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Montevideo, January 20th 2026 - 11:37 UTC

Argentina

  • Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 19:19 UTC

    Football: London tabloid foresees Argentina will retain World Cup title

    Argentina's path to the potential second-straight title is filled with South American rivals, as published by The Sun

    Driven by the recent appointment of German Thomas Tuchel as the new manager of England's national football team, London's tabloid The Sun published Thursday a supercomputer study whereby reigning champions Argentina would retain their crown in the 2026 World Cup with a victory over Spain in the final. Uruguay would end up fourth after losing the Third-Place match 1-0 to Tuchel's squad.

  • Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 09:50 UTC

    Liam Payne plunges three stories to his death in Buenos Aires

    In 2019, he was named the first global brand ambassador for German brand Hugo Boss

    British pop musician Liam Payne of One Direction fame died Wednesday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in circumstances still under investigation. He was found dead in his hotel room after plunging three stories. The location looked ransacked and filled with traces of heavy drugs. First responders said he had a severe blow to his head as a result of the fall.

  • Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 09:36 UTC

    Biró sacked from Aerolíneas Argentinas Board

    Biró's actions caused significant damage to the company, it was argued

    Aerolíneas Argentinas Wednesday dismissed APLA pilots union leader Pablo Biró from its board of directors given the alleged incompatibility of the two functions, it was reported in Buenos Aires. “His actions are detrimental to the company,” a shareholders assembly found. In response, Biró said he would appeal the measure before the courts.

  • Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 05:45 UTC

    UK music world shocked by the death of Liam Payne in Buenos Aires

    Payne fell last night from a third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires.

    The music world reacted Thursday shocked in the United Kingdom by the death of British singer Liam Payne, former member of the band One Direction, who fell last night from a third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires.

  • Wednesday, October 16th 2024 - 10:04 UTC

    Argentine state workers announce 36-hour strike

    Deregulation Minister Federico Sturzenegger's wickedness has no limits, ATE's Aguiar insisted

    As the economic policies of Argentine President Javier Milei keep taking their toll on ordinary citizens, state workers represented by the ATE (Asociación de Trabajadores del Estado) labor union will stage a 36-hour stoppage on Oct. 29 and 30 to seek a course change. “We can't stand this government any longer,” ATE Secretary-General Rodolfo Aguiar said Tuesday. “We have to deepen the plan of struggle,” he added after a federal plenary with delegates from all over the country.

  • Tuesday, October 15th 2024 - 11:55 UTC

    Argentina: College students rise against Libertarian budgetary constraints

    The protests include classes in the streets

    Last week's veto by President Javier Milei against the University Finance Bill, which survived a parliamentarian challenge, has nevertheless sparked a nationwide conflict between the Libertarian administration and student groups claiming that the tuition-free higher education that has been a pillar of social mobility in Argentina was at stake. Some outlets even defined the uprising as “Estudiantazo” as some classes were held in the streets as part of the surging protests.

  • Tuesday, October 15th 2024 - 10:47 UTC

    Milei welcomes Boris Johnson at Casa Rosada

    The main topic of their encounter was reportedly a meeting between Milei and Mick Jagger. The Falklands/Malvinas case was never discussed

    Argentine President Javier Milei Monday welcomed former UK Primer Minister Boris Johnson at Casa Rosada, after which the South American leader announced he would travel to England for a meeting with musician Mick Jagger at a date yet to be determined. Milei had already discussed rock with another exPM - Lord David Cameron - whom he met as Foreign Secretary.

  • Tuesday, October 15th 2024 - 09:11 UTC

    EPP guerrilla suspects no longer refugees in Argentina

    Villalba is currently in jail for a kidnapping perpetrated by the EPP

    Relatives of Paraguayan guerrilla leader Carmen Villalba sheltering in Argentina were stripped of their refugee status by the administration of President Javier Milei and could soon be extradited to stand trial, it was reported in Asunción. “The news that we have confirmed is that their political asylum was withdrawn, they are not politicians,” Interior Minister Enrique Riera confirmed.

  • Monday, October 14th 2024 - 10:13 UTC

    IDB announces loans for Argentina

    A lasting transformation would hinge on the private sector creating jobs, Goldfajn explained

    Argentina's administration of President Javier Milei will be receiving loans worth US$ 3.8 billion from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), it was reported during the weekend. These funds will be allocated to various projects, energy subsidies, and social plans, it was explained.

  • Monday, October 14th 2024 - 08:15 UTC

    Argentina's BCRA launching collector's AR$ 25 coins

    The BCRA issued 2,500 pieces of this new commemorative coin, minted in 925 silver, with a face value of AR$ 25

    Argentina's Central Bank (BCRA) announced a new AR$25 coin as a part of a joint venture with Spain, Portugal, and other countries in the region to highlight each nation's cultural diversity.