Lawyer seeks up to 16 years for defendants in Maradona death trial
Late football legend’s medical team is accused of failing to prevent star’s death in 2020; His youngest son’s lawyer demands tougher sentences than prosecutors while addressing trial, which is nearing...
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Inflation edged up 1.9% in September, lifting annual rate to 33.4%
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Argentina asks Law of the Sea tribunal to halt Malvinas oil project
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IMF slashes Argentina’s 2026 growth forecast to 2.1%
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Milei heads to United States for fifth visit of 2026
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Iguazú Falls closed amid flood warnings linked to El Niño
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Pope Leo to be operated on for lump on lung, one month before visit
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Chinese whispers
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Argentina gets taste of global data-centre boom
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Brazil’s second MAGA moment
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Runaway run-off?
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Israel continues to surge ahead
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Malvinas and dissidence
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Stories that caught our eye: October 2 to 9
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Supreme Court restores limits on foreign land ownership in ruling
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In Argentina, a massive protest seeks to reverse the sale of unlimited lands
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Messi steps off-stage with a show to remember
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Milei prepares legal escalation over Malvinas oil project
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Argentina friendlies prove to be no fairy tale for African footballers
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Closing arguments begin as Maradona death trial enters final weeks
Prosecutor says "chaotic organisation" of late star’s medical team left the ailing player "in a helpless situation, abandoning him to his fate" as trial enters decisive weeks. Leer más
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Messi’s goodbye to Argentina’s national team brings Falklands/Malvinas dispute back into focus
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State water utility AySA to return to private hands in US$340-million deal
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Buenos Aires City inflation edges higher to 1.8% ahead of INDEC data
September increase marks a renewed acceleration in price growth in the capital, offering an early signal ahead of INDEC’s national inflation data. Leer más
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Milei fails to boost lending as banks load up on government debt
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Messi says he already misses playing for Argentina
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Intellectuals challenge government’s Malvinas stance
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Argentina signs up to US-led statement on industrial overcapacity
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Beloved Argentine singer-songwriter Piero dies at 81
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Flávio Bolsonaro secures four key party endorsements in Brazil race
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Grossi moves into second place in UN secretary-general race
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Poll: Unemployment now Argentina’s top concern as households struggle financially
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Maradona death trial enters final stages as negligence questions remain
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Benin full of pride at role in Messi's last dance
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Court declares Milei decree halting university funding 'unconstitutional,' orders immediate application
Dispute over university funding dates back to last year when the Javier Milei Presidency vetoed the bill and Congress insisted on approval – now the courts have again ruled in favour of the latter....