Argentina
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The International Monetary Fund on Friday confirmed it was in talks with Argentina about a new $20 billion, four-year loan program to support the country's economic reform program. "Progress on the new program is very advanced and engagement continues at all levels to finalize an agreement that will help Argentina consolidate its already successful economic…
18 Mar
Lionel Messi will miss Argentina's World Cup qualifiers this month after suffering a groin strain in Inter Miami's victory over Atlanta at the weekend, his club confirmed on Monday. Messi was left out of Argentina's squad for the world champions' clash against Uruguay on Friday, which is followed by a showdown with Brazil on March…
14 Mar
Pope Francis marked a month in hospital Friday, with football players sending him messages of support for his recovery from pneumonia, including the captain of his favourite team, San Lorenzo. Francis, 88, has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital since February 14 and has suffered a series of breathing crises, with doctors initially warning his life…
12 Mar
Argentine police fought running battles Wednesday with hundreds of protesters, including numerous football fans, during a protest march by pensioners in Buenos Aires. Scores of riot police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to try to disperse stone-throwing protesters, many of whom had turned out in football jerseys for the demonstration against President…
17 Feb
Argentine ex-president Alberto Fernandez was ordered to stand trial for allegedly beating his ex-girlfriend, according to a court ruling issued Monday. Fabiola Yanez, 43, filed a complaint against Fernandez, 65 -- by then her ex-partner -- after messages detailing the alleged violence cropped up in a separate fraud investigation against him. The messages, with photographic…
17 Feb
Argentine President Javier Milei is facing impeachment threats and legal action after his social media endorsement of a cryptocurrency led to massive investment losses by Argentina citizens. On Friday, Milei promoted the $LIBRA cryptocurrency on X, claiming it would help fund small businesses. His endorsement caused a sharp rise in the coin’s value, but after…
16 Feb
Argentina's President Javier Milei admitted making a mistake on Saturday after promoting a cryptocurrency whose value soared and then crashed, with his office announcing an "urgent investigation". According to news outlets, Milei posted a message on social media platform X Friday evening, praising a "private project" aimed at "stimulating the growth of the Argentine economy,…
6 Feb
Argentina said Wednesday it would ban gender transition procedures for minors, part of President Javier Milei's war on what he calls "woke ideology."
6 Feb
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, as the saying goes, and Argentina's President Javier Milei has made clear his admiration for Donald Trump by liberally borrowing from the US president's playbook. On Wednesday, Argentina announced it would follow the United States out of the World Health Organization, echoing Trump's repeated complaints about what he…
5 Feb
Argentina will leave the World Health Organization (WHO) due to the mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic, a spokesman for right-wing populist President Javier Milei said on Wednesday. The decision comes two weeks after President Donald Trump made the announced on the first day of his second term,that the U.S would leave the UN health body.…
22 Nov
The International Criminal Court (ICC) decision Thursday to issue arrest warrants for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister "ignores" the country's right to defend itself, Argentina's leader said. Argentina "declares its deep disagreement" with the decision, which "ignores Israel's legitimate right to self-defense against the constant attacks by terrorist organizations like…
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