people in and out of the capital and closing of 11 train stations.

Government extends quarantine for 15 more days amid rise in infections

23-05-2020 22:30 President Fernández announces Argentina will extend government's mandatory social isolation until June 7, amid an acceleration in the spread of the new Covid-19 coronavirus.