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Bounced checks due to insufficient funds reach pandemic levels

Bounced checks due to insufficient funds reach pandemic levels

The number of checks rejected due to insufficient funds in the first two months of 2026 reached levels similar to those seen during the Covid-19...

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Carlos Lamiral

Glacier law modification debate kicks off with a 400-person public hearing

Glacier law modification debate kicks off with a 400-person public hearing

Argentina’s Chamber of Deputies has opened its first public hearing on the controversial reform of the Glacier Law, approved by the upper house last...

yesterday 30

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Facundo Iglesia

Franco Colapinto to showcase F1 car in Buenos Aires in April

Franco Colapinto to showcase F1 car in Buenos Aires in April

Argentine racing driver Franco Colapinto will run with a Formula 1 car in Buenos Aires for the very first time. Sources in the Buenos Aires City...

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Fernando Romero Nuñez

Argentines call for memory, truth and justice 50 years since the last military coup

Argentines call for memory, truth and justice 50 years since the last military coup

Human rights organizations, unions, social groups and hundreds of thousands of Argentines marched to the Plaza de Mayo, in front of the presidential...

previous day 30

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Martina Jaureguy

The Abuelas created a movement. Their grandchildren are ready to carry the torch

The Abuelas created a movement. Their grandchildren are ready to carry the torch

It was April 1977 when the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, a group of women who were searching for their sons and daughters kidnapped by the dictatorship,...

tuesday 20

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Cocó Muro

March 24, 1976: the day Argentina’s darkest period began

March 24, 1976: the day Argentina’s darkest period began

It was the early hours of Wednesday, March 24, 1976. Outside, it was dark. Sunrise was still several hours away when the voice on the radio made the...

tuesday 40

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Martina Jaureguy

Argentina to host Mauritania and Zambia: what can we expect?

Argentina to host Mauritania and Zambia: what can we expect?

Mauritania and Zambia will be the Argentine men’s national football team rivals in its last friendly matches ahead of the World Cup, the Argentine...

23.03.2026 40

Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

Escape from a dictatorship death camp: the story of Jaime Dri

Escape from a dictatorship death camp: the story of Jaime Dri

When Jaime Dri realized he was being held at the ESMA death camp, one thing became very clear to him: he would never make it out alive.  It was late...

23.03.2026 30

Buenos Aires Herald

Agustín Mango

The Operation Condor files: the poet who led a global search for his granddaughter

The Operation Condor files: the poet who led a global search for his granddaughter

The Herald is publishing a special series to mark 50 years since the Operation Condor agreement was signed. The pieces can be viewed on this link....

22.03.2026 40

Buenos Aires Herald

Juan Decima

How the military laundered stolen desaparecidos’ goods

How the military laundered stolen desaparecidos’ goods

The scene is at the end of the film. Sheltered by darkness, Swiss banker Yvan de Weil patiently listens to an Argentine Army colonel thoroughly going...

21.03.2026 40

Buenos Aires Herald

Facundo Iglesia

(Dis)Appear, a film about memory, photography, and the Argentine dictatorship

(Dis)Appear, a film about memory, photography, and the Argentine dictatorship

Piotr Cieplak is an author, academic and award-winning filmmaker based in London Repurposed domestic photos of the disappeared have long been one of...

21.03.2026 50

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Piotr Cieplak

Empty stands: How the Military Junta left a football club without its fanbase

Empty stands: How the Military Junta left a football club without its fanbase

Football clubs are inextricably linked with the neighborhood around them, where murals and graffiti let you know you’re in their home, a holy ground...

20.03.2026 40

Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

2026 Copa Libertadores & Copa Sudamericana draws: Who are the Argentine teams facing?

2026 Copa Libertadores & Copa Sudamericana draws: Who are the Argentine teams facing?

The draws for the 2026 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana were held on Thursday, with several Argentine teams learning who they’ll be up...

