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Messi quits Argentina after Copa America defeat to Chile

Chile are celebrating their second successive Copa America title after beating Argentina again in the final, this time at New Jersey’s Metlife stadium.

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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.

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Chile beats Argentina in Copa America final

The Copa America final was decided on penalties after Argentina and Chile failed to score during normal time. Chile won 4 – 2 in the penalty shootout.

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Holders Chile reach Copa America final

Defending champions Chile booked their place in the Copa America final after beating Colombia 2-0 at Soldier Field in Chicago.

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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…

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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…

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Operation Condor: historic human rights trial verdict expected

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

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Argentina ex-President Fernandez de Kirchner indicted on state fraud allegations

Indicted alongside her economy minister and former central bank chief they stand accused of selling the bank's dollars at below market rates to shore up the Argentinian peso.

Economy

Bonds are back for Argentina

Argentina is back selling government bonds for the first time in 15 years having settled a long-running legal battle with investors after it defaulted on its debts in 2001.

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Argentina: Fernández de Kirchner says court case is 'political persecution'

Argentina’s former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has refused to testify in court over claims of state fraud when she was in office

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Calls for Argentine president to quit after 'Panama Papers' revelations

Protesters in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires have been calling for the country’s president Mauricio Macrito step down after the so-called Panama

Economy

Argentina passes deal ending debt battle with hedge funds

After a drawn-out debate, Argentina’s Senate approved a deal that should put an end to a 14-year-old dispute with U.S. creditors over the nation’s

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Argentina: Thousands march 40 years after military dictatorship began

Thousands of people have marched in Buenos Aires to mark the 40th anniversary of the start of Argentina’s military dictatorship, calling for justice

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Obama says US too slow to react to Argentina's "Dirty War"

US President Barack Obama admitted Washington was too slow to react to Argentina’s “Dirty War” as he attended a ceremony to honour the victims. His

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Care to dance?

US President Barack Obama takes to the dance floor at a state dinner in Argentine city of Buenos Aires, trying out the traditional Argentine Tango.

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Obama adds Argentina to South America reset list

US President Barack Obama has promised a new era in relations with Argentina, with US firms announcing more than two billion dollars of new

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Obama arrives in Argentina

The US president wants to reset diplomatic and trade ties with the free market Mauricio Macri.

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Argentine coastguard sinks illegal Chinese trawler

Argentina’s coastguard has sunk a Chinese fishing trawler that was apparently operating illegally within its territorial waters. Warning shots were

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Argentine champions Boca Juniors appoint Schelotto as coach

Argentine champions Boca Juniors have appointed former player Barros Schelotto as their new coach following Monday’s sacking of Rodolfo Arruabarrena

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Argentina strikes deal with US 'holdout' creditors

Argentina agrees in principle to a deal with US hedge funds ending a 15-year-old dispute over repayment of billions of dollars worth of bonds.