BUENOS AIRES – COVID-19-related deaths in Argentina exceeded 123,000 after 284 new fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said Tuesday. According to its daily report, 32,790 new COVID-19 cases were registered in the day, bringing the national count to 8,648,075. Currently, there are 268,865 active cases, with intensive care unit … Read more
WASHINGTON: IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said there was no alternative to a pending agreement with the Washington-based crisis lender to get Argentina out of its spiral of inflation and poverty. “Our main focus is to get Argentina out of this very dangerous path of high inflation,” she told reporters. Last week, Argentina … Read more
BUENOS AIRES – The first case of flurona, a double infection with both COVID-19 and influenza, was reported in Argentina’s eastern province Santa Fe, local health ministry said on Thursday. The Santa Fe province confirmed the flurona case in a three-year-old boy, said the ministry, adding that the boy is in good condition and will … Read more
PARIS: Global companies and financial institutions with the highest potential for curbing deforestation are largely failing to do so, undermining pledges to protect forests made at the COP26 climate summit in November, a report said on Thursday. The Forest 500 analysis by non-profit research group Global Canopy graded 350 companies most responsible for producing, using or … Read more
SYDNEY: World number nine Hubert Hurkacz powered Poland into the ATP Cup semi-finals on Wednesday, overwhelming Argentina’s in-form Diego Schwartzman to ensure his country became the first to book a last-four berth. Both nations went into the tie in Sydney unbeaten in Group D, winning previous clashes with Greece and Georgia, to make their showdown a winner-takes-all … Read more
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina on Monday reaffirmed its “legitimate sovereignty rights” over the Malvinas Islands, also known as the Falklands. On the 189th anniversary of the islands falling into British hands, Argentina’s Foreign Affairs Ministry issued a statement asserting the Malvinas Islands were “illegally occupied” on Jan. 3, 1833 by British forces that “evicted the … Read more
Argentina’s government suffered an embarrassing defeat as its 2022 budget was rejected by parliament, with Economy Minister Martin Guzman insisting this would “affect” its debt renegotiations with the International Monetary Fund. Guzman said the defeat “weakens us as a nation-state within Argentina and before the world. And that hurts us.” The defeat came just hours before President … Read more
MADRID: No sooner has reality hit than Barcelona have to believe in miracles again as Xavi Hernandez’s team seek a victory away at Bayern Munich on Wednesday to take them into the Champions League last 16. Four weeks after Xavi was appointed, Barca suffered their first defeat under their new coach on Saturday and as Real Betis’ … Read more
BUENOS AIRES: A Diego Maradona fan who named his twin daughters Mara and Dona on Thursday welcomed to the world a baby boy named Diego, on the first anniversary of the Argentine football great’s death. Walter Rotundo, 39, said he and his wife Victoria scheduled the caesarean delivery for this day. “Everything went fine, as planned,” Rotundo told … Read more
MANCHESTER: Paris Saint-Germain face a potentially hazardous draw in the last 16 of the Champions League after Manchester City secured the top spot in Group A with a 2-1 win over the star-studded French side on Wednesday. Kylian Mbappe put PSG in front against the run of play at the Etihad five minutes into the second half. … Read more
Argentina coach Mario Ledesma lamented two years of “bubble” life but insisted that was not an excuse for the Pumas’ poor results this year, which culminated in a 53-7 whipping by Ireland on Sunday. Argentina, who have not been able to play on home soil since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic two years ago, … Read more
Veteran Peter O’Mahony has been called into the Ireland starting XV in place of the injured Jack Conan for their final November Test against Argentina at Lansdowne Road on Sunday. The 32-year-old O’Mahony will win his 79th cap as he slots in at flanker with Caelan Doris — man of the match in last weekend’s … Read more
PARIS: With Argentina’s place at the 2022 World Cup secure, Lionel Messi can shift his focus exclusively to ending the year “in the best way possible” with Paris Saint-Germain after an injury-hit start to life in France. Messi missed PSG’s last two games before the international break with a combination of knee and thigh issues … Read more
PARIS: Holders France hope to retain their title but the 2022 World Cup in Qatar could be missing the two most recent European champions as Portugal and Italy must both battle through play-offs to qualify. That left fans with the prospect of no Cristiano Ronaldo in Qatar next winter and the Azzurri, who thrilled during … Read more
Living in Belgium, playing for an English university’s fifth team and working in Argentina for a year is not the most orthodox route to facing the All Blacks. On Saturday, lock Thibaud Flament is set to make his third international appearance as France host New Zealand in a highly-anticipated dress rehearsal for the opening game … Read more
MONTEVIDEO: Argentina qualified for next year’s World Cup in Qatar as a point in their 0-0 draw with Brazil on Tuesday proved enough after defeats for Chile and Uruguay. The reigning Copa America champions came into the match against their arch-rivals knowing that a win might not be enough to secure their ticket, but a draw … Read more
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina captain Lionel Messi hailed the performance of his team in Sunday’s 3-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Uruguay, saying the Albiceleste are relishing a possession-based style of play under manager Lionel Scaloni. Messi set the hosts on their way to victory with his 80th international goal before Rodrigo de Paul and Lautaro … Read more
A viral video from the small Argentine hamlet of La Lucila del Mar is going viral after good Samaritans and authorities rescued a stranded humpback whale. According to the Mundo Marino Foundation, the whale, which weighed over 7 tonnes and was over 27 feet in length, was beached along the coast. They launched a rescue … Read more