20.03.2026 50

Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

Employment plummets in 2025 as economy rises due to more informal work

Employment plummets in 2025 as economy rises due to more informal work

Unemployment in Argentina went up to 7.5% in the last quarter of 2025. The number is 1.1 percentage points higher than the same period of 2024 and...

19.03.2026 40

Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

Scaloni shakes up player list ahead of last 2026 World Cup preparation game

Scaloni shakes up player list ahead of last 2026 World Cup preparation game

Argentina’s men’s national football team head coach Lionel Scaloni announced the list of players called up for the team’s friendly match against...

19.03.2026 40

Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

How Argentine rock stood up to the dictatorship and gained massive popularity

How Argentine rock stood up to the dictatorship and gained massive popularity

Fifty years after the military coup of March 24, 1976, the rock scene in Argentina has grown to a dimension that nobody could have ever foreseen....

19.03.2026 40

Buenos Aires Herald

Marcelo Fernández Bitar

A new record for Lionel Messi as he reaches 900 goals as a professional

A new record for Lionel Messi as he reaches 900 goals as a professional

Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi reached 900 goals as a professional player on Wednesday. The Argentina and Inter Miami captain became the...

19.03.2026 40

Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

50 years on, most Argentines support continuing dictatorship trials

50 years on, most Argentines support continuing dictatorship trials

Seven out of ten Argentines have a negative opinion of the last military dictatorship and believe that those who committed atrocities need to continue...

18.03.2026 50

Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

Soda Stereo sparks frenzy with 30-date arena tour

Soda Stereo sparks frenzy with 30-date arena tour

In a plot twist somehow similar to ABBA’s record-breaking hologram show Voyage in London, legendary Argentine pop rock band Soda Stereo will perform...

16.03.2026 60

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Marcelo Fernández Bitar

Franco Colapinto scores first-ever Alpine points in China. What comes next?

Franco Colapinto scores first-ever Alpine points in China. What comes next?

Argentine race driver Franco Colapinto accomplished a major feat in last Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, earning his first-ever Formula 1 Drivers’...

16.03.2026 50

Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

It’s official: 2026 Finalissima is canceled

It’s official: 2026 Finalissima is canceled

The 2026 Finalissima has been officially canceled, after Argentina and Spain — the winners of the Copa América and the Eurocopa, respectively —...

16.03.2026 70

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Fernando Romero Nuñez

Argentina warms to pickleball’s social game

There is a new sport growing in Argentina, and no, it’s not the 90s revival of padel — it’s pickleball. A quick, social sport that blends...

15.03.2026 20

Buenos Aires Herald

Chloe wellington-hunt

Government looks to move on from Adorni scandal amid speculation over friendly fire

The controversy surrounding Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni over his wife’s trip to the United States as part of the presidential delegation escalated...

15.03.2026 40

Buenos Aires Herald

Cecilia Camarano

The four main takeaways from Argentina Week in New York

Argentina Week, a New York City event organized by the Argentine government to attract foreign investment, wrapped up on Friday after a week of...

14.03.2026 50

Buenos Aires Herald

Facundo Iglesia

Identities of two dictatorship victims found in La Perla detention center announced

The identities of two of the 12 dictatorship victims identified during excavations at the former clandestine detention center known as La Perla in...

13.03.2026 60

Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

New complaint filed against Adorni over alleged illicit enrichment

A new criminal complaint has been filed against Argentina’s Chief of Staff, Manuel Adorni, alleging illicit enrichment in connection with a private...

12.03.2026 40

Buenos Aires Herald

Vanesa Petrillo

AFA president Claudio Tapia appears in court: ‘We complied with what the judge ordered’

Argentine Football Association (AFA) president Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia appeared in front of the court on Thursday after he was summoned for...

12.03.2026 50

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Fernando Romero Nuñez

Argentina strikes settlement with holdout funds over 2001 defaulted debt

The Argentine government submitted a letter to Judge Loretta Preska of the Southern District of New York announcing a settlement in principle with...

