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▪ Kirchnerite tensions: New wave pushes for displacement of La Cámpora
▪ IMF ups global growth forecast but signals medium-term pessimism
▪ Mondino warms ties with Brazil, but no Milei-Lula meet on cards
▪ Petri hails Milei s leadership as he inks deal for F-16 jets in Denmark
▪ Javier Milei sees four dogs and says there are five – it should concern us
▪ Cheap Chinese steel threatens jobs in Latin America
▪ Diana Mondino says Argentina will ‘never interfere in Brazil’s affairs
▪ Supreme Court: Government formally nominates Ariel Lijo and Manuel García-Mansilla
▪ Milei proclaims Argentina s unwavering commitment to Israel after Iran attack
▪ President Milei cuts short international trip over Middle East crisis
▪ President Milei confirms break up with actress girlfriend Fátima Flórez
▪ Argentina inflation near 300% wipes out tourists’ deep discounts
▪ World’s top fertiliser maker plans exit from Argentina, Chile
▪ Why Javier Milei needs to be a bit like Néstor Kirchner
▪ Milei and the new new right
▪ Stories that caught our eye: April 5 to 12
▪ La Libertad Avanza celebrates court ruling blaming 1990s terrorist attacks on Irán
▪ Pressure on the press: from Videla to Milei
▪ Inflation slowed to 11% in March, annual rate hits 287%
▪ Argentina monthly inflation slowed more than expected in March
▪ EU commission expresses frustration over stalled EU-Mercosur trade deal
▪ President Javier Milei meets Elon Musk as mogul s Tesla factory in Austin
▪ Tech giant with 30,000 employees has no return-to-office policy
▪ Eduardo Costantini: Real-estate mogul eyes ‘city-towns’ from Patagonia to Paraguay
▪ Argentina cuts interest rate to 70% as financial markets see inflation easing further
▪ NGOs accuse Milei government ‘dismantling’ team investigating military records
▪ The medium as the message
▪ Copa de la Liga Profesional qualification goes down to the wire
▪ Guillermo Dietrich: ‘Milei winning was for the best ... we could never have made such disruptive changes’
▪ The perfect enemy for Javier Milei
▪ New ‘Omnibus’ bill draft circulates as CGT calls strike against Milei
▪ AMIA bombing: Argentina court holds Iran, Hezbollah responsible
▪ President versus the presss: Milei slams corrupt journalists
▪ Private health firms targeted as Caputo complains of war on middle class
▪ Milei decree removes price caps for Argentina s telecommunications market
▪ Judge lifts tax and banking secrecy rules for ex-president Alberto Fernández in insurance case
▪ ‘No alternative’ to austerity in Argentina, says top World Bank official
▪ Eleven arrests as police crack down on protesters in Buenos Aires
▪ HSBC joins firms exiting Argentina amid Milei s economic makeover
▪ Milei seeks second chance from Congress with scaled-back reform
▪ Inflation in Buenos Aires City 13.2% in March, slight slowdown from February
▪ Argentina is running out of bug spray amid record dengue surge
▪ IMF faces pressure to cut billions in fees for large borrowers
▪ Argentina’s La Rioja creditors gear up for battle on missed bond payment
▪ Argentina s President Javier Milei to meet Elon Musk in Texas this week
▪ Public transport fares can be paid with virtual wallets and cards, says Adorni
▪ Elon Musk and Latin America: Ideological affinities and business opportunities
▪ Against abortion, for LGBTQ rights: Vatican defends human dignity
▪ Milei: Argentina in talks with Ukraine, military aid a possibility
▪ Brazil judge orders probe of Elon Musk as censorship row erupts
▪ Panama Papers trial to begin eight years after tax scandal
▪ Milei dynasty? Lawmaker Lilia Lemoine says Karina Milei should follow Javier Milei as Argentina s next president
▪ Desperate to dodge dengue, Argentines struggle to find mosquito repellent
▪ Ecuador in diplomatic storm after raid at Mexican Embassy
▪ Argentina court reopens probe into alleged crimes against humanity in Venezuela
▪ Looking for unity offshore
▪ Is President Milei growing in stature?
▪ Attitudinal shifts and the risks of upheaval
▪ Mixed messages
▪ Martín Lousteau: ‘President Milei has a hard time understanding the restrictions of reality and the need for dialogue and debate’
▪ Stories that caught our eye: March 29 to April 5
▪ Milei: ‘We must strengthen strategic alliance with United States’
▪ Life in jail for killers of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s ex-secretary
▪ Venezuela to grant safe passage of Machado aides to Argentina
▪ Milei says his four cloned dogs chose their own economist names
▪ Giving up China is hard, even for Argentina’s anarcho-capitalist
▪ Milei sees long slog ahead to bring Argentina reforms he pledged
▪ Javier Milei talks up his peso plans, China, Trump and Israel
▪ Juntos por el Cambio governors to back ‘omnibus’ bill, fiscal package
▪ Argentina s justice minister working on bill to lower age of criminal responsibility
▪ Milei reopens debate about Argentina s dictatorship, Armed Forces
▪ IMF hails Argentina’s ‘impressive’ progress under Milei
▪ IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva sole candidate in re-election process
▪ An invite to a wake – and a wake-up call for audiences
▪ Tensions soar as sacked state workers react to lay-offs
▪ Boca’s trip to Bolivia turns into an Odyssey
▪ Venezuela opposition fear arrests amid anti-fascism bill debate
▪ Argentina s government considers inspection of Chinese space station in Neuquén
▪ Javier Milei races to ease Argentina s inflation, retain voter support
▪ Milei vows Malvinas road map as he plays politics with sovereignty claim
▪ Argentina defeats hedge fund suits over GDP-linked securities
▪ Javier Milei doesn’t see Argentina dollarising before midterm vote
▪ Colombian ambassador to return to Argentina after Milei-Petro row
▪ ‘Impossible to hide’ differences with Russia, says Armenia s top diplomat
▪ ‘Messi of chess’: Argentine 10-year-old child prodigy takes no prisoners
▪ A sacred cow under attack
▪ The calm before the storm?
▪ The forces of Earth
▪ Mondino denies relations with Colombia are broken amid row
▪ Stories that caught our eye: March 22 to 29
▪ Venezuela s huge diaspora struggles to register to vote for election
▪ Macron slams very bad EU-Mercosur deal and proposes negotiating new one
▪ Latin America, Caribbean set for record dengue season
▪ Sergio Agüero wants consistent criteria for use of VAR in football
▪ Poverty in Argentina reached 41.7 percent in the second half of 2023: it is up to 45.5 percent in Greater Buenos Aires
▪ Lula-Milei clash embodies the world’s competing economic views
▪ Bye subsidies, hello soaring prices: Sharp gas increases on way
▪ ‘Los Pozos’ trial: 10 handed life sentences for dictatorship-era abuses
▪ Tax benefits you should know as an American Expat living in Buenos Aires
▪ Poverty in Argentina neared pandemic levels before Milei’s austerity
▪ Colombia expels Argentine diplomats over Milei terrorist remarks
▪ Court sentences Nicolás Pachelo to life imprisonment for murder of murder of María Marta García Belsunce
▪ Buyer of Clorox’s Argentine assets bets on consumer spending rebound
▪ Chile unveils lithium salt flats it plans to lease to private companies
▪ Argentina shelters Venezuelan opposition leaders in Caracas
▪ Disinformation hackathon: Seeking contributors to help tackle fake news
▪ Albiceleste roars back to beat Costa Rica 3-1 in friendly
▪ Pope Francis sends message to Rosario shaken by narco threats
▪ Sales down 3.5% in February as consumption continues to fall
▪ Denmark to sell fighter jets to Argentina following US approval
▪ President Milei to cut 70,000 state jobs, boasting of chainsaw austerity
▪ Former Chávez rival registers to challenge Maduro in Venezuela polls
▪ Milei government says it will change name of Centro Cultural Kirchner
▪ Argentina’s new mythical right
▪ Wages in Argentina suffer record drop after Milei devalues peso
▪ H.I.J.O.S. rights activist provides details of attack at her home
▪ Puerto Rico declares health emergency over dengue
▪ Chess prodigy: Argentine 10-year-old Faustino Oro beats world number one
▪ Milei administration sharpens chainsaw against public employees
▪ United Nations Security Council demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza
▪ Killing of Fernando Báez Sosa: Appeals court confirms sentences for rugby players
▪ Milei government casts doubt over dictatorship crimes on Memory Day
▪ Cuti, Enzo and Gio lead the way as Argentina down El Salvador 3-0 in friendly
▪ Another 100 days of solitude?
▪ Emperor of the Argentine Republic?
