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Football: Messi's Argentina thrash Uruguay

Barnaby CHESTERMAN, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 11 10:48 AM

Lionel Messi opened the scoring as Argentina thumped neighbors Uruguay 3-0 in an entertaining World Cup qualifier on Sunday. Read more »

Messi headlines Argentina squad for World Cup qualifiers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 28 08:29 PM

Lionel Messi headlines the Argentina squad for three South American World Cup qualifiers in October announced on Monday. Read more »

Messi hat-trick gives Argentina 3-0 win over Bolivia

Reuters
Posted at Sep 10 04:33 PM

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to give Argentina a 3-0 win over Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday. Read more »

FIFA chief says Brazil game abandonment was 'crazy'

Simon Evans, Reuters
Posted at Sep 07 09:43 AM

FIFA is investigating the abandonment of the Brazil-Argentina World Cup qualifier with its president Gianni Infantino labelling the events "crazy." Read more »

Brazil-Argentina clash abandoned after COVID controversy

Rodrigo Almonacid, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 06 04:45 PM

Brazil's World Cup qualifying clash against Argentina was abandoned shortly after kick-off on Sunday as controversy over COVID-19 protocols erupted. Read more »

'Argentina president birthday party breaks quarantine'

Reuters
Posted at Aug 27 09:57 AM

Prosecutors have charged President Alberto Fernandez with allegedly breaking quarantine when he and his partner hosted a birthday party last year. Read more »

FIFA slammed over release of Messi for WC matches

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 26 11:42 PM

The French Professional Football League regrets FIFA's handling of September's World Cup qualifiers in South America. Read more »

Slovenia, Doncic torch Argentina in Olympics debut

Chris Gallagher, Reuters
Posted at Jul 26 03:20 PM

The Slovenian men's basketball team rolled past Argentina 118-100 in their Olympic debut on Monday as Luka Doncic scored 48 points to come close to breaking the single-game scoring record for the tournament. Read more »

Argentina lake turns pink due to pollution

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 26 08:45 AM

TRELEW, Argentina - A lagoon in Argentina's southern Patagonia region has turned bright pink in a striking, but frightful phenomenon experts and activists blame on pollution by a chemical used to preserve prawns for export. Read more »

Argentina surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 deaths

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 07:06 AM

BUENOS AIRES - Argentina on Wednesday became the fifth Latin American country to record more than 100,000 deaths from Covid-19, according to data from the health ministry. Read more »

Durant gets US back on track in Argentina blowout

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 14 09:07 AM

The United States bounced back from consecutive defeats to score a convincing 108-80 victory over Argentina in a pre-Olympic exhibition on Tuesday. Read more »

Messi ends trophy drought as Argentina beat Brazil to win Copa America

Rodrigo ALMONACID, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 11 02:00 PM

Superstar Lionel Messi won his first trophy with his national team as Angel Di Maria's goal gave Argentina a 1-0 win over hosts Brazil in the Copa America final on Saturday. Read more »

Football: Messi stars as Argentina set up Colombia Copa semi-final

Giovanna FLEITAS, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 04:53 PM

Lionel Messi scored one goal and created two others as Argentina beat Ecuador 3-0 in Goiania on Saturday to reach the Copa America semi-finals. Read more »

Football: Messi moves past Mascherano to become Argentina's most capped player

Reuters
Posted at Jun 29 08:23 PM

BUENOS AIRES - With his inauspicious Argentina debut nothing but a distant memory, Lionel Messi became his country's most capped player on Monday in their 4-1 Copa America victory over Bolivia. Read more »

Football: No rest for Messi in record-breaking Argentina appearance

Reuters
Posted at Jun 22 02:06 PM

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni considered resting Lionel Messi for Monday’s Copa America clash against Paraguay but in the end good sense prevailed as the Barcelona striker was once again a key man in their 1-0 win. Read more »

Football: Messi frustrated after Argentina draw with Chile at Copa America

Rodrigo ALMONACID, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 15 10:21 AM

Argentina superstar Lionel Messi scored a stunning freekick but Chile hit back to earn a 1-1 draw in the Copa America on Monday. Read more »

Slow vaccine rollout hits Latin America as Covid-19 claims 1 million lives

María Salas, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 22 10:47 AM

COVID-19 has killed more than 1 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean where slow vaccine rollouts are preventing an exit from the pandemic crisis. Read more »

Economic downturn fueling Argentine crypto craze

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 02:27 PM

Argentina's economic downturn, with high inflation, a deflating currency and a shortage of US dollars to invest in, has in fact proved a shot in the arm for one sector: cryptocurrency. Read more »

Argentine president tests positive for COVID-19

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 04 08:14 AM

Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez, who has been vaccinated against COVID-19, announced late Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus.   Read more »

Fossils of oldest member of huge dinosaur group found in Argentina

Agustin Geist, Reuters
Posted at Mar 02 02:50 PM

Scientists have unearthed in Argentina's Patagonian wilderness fossils of what may be the oldest-known member of the dinosaur group known as titanosaurs that includes the largest land animals in Earth's history. Read more »