International Desk (EFE).- The government of Javier Milei announced Tuesday that it would transform the Human Rights Secretariat into a sub-secretariat, cutting 40% of the organization’s structure and 30% of its staff to reduce public spending. “The Ministry of Justice has determined that the Secretariat of Human Rights will be transformed into a sub-secretariat, cutting … Read more
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By Natalia Kidd Buenos Aires, (EFE).- Argentina’s annual inflation slowed to 47.3% in Apr. 2025, its lowest year-on-year increase since May 2021, according to data released Wednesday by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC). This marks the twelfth consecutive month of deceleration. Every month, inflation also cooled, rising just 2.8% compared to March’s … Read more
Buenos Aires, (EFE).- An Argentine appeals court confirmed the indictment of former President Alberto Fernández (2019-2023) in a gender-based violence case filed by his former partner, Fabiola Yáñez, moving the former head of state closer to a criminal trial. The ruling, issued Tuesday by the National Criminal and Correction Appeals Court, accuses Fernández of physically … Read more
Buenos Aires, Mar 27 (EFE).- Diego Maradona’s death was preceded by a “prolonged agony” that lasted up to 12 hours, according to forensic expert Mauricio Cassinelli, who testified on Thursday before the court investigating the football legend’s ing. Cassinelli, a former director of Legal Medicine at the Scientific Police Superintendency, revealed that Maradona’s heart was … Read more
Washington, Mar 21 (EFE). – The United States government announced Friday sanctions against former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez (2007-2015) and former Federal Planning Minister Julio de Vido (2003-2015) for their “involvement in significant corruption during their time in public office.” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement that the action by the … Read more
Buenos Aires, March 11 (EFE).- The trial over the death of football legend Diego Maradona began Tuesday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with the prosecution and plaintiffs arguing that he was “abandoned” and was the victim of a “murderplan.” Meanwhile, defense attorneys divided their strategies, with some shifting blame onto the main defendants. The trial, expected … Read more
Buenos Aires, Jan 3 (EFE). – Argentine authorities on Friday arrested Braian Paiz, one of the five accused in the death of British singer Liam Payne in Buenos Aires. Paiz, 24, had a warrant for his arrest since last week for the crime of drug trafficking. He was arrested at home after he failed to … Read more
By Natalia Kidd Buenos Aires, Oct. 29 (EFE).- The Association of State Workers (ATE), Argentina’s largest public-sector union, began a 36-hour strike on Tuesday, protesting in Buenos Aires to demand better wages and denounce President Javier Milei’s economic policies. On Tuesday, demonstrators gathered at the Obelisk in the Argentine capital to march towards the Ministry … Read more
Buenos Aires, Apr. 25 (EFE).- Argentine presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni on Thursday refused to answer a journalist’s question about the exact number of dogs President Javier Milei has at the presidential residence, saying the question was “disrespectful” after doubts were raised about whether the president referred to his dead dog, Conan, as alive. Journalist Jonathan … Read more
Buenos Aires, Feb 2 (EFE). – Almost an hour and a half after the ‘Omnibus Law’ in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies on Friday was approved, new clashes broke out between demonstrators and security forces. On Wednesday and Thursday, during the congressional debate, the demonstrators tried to block the streets – a limit set by … Read more
Buenos Aires, Feb 1 (EFE).- Groups that soup kitchens in Argentina demonstrated Thursday in front of the Ministry of Human Capital and several supermarkets against the scarce resources available to them since Javier Milei took office, local organizations denounced. Argentina closed 2023 with an inflation of 211.4%, the highest in the world after Lebanon … Read more
Buenos Aires, Jan 31 (EFE). – The protests around the Argentine Congress during the debate on the Omnibus Law, the flagship project of President Javier Milei’s economic policy, ended in a confrontation between demostrators and the police on Wednesday evening. No serious injuries have been reported so far, but EFE was able to that … Read more