▪ The dragon is getting older too fast
▪ 48 years and 100 days later
▪ Javier Milei’s VP vies with his sister for influence in Argentina
▪ Interior Minister Guillermo Francos confirms new pension formula will come by decree
▪ Stories that caught our eye: March 15 to 22
▪ EFTA euro nations eye Mercosur deal before year-end
▪ Altamirano scare sparks solidarity on pitch
▪ Purim and the National Day of Memory for Truth and Justice
▪ Vélez Sarsfield rape probe: Three footballers detained under house arrest, one given bail
▪ Venezuela faces criticism over arrests ahead of vote
▪ Brutal attack on rights activist rocks Argentina on eve of coup anniversary
▪ Survey: Argentina has the lowest minimum wage in dollars in the region
▪ CELS human rights organisation proposes Pact of March to protect democracy
▪ Argentine judge asks Uruguay to repatriate plane used in the Condor Plan
▪ CIA chief William Burns travels to Argentina for meetings
▪ Oilfield billionaire Paolo Rocca has ‘lot of hope’ for Milei
▪ Argentina’s economy was slumping even before Milei s shock therapy
▪ Mariano Cúneo Libarona plans ‘absolute transformation’ of Argentina s justice system
▪ Boca and River pay tribute to disappeared club members
▪ Police clash with social organisations during anti-austerity protests
▪ Nicolás Posse, Karina Milei and Santiago Caputo: the ‘Bermuda triangle’ stalking government officials
▪ President Javier Milei nominates Ariel Lijo, Manuel García-Mansilla for Argentina s Supreme Court
▪ Argentina s battered middle class continues to shrink under Milei
▪ Argentina s government says high denomination peso bills will arrive in June
▪ Court in Argentina sets June date for trial into Diego Maradona’s death
▪ Mauricio Macri assumes control of PRO after deal with Patricia Bullrich
▪ Bitcoin is trumping dollars for many inflation-weary Argentines
▪ 100 days of President Milei: Constructing political enemies and catharsis online
▪ IMF is lending near-record US$150-billion to counter debt and wars
▪ Four Vélez Sarsfield footballers detained in rape probe
▪ Success and setbacks: 100 days of Milei
▪ Lionel Messi out of Argentina friendlies with hamstring injury, confirms AFA
▪ No grey areas: 100 days of Javier Milei s Presidency
▪ Enel suspends sale of Argentina’s Edesur amid Milei optimism
▪ Argentina s government rules out free dengue vaccine despite record deaths
▪ Milei seeks US$15 billion for removal of Argentina’s currency controls
▪ Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof announces wage increase for state workers
▪ Legendary Argentine goalkeeper Ubaldo Fillol s 1978 World Cup winners medal stolen
▪ Six dead as group tries to rescue worker from sewer well
▪ Kremlin hails exceptional Putin win in vote blasted by West
▪ Record heat index of 62.3C scorches Rio de Janeiro
▪ Pax cambiaria, pax mafiosa?
▪ Belling terror
▪ Rosario is always near
▪ Meme politics, tackling price hikes and Milei’s North Star
▪ Biden and Trump gird for marathon White House race
▪ Lithium permit freeze limited to new projects, says Catamarca
▪ Stories that caught our eye: March 8 to 15
▪ Girls, rivalries, football in Pope Francis s first memoir
▪ Federal troops arrive in Rosario as drug violence, paralyses city
▪ Milei’s bold decree suffers major setback after repeal in Senate
▪ Milei government circulates new text of omnibus bill to governors
▪ Stronger than ever, Venezuelan opposition candidate María Corina Machado refuses to yield
▪ US green fuel push threatens Argentina’s main export market
▪ Gas prices set to rise sharply as Energy Secretariat prepares to trim subsidies
▪ President Milei sends scaled-back omnibus reform bill to Argentina s governors
▪ Six out of every 10 schoolchildren in Argentina are poor, says UCA
▪ Universities in Argentina stage one-day strike over budget demands
▪ Milei in conflict with universities: Chancellors warn money will only last til May
▪ Buried clothes, bones and DNA help identify Colombia s missing
▪ Argentina s rugby sevens team soars to new heights
▪ Bullrich unveils new protocol for Argentina s federal forces, relaxes rules on use of weapons
▪ Argentina downgraded to selective default by S P on debt swap
▪ Senate set for debate as Milei s sweeping deregulation decree hangs in balance
▪ Venezuela closes airspace to Argentina as reprisal for plane seizure
▪ Milei notches win as Argentina completes US$50-billion debt swap
▪ Caputo: Argentina just starting talks with IMF over potential new programme
▪ Milei confirms addition of José Luis Espert to La Libertad Avanza
▪ Falling wages: 12 years of lost purchasing power in Argentina
▪ UNICEF: 7 out of 10 children live in poverty in Argentina
▪ Argentina’s monthly inflation slows to 13% as Milei’s cuts bite
▪ Corpse found floating in Lanús after heavy storms flood Buenos Aires
▪ Boost for Milei: Inflation in Argentina slowed to 13.2% in February
▪ Harry Potter fans bring magic to British Embassy s gardens in Buenos Aires
▪ Milei government opens up food imports in bid to curb price hikes
▪ Argentina hinders debt swap by not offering puts on peso bonds
▪ Trial into attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner set for June
▪ ‘Armed forces will arrive in Rosario in next 24 hours,’ says Defence Minister Luis Petri
▪ Drug gangs in Rosario threaten journalist Nelson Castro, TN news network
▪ Argentina s Central Bank cuts rates to 80% in surprise move as inflation cools
▪ Argentina s government extends suspension of workers at Télam state news agency
▪ We will be a tsunami – Green tide fills streets surrounding Congress on 8M
▪ Dollar fever eases in Milei’s Argentina... good news?
▪ Very complicated : Milei warns inflation rate for March could be high
▪ Santa Fe governor orders Bukele-style tactics for narcos in Rosario
▪ Government sends federal security forces to Rosario to tackle drug violence
▪ Argentina seeks breathing room with peso swap worth US$65 billion
▪ Kicillof pushes the accelerator
▪ The joy of being Javier Milei and the threat of ostracism
▪ The world has become too complicated for politicians
▪ The Pact of May (or maybe?)
▪ The elusive goal Javier Milei needs to score
▪ Tens of thousands of women challenge Milei on march for rights
▪ Anger as Menem, Villarruel agree to increase lawmakers pay by 30%
▪ Confirmed: No growth in Argentina for 12 years (and it could be 13)
▪ City Legislature: Ramiro Marra loses leadership of La Libertad Avanza caucus
▪ What we learned this week: March 1 to March 8
▪ Four Vélez Sarsfield players suspended from squad after sexual abuse allegations
▪ #8M: Activists in Argentina take to the streets for women’s rights
▪ Amid anger at pay hikes, Milei trolls feminists on International Women’s Day
▪ Mercosur tensions: Uruguay rage overshadows hope for EU deal
▪ Carlos Tevez’s spat with Clauio Chiqui Tapia shows consequences of AFA’s chaos
▪ Analysts improve outlook for Argentina, forecast inflation slowing to 210% in 2024
▪ Cecilia Palmeiro: ‘Feminism is a space of resistance and social transformation’
▪ Georgina Sticco: What do we mean when we talk about the gender gap?
▪ Corporate shortfall: Women far from reaching 50% of corporate leadership positions
▪ ‘Out, Petro!’ Thousands march against Colombian president
▪ State energy firm YPF says fire sale to free up US$800 million for shale oil push
▪ YPF says fire sale to free up $800 Million for shale oil push
▪ US citizens march nationwide, calling for ceasefire in Gaza
▪ Argentina s troll president: Milei takes aim at rivals online
▪ Dengue fever cases in Argentina up 2,153% so far in 2024
▪ Macri praises ‘honest’ and ‘well-intentioned’ Milei
▪ Milei s rabbi reveals how Argentina s president fell in love with Judaism
▪ Wages have plunged 18% during Milei’s first 50 days in office, says economist
▪ Food prices in Argentina have risen by up to 70% over last three months
▪ Nobel laureates warn Javier Milei’s budget cuts are cancelling scientific research
▪ Israel s Shiri Bibas: unwitting face of hostages
▪ Former president Alberto Fernández formally indicted for fraud
▪ ‘Gender violence is structural violence’: Feminists ready to rally for rights in face of Milei pushback
▪ Organised backlash unravels progress in women s rights
▪ Milei tells schoolchildren that abortion is aggravated murder due to familial bond
▪ Nicolás Posse and Sandra Pettovello, key Milei ministers, tussle for posts and influence
▪ Trump hails Super Tuesday wins, Nikki Haley to drop out of Republican race
▪ Argentines put US$2.3 billion into banks, signalling faith in Milei
▪ Milei tells agricultural producers Argentina s currency controls could be lifted ‘mid-year’
▪ Lower House Speaker Martín Menem defends hiring of 23-year-old nephew for well-paid Congress job
▪ Lionel Messi s promised Barcelona contract, on a napkin, up for auction
▪ Abortion protection in French Constitution is message of hope for other nations
▪ France enshrines abortion as constitutional right in world first
▪ Argentina peso bond puts balloon, spurring inflation risk
▪ Moody’s: Argentina will be only G20 nation whose economy will shrink this year
▪ Brazil backs Argentina in fight over US$16-billion US YPF judgment
▪ Victoria Donda’s uncle sentenced to 15 years jail for her dictatorship abduction
▪ Télam: Offices fenced up, website disabled and workers suspended
▪ Argentina s government suspends Télam state news agency, puts workers on leave
▪ Spending plunges at shops in Argentina with Milei cuts hitting hard
▪ Mediators seek Gaza truce as United States calls for immediate ceasefire
▪ United Nations rights chief warns Gaza powder keg could spark wider war
▪ Food or medicine? Stark choice for sick Argentines
▪ Milei announces he will close Argentina s state news agency Télam
▪ Pouring oil on the flames
▪ Are two Caputos one too many for Milei?
