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A Bank holiday is declared as the World Cup champions arrive home

The Argentine football team have returned to a hero’s welcome in Buenos Aires after they won the World Cup in Qatar.

20/12/2022

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Argentina celebrates after World Cup victory in Qatar

Football fans in Argentina are ecstatic after winning the World Cup in Qatar. Euronews spoke to some of them, through the noise of their celebrations near Buenos Aires. “We were all waiting for this one, this is the one that was missing,” said one happy fan.

19/12/2022

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'We deserve this!': Argentina erupts in joy after epic World Cup win

Millions took to the streets of Argentina's towns and cities into the night on Sunday to celebrate after their nail-biting victory over France in Qatar.

19/12/2022

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Giant Lionel Messi number 10 shirt hung aloft in star's hometown

Anxiety is running high in Messi's hometown Rosario as the football icon seeks to finally get his hands on the World Cup trophy.

18/12/2022

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Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández found guilty of fraud

Vice president Kirchner, who was also president between 2007-2015, is unlikely to serve jail time. She has some immunity via her government roles and is expected to launch a lengthy appeals process.

07/12/2022

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Argentine healthcare workers march demanding better salaries

Residents, doctors, and healthcare workers march through Buenos Aires while holding candles and lights asking for higher salaries and better working conditions.

15/11/2022

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LGBTQ community celebrates 31st Pride Parade in Buenos Aires

Thousands of people march through downtown Buenos Aires during the city's 31st pride march. The Argentine trans community led the emblematic parade with demands for equality and labour rights.

06/11/2022

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Italian mafia boss arrested in Argentina after years-long manhunt

Carmine Alfonso Maiorano is the leader of the infamous 'Ndrangheta mob.

01/11/2022

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Watch: Coldplay joined by Iranian actress live in Buenos Aires

Coldplay were joined live on stage by Iranian actress, Golshifteh Farahani, at a huge concert in Buenos Aires. Together they performed an Iranian song called "Baraye."

31/10/2022

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Tango World Cup in Buenos Aires.

Two Argentinean couples became champions of the Tango World Cup on Saturday in Buenos Aires.

18/09/2022

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Argentina's Tango Festival returns for established and new dancers

“Each country has an identity, a colour, a sound, a flavour and Tango is what represents us."

08/09/2022

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Watch: Misfiring gun sees Argentine VP survive assassination attempt

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who served as the country's president, is at the centre of a corruption case, prompting her supporters to gather in front of her home every night for weeks.

02/09/2022

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Record-breaking Frida Kahlo work goes on show

The self-portrait sold for the most for a Latin American artist in history and depicts her tumultuous relationship with Diego Rivera.

25/08/2022

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Argentine workers hold 'funeral' for minimum wage

Left-wing social organisations held a demonstration in downtown Buenos Aires where they "mourned and buried" the Argentinean minimum wage.

23/08/2022

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Paddlers get up close and personal with 12 whales in Argentina

On 11 August, two paddleboarders had a unique encounter with 12 whales on Argentina's Atlantic coast.

18/08/2022

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Argentine chefs compete to grill the best asado

Cooks from across Argentina fired up their grills on Sunday to compete to produce the best asado, the country's traditional barbeque.

15/08/2022

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Argentines in Rosario protest again Parana Delta fires

Hundreds of people protest in Rosario, Argentina, against fires that have been raving the Parana Delta for several weeks, asking for the government to resolve the issues and saying that the smoke is not allowing them to breath properly.

11/08/2022

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Argentinians send space messages for Maradona

Argentine fans are paying tribute to football legend Diego Maradona by leaving recorded messages that will be carried into space by a satellite.

24/07/2022

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Extinction Rebellion activists target Monsanto offices in Buenos Aires

Extinction Rebellion activists protest in front of Monsanto's headquarters in Buenos Aires, against the use of agrochemicals in Argentina's crops.

14/05/2022

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Maradona's 'Hand of God' shirt sells for record €8.4m at auction

The Argentine footballer wore the famous shirt during the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-final against England.

04/05/2022

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Argentines march for jobs, food, amid rampant inflation

Thousands of Argentines march for jobs, food, and more social aid as rampant inflation, 6.7 percent for the month of March.

14/04/2022

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Wildfires rage through large areas in Argentina

Firefighters in Argentina were on Sunday continuing to battle a devastating wildfire in Argentina's northeastern province of Corrientes.

21/02/2022

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Fires rage out of control in Argentina

Almost 800,000 hectares of the province of Corrientes in northwestern Argentina has been devastated by wildfires

19/02/2022

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Buenos Aires residents block roads in protest over drug arrests

Residents from the Barrio 8 neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, where an adulterated cocaine that killed over 20 people was sold, protest over arrests of people they say are not linked to the crime.

05/02/2022

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Forest fires rage in nine of Argentina's 23 provinces

Nearly 100 firefighters, with planes and helicopters, are fighting the largest fires in Nahuel Huapi National Park, the fire management service says.

15/01/2022

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Argentina's Bariloche sends plume of smoke into the sky as fires rage

Some of the fires are as much as 300 kilometres apart. No casualties have been reported so far.

27/12/2021