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Argentina

Argentina's ex-president Cristina Fernandez charged in corruption case

Argentina’s former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been indicted for corruption.

27/12/2016

Argentina

Argentine finance minister is fired as recession bites

Can a cabinet reshuffle bring relief to recession-hit Argentina?

26/12/2016

Sport

Argentina's Davis Cup winners return to hero's welcome

Argentina’s triumphant Davis Cup team returned home to a hero’s welcome on Tuesday.

29/11/2016

Sci-Tech

Creating solar energy from trash

Electricity and hot water are a given in many parts of the world, but in the marginalised town of Garin, north of the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires, there used to be…

15/11/2016

Sport

Argentina looking to bounce back from slump against Colombia

Argentina’s national football team appears to be in crisis mode.

14/11/2016

Economy

Argentina: attracting more tourists through VAT-free travel

09/11/2016

Argentina

Former Argentine president Fernandez testifies in corruption case

A judge is investigating claims of a corruption ring that favoured certain companies in the awarding of contracts for public works projects

31/10/2016

Argentina

Entrepreneurs with Down syndrome launch innovative pizza business in Argentina

Four friends with Down syndrome have launched a pizza company with a difference in Buenos Aires.

25/10/2016

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Argentinian waiters in a rush

Annual race sees participants carry trays through the capital.

23/10/2016

Argentina

Latin America rallies to condemn violence against women

Tens of thousands took to the streets across Latin America to protest against the brutal rape and killing of Lucia Perez in the Argentine resort of Mar del…

20/10/2016

Argentina

Watch: Argentine man narrowly avoids being crushed by glass ceiling

Απίστευτο περιστατικό, «Άγιο» είχε ο φοιτητής

18/10/2016

Argentina

Argentina: thousands protest against crime and corruption

Argentina has long been plagued by corruption, which many at the rally said has hampered their search for justice.

12/10/2016

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Condor released back to the wild in Argentina

An Andean condor, who was treated in a Buenos Aires zoo following a gun shot wound, has been released into the wild of North Western Argentina this week.

07/10/2016

Sport

Mayer fires Argentina into Davis Cup final

Argentina’s Leonardo Mayer ended Britain’s reign as Davis Cup champions with a four sets win over Dan Evans in the fifth rubber of the semi-finals on Sunday.

18/09/2016

Argentina

'Giant meteorite' unearthed in northern Argentina

An excavating team in Argentina have unearthed a rock weighing over 30 tonnes it is thought could be one of the world’s largest meteorites.

14/09/2016

Argentina

Shall we dance? - World Tango Championship draws to a close

Argentinian dancers Cristian Palomo and Melisa Sacchi have been crowned the Salon Tango world champions in front of a home crowd.

01/09/2016

Cult

Opera goes underground in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires’ subway commuters broke their daily routine in mid-August when an opera company took to Las Heras station’s main hall to perform an 18th century…

26/08/2016

Sport

Messi reconsiders decision to leave Argentina's national team

It seems public pressure or a sense of duty have proved too much for Lionel Messi, who suffered a traumatic loss to Chile in the Copa America this summer along with his teammates and said he would nev

12/08/2016

Sport

New Argentina boss Bauza presented to media

Edgardo Bauza was presented to the media on Thursday as the new head coach of Argentine national football team.

06/08/2016

Argentina

Argentina: crowds shield prominent human rights activist from arrest

Prominent human rights activist Hebe de Bonafini has been protected from arrest by hundreds of supporters in Argentina.

05/08/2016

Sport

New Argentina coach Bauza aims to keep Messi from retiring

Edgardo Bauza has been appointed the new head coach Argentina.

02/08/2016

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The right to breastfeed

Hundreds of Argentine women came out in greater Buenos Aires Saturday (July 23) to rally in defence of their right to breastfeed in public whenever and wherever they…

25/07/2016

Argentina

Lionel Messi retires from international football

The Argentina and Barcelona forward missed the goal in a penalty shoot-out as Chile won the final of the Copa America.

27/06/2016

Sport

Copa America: Argentina thump Venezuela to reach semi-finals

Argentina’s Lionel Messi and his team-mates gave their fans something to cheer about when they thumped Venezuela 4-1 in the quarter-finals of the Copa America in Massachusetts on…

19/06/2016

Argentina

Operation Condor: Argentina's ex-junta leader jailed

Argentina’s last dictator General Reynaldo Bignone has been sentenced to 20-years in jail for crimes committed under a programme called Operation…

28/05/2016

Argentina

Operation Condor: historic human rights trial verdict expected

The final verdict in an historic human rights trial is expected in Argentina later on Friday.

27/05/2016