▪ A mix of amateurism and strategy
▪ Politicians in the dog house
▪ Sign up to my reforms or face ‘conflict,’ President Milei tells Argentina s lawmakers
▪ Milei seeks pact with political leaders in bid to save reforms
▪ Large security operation near Congress ahead of President Milei’s speech
▪ US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen praises Chile’s policies in visit to lithium-rich ally
▪ Brazil economy grew 2.9% in 2023, says official data
▪ President Milei to lay out plans to lawmakers in state-of-the-nation address
▪ Gustavo Petro says US anti-drug policies caused Latin American genocide
▪ Mondino alleges Cuban and Venezuelan moles are in Argentina to destabilise government
▪ Pope Francis launches fresh attack against dangerous gender ideology
▪ What we learned this week: February 22 to 29
▪ Bolivian-US billionaire Marcelo Claure forges new empire after WeWork collapse
▪ US Treasury boss Yellen, IMF chief Georgieva praise Argentina s Caputo, Milei
▪ Argentina s former president Alberto Fernández charged in graft case
▪ Survey shows Argentines expect inflation to slow in next 12 months
▪ Teachers unions in Argentina call national strike after failure of wage talks
▪ Brazil urges new globalisation at G20 meet overshadowed by Ukraine
▪ Argentina s government talking with IMF about new programme outline
▪ President Javier Milei won t resubmit reform plan to Congress until late 2025
▪ Argentine steel producer Acindar halts production amid sharp drop in sales
▪ Argentina’s government eliminates Potenciar Trabajo job help scheme
▪ Argentina’s US$18-billion Chinese FX line eyed for US YPF judgement
▪ Report reveals most unsafe cities in Argentina
▪ Contradicting Milei, Pope Francis says that state must guarantee social justice
▪ Inflation in the air: Price of plane tickets has soared in Argentina, report shows
▪ Five years on from her death, Natacha Jaitt’s family seeks new investigation
▪ Indigenous Colombians fret as sacred mountain glaciers melt
▪ G20 finance ministers meet on world economy hit by crises, conflicts
▪ Around 400 flights cancelled as aviation workers strike in Argentina
▪ Milei detonates relationship with governors and opens up a war
▪ Argentina s government broadens ban on gender-inclusive language
▪ Milei’s bold decree teeters as Argentina s provinces resist
▪ Milei criticised for liking Down syndrome tweet mocking governor
▪ President goes prime time: Milei to deliver Friday night state-of-the-nation speech
▪ Bullrich divides PRO as she backs Milei in Chubut funding row
▪ Argentina authorises Elon Musk s satellite internet Starlink, rival Amazon Kuiper
▪ Trump s green-bashing and Europe s right put climate goals at risk
▪ Argentina banks warn against inflation bonds as price hikes cool
▪ Argentine province hires advisers as it struggles to pay bonds
▪ Milei government bans gender-inclusive language in Argentina s military
▪ Court hears duelling appeals in Fernández de Kirchner graft case
▪ Netflix series concerns bereaved relatives of ARA San Juan submarine dead
▪ Pay up, or else: Latin America cowed by lucrative extortion
▪ Venezuela calls in oil debt it once traded away for literal beans
▪ Bulgarian Navy hands over remains of lost Argentine plane
▪ Lula pulls off rare trick twice, wooing Wall Street and the poor
▪ Sergio Massa to work for US investment fund Greylock Capital Management
▪ IMF says Milei s austerity measures should not hurt the poor
▪ Milei embraces Trump on Washington trip, lectures on economics
▪ Milei meets with Trump at CPAC, adapts his slogan for Argentina
▪ Exxon to weigh US$1 billion sale of Argentina shale assets
▪ Argentine provinces threaten oil supply cuts in dispute with Milei
▪ The world is not for the weak
▪ Poverty also in the debate
▪ Blinken says Argentina can count on US support to stabilise economy
▪ Top US diplomat Blinken highlights Argentina opportunities, but warns Milei over rights
▪ Stories that caught our eye: February 16 to 23
▪ Blinken arrives in Argentina for meeting with President Milei
▪ IMF deputy chief says Argentina needs consistent monetary, exchange policy
▪ Messi effect propels Copa América tickets in Miami over US$8,000
▪ Strikes and walkouts multiply as anger against Milei s austerity mounts
▪ Argentina to tour United States after China cancels friendlies in Messi spat
▪ Argentina s economy shrank in December by most since pandemic
▪ Economic activity in Argentina fell 1.6% in 2023, reveals INDEC
▪ EU study admits that trade agreements would boost competition
▪ Argentina s government to dismantle INADI anti-discrimination watchdog, claims Adorni
▪ Milei’s ‘no money’ slogan put to the test – but is there patience on the streets?
▪ Superclásico takes centre-stage as derby weekend arrives in Argentina
▪ Milei’s ‘maquinita’ – How many pesos is the Central Bank printing and why?
▪ Brazil condemns paralysis on Gaza, Ukraine at tense G20 meeting
▪ Investors bet Argentina crawling peg to speed up to 6% by April
▪ Argentina ordered to pay large deposit in UK hedge funds case
▪ IMF number two visits Argentina for talks as social unrest grows
▪ Foreign Minister Diano Mondino ratifies Malvinas sovereignty claim to UK s top diplomat
▪ Former president Mauricio Macri to resume leadership of PRO party
▪ Argentina sends top officials Mondino and Caputo to G20 in Brazil to appease Lula
▪ Strikes pile up in Argentina amid sting of Javier Milei’s shock therapy
▪ Argentina shale driller Vista eyes Exxon assets in growth push
▪ Gaza, Ukraine loom large as G20 foreign ministers meet
▪ Milei caps minimum wage rise at 30% amid soaring inflation
▪ Mosquito invasion hits Buenos Aires and its surroundings
▪ CONICET: Growing protests by scientists, researchers against cutbacks
▪ Chile to reopen probe into mysterious death of poet Pablo Neruda
▪ Paraguay policeman gets 30-year sentence for dictatorship torture
▪ Messi denies political snub was behind Hong Kong no-show
▪ US Secretary of State Blinken heads to Brazil after Lula s Israel denunciation
▪ Alexei Navalny s widow vows to take up the fight for Russia s freedom
▪ Argentina criticises EU as Mercosur trade talks bog down again
▪ Brazil-Israel row escalates as Lula declared persona non grata
▪ Milei looks at Brazil, Paraguay and considers deploying Armed Forces against organised crime
▪ Inflation leaving more than a million Argentines poor per month
▪ Brazil’s economic activity caps 2023 with better-than expected growth
▪ Natural pesticides gain ground in agri-tox capital Brazil
▪ Latin America’s quasi-sovereign companies attract bond investors
▪ British Foreign Secretary David Cameron in Malvinas for visit
▪ Milei blames political caste as study estimates 57% poverty rate in Argentina
▪ Argentina sees first monthly budget surplus in 12 years
▪ Five Argentine tourists killed in Mexico road crash
▪ Miami expects trophies from Messi s first full season in MLS
▪ UCA: Poverty in Argentina hit 20-year high of 57.4% in January
▪ UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron to visit Malvinas Islands this week
▪ Milei refuses minimum wage hike, predicts economic rebound on way for Argentina
▪ Political deadlock threatens economic change
▪ Milei heading to pro-Trump event on heels of Blinken meeting
▪ Stories that caught our eye: February 9 to 16
▪ Top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison
▪ Anthony Blinken to pay first trips to Brazil, Argentina as Lula leads G20
▪ Electricity bills in Buenos Aires metropolitan area to soar up to 150%
▪ Studying the otherworldly sounds in Antarctic waters
▪ Maduro slams Milei after US seizes Venezuelan plane
▪ Islamic association decries vandalism of Carlos Menem Sr and Jr tombs
▪ The summer of our discontent
▪ Messi s Inter Miami and Newell s Old Boys draw 1-1 in friendly
▪ ‘Comedores’ in crisis: Emergency food aid at risk from cuts
▪ Milei says Argentina has 85.7% chance of being able to dollarise’
▪ Venezuela suspends UN human rights office, expels staff
▪ Cristina Fernández de Kirchner reappears with economic critique of ‘showman’ Milei
▪ Argentina dare to dream of Olympic gold – will Messi be there too?