11.03.2026 60

Buenos Aires Herald

Facundo Iglesia

Lollapalooza Argentina 2026: all you need to know

Since 2014, Argentine music fans have enjoyed the local version of the famed festival Lollapalooza, created by alt-rocker Perry Farrell in 1991 in the...

11.03.2026 90

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Marcelo Fernández Bitar

Diego Maradona’s death trial postponed again

The trial over the death of Argentine football superstar Diego Maradona has been postponed once more.  Initially set to start on March 17, the new...

11.03.2026 60

Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

Forensic anthropologists identify 12 bodies found in dictatorship detention center

The Argentine Team of Forensic Anthropology (EAAF, for its Spanish initials) has identified 12 bodies that were found during an excavation at the site...

11.03.2026 60

Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

AFA launches streaming platform, Tapia calls it ‘a landmark for Argentine football’

10.03.2026 70

Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

Spike in oil prices opens mixed bag for Argentina

10.03.2026 60

Buenos Aires Herald

Facundo Iglesia

Cat-like reflexes and struggles: What did we learn from Franco Colapinto’s 2026 debut?

09.03.2026 60

Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

Too hot to learn: cooling Argentina’s overheating schools

07.03.2026 60

Buenos Aires Herald

Tomás barrandeguy

River Plate announces split with AFA amid Tapia controversies

Argentine football giant River Plate announced on Thursday that it will no longer attend Argentine Football Association Executive Committee meetings....

06.03.2026 200

Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

Messi joins Trump for White House visit, sparking criticism and controversy

06.03.2026 70

Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

Argentina’s industry records the second-worst decline worldwide in two years

Argentina recorded the world’s second-worst industrial decline from 2023 to 2025, said a consulting firm that analyzed data from the United Nations....

06.03.2026 90

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Facundo Iglesia

Argentine gendarme Nahuel Gallo: ‘In my mind, I am still imprisoned’

Argentine military police officer Nahuel Gallo said he suffered “psychological torture” in his first public appearance since being released from a...

05.03.2026 100

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Facundo Iglesia

Eduardo Coudet confirmed as new River Plate head coach

Eduardo “Chacho” Coudet will be the new River Plate head coach, club president Stefano Di Carlo confirmed on Tuesday. “It’s done,” Di Carlo...

03.03.2026 90

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Fernando Romero Nuñez

Argentina’s CGT will file legal complaints against Milei’s labor reform

03.03.2026 90

Buenos Aires Herald

Facundo Iglesia

Milei gives unhinged speech to kick off legislative year in Congress

02.03.2026 80

Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

Virtual wallet loans in Argentina: credit boom, sky-high rates and record delinquency

01.03.2026 80

Buenos Aires Herald

Facundo Iglesia

Argentina’s fertility rate has plummeted. The reason why might surprise you

28.02.2026 90

Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

Lucrecia Martel: ‘I miss the representations of ourselves’

27.02.2026 80

Buenos Aires Herald

Agustín Mango

Milei scores major win as labor reform becomes official law

27.02.2026 90

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Martina Jaureguy

Netflix’s Drive to Survive new season brings Franco Colapinto in the spotlight

Franco Colapinto has undoubtedly become one of the biggest stars of the moment in Argentina. With his magnetic charisma, nonchalant attitude and speed...

25.02.2026 80

Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

Argentine football to strike in response to AFA’s legal troubles

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced on Monday that its club members will go on strike to protest the recent legal complaint filed by...

24.02.2026 80

Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

Marcelo Gallardo steps down as River Plate head coach

Argentine football giant River Plate announced on Monday that club legend Marcelo Gallardo is stepping down as head coach. Gallardo confirmed the...

24.02.2026 150

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Fernando Romero Nuñez

U.S. Supreme Court ruling casts doubts over trade agreement with Argentina

24.02.2026 90

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Facundo Iglesia