Stories for March 2025

Saturday, March 1st 2025 - 10:10 UTC
Argentine artist State-imposed guild monopolies dissolved

Argentina's Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger announced this week the elimination of restrictions on cultural activities dating back to the dictatorship of General Juan Carlos Onganía (1966-1970). The new Presidential Decree issued by Javier Milei will “free Argentine culture from the system of state control established by the Onganía regime 50 years ago,” the minister explained.
Saturday, March 1st 2025 - 10:08 UTC
Pope's condition now deemed “complex”

Just one day after being reported to be “out of critical condition,” Pope Francis had an isolated bronchospasm crisis worsening his overall respiratory state. He has completed a fortnight at Rome's Gemelli clinic, where he had been admitted on Feb. 14 for bronchitis with a polymicrobial infection and bilateral pneumonia. Despite Friday's episode, the Argentine-born Pope remained lucid and cooperative. Vatican sources confirmed Francis, 88, would not preside over the Ash Wednesday rite on March 5.

Argentine artist State-imposed guild monopolies dissolved