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Iranian State Media Say Argentine Authorities Impound Mahan Air Aircraft

Iranian state media said on Sunday that Argentinian authorities have impounded a Boeing 747 plane whose original owner, Iran's Mahan Air, was sold to a Venezuelan airline a year ago. There was no official confirmation of the reports. "The ownership of the aircraft was transferred a year ago and it…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Thousands join anti-femicide march in Argentina's capital

Thousands of people marched against femicide and gender violence in Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires Friday afternoon, as part of a movement now in its seventh year called Ni Una Menos, or "Not One Woman Less."

Reuters

Man has 30 operations to look like Ricky Martin - and says he is prettier than star

Francisco Ibanez, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, said he had surgery on his nose, lips and chin to look like singer Ricky Martin and ended up "prettier than him"

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Man City agree extra fee to complete dream Erling Haaland strike partnership

City sent Julian Alvarez back to Buenos Aires after signing him for £14.1m a year ago, but Pep Guardiola wants the loan deal terminated to bolster his options - with Erling Haaland already in the door

Daily Mirror

Argentine bills strain wallets (literally) amid inflation drain

Argentine peso bills, devalued by years of inflation now soaring near 60%, are starting to cause a literal strain on wallets - with the largest banknote in circulation worth under $5 in commonly used exchange markets.

Reuters

In Mexico, a decade of images shows Mennonites' traditions frozen in time

The Mennonite community in Chihuahua, Mexico, can trace its roots as far back as a century ago, when the first such settlers came seeking ideal farming land, isolation from the outside world and the preservation of their religion.

Reuters

An Argentine libertarian channels inner Trump to 'blow up' political status quo

Javier Milei, an ebullient Argentine economist with wild hair and an avid fan base, was once known for his theatrical and acerbic televised takedowns of the country's political elite. Now he has a shot of taking them down at the ballot box.

Reuters

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40 years ago, the Falkland-Malvinas War transformed Latin rock

When English-language music was banned in 1982, Spanish-language groups found an opportunity.

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Horrifying moment bungee jumper plummets 130ft into water after cord suddenly detaches

According to reports, the jumper, a 36-year-old tourist from Buenos Aires, Argentina, who paid for the bungee jump, fell from a height of around 40 metres, or 131 feet

Daily Mirror

Batman, Princess Elsa and Other Superheroes Visit Argentine Prison

Argentine volunteers are trying to bring a little cheer to children living with their mothers in prison by dressing up as superheroes like Batman, Iron Man and Princess Elsa as part of a wider program for vulnerable minors. During a recent Reuters visit to the Unit 33 women's prison in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Batman, Princess Elsa and other superheroes visit Argentine prison

Reuters

Buenos Aires Mayor Proposes Bitcoin Tax Payments, CItizens Owning Their Data

Horacio Rodriguez Larreta — the Mayor of Argentina's capital city and chief port Buenos Aires — is looking to have the city adopt cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), although not as completely as El Salvador.

Benzinga

Thousands of farmers stage anti-tax protest in Argentine capital

Thousands of Argentine farmers protested in Buenos Aires on Saturday against President Alberto Fernandez, whose policies to contain food prices to curb rampant inflation have been criticized by the agricultural sector.

Reuters

Chilling video shows woman faint and fall under Buenos Aires train before miraculous rescue

Incident happened in a suburb of Argentine capital

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Argentina inflation surges to decades-high in March, sapping spending power

Argentina's monthly inflation rate soared to 6.7% in March, the government said on Wednesday, far above forecasts and the highest level in two decades as spiraling food and fuel prices dent the value of salaries and savings.

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British sovereignty over the Falklands is an absurd imperial hangover that must end

Forty years after the war in the South Atlantic, common sense demands a negotiated settlement with Argentina, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Reuters

Chile, Argentina seek to strengthen ties as Boric visits

Chilean President Gabriel Boric, making his first trip abroad since taking power last month, and Argentina President Alberto Fernandez vowed on Monday to cooperate on economic, energy and cultural issues.

Reuters

Forty years after Falklands conflict a 'battle for memory' goes on

Argentine army veteran Luis Poncetta has traveled twice to the Falkland Islands to pay tribute to comrades who fell in a 74-day conflict with British forces 40 years ago. The divisions, he has found, still linger.

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Incredible moment escaped ostrich knocks woman off her bicycle in street

CCTV footage has captured the bizarre moment a speeding ostrich crashed into a woman and knocked her off her bicycle in Ranchos, Buenos Aires, Argentina on Monday

Reuters

Argentina anti-IMF protesters burn tires, hurl rocks as Congress debates deal

Argentine protesters burned tires, hurled stones and smashed windows outside the Congress building on Thursday, railing against a $45 billion agreement with the International Monetary Fund.

Reuters

Ukrainian couple, lovers during Soviet rule, watch Russia invade from afar

Viktor Paniouk and Lyudmyla Bots met and fell in love in Kyiv in October 1990 during a hunger strike for Ukrainian independence from Soviet rule, achieved a year later. Now the two 54-year-olds, thousands of miles away in Argentina, are watching in horror from afar as Russian troops invade their…

Reuters

'She woke up with bombs': Ukrainian diasporas in Latin America protest invasion

Leila Antonovsk, 28, a Ukrainian living in Argentina, fears for the safety of her mother back in Odessa some 12,642 kilometers (7,855 miles) away after an invasion of the Eastern European country by Russian forces this week.

Reuters

'No to the IMF': thousands protest in Argentina against debt deal

Thousands of Argentines marched through the streets of Buenos Aires on Tuesday to protest against a likely deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to revamp more than $40 billion of debt the country cannot pay back.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Juan Martín del Potro Likely to Retire from Tennis Soon

Juan Martín del Potro, who won the 2009 US Open, says he is likely to retire from professional tennis after playing tournaments in Buenos Aires this week and then in Rio de Janeiro. Del Potro’s career has been marred by injury and he has been off the circuit since 2019.…

The Guardian - US

Argentinians urged to throw out cocaine after tainted batches kill at least 23

Officials fear death toll from adulterated cocaine could increase, with 84 people currently in intensive care

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