• Flamboyant former Argentine President Carlos Menem dies

    Flamboyant former Argentine President Carlos Menem dies

    Feb 14, 2021 07:09 PM EST

    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Carlos Menem, a former Argentine president who delivered short-lived economic stability and forged close ties with the United States in the 1990s even as he navigated scandal and enjoyed an often flamboyant lifestyle, has died. Argentine President Alberto Fernández confirmed the death of the 90-year ...

  • What Argentina's vote to legalize abortion means for the region

    What Argentina's vote to legalize abortion means for the region

    Dec 30, 2020 11:25 PM EST

    ... in the southern corner, in Argentina, in Uruguay, and Chile. Nick Schifrin: We heard at the end of the piece concerns about implementation. Could certain Argentinean provinces actually resist this law? Maria Victoria Murillo: So I can see the provinces of the Northern Argentina resisting the law, like they have ...

  • Argentina passes 1 million cases as virus hits Latin America

    Argentina passes 1 million cases as virus hits Latin America

    Oct 20, 2020 01:57 PM EST

    ... region, testing remains a hurdle. In Peru, officials have relied heavily on antibody tests to identify cases — even though the tests are not designed to make a diagnosis because they can only detect proteins that develop a week or more after infection. Argentina's testing is still far below that ...

  • Trump to tariff steel and aluminum from Argentina and Brazil

    Trump to tariff steel and aluminum from Argentina and Brazil

    Dec 02, 2019 03:34 PM EST

    WATCH: How trade war and Trump’s rhetoric are further unsettling the economy Both countries have benefited from America’s trade war with China. Argentina and Brazil have taken advantage of Chinese import taxes on U.S. farm products to export more agricultural goods to China. Trump said the U ...

  • Priests found guilty of abusing deaf children at Argentine school

    Priests found guilty of abusing deaf children at Argentine school

    Nov 25, 2019 11:25 PM EST

    ... supported us. ... This has changed my life, which is evolving,” said Vanina Garay, 26, speaking with the help of an interpreter. The case has shocked Argentines — as did the revelation that Corradi had been previously accused of similar offenses at a sister agency, the Antonio Provolo Institute in Verona, Italy ...

  • Priests accused of abusing deaf students go on trial in Argentina

    Priests accused of abusing deaf students go on trial in Argentina

    Aug 05, 2019 07:43 PM EST

    MENDOZA, Argentina (AP) — Downcast and sitting in a wheelchair as his historic trial began Monday in Argentina, the Rev. Nicola Corradi didn't look like the man former students at an institute for the deaf say was the force behind years of "indescribable" torment through alleged sexual abuse. The 83 ...

  • Argentine Senate rejects legalizing elective abortion

    Argentine Senate rejects legalizing elective abortion

    Aug 09, 2018 01:11 PM EST

    ... to reach a consensus because the problem will continue to exist exactly as it did before we began this debate," said former President Cristina Fernandez, who is an opposition senator. "We need to make an effort to resolve this," she said.___ Associated Press writer Almudena Calatrava contributed to this report.

  • As Trump inflames trade battles, other countries make deals that leave U.S. behind

    As Trump inflames trade battles, other countries make deals that leave U.S. behind

    Jul 26, 2018 06:47 PM EST

    ... bordering the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Alliance this week began talks of a free trade agreement with the South American bloc Mercosur, made up of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. That comes as Mercosur, the world’s fourth largest trading bloc, is pushing to conclude a free trade agreement with ...

  • Obama: U.S. slow to speak out for human rights in Argentina

    Obama: U.S. slow to speak out for human rights in Argentina

    Mar 24, 2016 12:52 PM EST

    ... is essential to moving forward. "We've been slow to speak out for human rights and that was the case here," Obama said, standing alongside Argentina's new president, Mauricio Macri. Obama said his administration will endeavor to make amends by declassifying even more documents that could shed light on ...

  • In landmark ruling, orangutan granted legal 'person' status in Argentina

    In landmark ruling, orangutan granted legal 'person' status in Argentina

    Dec 22, 2014 05:46 PM EST

    A court in Argentina has ruled that an orangutan was entitled to some basic rights as a "non-human individual" and can live in a partially free primate sanctuary, local media reported Sunday. Animal right lawyers argued that Sandra, held in captivity for 20 years in Argentina, was being illegally ...