News of victims

‘Dying alone is not the same as being accompanied’

29-08-2020 10:10 A growing number of medical facilities in Latin America allow relatives to be with patients dying of the novel coronavirus, clad in face covering, shield and protective clothing against infection.

Coronavirus pandemic

Hospital staff demand greater support as they remember fallen co-workers

19-08-2020 22:14 Employees at Durand Hospital in the capital demand greater support and better working conditions, as they pay tribute to their health-worker colleagues who died from the novel coronavirus after being infected in the line of duty.

SECURITY & CRIME

Bullrich, Berni express support for ‘vigilante justice’ pensioner who killed his attacker

25-07-2020 09:53 Politicians express support for 71-year-old Quilmes retiree Jorge Adolfo Ríos, as crime and security returns to forefront of political agenda.

Coronavirus pandemic

City's emergency services ask porteños to stay at home

19-03-2020 14:55 Head of capital's emergency services asks porteños to stay at home and avoid social contact, as they struggle to deal with coronavirus outbreak.

CORONAVIRUS FATALITIES

Coronavirus: all information we have on fatalities

05-02-2020 13:52 Since China reported the emergence of a new coronavirus in December, the SARS-like disease has infected more than 20,400 people and killed 425. The OMS declared a global health emergency to curb a worldwide plague soon after. Here’s what we know about the deaths.

CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDALS

Legal reckoning: New abuse suits could cost Catholic Church over US$4 billion

02-12-2019 12:59 Catholic dioceses in the United States are facing a new wave of sexual abuse lawsuits after multiple states extended or suspended the statute of limitations to allow claims stretching back decades.

CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDAL

Próvolo victims hope priests' sentences send Pope a message

27-11-2019 07:25 "This is a watershed case for society, justice, the victims and also for the Church," warns bishop, as victims demand Pope Francis take note of historic abuse case at Provólo Institute in Luján de Cuyo.