Arts Dec 30 Argentine judge charges 5 people over death of singer Liam Payne An Argentine judge has confirmed charges against five people in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction.
World Dec 20 Thousands take to the streets to protest austerity measures of Argentina’s new president Protests have kicked off in Argentina against the austerity and deregulation measures announced by newly elected President Javier Milei, whose government has also warned against blocking streets.
World Dec 06 Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández found guilty for fraud A panel of judges in Argentina has found Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner guilty of corruption. Her sentence is 6 years in prison and a lifetime ban from public office, although she's certain to appeal.
World Sep 02 Argentina authorities investigate man who tried to assassinate Vice President Cristina Fernández Judicial and law enforcement authorities were investigating Friday whether a Brazilian citizen who appears to have tried to assassinate Argentina’s politically powerful Vice President Cristina Fernández was a lone gunman or whether he was part of a larger organization.
Arts Aug 18 Placido Domingo’s name comes up in Argentina sex sect probe Opera star Placido Domingo's name has appeared in an investigation of a sect-like group in Argentina that also had U.S. offices and whose leaders have been charged with numerous crimes, including sexual exploitation.
World Jan 17 Omicron slamming South American hospitals as workers fall ill The coronavirus' omicron variant is barreling across South America and pressuring hospitals whose employees are getting infected and taking sick leave, leaving facilities understaffed to cope with COVID-19's third wave.
World Feb 14 Flamboyant former Argentine President Carlos Menem dies The dapper lawyer from one of Argentina’s poorest provinces, dismissed by critics as a playboy, steered Argentina toward a free-market model that was, at one point, envied by neighbors and favored by investors. Menem’s accomplishments, however, coincided with growing unemployment,…
World Oct 20 Argentina passes 1 million cases as virus hits Latin America At the edge of Argentina in a city known as "The End of the World," many thought they might be spared from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic.
World Apr 30 As virus cases surge, Brazil starts to worry its neighbors Brazil has surpassed China — where the virus began — in the official number of COVID-19 deaths this week, prompting Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro to say: “So what?"…
World Nov 25 Priests found guilty of abusing deaf children at Argentine school A three-judge panel in the city of Mendoza sentenced the Rev. Nicola Corradi to 42 years and the Rev. Horacio Corbacho to 45 years for abusing children at the Antonio Provolo Institute for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Children in Lujan…