Argentina’s dominant political force of the past half century or more has long been defined by personalities over policies. Now, the Peronists can’t rally behind a candidate for this year’s election — not even the president himself. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the two-term former...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Shortly after Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, Alla Prigolovkina and her husband, Andrei Ushakov, decided they had to flee their Sochi, Russia, home. Ushakov had been detained for holding up a sign that read “Peace,” and Prigolovkina, a...
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Argentina will hold general elections this October and although a list of candidates has not been fully defined, a number of potential presidential prospects are already emerging. Coming off of a year of record-setting inflation not seen since the...
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Argentina’s ruling Peronist coalition was dealt a blow on Wednesday when four of its senators announced their departure, weakening the government’s sway in the Senate just eight months before high-stakes general elections. Senators...
Health authorities have detected at least eight cases of infected birds in the wild and in backyard fowl, and adopted new measures to prevent its spread to poultry farms. Argentina has been in a health emergency for almost a week following the detection of birds infected with avian flu...
