Almudena Calatrava
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Argentina: Attempt to kill VP fails when handgun misfires
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A man tried to kill Argentina's politically powerful... → Read More
Drought hits South America river, threatening vast ecosystem
ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) — The Paraná River, one of the main commercial waterways in South America, has reached its lowest level in nearly 80 years due to a prolonged drought in Brazil that scientists attribute to climate change. → Read More
Argentina’s abortion law enters force under watchful eyes
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s groundbreaking abortion law went into force Sunday under the watchful eyes of women’s groups and government officials, who hope to ensure its full implementation despite opposition from some conservative and church groups. → Read More
Bill legalizing abortion passed in pope's native Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina on Wednesday became the largest nation in Latin America to legalize elective abortion, a triumph for a feminist movement that overcame a last-minute appeal... → Read More
AP Exclusive: Vatican knew of Argentine bishop misconduct
ORAN, Argentina (AP) — The Vatican received information in 2015 and 2017 that an Argentine bishop close to Pope Francis had taken naked selfies, exhibited "obscene" behavior and had been accused of misconduct with seminarians, his former vicar general told The Associated Press, undermining Vatican claims that allegations of sexual abuse were only made a few months ago. Francis accepted Bishop… → Read More
AP Exclusive: Vatican knew of Argentine bishop misconduct
ORAN, Argentina (AP) — The Vatican received information in 2015 and 2017 that an Argentine bishop close to Pope Francis had taken naked selfies, exhibited "obscene" behavior and had been accused of misconduct with seminarians, his former vicar general told The Associated Press, undermining Vatican claims that allegations of sexual abuse were only made a few months ago. Francis accepted Bishop… → Read More
Trump alone on climate change as G20 find common ground on trade, migration
The US was the only G20 nation not to reaffirm commitment to the Paris climate accord. → Read More
Argentines seek soup kitchens, barter markets amid crisis
A series of events battered the economy. → Read More
Argentine doctors protest legal abortion ahead of key vote
Hundreds of physicians have staged anti-abortion protests as an abortion rights bill moves toward a vote in the Senate next week. → Read More
Argentine Congress votes in favor of elective abortion by narrow margin
The lower house of Argentina's congress on Thursday approved a bill that would legalize elective abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, sending the measure to the Senate. President Mauricio Macri has said he will sign the bill if it's approved. → Read More
US, Russia deep-search vessels join hunt for Argentine sub
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — U.S and Russian ships carrying remotely operated vehicles capable of deep seafloor searches are joining other vessels hunting for an Argentine submarine that went missing in the South Atlantic 19 days ago, the navy said Monday. → Read More
Marist Brothers: School director admits to abusing student
Brother Angel Duples, the general director of an elite school founded by the Marist Brothers in Argentina, has admitted he sexually abused a student 38 years ago. → Read More
Clerical abuse scandal hits Argentine president's school
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Rufino Varela was a distraught, confused 12-year-old when he went looking for help from the school chaplain to tell him he'd been sexually abused by → Read More
Argentine officials: at least 15 die when bus flips, 21 hurt
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A bus carrying students, parents and teachers from a dance school flipped on a provincial highway in Argentina, killing at least 15 people, official → Read More
Argentina dictatorship children sorry for fathers' crimes
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Seven women walked timidly through the streets of Argentina's capital holding a banner that identified them as the children of human rights criminal → Read More
Conservative wins mayoral election in Argentina's capital
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Conservative Horacio Rodriguez Larreta won Sunday's mayoral run-off election in Buenos Aires, in a closer race than his opposition party had hoped for in the capital ahead of presidential… → Read More
Risa de payasos, terapia obligatoria en los hospitales Buenos Aires
Sostenido por un familiar, Alejo Lacone da unos pasos vacilantes y muestra un dinosaurio de juguete a Estela, Perla y Sencillo, que retroceden asustados. Los tres payasos han logrado levantar de su asiento y hacer sonreír al pequeño con terapia del humor, que por ley es obligatoria en todos los hospitales de la provincia de Buenos Aires. → Read More
Police allegedly tampered with crime scene in death of Argentine prosecutor who accused president of corruption
The lead investigator in the mysterious death of a prosecutor who had accused Argentina's president of wrongdoing came under sharp criticism Monday for a video showing police working without latex gloves where Alberto Nisman's body was found. Ernesto Duronto, vice president of Argentina's association of forensic experts, said many irregularities are seen in the video, which was shot by federal… → Read More
Supporters doubt Argentine prosecutor killed self
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The ex-wife of a prosecutor who accused Argentine President Cristina Fernandez of protecting the masterminds of a 1994 bombing does not believe an initial finding that he killed himself on… → Read More
Argentina special prosecutor found fatally shot at his home
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — A special prosecutor who had accused Argentine President Cristina Fernandez of shielding Iranian suspects in the South American country's worst terrorist attack was found shot dead, authorities said… → Read More