▪ French Foreign Minister to meet with Milei in Argentina
▪ Milei, Caputo hail ‘deceleration’ as Argentina s annual inflation rate exceeds 250%
▪ Neither castes nor authoritarianism
▪ Before dawn at the Vatican Museums, the key keeper unlocks history
▪ Argentina’s Milei blasts inflation data, focused on reforms
▪ Milei government says there is no summit with PRO scheduled
▪ More hunger, less money: Argentina s soup kitchens count rations
▪ Celebrations, misgivings as politicians react to inflation data
▪ Paraguay’s Peña advises President Milei to look for ‘political consensus’
▪ Biden’s top Latin America adviser Juan Gonzalez to step down
▪ Argentina Inflation Slows in Javier Milei’s First Full Month
▪ Peruvian woman accused of cutting off sleeping partner s penis
▪ United States concerned as detained Venezuela rights activist accused of treason
▪ Lionel Messi prepares Inter Miami for an emotional friendly against Newell s Old Boys
▪ Roads, farming threaten Ecuador lost city complex
▪ President Milei returns to Argentina after positive international tour
▪ After 20 months at Ezeiza, United States seizes Venezuela’s ‘Iranian’ plane
▪ Buenos Aires to host the final of the Copa Libertadores 2024
▪ Colombian armed groups forcibly recruited nearly 190 kids in 2023: report
▪ Far right could exploit EU s economic slump to win big in June vote
▪ Pressure mounts on Israel for Gaza ceasefire
▪ Polluted paradise: Chile town waits for clean-up as coal shuts off
▪ Milei closes off tour with Italian president, prime minister encounters
▪ Milei praises Pope in reversal after Vatican meeting
▪ Femicide in Berazategui: 33-year-old woman stabbed 24 times by partner
▪ Tears and hugs in Tel Aviv after rescue of Israeli-Argentine hostages
▪ President Javier Milei mends fences in private with Pope Francis at Vatican
▪ Argentina U23s knock Brazil out of Paris Olympics qualifying
▪ Smiles and hugs between Pope Francis and Javier Milei on Mama Antula s day
▪ Argentina’s power duo meets at the Vatican after trading insults
▪ Finally face-to-face: President Milei, Pope Francis meet at Vatican
▪ Milei government relaxes use of firearms by police
▪ Blaming Milei for woes, Argentina’s Clisa asks for debt leniency
▪ Mama Antula : Human rights pioneer and first Argentine saint
▪ Who crashed the omnibus?
▪ Milei runs into a roadblock
▪ ‘Synthetic’ in a world in flux: Milei faces a political defeat
▪ Messi Hong Kong no-show sparks wave of outrage in China
▪ Milei’s frantic activity on social networks fuels political tension in Argentina
▪ Argentines at odds: Milei and Pope Francis set to meet
▪ Putin tells West: Russia cannot be defeated in Ukraine
▪ Netanyahu orders army to ready plan to evacuate Rafah civilians
▪ Newell s, Godoy Cruz make perfect start to Copa de la Liga
▪ ‘Cold Copy’ thriller probes facts, falsehoods and modern media’s thirst for clicks
▪ Stories that caught our eye: February 2 to 9
▪ Goldman, Barclays, Citi get up-close look at Milei’s Argentina
▪ Bullrich announced that maritime officers may use any type of firearms
▪ Not on president s agenda – Spokesperson says Milei not involved with abortion bill
▪ Milei says terror attack on Israel was a new version of Nazism
▪ Milei squeezes governors, eliminates transport subsidies to inland provinces
▪ Government freezes omnibus bill – and wants to make governors pay
▪ Milei visits the home of nine-month-old baby taken hostage in Hamas attack
▪ Latin America’s inflation progress tempered by soaring food price pressures
▪ Bad omens as Javier Milei prepares to meet Pope Francis
▪ Javier Milei’s ‘shock therapy’ is suffering a stinging rejection
▪ Ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to surrender passport as Brazil probes coup
▪ Argentina s President Javier Milei likens Hamas attack on Israel to the Holocaust
▪ Milei’s party sends bill to Congress seeking to repeal Argentina’s abortion law
▪ Argentina s Milei sets June deadline for lifting of capital controls
▪ Caputo says failure of omnibus bill ‘doesn’t affect economic programme’
▪ Javier Milei meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
▪ Sebastián Piñera: the ‘locomotora’ that return the right to power in Chile
▪ Details of Sebastián Piñera’s death emerge ahead of state funeral
▪ Inflation in Buenos Aires City hit 21.7% in January
▪ El Tula, Argentina s most famous football fan, dies at 83
▪ Transgender activist and author Cecilia Gentili dies in New York at age 52
▪ Milei hopes to boost slumping trade links between Argentina and Israel
▪ Patricia Bullrich: ‘We’d like to adapt the Bukele model to Argentina
▪ Two football fan deaths puts hooliganism back on agenda in Argentina
▪ Chile mourns former president Sebastián Piñera as remains flown to lie in state
▪ Rio carnival group pays tribute to wronged hero of black history
▪ In Spain, child protection key to legal fight against gender violence
▪ YPF plans sweeping asset sale to focus on Argentina shale
▪ Argentina bonds slump as Milei reforms go back to square one
▪ Javier Milei slams Argentina s governors after Congress setback
▪ Milei s economic reforms stall in Congress, bill returned to committee stage
▪ Fire continues to advance on native Patagonian forests in south of Argentina
▪ Shock in Chile as ex-president Sebastián Pinera dies in helicopter crash
▪ Chile wildfire death toll rises to 131
▪ Milei’s Jerusalem visit signals Argentina’s support of Israel
▪ Germany s Scholz stresses importance of EU-Mercosur agreement
▪ Huge hunger line in Buenos Aires challenges Milei s minister
▪ President Javier Milei announces plan to move Argentina s Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
▪ Congress resumes article by article debate on omnibus law reforms
▪ Argentina’s Javier Milei says dollarisation isn’t a ‘short-term’ goal
▪ US lawmakers to vote on US$17.6 billion Israel aid bill
▪ Ex-Tucumán governor José Alperovich faces 15 years in jail as sexual abuse trial begins
▪ Cristian Ritondo: ‘Juntos por el Cambio, as we knew it, no longer exists.’
▪ Former Chilean president Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter accident
▪ Lawmakers debate President Milei s mega reform package
▪ IMF to postpone Argentina review to give Milei more time
▪ Milei wins IMF approval for US$4.7-billion Argentina disbursement
▪ Latin American travel firm Despegar eyes takeovers, robust growth
▪ Argentina’s Milei plots tech summit with Tinder founder
▪ Oragnisers cancel MotoGP s Argentina leg due to current circumstances
▪ Government awaits approval of IMF deal and pays US$3.65 billion
▪ February arrives to Argentina – and so does the latest batch of price hikes
▪ Pablo Moyano: ‘Luis Caputo should be thrown into jail, not the Riachuelo’
▪ In Antarctica, scientists study extent of microplastics
▪ Jorge Luis Borges was ‘the most British of Latin America’s writers’
▪ France: EU-Mercosur trade deal won t be signed as is
▪ Argentina s national team line up friendly matches against African rivals in China
▪ Rob McEwen seeks US$100 Million for Argentina copper mine as Milei boosts prospects
▪ IMF sharply cuts Argentina’s growth forecast on Milei’s plan
▪ Argentina court rules Milei’s labour reform unconstitutional
▪ Nearly half a million foreign tourists visited Argentina in the first half of January
▪ EU-Mercosur trade deal totters as Europe s farmers revolt
▪ Daniel Scioli joins Javier Milei government as Tourism, Environment Sports secretary
▪ IMF cuts Argentina 2024 growth forecast, forecasts 2.8% contraction
▪ Further judicial setback for Milei: Court suspends repeal of Land Law
▪ App lets indigenous Brazilians connect in own languages
▪ EU says Mercosur deal not quite there but talks continue
▪ Moschino hires Argentine designer Adrian Appiolaza as creative director
▪ France s Macron asks EU’s Von der Leyen to stop Mercosur free-trade deal
▪ Latest version of omnibus law: limited emergencies and delegated powers
▪ Government pushes back ‘Omnibus Law’ debate again, eyes Wednesday session
▪ Pope Francis confirms that he will receive Javier Milei at the Vatican
▪ Venezuela s opposition urges reinstatement of presidential hopeful Machado
▪ How is Javier Milei’s libertarian experiment progressing in Argentina?
