Buenos Aires Times

16/07/2024

Lula calls Brazil’s ambassador in Argentina home for ‘review’ of bilateral ties

Brazil's government stresses that its envoy in Buenos Aires has not been "recalled" but instead called to Brasília for consultation obver how to improve the relationship with Argentina's President Javier Milei.

16/07/2024

French Football Federation complains to FIFA about racist chants from members of Argentina's Copa América winning team.

French Football Federation complains to FIFA about racist chants from members of Argentina's Copa América winning team.

16/07/2024

Chaotic scenes at the Copa América final raise serious questions for the organisers of the 2026 World Cup.

Chaotic scenes at the Copa América final raise serious questions for the organisers of the 2026 World Cup.

16/07/2024

Organisations head to courts to request clarity over gender policies

Different organisations specialising in gender issues filed a claim in court requesting clarification about the closing of the former Women, Gender & Diversity Ministry. None of the government budget to assist relatives of victims of femicide, transfemicide and transvesticide was touched in the firs...

15/07/2024

Argentina parallel peso strengthens as Milei starts intervention

Peso on pace for its biggest one-day gain in the parallel market since President Javier Milei took office.

15/07/2024

Vista reaps more from crude sales as Argentina frees oil markets

Shale driller Vista Energy charged export prices for more than 40% of crude that it sold to domestic refiners in the second quarter.

15/07/2024

Miami’s showcase for football's World Cup collapses into chaos

The Copa América final between Argentina and Colombia was meant to be Miami’s dress rehearsal for the World Cup football tournament in the United States. Hours before kick off, it collapsed into chaos.

15/07/2024

"This team never ceases to surprise" – Lionel Scaloni hails Argentina for 'Triple Crown' triumph

La Scaloneta followed up their 2021 Copa América title with the World Cup triumph a year later, and now they have successfully defended their Copa title again in the USA.

15/07/2024

Seven arrested as Argentina fans celebrate Copa América at Obelisk

Fans flock to famous downtown monument despite freezing temperatures to party and celebrate Argentina’s the Triple Crown, but the festivities were later broken up by City Police who used water cannons on fans.

15/07/2024

Bullet and the ballot box: violent US rhetoric comes 'home to roost'

Donald Trump was the victim of an assassination attempt by a gunman at a campaign rally Saturday in a chaotic and shocking incident set to supercharge political tensions ahead of the US presidential election.

15/07/2024

Copa América final win was dream farewell, says retiring Albiceleste star Ángel Di María

"I dreamt it, that's why I said it was the last Copa América and it ended here," says Argentina winger Ángel Di María after Sunday's triumph.

15/07/2024

Champions! Argentina defeat Colombia 1-0 to win record 16th Copa América

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Lautaro Martinez scored an extra-time winner as defending champions Argentina defeated Colombia 1-0 to win a record 16th Copa América crown.

15/07/2024

Corrientes security minister resigns post amid missing child case

Buenaventura Duarte has tendered his resignation to Corrientes Province Governor Gustavo Valdés, with national deputy Alfredo Vallejos set to replace him.

14/07/2024

Central Bank will sell US dollars in the country’s parallel foreign exchange markets starting Monday, says Economy Minister Luis Caputo.

Central Bank will sell US dollars in the country’s parallel foreign exchange markets starting Monday, says Economy Minister Luis Caputo.

14/07/2024

Argentina seek 'triple crown' but Colombia aim for upset in Copa América final

A win would also give the Albiceleste a record 16th Copa America title, but Colombia are on an impressive streak of their own and will undoubtedly prove to be tough opponents.

14/07/2024

No economising economists

"The atomisation of economic thinking prevails far beyond the ministerial level in Argentina."

✍️ Michael Soltys

The atomisation of economic thinking prevails far beyond the ministerial level in Argentina.

14/07/2024

"For Milei & Co, the tensions that have been bubbling away in financial markets have fully revealed themselves."

✍️ Agustino Fontevecchia []

For now, President Milei retains his popularity, but it seems as if the model is beginning to run out of steam.

14/07/2024

Milei blames 'international left' for 'cowardly' Trump assassination attempt

Argentina's President Javier Milei blames "international left" for assassination attempt Saturday targeting former former US president Donald Trump.

14/07/2024

"Hard currency is the Achilles’ heel of the Milei programme, as it was for his predecessors in office."

✍️ Marcelo J. García []

Hard currency is the Achilles’ heel of the Milei programme, as it was for his predecessors in office.

13/07/2024

Argentina has declared the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas an "international terrorist organisation" over its October 7 assault on Israel and an "extensive history" of attacks.

Argentina declares Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas an "international terrorist organisation" for the October 7 assault in Israel.

13/07/2024

IMF denies there is ‘specific timetable’ for new Argentina deal

Julie Kozack, the Fund's communications director, contradicts claims by Economy Minister Luis Caputo that talks about new financing deal are underway and an agreement could be sealed this year.

13/07/2024

Stories that caught our eye: July 5 to 12

A selection of the stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.

13/07/2024

Tomorrow's . July 13, 2024. #360.

– One more time: Argentina goes for glory in Copa América final
– Mendoza: French rugby players face r**e allegation
– News, opinion and analysis from the last seven days in Argentina

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12/07/2024

Kaszek, Andreessen back Argentina fintech Tapi in US$22-million round

Argentine financial technology startup Tapi raises US$22 million in venture funding in a Series A round.

12/07/2024

Investigation into of disappearance of five-year-old Loan Danilo Peña takes disturbing twist

Hundreds of protesters join father of missing child Loan Danilo Peña for demonstration in Buenos Aires as police sources in Corrientes discover child po*******hy on the mobile phone of their prime suspect.

12/07/2024

Inflation in Argentina accelerated slightly to 4.6% in June, says INDEC

Inflation rose slightly in June from previous month, by 0.4 points; Consumer prices rose 4.6% overall in June and have soared 271.5% in the last 12 months.

12/07/2024

Horror in Wilde: Ten-year-old shot dead during shootout between police, muggers

Ten-year-old child Bastián Nehemías Escalante Montoya dies in hospital after being shot twice in a shootout between a plain-clothes policeman and two muggers.

12/07/2024

French rugby players Hugo Auradou, 20, and Oscar Jegou, 21, have been formally charged with the aggravated r**e of an Argentine woman after a night out following a match in Mendoza.

Hugo Auradou, 20, and Oscar Jegou, 21, formally charged Friday with the aggravated r**e of an Argentine woman after a night out following a match in Mendoza.

12/07/2024

President Milei heads to United States for ‘summer camp for billionaires’

Argentina’s President to attend a finance conference organised and funded by the investment firm Allen & Company, which attracts top CEOs and high-flying entrepreneurs.

12/07/2024

Pressure grows on Biden after he confuses Zelenskyy with Putin

US President Joe Biden mistakenly introduces Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as his Russian foe Vladimir Putin at a NATO summit.