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Huge Win for Milei's Far-Right Party in Argentina Midterms

As opposition party suffers worst performance in years

(Newser) - Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei won decisive victories in key districts in midterm elections Sunday, clinching a crucial vote of confidence that strengthens his ability to carry out his radical free-market experiment with billions of dollars in backing from the Trump administration, the AP reports. Milei's governing La...

China Imported No US Soybeans Last Month

Tariffs and trade tension push China to Brazil and Argentina

(Newser) - China imported no soybeans from the US in September, marking the first time in nearly seven years that shipments from American farmers to their largest foreign customer have dropped to zero, Reuters reports. The drop, which highlights the ongoing trade rift between the world's two largest economies, is the...

Trump Has an Idea for Lowering Beef Prices

'We would buy some beef from Argentina,' president says

(Newser) - President Trump says the United States could buy Argentine beef in an attempt to bring down prices for American consumers. "We would buy some beef from Argentina," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday. "If we do that, that will bring our beef prices down....

Trump Ties Argentina Aid to Milei's Political Future

'If he loses, we are not going to be generous with Argentina'

(Newser) - President Trump says US economic assistance to Argentina depends on whether President Javier Milei's allies hold power after the country's upcoming midterm elections. During a White House meeting with Milei on Tuesday, Trump said that continued US support hinges directly on Milei's party maintaining influence, the...

US Finalizes $20B Argentina Currency Swap

Bessent insists it's not a bailout

(Newser) - The US directly purchased Argentine pesos on Thursday and finalized a $20 billion currency swap framework with Argentina's central bank, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a social media post. The intent is to provide assistance during the Latin American country's economic turmoil. The Treasury "is prepared,...

Text Highlights New Wrinkle in America's Soybean Problem

Message indicates that after the US helped it out, Argentina sweetened its own soybean offer

(Newser) - The caption to the photo snapped by an AP photographer is fairly innocuous: "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent checks a text message regarding Argentina relations with the United States during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 23." But the substance of that text...

Another Arrest in Horrific Online Murders in Argentina

Three young female victims were lured to fake party in an attack that has led to national protests

(Newser) - A seventh suspect has been arrested in Argentina after the livestreamed torture and killing of three young women—a crime that has triggered mass protests in the nation. Police say the murders, linked to drug gangs, were broadcast on Instagram as a warning to others, reports dw.com . In...

Trump Administration Moves to Shore Up Argentina's Economy

Warren criticizes Bessent over 'bailout' plans

(Newser) - The administration is weighing a $20 billion swap line and other financial lifelines to stabilize Argentina's economy and back President Javier Milei's sweeping market reforms—but President Trump doesn't want to call it a bailout. "We're going to help them. I don't think...

New Dino Species Found Munching on a Crocodile
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Sep 24, 2025 11:30 AM CDT

A New Dino Species Was Found Munching on a Croc

Previously unknown megaraptor emerges in Argentina

(Newser) - Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur from Argentina with powerful claws, feasting on an ancient crocodile bone. The new find was possibly 23 feet long and hailed from a mysterious group of dinosaurs called megaraptorans, per the AP . They prowled across what's now South America, Australia, and parts of...

World's 'Longest' Flight Will Clock in at 29 Hours

China Eastern to connect 2 continents with epic 29-hour journey, though there's a catch to 'longest' part

(Newser) - If you thought a 10-hour flight was marathon material, China Eastern Airlines is about to up the ante. Starting Dec. 4, the carrier will launch a new route connecting Shanghai's Pudong International Airport to Buenos Aires' Ministro Pistarini International Airport in Argentina, by way of a two-hour stopover...

Nazi-Looted Masterpiece Pops Up in Real Estate Listing

Artwork traced to Buenos Aires home after decades missing

(Newser) - A painting missing since World War II has surfaced in an unlikely spot: above a sofa in an Argentinian beach town. "Portrait of a Lady (Contessa Colleoni)" by the Italian baroque artist Giuseppe Ghislandi, looted by the Nazis from Dutch Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker during the German...

Nearly 100 Patients Die After Hospital Fentanyl Treatments

Tests confirm painkiller distributed in Argentina carried drug-resistant bacteria

(Newser) - Argentina is reeling after close to 100 hospital patients died following treatment with contaminated medical-use fentanyl. First reported in May, the deaths—at least 87 but possibly as many as 96, per the Guardian —have been traced to fentanyl batches supplied by HLB Pharma and produced at Laboratorio...

An Iconic Glacier Has Begun a Retreat

Argentina's Perito Moreno Glacier had long been thought stable

(Newser) - An iconic Argentine glacier, long thought one of the few on Earth to be relatively stable, is now undergoing its "most substantial retreat in the past century," according to new research. The Perito Moreno Glacier in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field for decades has been wedged securely in...

Guy Who Was Naked in Yard Wins Street View Case
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Jul 27, 2025 11:06 AM CDT

Guy Who Was Naked in Yard Wins Street View Case

Google argued that his 6.5-foot fence wasn't high enough

(Newser) - Does a person have the right to be naked in their own yard behind a 6.5-foot fence without ending up on Google Street View? An appeal court in Argentina has decided the answer is yes. The court decided that the man's dignity was "flagrantly violated" by the...

140th Stolen Baby Identified in Argentina

DNA test links man to parents lost in 'dirty war'

(Newser) - After 48 years of living under a false identity, a Buenos Aires man has been revealed as the 140th "stolen grandchild" taken from activist parents during Argentina's brutal military dictatorship, rekindling hope for hundreds still searching for lost relatives. DNA tests confirmed his identity, according to the...

Argentina's Former President Isn't Going to Prison

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will be allowed to serve 6-year sentence at home

(Newser) - A federal court in Argentina has granted a request by former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to serve a six-year prison sentence for corruption at her home in Buenos Aires. Judges ruled Tuesday that Fernández, 72, can serve time in the apartment where she lives with her daughter...

Judge's Role in Documentary Upends Maradona Trial

She recuses herself, leading to a mistrial for the late soccer star's health care team in Argentina

(Newser) - An Argentine court on Thursday declared a mistrial in the case of seven health professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona, the latest dramatic twist in a trial that has captivated the nation and the soccer world for more than two months. The judges ruled...

In Argentine Court's Basement, a Trove of Nazi Material

Membership booklets, photos sent from Japan in 1941 rediscovered at nation's highest court

(Newser) - Crates of documents related to Nazi Germany have been found in the basement of Argentina's highest court—a "startling discovery" linked to "the country's efforts to discourage the spread of Nazi ideology," according to the New York Times . Court officials say the documents were sent...

The 'End of the World' Is Overrun With Tourists

Antarctic tourism industry is disrupting environment, taxing locals in Ushuaia, Argentina

(Newser) - In 2024, more than 110,000 tourists set sail from Ushuaia, Argentina, aka "the end of the world," on cruises bound for Antarctica—a nearly 215% increase from a decade earlier. Tourism has become a lucrative business for the 83,000 locals who live in the capital of...

Pope Francis Never Went Home to Argentina

Political divides may have been a factor in what some viewed as a snub

(Newser) - Pope Francis became a global leader and symbol of change, but he never returned home to Argentina after leaving Buenos Aires for the Vatican in 2013—a decision that sparked questions and debate across his homeland, per the AP . Many Argentinians felt confused and snubbed as he visited four...

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