▪ Chubut governor: Fire in Los Alerces National Park caused by arson
▪ Milei’s team finalises overseas trip to Israel, Italy and the Vatican
▪ Milei’s plan to free Argentina’s oil market slows in Congress
▪ Firefighters battle out of control blaze in Los Alerces National Park
▪ Milei’s office confirms resignation, closing of Infrastructure Ministry
▪ Milei s government pulls key fiscal reforms from Omnibus bill to smooth its passage
▪ Javier Milei shelves austerity plan as Argentina s Congress debates bill
▪ Colombia recalls ambassador to Argentina amid Milei-Petro row
▪ The limits of Milei’s ‘synthetic power’
▪ Argentina s Copa de la Liga Profesional returns – and anything could happen
▪ Agüero confident Tevez can spring a surprise with Independiente
▪ The four horsemen
▪ The dreaded Orange Man is on the way back
▪ EU foreign policy chief warns agricultural crisis may block Mercosur trade deal
▪ France opposes signing of EU-Mercosur trade deal, says prime minister
▪ Bumper Argentina soy, corn crops forecast to get even bigger
▪ UN court tells Israel to protect Gazans, avoids ceasefire call
▪ Martín D’Alessandro: The trickery of populism
▪ Milei fires first official: Infrastructure Minister Guillermo Ferraro sacked
▪ Remaining three of four suspects at large arrested for killing of nine-year-old
▪ Mercosur still hoping to finalise free-trade deal with European Union
▪ Manchester City confirm signing of River Plate teenager Claudio Echeverri
▪ Billionaire Joe Lewis’ habit of tipping off staff and lover lands him in court
▪ ‘Great struggle’ begins as protesters rally against Milei’s reforms
▪ Thousands swarm Buenos Aires streets to protest Milei’s reforms
▪ Buenos Aires City government official found dead, day after being accused of sexual abuse
▪ Union leader Moyano sparks controversy with speech at anti-Milei march
▪ Omnibus bill: Argentina’s government pushes back lower house debate
▪ Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni confirms he will stay at the helm
▪ Milei government s bill to restore income tax enters Congress
▪ Gallery: Images from CGT-led strike against Javier Milei s reforms
▪ Argentina s unions take to streets in challenge to Milei s reform push
▪ Argentina’s general strike poses test for Milei’s austerity plan
▪ Anti-Milei strike in Argentina leads to mass flight cancellations
▪ Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado denounces official persecution
▪ Killing of nine-year-old girl reignites debate on security in Argentina
▪ Argentina’s Congress set to start voting on Milei’s reforms
▪ Argentina s economy posted mild contraction amid run-off election
▪ General strike: first great challenge to Milei’s reforms
▪ Milei backtracks on cinema cuts after protests spread abroad
▪ New version of Omnibus Bill with amendments sent to Congress
▪ Porteños told to register SUBE cards with authorities before fare hikes
▪ Venezuela arrests 32 in alleged plot to kill President Nicolás Maduro
▪ Ecuador nabs wanted narco-trafficker, President Noboa says crackdown bearing fruit
▪ Milei seeks to increase number of Argentines paying income tax
▪ Milei gets pragmatic as hostile Congress forces him to negotiate
▪ Buenos Aires braces for first general strike of Milei government
▪ Environmental NGOs in Argentina warn of Milei s Omnibus Law threats
▪ It makes me sad : Gloomy times for vacationers in Mar del Plata
▪ Ron DeSantis, from rising star to failed White House hopeful
▪ Milei suspends plan to privatise Argentina state oil company YPF
▪ JP Spinetto: Milei’s unapologetic defense of capitalism missed a key point
▪ To communicate is to meme: the politician as a social media influencer
▪ Mariano Cúneo Libarona: ‘The necessary and urgent right now, the debatable goes to the Omnibus bill’
▪ More holes than a Swiss cheese?
▪ State energy firm YPF out of Milei’s privatisation crosshairs
▪ White smoke for omnibus law? Changes to the bill coming, vote next Thursday
▪ Argentina reverses trade deficit after peso devaluation
▪ Relatives of Ecuador drug boss Fito arrested and deported from Argentina
▪ Stories that caught our eye: January 10 to 19
▪ Milei goes to the Magic Mountain
▪ Argentina’s Olympian ambitions put pressure on Mascherano
▪ Global tourism to reach pre-pandemic levels in 2024, says UN agency
▪ Carlos Tevez voices support for Javier Milei’s government
▪ Suicide or murder? Nine years on, Alberto Nisman’s death is still a mystery
▪ Why the Argentine peso is slipping through Milei’s fingers
▪ Pichetto’s caucus blocks Milei government over Omnibus bill
▪ Argentina s government says it will dock day’s pay from striking state workers
▪ La Rioja Province government issues its own quasi-currency
▪ Soldiers enter key Ecuador prison as war on narcos deepens
▪ Milei vows to ‘keep promises’ after meeting with IMF chief Georgieva
▪ Milei calls abortion a tragedy at Davos, attacks feminist movement
▪ Malvinas, IMF on agenda as President Milei meets UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron
▪ Horror in Colonia Aurora: Man arrested for rape, murder of 10-year-old girl
▪ Club Argentino de Fútbol: Nostalgic expats in Madrid found football club
▪ Argentina s anarcho-capitalist president descends on Davos
▪ Venezuelans now third-biggest immigrant community in Argentina
▪ Uruguay hinterland basks in art revolution
▪ Trump wins Iowa caucus, taking United States closer to a Biden re-match
▪ Milei to meet Georgieva in Davos after winning IMF support
▪ India signs lithium mining deal with Argentina
▪ Violent land dispute in La Matanza leaves five dead
▪ Respect for Messi holds off rising stars to individual awards
▪ Milei has over 80 requests for audiences in Davos
▪ Medication and transport costs jump as price hikes continue
▪ Tenants in Buenos Aires desperate amid inflation and housing crisis
▪ Woman killed, 17 injured in Israel suspected ramming attack
▪ Vice-President Victoria Villarruel names Claudia Rucci to head Senate Human Rights Observatory
▪ Pope Francis receives former president Alberto Fernández and his son at Vatican
▪ Femicides up in Argentina as Milei seeks to weaken protections
▪ Milei government orders social groups, unions to pay for protest
▪ Venezuela s inflation rate slows to 189% – below Argentina s
▪ Argentina bonds gain as Milei’s rework passes crucial tests
▪ Instant democracy and turbo-politics in the age of Milei
▪ Rodolfo Barra: ‘The important point is that the ordinary sessions of Congress cannot be awaited to pass laws’
▪ The Kirchnerites have Milei in their sights
▪ Teatro Colón fires renowned musical director after child sex abuse allegations
▪ Pope Francis set to receive Javier Milei at the Vatican next month
▪ Central Bank approves printing of 10,000- and 20,000-peso notes
▪ Prices out of the market
▪ Congress spars over Milei’s sweeping omnibus reform bill
▪ Armenia honours Luis Moreno Ocampo
▪ Stories that caught our eye: January 5 to 12
▪ Boca wonderkid Valentín Barco heads to Brighton in US$10-million deal
▪ Israel rejects South Africa’s genocide allegations at UN court
▪ Wars to cast pall over meeting of global VIPs in Davos
▪ Argentina’s importers buy bonds in turnaround for Milei
▪ Argentina to issue 20,000-peso bills as inflation eclipses 211%
▪ Runaway inflation sends food prices soaring in Argentina
▪ Familiar tale as football wonderkids are snapped up European clubs
▪ Blow for Argentina as US court rules against nation in YPF nationalisation case
▪ Jorge Macri: ‘We need to deport foreigners who commit crimes’
▪ Milei completes papal U-turn, invites Pope Francis to visit Argentina
▪ Ecuador’s ‘armed conflict’ against drug cartels explodes into violence
▪ Argentina s best soy crop in five tears set to be boon for Milei
▪ Inflation in Argentina surpassed 211% in 2023, reveals INDEC
▪ Argentina’s inflation hit 211% in 2023, fastest gain in three decades
▪ Argentina’s US$16.1-billion YPF judgement is now open to collection
▪ Milei vows to shutter Argentina’s Central Bank ‘sooner or later’
▪ Bitcoin a dud in El Salvador, first country to make it legal tender
▪ Brazil inflation ends 2023 above forecasts but within target
▪ Argentina’s Economy Minister Luis Caputo brokers deal with the IMF he once battled
▪ Ecuador s armed conflict with drug gangs – what we know
▪ Cutbacks at Aerolíneas Argentinas: Milei government slashes management
▪ IMF staff voice backing for Argentina s ambitious stabilisation plan
▪ Argentina’s YPF sells US$800-million bond to fund debt buyback
▪ Argentina reaches deal with IMF staff to unlock US$3.3 billion
▪ Bullrich says strict protest rules will be removed from Milei s bill
▪ JP Morgan warns of dollarisation risks in Argentina under Milei government
▪ Macabre discovery in Mar del Plata: human skull found by kids on beach in Argentina
▪ Milei: Chelsea’s owners, ‘Arab clubs’ want to buy Argentina’s football clubs
▪ Fátima Flórez cashes in on the Milei effect
▪ Scholz, Milei in favour of a swift conclusion to EU-Mercosur deal
▪ Gunmen burst into Ecuador television studio live on air
▪ World Bank forecasts 2.7% growth for Argentina in 2024
▪ 2023 hottest recorded year as Earth nears key limit
▪ Davos forum guest-list confirmed with Milei, Blinken, Israeli president set to attend
▪ Low-cost airlines announce new routes in Argentina
▪ YPF case: Argentina pleads with Judge Preska to stop attachments
▪ High figure expected ahead of INDEC December inflation announcement
▪ Argentine artist Pablo Bronstein auctions off private collection in London
▪ Argentina readies US$1-billion bond payment amid IMF deal rework
▪ Useful idiots – Javier Milei lashes out reform critics
▪ Bolsonaro’s shadow looms over a revamp of the Brazilian right
▪ Enrique Viale: Milei s decree and omnibus law combo is an invitation to destruction’
▪ Argentine musicians come out publicly against Milei s ‘omnibus law’
▪ The ‘right plan,’ the ‘only plan,’ or ‘no plan’?
