Chinese whispers
Buenos Aires Timesby Michael Soltys·1d ago
Today is the 115th anniversary of the Wuchang Uprising, the start of the 1911 revolution ending four millennia of Chinese imperial dynasties four months later, so perhaps as good a time as any to...
Argentina gets taste of global data-centre boom
Buenos Aires Timesby Giselle Leclercq·1d ago
Javier Milei is determined to turn Argentina into a technology hub and he travels the world to promote the country’s advantages: vast expanses of land, water, cheap energy and the promise of a...
Brazil’s second MAGA moment
Buenos Aires Timesby Agustino Fontevecchia·1d ago
While the decisive leg of the election is still to be run, the results of the presidential election in Brazil between Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro last weekend have created deep...
Runaway run-off?
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·1d ago
Nothing premature about President Javier Milei’s celebration of last Sunday’s Brazilian election results with the run-off now only a fortnight away seemingly in far-right presidential candidate...
Israel continues to surge ahead
Buenos Aires Timesby James Neilson·1d ago
Three years have gone by since thousands of trained fighters belonging to Jihadist organisations and like-minded “civilians” with a fondness for loot and carnage invaded southern Israel, where they...
Malvinas and dissidence
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·1d ago
The vindication of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands is sustained by a huge majority of Argentina’s citizens.
Stories that caught our eye: October 2 to 9
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·2d ago
MESSI’S FOND FAREWELL Argentina 10, West Africa 0 was the final score after two friendly matches culminating in football superstar Lionel Messi ’s last appearance with the national team last...
Supreme Court restores limits on foreign land ownership
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·2d ago
Argentina's Supreme Court on Friday provisionally restored a cap on foreign land ownership, suspending President Javier Milei's repeal of the ‘Ley de Tierras,’ which restricted foreign ownership of...
Messi steps off-stage with a show to remember
Buenos Aires Timesby Dan Edwards·2d ago
Argentina fans were promised a show to remember on Tuesday night, and they were not to be disappointed – Lionel Messi’s final Albiceleste game ultimately hit all the right notes, proving a fitting...
Milei prepares legal escalation over Malvinas oil project
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·2d ago
Argentina’s government is preparing to ask an international maritime tribunal to halt the ‘Sea Lion’ offshore oil project near the Malvinas Islands after Britain indicated it would ignore a...
Argentina friendlies prove to be no fairy tale for African footballers
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·3d ago
When Benin and Burkina Faso flew to Buenos Aires for friendlies against Argentina – including superstar Lionel Messi's swansong – it would have seemed like dreamland for players who rarely if ever...
Closing arguments begin in Maradona death trial
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·3d ago
Prosecutors began presenting their closing arguments Thursday at the trial over the death of late football icon Diego Maradona, arguing that he was abandoned to his fate by a "chaotic" and...
State water utility AySA to return to private hands in US$340-million deal
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·3d ago
State-owned water and sanitation utility AySA is set to return to private hands after a four-firm consortium submitted a winning bid of US$340.2 million.
Milei fails to boost lending as banks load up on government debt
Buenos Aires Timesby Ignacio Olivera Doll, Bloomberg·3d ago
A push by President Javier Milei’s administration to get Argentine banks “banking again” is losing momentum, with lenders once again leaning on government bonds for profit as a slowing economy and...
Messi says he already misses playing for Argentina
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·4d ago
Less than 24 hours after calling time on his international career, Lionel Messi said Wednesday he is already missing wearing Argentina’s shirt.
Intellectuals challenge government’s Malvinas stance
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·4d ago
A statement signed by more than 80 figures from Argentina’s academic, legal and cultural worlds says it recognises the nation’s sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom but rejects the idea of...
Beloved Argentine singer-songwriter Piero dies at 81
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·4d ago
Argentine-Italian singer-songwriter Piero, whose 1969 hit ‘Mi viejo’ became a Latin American classic, has died at the age of 81, his family have announced.
Flávio Bolsonaro secures four key party endorsements in Brazil race
Buenos Aires Timesby Daniel Carvalho & Augusta Saraiva, Bloomberg·4d ago
Brazil presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro won the backing of four centre-right parties on Wednesday, a day after a former adversary endorsed him, bolstering his campaign ahead of a tight...
Grossi moves into second place in UN secretary-general race
Buenos Aires Timesby James Grainger·4d ago
Argentine diplomat Rafael Grossi has moved into second place in the race to become the next United Nations secretary-general for the first time since the selection process began, according to...
Sluggish August points to technical recession
Buenos Aires Timesby Manuela Tobias, Bloomberg·4d ago
Argentina’s economy is on track to enter a technical recession after a lukewarm recovery in August failed to make up for steeper losses in July, adding to President Javier Milei’s challenges ahead...
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