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A fugitive Chilean colonel has been apprehended in Argentina for human rights crimes.

June 13, 2021

On Saturday, police in Argentina apprehended a former Chilean army colonel in Buenos Aires after he escaped neighbouring Chile, where he was convicted of human...

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Argentina declares a “circuit breaker” lockout as the COVID-19 pandemic rages.

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May 21, 2021

Argentina will tighten pandemic lockdown steps to tackle a serious second COVID-19 surge, President Alberto Fernandez said on Thursday (May 20), underscoring the country's alarm...

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More Argentine Jews made the move to Israel in 2020 despite the pandemic

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March 17, 2021

Travel restrictions and lockdowns due to the global pandemic didn’t stop Argentine Jews from making the move to Israel — aliyah rose in 2020 by...

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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Chile-Argentina border region: GFZ

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January 24, 2021

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck the Chile-Argentina border region, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said on Saturday. The quake was at a...

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Pope calls Maradona a fragile poet; decries doping cheats

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January 3, 2021

In a wide-ranging interview with Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport published on Saturday, Francis recalled his own days playing soccer as a child....

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Argentina church asks lawmakers to search their hearts ahead of abortion vote

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December 27, 2020

The Church of Argentina on Saturday called on the country´s lawmakers to vote their conscience this coming week, when the Senate will take up a...

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Argentine president says he’ll get Russia vaccine to dispel fears

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December 10, 2020

President Alberto Fernandez said Thursday he would be the first person in Argentina to be injected with Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in order to...

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Street Artist reveals the graffiti of ‘Saint’ Diego Maradona

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December 9, 2020

Tributes to the late football hero Diego Maradona included plans to rename the stadium and the street in his honour and place his face on...

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Argentinian prosecutors raid home of Maradona’s psychiatrist being investigated

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December 1, 2020

Argentine investigators raided the home of Diego Maradona’s psychiatrist on Tuesday, the latest twist in a probe into the soccer legend’s death last week, which...

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Argentina celebrates ‘eternal passion’ for Maradona with tattoos

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December 1, 2020

[caption id="attachment_81251" align="alignnone" width="2500"] Nerea Barbosa, a devoted Diego Maradona fan who has images of Maradona tattooed on her arm, poses for a photo at...

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Prosecutors in Argentina are investigating the death of soccer star Maradona

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November 29, 2020November 29, 2020

Argentine justice officials on Sunday seized medical files from the doctor of Diego Maradona as part of their investigation into the recent death of the...

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‘Adios Diego’: World says emotional farewell to flawed hero Maradona

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November 27, 2020

Argentina’s Diego Maradona, one of the world’s greatest ever soccer players, was set to be laid to rest on Thursday amid a global outpouring of...

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Argentina government says Maradona wake will be extended amid clashes

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November 27, 2020

Argentina’s government will extend a public wake for Diego Maradona until 7 pm (2200 GMT) on Thursday after clashes broke out between police and fans...

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Diego Maradona’s coffin arrives at Argentinian president’s mansion to lie in state as weeping fans fill the streets to honour the lost hero (photos)

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November 26, 2020

Diego Maradona's body has arrived at the presidential palace in Argentina to lie in state as the grieving country prepares to pay its last respects to...

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Diego Maradona’s last words before his death revealed as Argentina’s president orders three days of national mourning

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November 26, 2020

On Wednesday November 25, the world was shocked by news of the death of former Barcelona, Napoli and Argentina playmaker, Diego Maradona. He passed...

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“FIFA should retire No.10 for all teams in tribute to Maradona” – Former Chelsea coach, Andre Villas-Boas

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November 26, 2020

Former Chelsea coach and current Marseille boss, Andre Villas-Boas has urged FIFA to retire the No.10 jersey famously won by the late Diego Maradona as...

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Football legend Maradona dies at 60

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November 25, 2020

Diego Maradona, one of the greatest footballers in history, has died at the age of 60. Diego Maradona was captain when Argentina won the World...

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Argentina exceeds 1 million Covid-19 cases

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October 20, 2020

Argentina has become the fifth country in the world to exceed one million coronavirus cases, its health ministry said on Monday, making it the smallest...

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Argentine lawmaker goes viral for sucking a woman’s breasts during virtual congressional session (+18 video)

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September 26, 2020

A politician in Argentina has gone viral online after he was caught sucking a woman's breasts during a virtual congressional session with his fellow lawmakers...

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Argentine senate votes to remove Kirchner-case judges

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September 18, 2020

Argentine vice-president Cristina Kirchner, pictured at the Casa Rosada presidency building in Buenos Aires in August 2020 Juan MABROMATA AFP Argentina's senate has voted to...

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‘Nowhere to go’: Argentine families occupy land as pandemic stokes poverty

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September 16, 2020

When the coronavirus pandemic hit Argentina, painter Gonzalo Esquivel could not know it marked the beginning of a personal crisis that would eventually see him...

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Newborn baby girl found in bin bag with knife sticking out of her back

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September 13, 2020

A newborn baby was found in a black plastic bin bag with a rusty knife sticking out of her back. The baby, believed to...

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‘Health catastrophe’: Argentine provinces strain as coronavirus cases top 500,000

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September 9, 2020

Sergio Barrera Ruiz, a 52-year-old pediatrician from Jujuy in the north of Argentina, sees a local health crisis looming as the coronavirus pandemic ripples out...

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Argentina seeks clarity from Paraguay over deaths of two 11-year-old ‘rebels’

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September 5, 2020

Argentina asked for an explanation on Friday from Paraguay about the deaths in a police and military operation against a rebel group of two 11-year-old...

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Argentina reports record number of new COVID-19 cases but relaxes lockdown

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August 29, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A cleaning worker is seen at the Dr. Alberto Antranik Eurnekian hospital, in Ezeiza, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina August 21,...