▪ What lies ahead for Argentine football in 2024
▪ Pablo Gerchunoff: ‘People voted for a scream of fury… inside it lies change’
▪ Doomsday prophecies are back in fashion
▪ Democracy: Argentina s lucha continues
▪ Milei begins to move out of Hotel Libertador ahead of Olivos switch
▪ Five economic issues that will remain on the agenda in 2024
▪ Argentina proposes peso debt swap that may top US$71 billion
▪ Argentina’s market honeymoon fades as peso pressure builds
▪ Argentina pushes to get out of farming time warp with better GMO seeds
▪ Argentina oil driller offers to buy back bonds due in April
▪ Stories that caught our eye: December 29 to January 5
▪ IMF mission team in Buenos Aires for talks with Milei government
▪ First judicial setbacks for Milei’s reform push
▪ Slaying in Santa Teresita: Youth stabbed to death by seaside gang
▪ Buyers shun Argentina s reconstruction bonds for second-straight week
▪ Mapuche leader Facundo Jones Huala extradited to Chile
▪ Bukele says Milei faces a “great challenge”
▪ New WMO head Saulo says top priority is helping climate-vulnerable countries
▪ Congress kicks off year forming key committees and debating single paper ballot
▪ Court suspends Milei’s labour reforms, dealing president a setback
▪ Argentina s government postpones IMF payments as it seeks new deal
▪ Court in Argentina orders surrender of grounded Venezuela plane to United States
▪ Argentines new year starts with transport fare, fuel hikes
▪ The revolution of liberty
▪ IMF to visit Argentina amid expectation of new agreement
▪ Milei bids farewell to 2023 – without changing tone
▪ An electoral 2023 ends... and an electric 2024 begins
▪ For many politicians, payback time has arrived
▪ ‘On October 7, the first thing I did was call the Army’ – the Argentine soldiers fighting for Israel
▪ Five elections in 2024 that will shape the global order
▪ Special powers, state of emergency, privatisations: Milei sends ‘omnibus law’ to Congress:
▪ CGT union calls first national strike over Milei reforms
▪ Argentina’s first ‘reconstruction’ bond sale to importers flops
▪ Federico Sturzenegger, architect of Argentina’s reforms, says he isn’t even halfway done
▪ Javier Milei seeks free oil markets by law in shale-rich Argentina
▪ Sturzenegger, Rodríguez Chirillo, Muratorio: the men behind Milei s mega-decree
▪ New report forecasts 225% inflation over next 12 months
▪ Argentina formally rejects BRICS membership
▪ Maduro calls Milei’s decree ‘insane’ and a ‘disaster’
▪ Perpetual bonds unlikely to be the answer for indebted Argentina in YPF case
▪ Milei blitzes Argentina’s Congress with far-ranging reform bill
▪ Argentina’s Milei lifts imports controls in free trade push
▪ Milei vows to hold referendum if Congress does not approve his decree
▪ Fabián Lombardo, the new president of Aerolíneas Argentinas
▪ Protesters, summoned by CGT, protest against Milei s proposed reforms
▪ Congress opens debate on Milei s bills to complement sweeping decree
▪ Boca Juniors appoint Diego Martinez as new head coach
▪ Spokesperson, leader, political partner – Milei emboldens Bullrich with power
▪ Coping with austerity and inflation – shoppers share strategies for coming months
▪ Argentina s government publishes decree dismissing around 7,000 state workers
▪ Pope Francis deplores desperate humanitarian situation in Gaza
▪ One by one: the bills Milei is sending to Congress for special sessions
▪ What to know about Javier Milei s bid to liberalise Argentina s economy
▪ Milei calls special Congress sessions over economic reform plan
▪ Will crunch come to Grinch?
▪ Juan Grabois: ‘A disruption, even if reactionary and dehumanising, evidently captivated most Argentines’
▪ Milei’s bluff
▪ Argentina s government to bill protesters for security costs
▪ Argentina s Milei alters Internet rules to make way for Elon Musk’s Starlink
▪ Court nullifies Lago Escondido case, dismisses case against those indicted
▪ Luis Suárez reunites with Lionel Messi at Inter Miami
▪ Boca election result is a victory for Riquelme and clubs nationwide
▪ Stories that caught our eye: December 15 to 22
▪ No jingle in Argentine pockets as economic grinch ruins Christmas
▪ Cacerolazo protests against Milei’s reforms continue into second day
▪ ‘You are now free to buy dollars’ – Milei legalises trading at parallel exchange rate
▪ ‘Unconstitutional’ – Experts, critics slam Milei’s massive reform plan
▪ Milei looks to cut costs for Argentina’s miners in broader deregulation push
▪ Argentina’s economy shrank less than forecast during election
▪ Milei moves to allow privatisation of Argentina’s football clubs
▪ Javier Milei defends mega-decree plan in wake of pot-banging protests
▪ US court accuses Hezbollah member of taking part in AMIA terrorist attack
▪ Anti-picket protocol: Judge rules in favour of Argentina s government
▪ Milei unveils broad reforms to liberalise Argentina s economy
▪ Milei sets up Aerolíneas Argentinas and YPF for privatisation
▪ Inflation accelerates in Argentina: 30% expected in December post-devaluation
▪ Argentina’s ruined railways will force Milei to confront poverty
▪ Milei s top 30: Economic reforms outlined by president in speech
▪ Milei outlines chainsaw deregulation plan for Argentina’s economy
▪ Argentina pulls off record sale of peso debt amid Milei rework
▪ Milei announces sweeping reforms to deregulate Argentina s economy
▪ Argentina s President Javier Milei to outline mega-reform in nationwide address
▪ Bullrich issues warning ahead of rally as picket groups forecast high turnout
▪ China puts brake on Argentina s US$6.5-billion currency swap amid Milei tensions
▪ Argentina s Embassy in Chile vandalised by anti-Milei protesters
▪ Golfer Ángel Cabrera reinstated by PGA after prison stay
▪ Milei government out to end PASO primaries in extra Congress sessions
▪ Protest and circulation – why is it a clash of two worlds?
▪ Río de la Plata storm surge affects cities: floods, evacuations and alert
▪ Milei s human rights secretary on future of ex-ESMA memory site
▪ Milei government draws up labour emergency reform package
▪ From ‘spiritual guide’ to Israeli ambassador: Axel Wahnish, Javier Milei s rabbi
▪ Messi to face boyhood club Newell s Old Boys in friendly
▪ Felipe Contepomi to replace Michael Cheika as Pumas coach
▪ Argentina s Central Bank cuts key rate to 100% by swapping main policy tool
▪ Government says it will take away welfare from protesters who block streets
▪ Milei government issues decree declaring Argentina energy emergency
▪ Argentina’s economy grew during election cycle with export gains
▪ Vatican authorises blessings for same-sex couples, with caveats
▪ Riquelme scores resounding victory over Macri in Boca Juniors elections
▪ Illegal fishing slaughter: 138 penguins wash up dead off Argentina’s coast
▪ Rosario Central crowned Copa de la Liga champs after 1-0 win over Platense
▪ 13 dead in Bahía Blanca after sportsclub roof collapses in storm
▪ Milei government intends to privatise Argentina’s railways, confirms minister
▪ Chile to vote on new, more conservative constitution
▪ Going to the dogs?
