James Grainger

1 day ago | batimes.com.ar | Alfred Cang |Hallie Gu |James Grainger

China has booked a rare shipment of soybean meal from Argentina, as the country seeks to secure supplies of a key animal feed ingredient amid an ongoing trade war with the United States. Several Chinese traders and feed producers jointly ordered the cargo from the world’s top exporter of soy meal and oil as a trial shipment, according to people with the knowledge of the deal. It marks the first purchase since Beijing opened the door to imports from the country in 2019, the people said.

1 week ago | batimes.com.ar | James Grainger |James Grainger

Bayern Munich booked their place in the knockout stages of the FIFA Club World Cup with Harry Kane and Michael Olise on target in a hard-fought 2-1 win over Argentina's Boca Juniors on Friday. After defeats for Paris Saint-Germain against Botofogo and Chelsea against Flamengo, Bayern bucked the trend of European teams falling to South American opponents with an accomplished victory in the Group C encounter.

1 week ago | batimes.com.ar | Patrick Gillespie |James Grainger

Former p[resident Cristina Fernández de Kirchner started her first full day of house arrest wondering what she can actually do at her home in Argentina’s capital for the next six years. With throngs of supporters swarming outside her Buenos Aires apartment Wednesday, Fernández de Kirchner sought clarity from a judge before she opened her French doors. “Can I go out to my balcony or not?

2 weeks ago | batimes.com.ar | Sofía Rojas |James Grainger

Following the conviction of former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her imminent arrest, the Casa Rosada has pledged a “respectful” process and made clear they intend to avoid “putting on a show.” The widely circulated image of former vice-president Amado Boudou handcuffed, in pyjamas, and barefoot, after his 2017 arrest at his apartment in Puerto Madero serves as an example of precisely what the La Libertad Avanza government wants to avoid replicating.

2 weeks ago | batimes.com.ar | Rodrigo ALMONACID |James Grainger

Playing in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup offers a juicy financial reward, but the generous prizes up for grabs risk deepening the inequalities already entrenched in Latin American football, where the gap between big and small is often insurmountable. FIFA boasts that the unprecedented super tournament – which kicks off Saturday in the United States with 32 teams from around the globe – will hand out “record cash prizes”: the post totals US$1 billion.