A “fearless fight”: Their children disappeared in Argentina’s dictatorship. These mothers have looked for them since
MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ, of Associated Press, reports on the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo…
Dengue outbreak in Argentina on track to break records
Buenos Aires/Salta, Argentina Reuters A major outbreak in Argentina of dengue, a mosquito-borne illness that can be fatal, is on track to smash previous records, reflecting wider worry around South America where warmer and wetter weather has led to a surge in cases. Over 120,000 cases have been recorded so far in Argentina in the […]
New lives: Russian war exiles bring banyas and blinis to Buenos Aires
LUCINDA ELLIOTT and MIGUEL LO BIANCO, of Reuters, report on the wave of migrants who have left Russia for Latin American nations after the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine…
Argentina’s child poverty rate on track to hit 70 per cent, UNICEF warns
Buenos Aires, Argentina Reuters Argentina’s child poverty rate could hit 70% in the first quarter of the year unless there is a change in course, UNICEF warned in a report on Tuesday, reflecting how high inflation, weakening growth and austerity is hitting the country hard. In a report, the UN Children’s Fund said the poverty […]
Postcards: As Argentina food prices soar, more people scavenge to survive
MIGUEL LO BIANCO, of Reuters, reports from Buenos Aires…
A bomb destroyed a Jewish community centre in Argentina in 1994. What has happened since?
Buenos Aires, Argentina AP On 18th July, 1994, an explosion destroyed the Buenos Aires headquarters of the Argentine-Israelite Mutual Association, a Jewish community centre. The worst such attack in the history of Argentina left 85 dead and more than 300 injured. Official reports established that the attack on the center, known by its Spanish initials […]
Argentina femicides keep rising after record last year, observatory says
Buenos Aires, Argentina Reuters Femicides in Argentina, already at a record level last year, have increased further in the first two months of 2024, a report from a local observatory on Friday showed, with more than one killing per day underscoring the deadly threat to women. The country saw 61 misogynistic murders of women and […]
Saints of Past Ages: Maria Antonia de Paz y Figueroa
DÉBORA REY, of Associated Press, looks at the life of “Mama Antula”…
After embrace, Pope and Argentina’s Milei meet amid speculation Francis might finally go home
Rome, Italy AP Despite their rocky start, Argentina’s President Javier Milei and Pope Francis appeared to have hit it off as they held their first meeting Monday amid speculation that the Argentine pontiff might finally go home for a visit later this year. The Vatican said the two men met for an hour and 10 minutes, an […]
Pope blasts “radical individualism” as he meets with Argentines ahead of big canonization
Rome, Italy AP Pope Francis on Friday blasted the “radical individualism” that he said was infecting society today, as he greeted Argentine pilgrims who are in town for this weekend’s canonization of the first female saint from his home country. Instead, Francis held up as a model the 18th century Argentine laywoman lovingly known as […]