Buenos Aires
Argentines wage ‘mental war’ against inflation as prices double in a year
As annual inflation tops 100%, a 30-year high, with the cost of meat and fruit skyrocketing, many Argentines are keeping their savings in dollars to resist devaluation of the peso.
Feminist tango collectives take center stage in Argentina
How the Beatles inspired a rock revolution in Argentina
Bill legalizing abortion passed in pope's native Argentina
Royal Spanish Academy dismisses movement to make Spanish more gender-inclusive
Argentina's lower house approves bill legalizing abortion
Lawmakers in Argentina's lower house on Friday passed a bill that would legalize elective abortions to the 14th week of pregnancy, a proposal from President Alberto Fernández in response to long-sought demands from women's rights activists in the homeland of Pope Francis.
Remembering Diego Maradona, a leftie on the field — and in politics
While Diego Maradona never ran or held public office, his success on the field, larger-than-life personality and friendships with leftist leaders connected him to political life in Argentina and across Latin America over more than three decades.
Inside the global network of scientists racing to curb the spread of coronavirus
The pandemic’s deadly grip has sparked a global race to understand how the virus is evolving and spreading — and the clues are in its genetic code. A worldwide network of scientists is trying to map and understand the genomic makeup of the new coronavirus in near real time.
Economic crisis unites Argentina's fractured Peronist movement
Troubles with national debt has sent the country into the arms of the populist group many times before.
These Argentine women fight against a justice system 'written by men, for men'
In Argentina, violence against women is rising nationwide. Prosecutor Marcela Juan is among a number of women trying to solve the problem. Some are working on legislation while others are taking to the streets, making their voices heard.
Photos: The women of Argentina’s abortion debate
An attempt to legalize abortion in Argentina failed last year, but the debate is far from over.
Mandatory sex ed curriculum stirs controversy in Argentina
In Argentina, a mostly Catholic and conservative country, discussion around sex education has been heated. That’s why a law passed in 2006 to give kids comprehensive sexual education has been sporadically implemented. Until recently, it was ignored and put on the back burner.
How Argentina crept to the threshold of crisis, again
How can this be happening again in a country that was once richer than all its Latin American neighbors combined?
Protesters in Argentina say Uber is ‘illegal’ — but a bigger problem is unemployment
Argentina has been the fastest-growing market in the world for Uber since it started operating there in 2016. That success has angered the city's taxi unions, who claim demand for taxis has been cut in half since Uber's arrival.
Legal abortions remain elusive in Argentina, especially for the most vulnerable
In Argentina, abortion is illegal — except in cases of rape, incest and danger to the life of the mother. But abortion rights activists say even those rare cases where abortion is lawful, women and girls have a hard time accessing one.