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A new look at literary icon Jorge Luis Borges' life

The Argentine writer's life and works have been the source of study since his death in 1986, but a new book looks anew at the factors that made both the man and his texts

Najeeb Mubarak 27 October 2025

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Javier Milei: the eccentric populist 'Making Argentina Great Again'

Argentina's president has made moves to strengthen ties with Trump's America. By turning his country's economic fortunes around, his mandate has certainly been strengthened.

Con Coughlin 04 May 2025

Javier Milei has gone from renegade candidate to radical president. He must use his charisma to overcome major challenges and deliver for his coalition of supporters.

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Javier Milei: Argentina's radical outsider-turned-president

The outspoken outsider has gone from renegade candidate to radical president. He must use his charisma to overcome major challenges and deliver for his coalition of supporters.

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A $100 banknote with the face of Argentine President-elect Javier Meli printed during his election campaign ahead of the runoff elections he won on November 19.

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Argentina: From the peso crisis to the dollar curse

President-elect Javier Milei wants to shut a central bank and ditch a currency to end hyperinflation and achieve monetary stability, but there are pitfalls amid the promise of El Loco

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A China yuan note is seen in this illustration photo May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration

Argentina and China Formalize Currency Swap Deal

Argentina and China have formalized the expansion of a currency swap deal, allowing the South American country to increase its depleted foreign currency reserves, the Argentine central bank said on…

09 January 2023

Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez. Photo: (Franck Fife/AFP)

Argentina's X-Factor like Messi

Argentina defeated France on penalties in the World Cup 2022 final last Sunday to earn the third star on their shirt ahead of France. The World Cup in Qatar 2022 will be remembered primarily as…

Sarah Gamal 23 December 2022

Alberto Fernandez: Leader of A Country with Economic Woes

Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez has caused a political stir since he first burst into the limelight of Argentine politics in 2019 as a politician who was running for president. Although…

Majalla 23 December 2022

Fermin Robilotte, 27, gets a tattoo of Argentina's soccer star Lionel Messi, after Argentina's soccer national team won FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Tomas Cuesta NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

Argentine Tattooists Swamped By Demand For Messi Tributes

Since Argentina's World Cup win turned Buenos Aires into a massive street party, tattoo artists have been hard at work inking the image of Lionel Messi on the bodies of fans paying tribute to the man…

22 December 2022

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Argentina's World Cup Winners Arrive Home To Hero's Welcome

Thousands of ecstatic fans gave Argentina's football squad a hero's welcome in Buenos Aires in the early hours before dawn on Tuesday after the plane carrying Lionel Messi and his World Cup-winning…

20 December 2022

Karim Benzema receives the Ballon d'Or award during the 2022 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris. — AFP

France's Benzema Retires From International Football After Missing World Cup

France striker Karim Benzema announced his retirement from international football on his 35th birthday on Monday, a day after Les Bleus lost to Argentina on penalties in the World Cup final. …

19 December 2022

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