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The Buenos Aires Times newspaper – News from Argentina and beyond in English. A weekly journal you can find inside @perfildiario, every Saturday.
Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires
Joined August 2017
'Renewing the promise – a United Nations that works' Argentine contender for top UN job outlines his vision for the global body ✍️ Rafael Mariano Grossi [@rafaelmgrossi] https://t.co/JlpibVOqDK
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"The world still needs the United Nations – but it must be a United Nations that works," says Rafael Mariano Grossi, candidate for Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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Milei's Argentina formally backs Rafael Grossi’s candidacy for UN secretary general https://t.co/ciTQodomUN
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President Javier Milei’s government puts forward the IAEA chief as a contender to succeed António Guterres in 2027, betting his technical profile, experience with global crises and diplomatic backing...
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Argentina’s YPF partners with Italy’s ENI to search for offshore oil in Uruguay https://t.co/b68xWNCQTI
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Uruguay, through its state-owned oil company Ancap, has seven offshore areas with active exploration contracts held by international companies.
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Adapt or die: Latin America's response to Trump https://t.co/SaggWsVE4h
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No country has been left untouched by what many view as a return to US interventionism in what the Trump administration has taken to calling "our hemisphere."
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Chinese investment in Argentina tops US$23 billion, defying Milei’s alignment with Trump ✍️ Eugenia Muzio [@eugemuzio] https://t.co/DDKUsGtHST
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An X-ray of the Asian country’s investments in Argentina. Beijing not only financed but also constructed and purchased assets in the sectors which today are the motor of Argentina’s recovery, from...
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Argentina's Milei plans new Israel trip to finalise Jerusalem Embassy transfer https://t.co/88qGNglxQI
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Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno confirms during an event with his Israeli counterpart that President Javier Milei will travel to Israel next year to oversee the final transfer of Argentina’s Embassy to...
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Federal court merges Loan Peña cases, sets preliminary hearing for February 2026 https://t.co/UOwCqdR29F
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Unification clears procedural challenges as 17 defendants move toward oral trial over disappearance of five-year-old in June 2024; Seven accused of abduction and concealment of boy, another 10 face...
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MercadoLibre tries to woo Brazil’s online shoppers as Amazon, Shein close in https://t.co/vEaAF0SBdM
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MercadoLibre is increasing discounts and promotions in Brazil to retain its market lead as Amazon and Shopee offer competition.
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Over half of women killed in Buenos Aires City in past decade were femicides https://t.co/3TBsE043vV
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Decade-long review shows slow trials, frequent appeals and rising concern over gender-based violence in the capital.
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First conviction in Mendoza for grooming on Roblox gaming platform https://t.co/jKqgic2S4y
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Benjamín Elías Marín Mendoza admits to grooming a 13-year-old in a summary trial, in which it was proven that he used the platform to initially contact the victim, later requesting intimate photogr...
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Bullrich ploughs cash into immigration controls, unveils new force https://t.co/RzWlM08Srx
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The sum in question is 181 billion pesos, included in the 2026 Budget; additional funds will be needed for the new border-control force.
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UCR enters a critical moment with the party’s future at stake ✍️ Ezequiel Spillman https://t.co/fWnsmRP6y6
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UCR National Committee will be renewing its leadership next month. Tensions reflects level of infighting among different provincial tribes, torn between those governors maintaining a good relations...
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#Opinion #Analysis #ZackPolanski Milei, Thatcher and the English Mamdani ✍️ Jorge Fontevecchia [@Fontevecchia] https://t.co/yzCX6vOPYR
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Zack Polanski – an environmental activist, gay, vegan and former actor – is gaining ground among young voters in the UK, making Britain’s Labour Party nervous as it watches Nigel Farage’s far-right...
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Beautiful game, baffling system: Unravelling Argentina’s impossible league system https://t.co/cvW9Arj4Tu
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A byzantine league system, eight trophies up for grabs starting from 2026 and formats that would give Albert Einstein a migraine – welcome to the wonderful chaos of Argentine football.
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Traders hunt for next Argentina as Trump’s sway shapes bets https://t.co/2irlPh4D4l
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Chile, Colombia and Brazil, some of the region’s largest economies, hold presidential elections in the next 12 months, with investors hoping for a shift to a more market-friendly approach in all...
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Study finds widespread arsenic contamination in Buenos Aires Province https://t.co/K6eTuEF740
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Seventy percent of the region shows contamination linked to cancer and chronic illness, ITBA warns; Researchers warn that prolonged exposure could trigger cancers and severe respiratory disease.
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"For good or ill, it would appear that for the foreseeable future the United States will continue to be the only superpower worth taking into account." ✍️ James Neilson 🗣️ #AsISeeIt
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For good or ill, it would appear that for the foreseeable future the United States will continue to be the only superpower worth taking into account.
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Argentina refuses to back G20 statement over ‘breakdown in consensus’ https://t.co/BC8ugH2wP3
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President Javier Milei’s government rejects G20 Leaders Summit final communiqué, echoing criticism from Washington; Argentina’s Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno oversees rejection, which Buenos Aires...
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"There’s an unwritten rule in Argentina’s politics that sometimes the leader has to remain absent. Javier Milei and some of his top-level officials appear to have taken a page from that playbook." ✍️ Agustino Fontevecchia [@AguFonte] https://t.co/LvajhKU639
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There’s an unwritten rule in Argentina’s politics that sometimes the leader has to remain absent. Javier Milei and some of his top-level officials appear to have taken a page from that playbook.
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Milei government hails Army chief appointment, opposition voices criticism https://t.co/9oiHqxBwjK
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Milei, Caputo, Bullrich and Adorni welcome the arrival of Monteoliva and Presti – but Peronist leaders brands appointment of new Defence chief “enormous step backwards.”
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