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Last Sunday, March 8, was International Women’s Day. Google tells me: “Since 1911, IWD belongs to all who care about gender equality, celebrate women’s achievements, raise awareness about discrimination, take action to forge gender parity.” I guess Mayor Cali Goring (Colonia Aurora, Misiones Province) hasn’t the faintest idea about this Seguir leyendo
Are we on the brink of a Third World War, I wonder? From this part of the world, the “Deep South” of Latin America, we witness what’s going on in the Middle East, Gaza, Hezbollah, Israel, Ukraine, Russia, etc. from a distance, as if it were a Netflix series, something Seguir leyendo
Undoubtedly, Mirtha ‘Chiqui’ Legrand is one-of-a-kind. Not only is she the most veteran TV host in the world. Apart from her weekly current show, La Noche de Mirtha, she often goes to the heatre, thus supporting her colleagues, actors and actresses, who roll out the red carpet to welcome her. Seguir leyendo
Argentine tyre manufacturer FATE announces immediate and definitive closure of its industrial plant, leaving 920 employees redundant. So many workers have lost their jobs overnight! To top it all, those people have families that depend on that income. Therefore, those affected by the sudden closure of this legendary tyre-making plant Seguir leyendo
“Police and security officers fired tear gas and used water cannon on Wednesday to disperse demonstrators outside Congress, who threw rocks and firebombs during debate over the government’s labour reforms”, reads a Buenos Aires Times headline. I wonder if the Congress square will become a battlefield (literally) every time our Seguir leyendo
Luis Caputo admitted in a recent interview he has never bought clothes in Argentina since he can afford travelling and buying them abroad at a much lower price. Wow! If that isn’t flaunting his wealth, what is? Not a politically correct comment, particularly coming from the economy minister of this Seguir leyendo
“President Javier Milei’s government will seek to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 14 during extraordinary sessions of Congress, reviving a long-running debate over juvenile crime and punishment,” reads a recent report. In my opinion, we’re attacking the symptom, not the disease; the effect, not the cause. Do we Seguir leyendo
Every summer in Argentina, as in a sinister loop, we witness almost the same tragic pieces of news. Forest wildfires ravaging through some provinces; UTV accidents in ‘La Frontera,’ Pinamar… We don’t seem to learn but keep making the same mistakes again and again instead. Believe it or not, they Seguir leyendo
Former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is recovering at the Otamendi Sanatorium in Buenos Aires following successful emergency surgery for acute appendicitis. The 72-year-old Peronist leader, who is currently serving a six-year sentence under house arrest, was rushed to the medical facility on Saturday afternoon after experiencing “severe abdominal pain.” Seguir leyendo
Most Martín Fierro Award ceremonies are a glamorous vanity fair where the ego of the nominees isundisguisable and plain to see. That’s why I was gladly surprised when the “Martín Fierro de Oro” was awarded last Sunday to the CONICET national scientific and technical research council for their live broadcast Seguir leyendo