By Isabel Debre | Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Shelves have gone empty, as residents hunt in vain and resort to DIY alternatives. And surging resale prices are shocking even to Argentines accustomed to triple-digit inflation. The country’s latest crisis: There isn’t enough mosquito repellent. As the South American country contends with its worst … Read more
Governments across Latin America have rallied around Mexico after security forces in Ecuador stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest a controversial politician who had been granted political asylum there. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela sharply rebuked Ecuador on Saturday, hours after the seizure of Ecuador’s former Vice President … Read more
A man wearing a Diego Maradona t-shirt walks by the Argentine Central Bank on November 30, 2023 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tomas Cuesta | Getty Images News | Getty Images Argentina is in the grip of a profound economic crisis, and one veteran economist believes part of the solution is for President Javier Milei to … Read more
Argentina’s President Javier Milei gestures while delivering his first policy speech to parliament during the inauguration of the 142nd ordinary session of Congress in Buenos Aires on March 1, 2024. Juan Mabromata | Afp | Getty Images Argentina’s Javier Milei has been accused of hypocrisy for orchestrating a substantial increase in presidential pay while pushing … Read more
Last Updated: February 16, 2024, 09:07 IST Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi against Newell’s Old Boys (AP) Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami played out a 1-1 draw against his Argentine boyhood club, Newell’s Old Boys. Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi returned to the starting lineup for the MLS club on Thursday in a 1-1 home draw with … Read more
Jame Quincey, CEO of Coca-Cola Co., speaking on Squawk Box at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 18th, 2023. Adam Galica | CNBC Inflation is moderating in most markets, after a stretch in which the beverage maker relied on price hikes to drive higher revenue, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said Tuesday. Coke reported its … Read more
Follow live coverage of Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami vs Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr The napkin upon which Lionel Messi’s first Barcelona agreement was informally written will be sold at auction. Bonhams — a privately owned, London-based international auction house — will run the auction between March 18-27, with a starting price of £300,000 ($381k), on … Read more
Javier Milei, Argentina’s president, during a special address on day two of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Argentina’s largest labor union grouping on Wednesday is expected to hold a nationwide general strike to protest President Javier Milei’s shock economic agenda. The … Read more
Argentina’s President Javier Milei delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos on January 17, 2024. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Argentina’s President Javier Milei on Wednesday called on business and political leaders at Davos to … Read more
PABLO Novak might just be the world’s loneliest man. The 93-year-old is the sole inhabitant of a mysterious ghost town that disappeared underwater for 25 years. 8 Pablo Novak grew up in the once-booming lakeside holiday town of EpecuenCredit: Alamy 8 A rare weather pattern battered the area in 1985 and drowned EpecuenCredit: Alamy 8 … Read more
