MercoPress https://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2026, MercoPress. https://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[Second trial over Maradona's death begins after first was annulled over judicial scandal]]> Maradona died on November 25, 2020, aged 60, at a house in a gated community in Tigre, Buenos Aires province, where he was under home care following brain surgery for a subdural hematoma A new public trial has been underway since Tuesday to determine whether Diego Maradona died due to the neglect and abandonment of the health professionals who were supposed to care for him. Seven defendants — four doctors, two nurses and a psychologist — face charges of homicide with eventual intent at the courts of San Isidro, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, with possible sentences of 8 to 25 years in prison.

]]> Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:16:00 GMT <![CDATA[Milei government appeals to Supreme Court to avoid applying university funding law]]> The university conflict has been one of Milei's most politically costly fronts in 2024 and 2025, with massive student and union marches Argentina's government filed an extraordinary federal appeal with the Supreme Court on Thursday to avoid complying with the University Funding Law (27.795), which requires it to update faculty salaries and scholarship programs at national universities. The Executive argued that complying with the law would consume 90.3% of available primary spending credits and cause “a significant paralysis of the functioning of all three branches of government.”

]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:55:00 GMT <![CDATA[Venezuela dismantles Nestor Kirchner Room at Miraflores and repurposes it to receive US officials]]> The room had been inaugurated on December 1, 2011, during an official visit by Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to Venezuela Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez ordered the dismantling of the “Néstor Kirchner Room” at Miraflores Palace, a space that for nearly fifteen years served as a symbol of the political alliance between Chavismo and Kirchnerism. The measure involved removing portraits, paintings, quotations and objects linked to the former Argentine president, and converting the room into a meeting space with a neutral aesthetic that, according to Venezuelan outlet Monitoreamos, is now used to receive US officials.

]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:55:00 GMT <![CDATA[Uruguay says RAF Falklands flight was medevac; Tierra del Fuego alleges airspace breach]]> Sources close to the Islands' administration who spoke with MercoPress had already indicated that many of these flights are medical evacuations of Islanders Uruguay's Ministry of Defense confirmed on Wednesday that the flight of a Royal Air Force (RAF) Airbus A400M Atlas between the Falkland Islands and Montevideo was a medical evacuation of two patients, authorized under decree 419/021, which permits the landing of foreign state aircraft for humanitarian reasons or force majeure. Uruguayan Air Force press spokesperson Marisol Diana provided the explanation to Informativo Uruguay.

]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:46:00 GMT <![CDATA[Logistics corridor to Falklands via Uruguay: former Kirchnerist diplomat denounces untracked flight]]> According to a source close to the Islands' administration who spoke with MercoPress, many of these flights are medical evacuations of Falkland Islanders A Royal Air Force (RAF) Airbus A400M Atlas transport aircraft operated on April 12 between Mount Pleasant base in the Falkland Islands and Carrasco airport in Montevideo, switching off its transponder during the return leg to the islands, rendering it invisible to civilian tracking systems, according to the specialized outlet Escenario Mundial, which identified the aircraft as registration ZM413 operating flights RRR4000 (outbound) and RRR4001 (return).

]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:55:00 GMT <![CDATA[IMF approves second review of Argentina program, unlocking US$1 billion disbursement]]> Argentina is the IMF's largest debtor. Its obligations to the Fund exceed $57 billion, accounting for 34.5% of the institution's outstanding loans, and grew 36% over the past twelve months The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday reached a staff-level agreement with Argentina on the second review of the country's extended fund facility, clearing the way for a disbursement of approximately $1 billion pending approval by the Fund's executive board. With this tranche, Argentina will have received roughly $15 billion of the $20 billion agreed in April 2025, Reuters reported.

]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:10:00 GMT <![CDATA[Milei blames opposition and Iran war for 3.4% inflation and calls for patience]]> Milei called on citizens to be “patient” and rejected proposals to ease monetary policy Argentine President Javier Milei devoted his speech on Tuesday at the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) summit to addressing the March inflation figure released hours earlier by statistics agency INDEC: a monthly 3.4%, the highest reading in a year and the tenth consecutive month of acceleration since the 1.5% recorded in May 2025.

]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:23:00 GMT <![CDATA[Argentina awaits year's highest inflation reading as Caputo bets on "best 18 months"]]> The Central Bank's latest Market Expectations Survey (REM) yielded an average of 3%, though the top ten ranked analysts estimated 3.1% Argentine Economy Minister Luis Caputo said on Monday that March inflation will exceed 3%, which would make it the highest monthly reading of 2026, hours before the national statistics agency INDEC is scheduled to release the Consumer Price Index on Tuesday, April 14, at 4:00 p.m.

]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:39:00 GMT <![CDATA[Adorni case: two police officers confirm US$100,000 cash loan before court]]> The investigation is focused on tracing the money trail Graciela Molina and Victoria Cancio, mother and daughter, testified for nearly three hours on Monday before federal prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita at the Comodoro Py courthouse as witnesses in the alleged illicit enrichment case against Argentine Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni. Both confirmed they provided a US$100,000 cash loan to the official and that he still owes US$70,000, due in November 2026, according to judicial sources cited by Infobae.

]]> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:55:00 GMT <![CDATA[Adorni scandal drags down Milei's poll numbers as courts probe his assets]]> Despite the numbers, President Javier Milei and his sister Karina, the presidency's secretary-general, have stood firmly behind the Cabinet chief Argentine Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni has been formally charged with alleged illicit enrichment in a case investigating a reported 500% increase in his declared assets over a single fiscal period, according to a complaint filed by lawmaker Marcela Pagano. On April 9, federal judge Ariel Lijo ordered the lifting of banking and tax secrecy for Adorni and his wife, Bettina Angeletti, at the request of prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita.

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