Argentina senate votes to legalise abortion Argentina became the first major country in Latin America to legalise abortion when the senate voted early today to allow it through the 14th week ... World • 30 Dec 20
Split Argentine senate to vote on legalising abortion A polarised Senate will decide today whether to legalise abortion in Argentina in a vote experts say could go either way. World • 29 Dec 20
Argentina's lower house votes to legalise abortion The lower house of Argentina's congress has approved the legalisation of abortion, sending the proposal to the Senate, which rejected a similar bill two years ... World • 11 Dec 20
SIS Pitches starts South America's most advanced pitch Irish-owned SIS Pitches has started the full reconstruction of the stadium pitch at Club Atlético River Plate in Buenos Aires in Argentina. Business • 16 Nov 20
Man distracted by phone falls onto train tracks A man ambling along the platform of a Buenos Aires subway stop was engrossed in his cell phone to the point that he didn't notice ... News Lens • 28 Nov 19
Priests in Argentina jailed over sex abuse of children The abuse of some 20 children took place at a school for deaf and hearing-impaired children between 2004 and 2016 World • 26 Nov 19
Adopted 'kitten' turns out to be a puma When Argentinian woman Florencia Lobo and her brother found two kittens next to a dead adult cat near the Santa Rosa de Leales settlement in ... News Lens • 21 Nov 19
Argentinian navy officers in Mayo to honour founder More than 200 Argentinian military personnel travelled to Co Mayo to visit the town where the founder of the country's Navy was born. Connacht • 03 Nov 19
Britain returns statue taken at Falklands to Argentina Thirty-seven years after the Falklands War, a tiny statue of the Madonna taken at the end of the conflict and held in Britain ever since ... World • 30 Oct 19
Argentine president-elect vows to 'turn page' on IMF Argentina's president-elect Alberto Fernandez has vowed to "turn the page" on the IMF-backed policies of incumbent Mauricio Macri, after voters weary of rising poverty and ... World • 28 Oct 19
Argentina returns to currency controls Argentina's government has authorised currency controls in an about-face by President Mauricio Macri, who had previously lifted many protectionist practices of his predecessor, Cristina Fernandez ... Business • 02 Sep 19
Mercosur not a 'done deal', Minister tells Dáil The Minister for Agriculture has said the Mercosur trade deal must not be spoken about as if it is a done deal. Politics • 09 Jul 19
EU and Mercosur group agree draft free trade deal Trade negotiators for the European Union and the South American Mercosur trading block have reached agreement on a new free-trade deal. World • 29 Jun 19
Power in Argentina, Uruguay partially restored Electricity services have been restored to more than 50% of Argentina and Uruguay following a massive blackout that left around 48 million people without power, ... World • 16 Jun 19
Outcry as 11-year-old Argentina rape victim gives birth An 11-year-old rape victim in Argentina was forced to deliver her baby prematurely by caesarean section despite requesting an abortion, sparking an outcry by women's ... World • 01 Mar 19
Argentines pay tribute to Sala at special memorial Grieving Argentines have paid tribute to footballer Emiliano Sala at a special memorial in his home region of Santa Fe. World • 16 Feb 19
G20 backs world trade reform ahead of Trump-Xi talks European officials said that G20 nations had agreed to commit to reforming the World Trade Organisation in a preliminary draft of the communique due to ... World • 01 Dec 18
New US-Mexico-Canada trade deal signed at G20 summit The United States, Canada and Mexico have signed a new North American trade pact, with US President Donald Trump predicting an easy passage through US ... World • 30 Nov 18
Merkel to miss start of G20 summit over plane incident German Chancellor Angela Merkel will miss the opening of the G20 summit in Argentina after her plane was forced to make an emergency landing in ... World • 30 Nov 18
Argentina appeals for early €50bn bailout from IMF The International Monetary Fund is studying a request from Argentina to speed up the payout of a $50bn loan programme. Argentina • 30 Aug 18
Argentina's Senate rejects bill to legalise abortion Senators in Argentina have voted against legalising abortion, dashing the hopes of women's rights groups after the bill was approved by the lower house in ... Argentina • 09 Aug 18
Bill to legalise abortion in Argentina is passed Lawmakers in Pope Francis' native Argentina have narrowly approved a bill to legalise abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. News • 14 Jun 18
Argentina and IMF agree on $50 billion loan Argentina and the International Monetary Fund have reached an agreement for a three-year, $50 billion standby lending arrangement. Business • 08 Jun 18
Norwegian approved to operate in Argentina Argentina has today authorised low-cost airline Norwegian to fly about 60 aircraft in the country, opening 72 local and 80 international routes to the company ... Business • 11 Dec 17
'Explosion' detected in search for submarine An abnormal sound detected in the South Atlantic Ocean around the time that an Argentine navy submarine sent its last signal last week was "consistent ... World • 23 Nov 17