• Trump tells Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei he plans to visit Buenos Aires

    Trump tells Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei he plans to visit Buenos Aires

    Nov 23, 2023 04:57 PM EST

    ... victory with a social media post of his own on Tuesday. "I am very proud of you. You will turn your country around and truly make Argentina great again," Trump said in a video published on social media Tuesday. Milei has often been compared to Trump, whom he praised in ...

  • Argentina's newly sworn-in President Milei warns of shock adjustment to economy

    Argentina's newly sworn-in President Milei warns of shock adjustment to economy

    Dec 10, 2023 10:51 PM EST

    ... flag that is often associated with the U.S. libertarian right and which Milei and his supporters have adopted. “Economically, we are just like every Argentine, trying to make it to the end of the month,” said Wenceslao Aguirre, one of Milei’s supporters. “It’s been a very complicated ...

  • Argentines head to the polls amid country's economic crisis

    Argentines head to the polls amid country's economic crisis

    Oct 22, 2023 07:40 PM EST

    ... gained support from Argentines struggling to make ends meet amid annual inflation of 140% and a rapidly depreciating currency. His platform also calls for reshaping Argentine culture, and he casts himself as a crusader against the sinister forces of socialism at home and abroad. “Argentina is in for a wild ...

  • Legendary soccer announcer Andres Cantor recounts his native Argentina's World Cup victory

    Legendary soccer announcer Andres Cantor recounts his native Argentina's World Cup victory

    Dec 20, 2022 11:30 PM EST

    ... Brown tells us about that. Jeffrey Brown: His is perhaps the best known and best loved shout of goal in the world. And, on Sunday, Argentine American Telemundo sportscaster Andres Cantor got to make the call as Argentina won the World Cup in the most dramatic fashion. Take a listen ...

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    Gustavo Santaolalla, Making Music For Both Stage and Screen

    Oct 14, 2009 03:49 PM EST

    ... and even some hip-hop. The result is a sonic reverie that acts more like a personal journal, a collection of bits and pieces that make up Santaolalla: his Argentine roots, his rock background and his new interest in electronic music. “I feel complete when I do it all,” he ...

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    Argentina: Troubled Nation

    Jan 02, 2002 05:00 AM EST

    ... SUAREZ: Okay. Well let's keep the military in the barracks for the moment and talk about the choices that face the new leadership in Argentina. If Duhalde makes some of the tough choices that economists are saying he has to make, can he keep his job in a democracy ...

  • Argentina secures IMF loan and ends most capital controls in key milestones for President Milei

    Argentina secures IMF loan and ends most capital controls in key milestones for President Milei

    Apr 12, 2025 05:54 PM EST

    ... effect on Monday. The bank said it would receive the first $12 billion from the IMF Tuesday — a bigger-than-expected upfront sum that gives Argentina's reserves breathing room to make the major change and reflects the fund's confidence in Milei's radical reforms. “The program is unprecedented ...

  • Populist Javier Milei wins Argentina's presidential runoff as Sergio Massa concedes defeat

    Populist Javier Milei wins Argentina's presidential runoff as Sergio Massa concedes defeat

    Nov 19, 2023 11:54 PM EST

    ... policies. The election forced many to decide which of the two they considered to be the least bad choice. Milei's screeds resonated widely with Argentines angered by their struggle to make ends meet, particularly young men. “Money covers less and less each day. I’m a qualified individual, and ...

  • AP fact check: Trump says he hasn’t left White House in 'months.' Actually, he has.

    AP fact check: Trump says he hasn’t left White House in 'months.' Actually, he has.

    Jan 14, 2019 03:31 PM EST

    ... Dec. 7), attended former President George H.W. Bush's funeral at the Washington National Cathedral (Dec. 5), participated in the G-20 summit in Argentina in late November; and hosted "Make America Great Again" rallies in Mississippi with Senate candidate Cindy Hyde-Smith (Nov. 26). He hosted a dinner ...

  • Milei triumphs in Argentine midterm elections closely watched by Washington

    Milei triumphs in Argentine midterm elections closely watched by Washington

    Oct 27, 2025 02:04 PM EST

    ... do nothing to help ordinary Argentines squeezed by Milei's cuts to subsidies or forced out of business by a contracting economy. “I want to make it clear that neither the U.S. government nor JP Morgan are charitable societies,” he said. "If they come to Argentina, it is for ...