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Argentina’s economy recovery slowed to a crawl in December

Yesterdat 17:52 Economic growth month-over-month slowed to a crawl of 0.9% growth in December, down from 1.4% in November.

Lázaro Báez sentenced to 12 years in jail for money-laundering

Yesterdat 17:49 Businessman Lázaro Báez, at the centre of a corruption probe involving ex-presidents Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Néstor Kirchner, was sentenced to 12 years in jail Wednesday on money-laundering charges

Brazil trans twins undergo gender confirmation surgery together

Yesterdat 11:14 Growing up as identical twins, Mayla and Sofia always did everything together, and their decision to undergo sex reassignment surgery is no exception. Now, they have made the transition they long dreamed of together, in what their doctor calls a first.

World Bank: Women on average have just 76% of men’s legal rights worldwide

Yesterdat 09:00 World Bank warns coronavirus pandemic is reinforcing gender inequality in many countries, with women on average having roughly three-quarters of the legal rights of men.

Fernández, López Obrador demand fairer access to Covid-19 vaccines

23-02-2021 16:49 Alberto Fernández and Andrés Manuel López Obrador call for fairer distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in Latin America and across the world, with both in agreement that rich nations are monopolising jabs.

Waiving IP rights will not boost vaccine production, says pharma group

23-02-2021 15:00 Exempting Covid-19 vaccines from intellectual property rights will not speed up production or distribution of the jabs, a pharmaceutical industry association argued Tuesday.

Government releases list of vaccine recipients as scandal grows

22-02-2021 23:38 Pressure grows on Alberto Fernández administration over ‘VIP vaccination’ scandal. Casa Rosada releases a list of Peronist leaders, officials and their family members who received Sputnik jab.

Vizzotti: 1 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine due ‘in next few days’

22-02-2021 21:39 Argentina hopes to receive one million doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine against Covid-19 "in the next few days," Health Minister Carla Vizzotti said Monday.

All over by summer? UK eyes return to normal by end of June

22-02-2021 13:50 British PM Boris Johnson outlines a "gradual and cautious" approach to lifting curbs in England, starting with the return of students to schools from March 8, and non-essential retail from April 12.

Fernández slams 'unforgivable' vaccine line-jump scandal

22-02-2021 13:09 President Alberto Fernández, delivering his first comments on the so-called 'VIP vaccination' scandal, said Sunday that the actions of his health minister had been "unforgivable."

Bolsonaro calls for more changes after general goes to Petrobras

21-02-2021 08:25 Brazil leader says that more changes are underway after naming a former general to head Petrobras. Experts say Bolsonaro has chosen "economic populism."

Bolsonaro appoints Army reserve general to head Petrobras

21-02-2021 08:12 Brazil's far-right president appoints Army reserve general Joaquim Silva e Luna to lead state-owned energy giant Petrobras, after criticising several successive increases in the price of fuel. 

Carlos Menem: Peronist, president, playboy

20-02-2021 08:07 Late former governor, senator and president – who led the nation for a decade between 1989 and 1999, the longest period of a democratic leader in modern-day Argentina – dies aged 90 at a hospital in Buenos Aires.

by Michael Soltys

The first post-modern president

20-02-2021 07:56 Menem was the emblem of Argentina’s eternal aspiration to be a First World cosmopolitan society.

by Gustavo González

Emotions run high on opening weekend of season

20-02-2021 07:24 Ricardo Zielinski was one of 10 new coaches on display on the opening weekend, and each fared mixed fortunes.

by Dan Edwards

Covid-ravaged Argentina slump to defeat in SheBelieves Cup

20-02-2021 07:19 Albiceleste women’s side loses 4-1 to Brazil in opener. Preparations for the game were rocked just hours before kick off after four players tested positive for Covid-19.

Argentina’s shale ambitions hang in the balance

20-02-2021 05:59 YPFF needs to find more than US$1 billion to spur drilling at Vaca Muerta. At stake is not only the company’s growth strategy, but the future of the shale play itself.

Wealthy nations up Covax funding amid ‘vaccine hoarding’ claims

20-02-2021 05:54 G7 commits 7.5 billion euros to Covax scheme, just two days after UN warned of global vaccine equities.

UK top court shakes up gig economy with ruling against Uber

19-02-2021 14:19 UK's Supreme Court rules Uber drivers are entitled to breaks, holiday pay and minimum wage, in what has been described as "another nail in the coffin" for the gig economy.