▪ Milei says ‘ending inflation’ is ‘top priority’ in social media post
▪ Argentina s ‘El Loco’ Milei delivered chaos, laughs and key wins in week one
▪ Price hikes soar with a vengeance in inflation-weary Argentina
▪ Stories that caught our eye: December 8 to 15
▪ Ramiro Marra: ‘The caste are those who insist on the same measures knowing that they’ll get the same results’
▪ Argentina still plans to dollarise, Milei’s economy chief says
▪ Picketers warn Milei government against infringing on right to protest
▪ Milei moves to limit anti-austerity protests in Argentina
▪ Argentina to pay IMF next week, ‘reformulate’ deal, Caputo says
▪ Government prepares urgent decrees to ‘de-regulate’ the economy
▪ Six shirts worn by Lionel Messi at Qatar 2022 World Cup sell for US$7.8 million
▪ US senators demand sanctions against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for ‘corruption’
▪ Platense and Rosario Central head to scorching Santiago del Estero for final
▪ We have to endure - Argentines stoic as prices skyrocket
▪ La Libertad Avanza clinches Senate provisional president: Bartolomé Abdala
▪ Milei kicks off government with 160.9% annual inflation rate
▪ Argentina November inflation quickened before Milei devaluation
▪ Crops get cheaper on Argentine currency plunge
▪ Santiago Caputo: the silent power behind Milei’s throne
▪ Four issues for Caputo to clarify: utilities and subsidies, pensions, tax, agricultural duties
▪ Milei’s shock therapy already leaves investors craving more
▪ ‘There is no money’: Argentina begins economic shock remedy
▪ Argentina bonds rise to two-year high after Milei debuts shock plan
▪ Supermarkets and shops in Argentina see price hikes of up to 50%
▪ Milei predicts moral revolution at Hanukkah ceremony in Buenos Aires
▪ Pope Francis says he has chosen his tomb – in Rome, not Vatican or Argentina
▪ Riquelme or Macri? Court rules Boca Juniors election will take place this Sunday
▪ The 10 ‘emergency economic measures’ announced by Luis Caputo
▪ Man who threw bottle at Javier Milei during inauguration identified and arrested
▪ Argentina’s Milei devalues peso by 54% in first batch of shock measures
▪ Milei government confirms massive devaluation of peso
▪ Axel Kicillof sworn in for second term as Buenos Aires Province governor
▪ Milei’s policy moves seen boosting Argentina s wheat crop by 60%
▪ Milei taps lawyer Silvestre Sívori to run Argentina s intelligence services
▪ Woman killed following fire, explosion at building in Buenos Aires
▪ Canine cane: Milei s four-legged children star on new presidential baton
▪ Argentina s government prepares economic package ‘to avoid hyperinflation’
▪ Hedge fund rides Argentina gain, says Milei is underestimated
▪ Argentina to roll out first crisis measures in evening broadcast
▪ Hope and sacrifice: Milei’s followers yearn for change in Argentina
▪ Argentina restricts dollar access until Milei unveils policies
▪ Milei s team to announce austerity measures on Tuesday, says Adorni
▪ Javier Milei’s government begins with first presidential decrees
▪ Argentina to host Ukraine summit as Zelenskyy woos Global South
▪ New Economy Minister Luis Caputo to announce first measures Tuesday
▪ Key phrases from Javier Milei’s first speech as president
▪ Zelenskyy meets Latin American leaders to promote peace plan
▪ Milei is sworn in as Argentina braces for his shock therapy
▪ ‘There is no alternative to austerity,’ declares Milei after swearing-in
▪ Javier Milei takes office as Argentina braces for shock economic reforms
▪ Zelenskyy arrives in Buenos Aires for Milei s inauguration
▪ Milei U-turns on Health Ministry and names Florencia Mizrahi to head AFIP
▪ Javier Milei: from chainsaw to fickle pragmatism
▪ Alberto Fernández rejects Javier Milei’s proposed cuts in final speech as president
▪ Precariously employed Argentine youths excited about Milei
▪ How Argentina arrived to 40 years of democracy
▪ Argentines relive Qatar 2022 World Cup win in theatres with new films
▪ Argentina rally put to test as challenges await Milei
▪ Exit Alberto... and enter Milei
▪ Milei steps into the breach
▪ Milei and a libertarian’s wet dream
▪ Javier Milei meets with Jair Bolsonaro in Buenos Aires ahead of inauguration
▪ Stories that caught our eye: December 1 to 8
▪ Football briefly rears its head in Argentina amid off-field scheming
▪ War in Middle East continues to offer nothing but blood, toil, tears and sweat
▪ Argentina to face old foe Chile in Copa América
▪ Brazil President Lula criticises EU as Mercosur free-trade deal delayed
▪ Zelenskyy headlines guestlist as foreign dignitaries fly in for Milei s inauguration
▪ Argentina’s new Congress will condition Milei’s bid for reform
▪ Jorge Macri sworn in as new mayor of Buenos Aires City
▪ Milei finalises Cabinet line-up ahead of inauguration
▪ Argentina set to double wheat sales to Brazil on rebounding crop
▪ Fernández says goodbye with blue dollar close to 1,000 pesos per dollar
▪ Javier Milei and Elon Musk speak by phone, agree to meet in 2024
▪ Step-by-step: Javier Milei’s inauguration as president of Argentina
▪ Who is Santiago Bausili, the new head of Argentina s Central Bank?
▪ Argentina stops banks from hoarding dollars ahead of devaluation
▪ Alberto and Cristina, in typical style, bid farewell to government separately
▪ Sister, vice-president, girlfriend – the women in Javier Milei’s inner circle
▪ Investors bet on 44% Argentine peso devaluation after Milei’s debut
▪ Alarming figures: 7 in 10 students in Argentina don t reach basic levels in maths, says report
▪ Javier, Conan and the clones: Argentina s new president doggedly devoted to cloned pooches
▪ Javier Milei picks Santiago Bausili to lead Argentina s Central Bank
▪ Argentina’s poverty rate has risen to 44.7%, says UCA observatory
▪ Messi named Athlete of the Year by Time magazine
▪ Nicaragua recalls ambassador from Argentina due to Milei criticism
▪ Milei minister hints new exchange rate of 650 pesos per greenback
▪ Milei s narrative – maiden speech to focus on ‘inheritance’ and moderate expectations
▪ Milei’s team for Congress: Martín Menem for lower house, Francisco Paoltroni in Senate
▪ Brazil s Lula snubs Milei s invite to presidential inauguration in Argentina
▪ Crunch time for EU-Mercosur trade deal at Rio summit
▪ Scioli? Royón? Government officials who might stay on with Javier Milei
▪ Record money-printing: Alberto Fernández leaves government with 9.439 billion banknotes in circulation
▪ Javier Milei appoints Bullrich s VP candidate Luis Petri as defence minister
▪ Spotify reveals Argentina s most streamed artists and songs in 2023
▪ Days before leaving office, President Fernández questions Argentina’s official poverty rate
▪ Argentina says conditions not in place to sign Mercosur-EU agreement
▪ Emmanuel Macron concerns derail EU-Mercosur trade deal yet again
▪ US tourist found dead in Los Glaciares national park in Argentina
▪ EU, South America trade agreement postponed as Milei awaited
▪ Macri-Riquelme court stand-off can only harm Boca
▪ Stories that caught our eye: November 24 to December 1
▪ The beginning of the end?
▪ They also serve…
▪ Nuclear power has role to play, says atomic energy head Grossi at COP28
▪ ‘Carlitos has the courage’ – Sergio Agüero impressed by Carlos Tevez’s start at Independiente
▪ Lionel Messi leaves door open to 2026 World Cup
▪ A president without money to spend
▪ Javier Milei: From rabble-rouser to realist?
