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Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger1h ago
When Benin and Burkina Faso flew to Buenos Aires for friendlies against Argentina – including superstar Lionel Messi's swansong – it would have seemed like dreamland for players who rarely if ever...
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger1h ago
Prosecutors began presenting their closing arguments Thursday at the trial over the death of late football icon Diego Maradona, arguing that he was abandoned to his fate by a "chaotic" and...
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger2h ago
State-owned water and sanitation utility AySA is set to return to private hands after a four-firm consortium submitted a winning bid of US$340.2 million.
Buenos Aires Timesby Ignacio Olivera Doll, Bloomberg6h ago
A push by President Javier Milei’s administration to get Argentine banks “banking again” is losing momentum, with lenders once again leaning on government bonds for profit as a slowing economy and...
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger15h ago
Less than 24 hours after calling time on his international career, Lionel Messi said Wednesday he is already missing wearing Argentina’s shirt.
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger15h ago
A statement signed by more than 80 figures from Argentina’s academic, legal and cultural worlds says it recognises the nation’s sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom but rejects the idea of...
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger17h ago
Argentine-Italian singer-songwriter Piero, whose 1969 hit ‘Mi viejo’ became a Latin American classic, has died at the age of 81, his family have announced.
Buenos Aires Timesby Daniel Carvalho & Augusta Saraiva, Bloomberg17h ago
Brazil presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro won the backing of four centre-right parties on Wednesday, a day after a former adversary endorsed him, bolstering his campaign ahead of a tight...
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger20h ago
Argentine diplomat Rafael Grossi has moved into second place in the race to become the next United Nations secretary-general for the first time since the selection process began, according to...
Buenos Aires Timesby Manuela Tobias, Bloomberg21h ago
Argentina’s economy is on track to enter a technical recession after a lukewarm recovery in August failed to make up for steeper losses in July, adding to President Javier Milei’s challenges ahead...
Buenos Aires Timesby María Lorena Rodríguez1d ago
Unemployment has become the main concern for Argentines, overtaking rising prices and utility bills, with more than half of households report some degree of difficulty covering their expenses.
Buenos Aires Timesby Martín Raschinsky, AFP1d ago
The trial over Diego Maradona's death enters its final stage this week, with a debate still open over whether his tragic death in 2020 was impossible to foresee or the result of medical negligence...
Buenos Aires Timesby Maya Averbuch, Bloomberg1d ago
Donald Trump has slashed US aid to Latin America even as country after country has elected governments aligned with him.
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger1d ago
Football fans in Benin declared that it was "an honour" that the west African nation provided the opposition for Lionel Messi's final international appearance – and most only had eyes for the...
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger1d ago
Argentina’s courts have dealt President Javier Milei’s government a fresh setback in its funding dispute with state universities, after a federal judge ordered the government to implement a law it...
Buenos Aires Timesby Javier Calvo1d ago
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's defeat and Flávio Bolsonaro's victory in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election were closely observed by Argentina’s political establishment.
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger1d ago
Lionel Messi brought the curtain down on his epic 21-year international career on Tuesday, bidding farewell to adoring fans in an emotional final appearance for Argentina.
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger1d ago
Lionel Messi signed off from international football on Tuesday, thanking Argentina fans for their years of support while admitting that retirement from the national team is "deeply painful.” Messi...
Buenos Aires Timesby Leila Macor, AFP1d ago
Argentines will bid farewell to Lionel Messi with a huge "thank you" themed send-off in Buenos Aires on Tuesday as the legendary captain ends his more-than-two-decade international career with a...
Buenos Aires Timesby Vinícius Andrade & Giovanna Bellotti Azevedo, Bloomberg2d ago
Investors are betting Brazil’s election-fueled rally has just begun – a wager that ultimately hinges on a fiscal overhaul markets have long demanded, but still know little about.
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