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Football: Brazil into Copa America final as Messi fails again

Barnaby Chesterman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 03 11:30 AM

Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino scored the goals as Brazil beat arch-rivals Argentina 2-0 on Tuesday to qualify for the Copa America final. Read more »

Football: Martinez cracker helps Colombia past Argentina

Richard Martin, Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 10:47 AM

Roger Martinez scored an outstanding goal as Colombia beat Argentina 2-0 in an exciting finale to a Copa America Group B opener on Saturday that burst into life after a sluggish start. Read more »

Football: Lionel Messi scores twice, as Argentina routs Nicaragua

Steve Brenner, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 08 05:15 PM

Lionel Messi scored a first-half double as Argentina warmed up for the Copa America with a comprehensive 5-1 win over Nicaragua on Friday in San Juan.   Read more »

In a hurry? Here's what to grab for breakfast

Argentina
Posted at Jan 10 04:04 PM

This easy-to-cook dish can help people get the energy they need for the day. Read more »

Why Coco Martin feels blessed

Argentina
Posted at Dec 12 10:59 AM

Actor Coco Martin attributes his success to people who supported him and to his deep faith. Read more »

Why you should not skip breakfast

Argentina
Updated as of Dec 10 06:28 PM

Eating breakfast comes with a lot of great benefits. Read more »

China agrees $9 billion currency swap with Argentina

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 07:13 AM

The agreement will "contribute to greater financial stability and also facilitate trade" between Beijing and Buenos Aires, Argentina's central bank's said in a statement. Read more »

Merkel set for late G20 arrival after 'serious' plane malfunction

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 30 04:50 PM

The government Airbus A340-300 made an unscheduled landing in Cologne shortly after leaving Berlin on Thursday, causing a delay that means Merkel will miss the start of the two-day G20 summit in the Argentine capital. Read more »

G20 members struggle for agreements ahead of Argentina summit

Ross Colvin, Reuters
Posted at Nov 30 08:09 AM

G20 member nations were still struggling to reach agreement on major issues including trade, migration and climate change as world leaders began arriving in the Argentine capital ahead of a summit starting on Friday. Read more »

Culture and trade talks over Argentinian cuisine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 11:39 AM

Annalisa Burgos and Argentinian Ambassador to the Philippines Roberto Bosch dine on La Cabrera's finest spread while discussing how Argentinian culture and agriculture can bring the Latin American country closer to Filipinos. Read more »

Muniz wins World Games gold, Olympic hosts Japan claim first medals

Reuters
Posted at Sep 19 09:16 PM

TOKYO - Argentina's Santiago Muniz won the men's gold medal at the World Surfing Games on Wednesday, while Kanoa Igarashi and Shun Murakami claimed Japan's first ever medals in the competition.   Read more »

Crisis-hit Argentina hopes for improved IMF deal this month

Daina Beth Solomon, Reuters
Posted at Sep 05 08:08 AM

Economy Minister Nicolas Dujovne met IMF chief Christine Lagarde in Washington and said they were working together to improve a standby finance deal agreed with the IMF's executive board in June. Read more »

Asian shares fall under pressure from trade, emerging markets worries

Andrew Galbraith, Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 08:56 AM

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.2 percent after European shares ended mostly flat, though a weak British pound helped to lift London's blue-chip FTSE almost 1 percent. Read more »

Argentina to announce new economic measures after peso freefall

Hugh Bronstein and Jorge Otaola, Reuters
Posted at Aug 31 08:04 AM

South America's third largest economy will target a fiscal deficit for 2019 that is lower than the current target of 1.3 percent of gross domestic product in order to reduce the government's need to go to debt markets. Read more »

IMF studying Argentina request for early help as peso crashes

Hugh Bronstein and Jorge Otaola, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 30 01:08 PM

Nerves are frayed in Latin America's No. 3 economy as it struggles to break free from its notorious cycle of once-a-decade financial crises. The last one, which was punctuated by a 2002 debt default, tossed millions of middle-class Argentines into poverty. Read more »

Argentina awaits crucial Senate vote on abortion

Alexandre Peyrille, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 09 06:09 AM

After Ireland voted to legalize abortion in May, will Argentina, another traditionally Catholic country, do the same? Read more »

Pacquiao eyes '2 or 3 fights' more after Matthysse win

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 10:12 PM

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Manny Pacquiao said Monday he was good for "two or three" more fights, naming Terence Crawford, Vasyl Lomachenko or Floyd Mayweather as possible opponents a day after winning a new world title. Read more »

Argentina's Pitana to referee World Cup final

Reuters
Posted at Jul 13 06:34 PM

MOSCOW - Experienced Argentine official Nestor Pitana will referee the World Cup final between France and Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium on Sunday, an uncontroversial decision which rewards his authoritative performances in Russia. Read more »

As inflation soars, Facebook drives trading in Argentina's barter clubs

Nicolás Misculin, Reuters
Posted at Jul 05 11:58 PM

At an abandoned train station in Buenos Aires' working-class suburb of San Miguel, hundreds of Argentines gather with bags of clothes, rice, flour and sugar to trade. Read more »

FIFA rebukes Maradona over 'robbery' comments

Reuters
Posted at Jul 05 09:13 PM

MOSCOW - FIFA says it "strongly rebukes" Argentina great Diego Maradona's comments that England's win over Colombia was a robbery and that referee Mark Geiger was not up to the task.   Read more »