News from Argentina and beyond – in English | Buenos Aires Times
WEB2 days ago · Homepage for the Buenos Aires Times, Argentina's only English-language newspaper. News from Argentina and beyond – in English. News, analysis, politics, finance, economy, culture, sports – and much, much more!
Sports | Buenos Aires Times
WEB4 days ago · SPORTS BROADCASTING Pirate football streaming sites come under attack from authorities. 15-08-2024 17:18 Argentina’s justice system launches a probe against football piracy in Argentina, shuttering the popular ‘Fútbol Libre’ site and a host of others. Behind the criminal complaints are a group powerful firms, grouped together as the Alianza Contra la Piratería Audiovisual, who are ...
Villarruel vows to reopen criminal cases against anti-junta guerrillas
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Vice-President Victoria Villarruel promised Tuesday to reopen criminal cases investigating the deaths of victims of left-wing guerrilla fighters who fought against Argentina’s 1976-1983 military dictatorship. The move sparked criticism from human rights groups, who said the conservative leader was disregarding the “genocide” committed ...
Tourism | Buenos Aires Times
WEBCARNAVAL 2023 A guide to Carnaval 2023 in Buenos Aires. 06-02-2023 11:45 This year's carnival celebrations officially started last Saturday, February 4, but people across the country will keep the party alive every weekend until the upcoming national holidays on February 20 and 21; Buenos Aires' closing party will take place March 6 on Avenida de Mayo with a Fiesta Bresh DJ set and a ...
Argentina arrests ex-member of Italy's Red Brigades
WEBAug 29, 2024 · A former member of Italian Marxist-Leninist armed group the Red Brigades was arrested in Argentina on Thursday, authorities in Rome and Buenos Aires said. Leonardo Bertulazzi was detained after authorities in Argentina revoked the refugee status he had obtained in the country in 2004 and following a …
Inflation hit 94.8% in 2022, highest rate in 32 years
WEBJan 12, 2023 · Argentina registered inflation of 94.8 percent in 2022 – its highest official annual figure since 1991 and the hyperinflation registered in the late 1980s and at the beginning of the 1990s, the INDEC national statistics bureau confirmed on Thursday. Latin America's third-largest economy has been suffering from runaway price hikes throughout ...
Milei lowers key import tariff to cool inflation
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Economy Minister Luis Caputo announced Argentina would lower a levy known as the PAIS tax on imports from 17.5 percent to 7.5 percent. The Milei administration actually increased the tax after taking office December 10 in an effort to boost federal revenues and close a fiscal deficit, but the higher tariff has elevated prices on imports.
Military | Buenos Aires Times
WEBARMED FORCES Military issue: The trauma affecting Argentina and its Armed Forces. 01-01-2024 01:25 In countries such as Brazil, the United States or Israel, entering the military is often a prestigious and profitable career path, one frequently chosen by individuals across different social classes and strata. But in Argentina, where the shadow of the dark era of the 1976-1983 dictatorship ...
Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or for eighth time
WEBOct 30, 2023 · Lionel Messi won the eighth Ballon d'Or of his remarkable career at a glittering ceremony in Paris on Monday, while Spain's World Cup-winning star Aitana Bonmati took the women's prize. For Messi, the trophy rewards, above all else, his inspirational performances at last year's World Cup in Qatar, when he dragged Argentina to victory, scoring ...
How drug smugglers infiltrated a global shipping giant
WEBDec 24, 2022 · A few months earlier, more than 100 agents had boarded one of MSC’s ships, the Gayane, as it slid into the Port of Philadelphia for what was supposed to be a quick stop on its way to Rotterdam.Deep below deck, hidden in containers packed with wine and nuts, the agents discovered nearly 20 tons of cocaine, worth US$1 billion.