▪ A personal tribute: Maud Daverio de Cox, 1931-2023
▪ Boca Juniors election suspended: No agreement between Riquelme and Macri:
▪ President Alberto Fernández: ‘Milei should give Macri as wide a berth as possible’
▪ Patricia Bullrich returns to government as security minister in Javier Milei s Cabinet
▪ Maud Daverio de Cox, author who helped expose dictatorship abuses, dies at 92
▪ UN praises Argentina’s reparations for victim of gender-based violence
▪ Milei to appoint Gerardo Werthein as Argentina’s ambassador in Washington
▪ Milei’s Cabinet begins to take shape
▪ Henry Kissinger: controversial giant of statecraft who moulded post-war US history
▪ Diana Mondino says Argentina will not join BRICS under Milei government
▪ Argentina declares health emergency due to outbreak of equine virus
▪ How Kissinger gave Argentina s military junta tacit approval for abuses
▪ Luis ‘Toto’ Caputo returns to fore in Argentina with unenviable task
▪ Latin America’s biggest economies see unemployment tick down
▪ Henry Kissinger, diplomat who defined US foreign policy, dies at 100
▪ European Union, South America near deal on elusive Mercosur trade pact
▪ Congress formally endorses winning Milei-Villarruel ticket ahead of inauguration
▪ Javier Milei s spirituality: Catholicism, Torah and a libertarian God
▪ Four more Argentines released from Gaza
▪ Tempers flare as Juan Román Riquelme and Mauricio Macri clash over Boca Juniors election
▪ Breaking promises? Assessing eight key announcements from Javier Milei
▪ Milei warns Argentina heading to stagflation after picking economy czar
▪ OECD: Argentina should think about ‘effectiveness of its social spending’
▪ Javier Milei confirms Luis Caputo will be Argentina’s economy minister
▪ Milei makes contact with Biden administration in Washington
▪ Federal appeals court revokes dismissal of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner money-laundering case
▪ Argentina asks for more time to pay in YPF court case
▪ United States takes political pulse of Argentina s new president Javier Milei
▪ Milei to appoint ex-Menem advisor as Argentina’s energy secretary
▪ Argentina welcomes release of six citizens held hostage by Hamas
▪ Globant beefs up creative operations by purchasing ad firm GUT
▪ Traders buy Argentina ETF at fastest pace in almost a decade
▪ Milei’s conversion to Judaism seals pro-Israel push by Argentina
▪ President-elect Javier Milei to call extraordinary sessions for state reform package
▪ Milei to send ‘shock’ package to Argentina’s Congress on day one
▪ President Fernández denounces threats against him in interview
▪ Luis Caputo: Economist Macri dubbed Messi of finance lines up with Milei
▪ Milei lines up ‘protocol meetings’ in United States with IMF, World Bank
▪ Argentina’s Javier Milei heads to United States, invites Lula to inauguration
▪ Javier Milei has a steep mountain to climb
▪ Stories that caught our eye: November 17 to 24
▪ Method in his madness?
▪ Destination unknown
▪ Argentine shopkeepers struggle to keep pace with soaring prices
▪ Fed-up voters put Latin American leaders on thin ice
▪ Ireland deepens relations with Latin America and the Caribbean
▪ Milei confirms top officials, says closure of Central Bank is non-negotiable
▪ IMF’s Georgieva, Argentina’s Milei discuss economic challenges in video call
▪ 53% of Argentines want Milei to make moderate adjustment
▪ Argentina dollarisation is medium-term goal, Luis Caputo tells bankers
▪ British Embassy stages King Charles III birthday bash
▪ Protesters in Buenos Aires admonish incoming government’s ‘denialism’
▪ Argentine banks flee to one-day notes amid government transition
▪ A more moderate Milei embraces trading partners he had shunned
▪ Argentina chooses a pro-Israel president who has a rabbi as spiritual advisor
▪ Wall Street cheers as Milei swaps dollarisation for Macri brass
▪ Cultural courier Nikki Bedi brings global art into your home
▪ Lionel Messi’s in-laws violently robbed in Rosario
▪ Javier Milei says Argentina heading for ‘shock’ fiscal therapy
▪ Trump calls Milei and announces trip to Argentina
▪ Argentina drops bid for key UNESCO post after controversy
▪ Luis Caputo leading Javier Milei’s economic transition team, may be minister
▪ BBC World Service probes thriving art scene in Buenos Aires
▪ Argentina s Javier Milei is no Trump of the Pampas , analysts say
▪ Argentina’s economy sputters toward recession as Javier Milei takes reins
▪ Argentina president-elect Javier Milei taps oil veteran to run state energy firm YPF
▪ Joe Biden tells Argentina’s new leader Javier Milei to count on support
▪ Argentina’s Jaiver Milei says Luis Caputo has expertise to be economy chief
▪ Brazil’s Lula seeks to patch up tattered relations with Argentina’s Milei
▪ Argentina gets delay on payment of US$16.1 billion in YPF case
▪ Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Victoria Villarruel hold ‘historic’ transition meeting
▪ Argentina s Javier Milei receives congratulatory call from US President Joe Biden
▪ Who will be in Javier Milei’s Cabinet? The ministers and secretaries confirmed so far
▪ How do you explain Javier Milei’s overwhelming victory in Argentina?
▪ House of rumours : UNESCO in bind over key leadership vote
▪ How outsider Javier Milei blew up Argentine politics
▪ Javier Milei tones down rhetoric on communist Pope Francis after call
▪ La Libertad Avanza lawmaker-elect slams Argentina s barbaric abortion law
▪ Attack on fans overshadows Argentina historic win over Brazil
▪ Lionel Scaloni casts doubt over his future with Argentina s national team
▪ Milei’s election in Argentina casts shadow over EU-Mercosur deal
▪ ‘Always the same’ – Argentina s bittersweet win in Maracanã marred by ugly scenes
▪ Karina Milei: How the most important member of Argentina’s next government thinks
▪ Victoria Villarruel, the first vice-president to play down dictatorship’s crimes
▪ Venezuela s Maduro slams Milei, says neo-Nazi extreme right won election in Argentina
▪ Argentina s stock market react with optimism to Milei election
▪ Argentina s Javier Milei may find an unexpected friend in the IMF
▪ British PM Rishi Sunak sends congratulations to Argentina president-elect Javier Milei
▪ Milei s dollarisation plan for Argentina has Latin American precursors
▪ Alberto Fernández and Javier Milei meet at Olivos for talks on transition of power
▪ Milei’s dollarisation gets first test as Argentine banks re-open
▪ Milei s win in Argentina sealed by a risky gamble that turned rival into ally
▪ Milei says no transition meeting planned Massa to stay on as economy minister
▪ Argentine election result gives soymeal traders a new factor to weigh
▪ Argentina oil driller YPF surges as victorious Javier Milei touts privatisation
▪ Estela de Carlotto wants Milei to ‘respect search for our grandchildren’
▪ Into the unknown
▪ Javier Milei says it could take two years to tame Argentina s inflation
▪ Lula to give Milei the cold shoulder, betting he’ll need Brazil
▪ Argentina’s Milei to face ‘painful recession’ next year, IIF says
▪ Wall Street welcomes Milei victory but warns of challenges ahead
▪ The lion king
▪ Javier Milei confirms visits to United States, Israel before December 10 inauguration
▪ European Union, Indian PM congratulate Javier Milei on Argentina election win
▪ Lionel Messi s 2022 World Cup shirts could fetch US$10 million at auction
▪ IMF chief looks forward to working closely with Argentina s Javier Milei
▪ YPF, TV Pública, Télam, Radio Nacional – Javier Milei confirms privatisation plans
▪ Milei opens a new era: What comes next in Argentina policy-making
▪ China congratulates Argentina’s Milei despite ‘assassin’ insult
▪ Milei has won – what next for Argentina?
▪ Milei vows swift measures to pull Argentina out of crisis
▪ Argentina investors cheer Milei victory, brace for peso sell-off
▪ The caste is afraid! – Milei s voters roar for change in Argentina
▪ Elon Musk, Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro hail Javier Milei s win in Argentina
▪ President-elect Javier Milei vows to end ‘Argentine decadence’ in victory speech
▪ Governments in Americas congratulate Javier Milei on election triumph in Argentina
▪ Javier Milei: Economist who ignited Argentina s rage wins race for Presidency
▪ Milei s future ministers – the names in the running for the president-elect s Cabinet
▪ Argentina takes leap into unknown with Javier Milei as president
▪ Libertarian lawmaker Javier Milei wins Argentina s presidential election
▪ The results are not what we expected – Sergio Massa concedes defeat to Javier Milei
▪ Outsider Javier Milei beats Sergio Massa in Argentina presidential run-off
▪ President Milei – Libertarian outsider wins Argentina s presidential election run-off
▪ Voting closes in Argentina presidential election run-of; Massa, Milei await results
▪ Argentina votes in cliffhanger election run-off
▪ Already in unchartered territory
▪ A long road ends and a journey begins
▪ La Libertad Avanza walk back election fraud claims
▪ Stories that caught our eye: November 10 to 17
▪ Argentina’s heartland shows quandary of election choice few want
▪ Buenos Aires uses universal jurisdiction to prevent impunity for crimes against humanity
▪ Concern over libertarian fraud claims in Argentina with tight run-off expected
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