Health Ministry says experts will travel to Ushuaia to test rodents for hantavirus

The national government will send experts to Ushuaia, the Patagonian city from which the cruise ship carrying a hantavirus outbreak set sail, to examine rodents for the “possible presence of the virus,” says... Read more »

Milei government sees financial reasons to be cheerful

President Javier Milei’s economic team is seeking to consolidate the narrative of “the worst is now behind us” with March the month enthusing government offices with data showing economic activity moving up. ... Read more »

Apertura play-offs arrive – and anything could happen

Around here we never (OK, sometimes) get tired of pointing out that Argentine football is an organism in constant flux. Even when it looks entirely the same, a closer look will reveal... Read more »

Argentina’s zero tolerance turn and the limits of libertarianism

Argentina’s new governing paradox is becoming harder to ignore. A president elected on a promise to shrink the state is expanding its most coercive functions. When Javier Milei came to power, he... Read more »

Milei to investors: ‘American dream is being reborn in US and Argentina’

President Javier Milei ended a brief midweek trip to the United States by delivering the closing speech at the 29th Annual Conference of the Milken Institute in Los Angeles. In a speech... Read more »

Why the Falkland Islands are British

Why the Falkland Islands are British Tuesday, May 5th 2026 – 01:34 UTC Great Britain is no longer the owner of the Falklands, only the “administering power” By Graham Pascoe... Read more »

Simeone, Atlético Madrid at crossroads after Champions League knock-out

Arsenal’s Champions League elimination of Atlético Madrid condemned Diego Simeone’s side to a fifth straight season without silverware, inevitably raising questions over the Argentine coach’s future. Asked if he had the strength... Read more »

Contractor testifies Adorni paid $245,000 in cash to remodel his country home; government rejects the figure — MercoPress

Contractor testifies Adorni paid $245,000 in cash to remodel his country home; government rejects the figure Tuesday, May 5th 2026 – 02:02 UTC From Oct 2024 to Jul 2025, the... Read more »

Race to find port for cruise ship battling deadly rodent virus

Health authorities raced Tuesday to find a port for a cruise ship battling a hantavirus outbreak, as it remained off the West African coast with passengers isolating after three people died. The... Read more »

Contractor testimony fuels illicit enrichment case against Adorni

A contractor told prosecutors on Monday that he was paid US$245,000 in cash to refurbish a property owned by Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni’s family, testimony that deepens the illicit enrichment probe into... Read more »