Strains test Spain's leftist coalition government

19-02-2021 13:53 Tensions once again surface between Socialists and Podemos, sparked by protests against the arrest of famous rapper Pablo Hasel for controversial tweets.

Scientists reveal impact of climate change on Antarctic phytoplankton

18-02-2021 23:52 Argentine scientists reveal that rising temperatures and diminished salinity have altered phytoplankton in the Antarctic.

US says it’s willing to meet with Iran to restore nuclear deal

18-02-2021 23:34 Joe Biden's administration offers to attend talks with Iran led by European allies, reverses two largely symbolic steps against Tehran imposed by Donald Trump.

Shipment of 580,000 vaccine doses arrives from India

17-02-2021 15:26 A shipment of 580,000 Covid-19 vaccines from India's Serum Institute arrives in Argentina to bolster government's immunisation campaign.

Schools in Argentina finally re-open doors to students

17-02-2021 14:54 Schoolchildren from five of Argentina's 24 regional districts returned to classrooms on Wednesday for the first time in almost a year, as the country began a gradual restart of face-to-face classes. 

UN urges global Covid vaccine plan, warns of dangerous inequity

17-02-2021 13:42 Secretary-General António Guterres sounds alarm that just 10 nations have administered 75% of Covid-19 vaccine doses so far – and 130 countries have had none at all.

Ecuador suspends recount in presidential election

17-02-2021 13:36 Ecuador's National Electoral Council suspends recount in first round of the presidential election requested by left-wing indigenous candidate Yaku Pérez, who has alleged fraud denied him a place in the run-off.

Bolsonaro further relaxes gun laws in Brazil

16-02-2021 14:49 Four decrees, issued late Friday, increase the number of firearms Brazilians can own from four to six – or up to 60, for those who practice recreational sport shooting – and authorise them to carry up to two guns in public.

Menem buried with military honours at ceremony in capital

16-02-2021 11:46 Former president Carlos Menem was laid to rest on Monday, granted military honours at a small ceremony on the outskirts of the capital.

Menem, ex-president who led Argentina for 10 years, dies at 90

14-02-2021 13:17 Former president, whose economic policies quashed hyperinflation during the 1990s but sowed the seeds for what became the largest debt default in history, has died. He was 90.

Dilemmas and defining factors

13-02-2021 10:36 Two entirely different news items at opposite ends of the past week might well be the shape of defining factors in this year’s elections.

Tensions with producers lowered after talks with agricultural leaders

13-02-2021 10:19 President agrees not to set further quotas or hike taxes, provided agreement is reached to keep prices down.

Local municipalities embrace agroecology

13-02-2021 10:15 A network of municipalities are reimagining an agricultural production model based on industrial inputs, encouraging a new relationship between farming, food and nature.

by Jorgelina Hiba

Students, teachers prepare to return to classrooms

13-02-2021 09:56 "Without health there is no present and without education there is no future," says President Fernández; Ademys union calls 72-hour strike.

Supreme Court upholds two-year prison sentence against Milagro Sala

13-02-2021 09:48 Jailed Tupac Amaru social activist Milagro Sala, considered a ‘political prisoner’ by most Kirchnerite figures, condemns the decision.

Boca and evergreen Tevez aim big, amid unwelcome distractions

13-02-2021 09:29 It would not be a Boca pre-season without at least a few rumours of both Tevez's dissatisfaction and general unrest in the club camp.

by Dan Edwards

Suicide pacts are also consensus

13-02-2021 09:14 Consensus might sometimes push the right buttons but there is no guarantee and it is not a virtue in itself.

by Michael Soltys

Here we go again

13-02-2021 08:47 Meaningful reform will remain on the backburner until the votes have been counted.

by James Neilson

Guzmán’s first mistake

13-02-2021 08:40 The economy minister’s appeal stems from a technocratic approach to the field of public economics, coupled with a soft but convincing, almost stubborn, conviction in his plan.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Supreme Court upholds two-year prison sentence against Milagro Sala

11-02-2021 23:11 Jailed Túpac Amaru social activist Milagro Sala, considered a ‘political prisoner’ by most Kirchnerite figures, condemns the decision.

Pandemic has hit LatAm women's employment hard, says report

11-02-2021 16:43 According to a UN report published on Wednesday, the pandemic could set women back ten years in terms of employment rate.