Falklands at centre of UK,Argentina,Brazil,China spat

Falklands at centre of UK,Argentina,Brazil,China spat

Military planes,stopovers,Chinese support away from Asia... an island at the bottom of South America is back in the headlines.

  • byAnthony Boadle

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‘Not easy to explain’:Sharp drop in South America’s COVID infections stuns experts

‘Not easy to explain’:Sharp drop in South America’s COVID infections stuns experts

A few weeks ago COVID was ravaging the continent. Now new infections have fallen in nearly every nation as vaccination rates have ramped up.

  • byErnesto Londoño,Daniel Politi andFlávia Milhorance
The country with the most fresh water on the planet has lost 15 per cent of it

The country with the most fresh water on the planet has lost 15 per cent of it

The Brazilian scientists were sceptical. They ran different models to check calculations,but they all returned the same startling result.

  • byDiane Jeantet
COVID-19 could lead to cognitive decline,new research suggests

COVID-19 could lead to cognitive decline,new research suggests

One study showed that losing the ability to smell,which has been commonly reported among COVID-19 patients,is correlated with cognitive troubles.

  • byAngela Haupt
Your food bill has shot up? You’re not alone

Your food bill has shot up? You’re not alone

Rising food prices are a global problem and a worrying trend that threatens economic stability,say experts.

  • byAdam Taylor
Argentine President tests positive to COVID despite vaccination

Argentine President tests positive to COVID despite vaccination

Argentine President Alberto Fernández says he had an initial positive test for COVID-19,despite having been vaccinated in January.

  • byAlmudena Calatrava
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Argentina Health Minister forced out over claims of vaccine favours

Argentina Health Minister forced out over claims of vaccine favours

Argentina’s health minister,Ginés González García,has resigned at the request of the president over revelations that people with close ties to the government were given early access to COVID-19 vaccines.

  • byDaniel Politi
Argentina legalises abortion in historic vote

Argentina legalises abortion in historic vote

Legalisation was a striking rebuke of Pope Francis,who on the eve of the vote had praised a women's group for its activism against abortion.

  • byAlmudena Calatrava andDebora Rey
Los Angeles hospitals short on beds,oxygen amid fears of a post-Christmas COVID surge

Los Angeles hospitals short on beds,oxygen amid fears of a post-Christmas COVID surge

Los Angeles,now the epicentre of America's COVID-19 battle,tests for new coronavirus strain as Japan bans foreigners and Argentina starts vaccinating.

  • bySoumya Karlamangla,Dakota Smith andRong-Gong Lin II
Women hold vigil as Argentina votes on historic abortion bill

Women hold vigil as Argentina votes on historic abortion bill

Argentina would become only the fourth nation — and by far the most populous — to make abortion legal in Latin America if its Senate ratifies the lower-house vote.

  • byDaniel Politi
Prosecutors raid home of Maradona's psychiatrist

Prosecutors raid home of Maradona's psychiatrist

It is the second raid in the probe that is looking at the soccer star's death last week.

  • byRamiro Scandolo