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Visual arts teacher Ariel Bassano stands next to a painting identified by Dutch newspaper AD as believed to be "Portrait of a Lady" by Italian baroque portraitist Giuseppe Ghislandi

Police in Argentina recover Nazi-looted painting

Argentinian police have recovered an 18th-century painting stolen from a Dutch Jewish art collector over a week after it appeared in a property ad, investigators have said.

World • 03 Sep

Diego Maradona died on 25 November 2020 at age 60 while recovering at home from brain surgery for a blood clot

Maradona trial paused as judge's impartiality questioned

The Argentine court trying the medical team of late football legend Diego Maradona over his death suspended the trial for a week over questions about a judge's impartiality

World • 20 May

A memorial to Pope Francis at Buenos Aires cathedral

Pope's Argentine nephew sponsored to travel to funeral

A nephew of Pope Francis in Argentina has said that a private donor paid for him to travel to his uncle's funeral after the government failed to invite him to join officials travelling to the Vatican.

Pope Francis • 24 Apr

Workers from a construction site are believed to be among those inside the hotel when it collapsed

One dead, several missing in Argentina hotel collapse

A number of people are believed to be trapped after a ten-storey hotel building collapsed in the coastal city of Villa Gesell in Argentina's Buenos Aires province, the local municipality said in a statement.

World • 29 Oct 24

Watch: Commuter has close call with train in Argentina

A commuter distracted by their phone survived a close call with an oncoming train in Buenos Aires, Argentina, this week, as they narrowly avoided being hit in a full-on collision while crossing railway tracks.

World • 16 Oct 24

A vehicle belonging to a local media outlet is set on fire in Buenos Aires

Clashes in Argentina as Milei reforms pass in Senate

Argentina's Senate passed a sprawling bill that is key to libertarian President Javier Milei's economic reform plans, while protesters set fires and clashed with police in the streets outside Congress.

World • 13 Jun 24

Argentine President Javier Milei made the remark at a far-right rally in Madrid

Spain recalls its ambassador to Argentina over 'insult'

Spain has said it was recalling its ambassador from Buenos Aires after Argentine President Javier Milei, speaking at a far-right gathering in Madrid, called Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife "corrupt".

World • 19 May 24

In the 1920s and 1930s regular whaling ships along the shores of Argentina - and beyond - saw populations dwindle

Sei Whales return off Argentina 100 years after vanishing

Giant blue-grey Sei whales that vanished from Argentina's Patagonian coast a century ago due to hunting are now starting to flourish once again, with the species recovering following measures to protect them being put in place.

World • 10 May 24

HSBC is sellings its Argentina business to Grupo Financiero Galicia for $550m

HSBC to book $1bn loss from sale of Argentina business

HSBC Holdings said today it will sell its Argentina business and record a $1 billion pre-tax loss from the divestment in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 as the lender moves to sharpen its focus on Asia.

Business • 09 Apr 24

Colombia said the 'dignity' of President Gustavo Petro had been offended

Colombia expels Argentine diplomats over 'terrorist' jibe

Colombia has ordered the expulsion of Argentine diplomats from the country citing "denigrating" comments by Argentine President Javier Milei about his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro.

World • 28 Mar 24

Santander Q4 profit at record high on Europe lending

Spain's Santander is targeting higher profitability this year after record fourth-quarter net earnings beat forecasts on increased lending income in Europe and Brazil.

Business • 31 Jan 24

Gustavo Petro is Colombia's first left-wing president

Colombia recalls Argentina ambassador for Milei remarks

Colombia has recalled its ambassador to Argentina for consultations, after Argentine President Javier Milei called his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro a "communist murderer."

South America • 27 Jan 24

Thousands gathered by midday in the centre of Buenos Aires

Argentinians stage mass strike against Milei's policies

President of Argentina Javier Milei has faced the first major challenge to his budget-slashing policies as workers downed tools en masse and took to the streets in protest.

World • 24 Jan 24

Argentina has been seeking to charge Franco Reverberi since 2012 (File pic)

Italy blocks extradition of priest wanted by Argentina

Italy's justice minister has blocked the extradition of a priest sought by Argentina for colluding with the country's bloody 1976-1983 military dictatorship, human rights advocates said.

World • 13 Jan 24

Mr Milei is taking over from unpopular outgoing centre-left President Alberto Fernandez

Javier Milei sworn in as Argentina president

Javier Milei was sworn in on Sunday as Argentina's president, as the country steels itself for harsh spending cuts and economic reforms aimed at curbing rampant inflation.

South America • 10 Dec 23

Javier Milei is self-proclaimed anarcho-capitalist

Argentina's Milei: From TV pundit to the presidency

When Argentine libertarian Javier Milei announced his entry into politics in 2020 in a bid to "blow up" the system, few predicted that three years later the wild-haired economist and former TV pundit could reach the presidency. Now he's pulled it off.

World • 20 Nov 23

Javier Milei often appeared on stage at rallies with a chainsaw, vowing to slash public spending by 15%

Milei's dilemma: How to solve a problem like Argentina?

Argentina's president-elect Javier Milei will have no time to bask in yesterday's victory as he inherits a country crippled by inflation and short on cash, creditors and international sympathy.

Argentina • 20 Nov 23

Javier Milei has drawn comparisons with former US president Donald Trump and Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro

Outsider Javier Milei triumphs in Argentina election

Libertarian outsider Javier Milei has pulled off a massive upset with a resounding win in Argentina's presidential election, plunging the country into uncertainty in the midst of a crippling economic crisis.

World • 20 Nov 23

Javier Milei wants to ban abortion, legalise the sale of organs, 'dynamite' the central bank and abolish the department of education

'El Loco': who is Argentina's presidential frontrunner?

Argentina has been left reeling by the surprise surge of political outsider to the front of the race ahead of October's presidential elections, astounding the political establishment which had dismissed the daytime TV sex coach as a hopeless lightweight. Just who is Javier Milei?

Politics • 15 Aug 23

Diego Maradona died in November 2020 aged 60 while recovering from a blood clot, and after decades of battles with cocaine and alcohol addictions

Eight to face trial in Argentina over Maradona death

An Argentine appeals court has confirmed that eight medical professionals accused of responsibility in the death of football legend Diego Maradona will stand trial.

World • 19 Apr 23

Pieces of 'skin, fat and human flesh' were found inside a school shark near the town of Comodoro Rivadavia (stock image)

Remains of missing Argentinian man found in shark

Two fishermen found the remains of an Argentine man who mysteriously disappeared ten days ago inside a shark they caught, investigators said.

World • 28 Feb 23

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the President of Brazil

Brazil's Lula floats shared 'trading currency'

Brazil and Argentina are in early talks to establish a shared unit of value for bilateral trade to reduce reliance on the US dollar, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said.

Business • 24 Jan 23

Vice President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has received international support following the attack this month

Suspect in shooting attempt on Argentine VP charged

A man armed with a gun who tried to shoot Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been charged with attempted homicide.

World • 16 Sep 22

Footage showed the gun being pointed at Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (Pic: TV Publica Argentina via Reuters)

Gun jams in attempt to kill Argentinian vice president

Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was unharmed when a man with a loaded gun tried to shoot her but the gun did not go off, officials said.

World • 02 Sep 22

Symptoms of the mystery pneumonai included vomiting, a high fever, diarrhea and body aches (Stock image)

Three dead of mystery pneumonia in Argentina

A third person has died this week in Argentina from a type of pneumonia of unknown origin, with the fatalities thus far limited to a single clinic, health authorities have said.

World • 02 Sep 22