Argentina

Seven health professionals who tended to Diego Maradona in the days before his death have been charged with involuntary manslaughter

A medical report on the death of Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona given to prosecutors says he agonized for more than 12 hours, did not receive adequate treatment and could still be alive if he had been properly hospitalized.

Economist William Jackson said the IMF plan “won’t prevent the need for debt restructuring in countries where debt trajectories are on unsustainable paths.”

The World Health Organization’s top official has warned of a “catastrophic moral failure” because of unequal Covid vaccine policies.

Former Argentine President Carlos Menem has died at age 90.

Argentina’s groundbreaking abortion law has gone into force under the watchful eyes of women’s groups and government officials, who hope to ensure its full implementation despite opposition from conservative and church groups.

Two federal police officers in Brazil say Argentine golfer Ángel Cabrera has been arrested for extradition to his homeland to face charges for several crimes allegedly committed from 2016 to last year

Argentina’s Senate has passed a law legalizing elective abortion, a victory for the women’s movement that has been fighting for the right for decades

Argentina’s government has said the new one-off wealth tax could see Latin America’s third-largest economy collect up to $3.7 billion.

Soccer superstar Diego Maradona has been buried in a private ceremony attended by only two dozen people

Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, has died. He was 60.

Health authorities in Argentina say a 64-year-old man has died as a result of the new coronavirus, the first such death reported in Latin America