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1 week ago | 
courthousenews.com | Lucía Cholakian Herrera |Lucia Herrera
BUENOS AIRES (CN) — An estimated 160,000 people took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Wednesday to rally against the Supreme Court’s decision that led to the imprisonment of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina’s former president and the primary opposition figure to the incumbent President Javier Milei. Other rallies were held in cities across the country.
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2 weeks ago | 
courthousenews.com | Lucía Cholakian Herrera |Lucia Herrera
BUENOS AIRES (CN) — Hundreds of supporters chanted and waved banners outside former Argentinian President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's apartment Tuesday evening, after the nation's Supreme Court upheld her six-year prison sentence and permanent disqualification from public office. The court affirmed her December 2022 conviction in the high-profile “Vialidad” corruption case.
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2 weeks ago | 
courthousenews.com | Lucía Cholakian Herrera |Lucia Herrera
BUENOS AIRES (CNS) — In a landmark and politically charged decision, the Supreme Court of Argentina confirmed Tuesday a six-year prison sentence and a lifelong disqualification from holding public office for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the country's former two-term president, after finding her criminally responsible for the aggravated offense of fraudulent administration to the detriment of the public administration.
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3 weeks ago | 
courthousenews.com | William Savinar |Lucía Cholakian Herrera |Lucia Herrera
MEXICO CITY (CN) — For the first time, Mexican citizens voted on Sunday for almost 3,000 judicial officials, from the Supreme Court to district magistrates. The election was part of a reform passed in September 2024, when the ruling Morena party claimed to want a drastic change in what it deemed a corruption-plagued power.
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1 month ago | 
courthousenews.com | Lucía Cholakian Herrera |Lucia Herrera
PANAMA CITY (CN) — Days and nights in Panama City are equally hot, commonly over 86 degrees. Less than 10 fans pointed in different directions across the roughly 11,000-square-foot concrete all-purpose sports court of Fe y Alegría — now an ad hoc shelter — providing background noise that marks the waiting of men and women who thought that, at this point, they would be U.S. refugees.
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1 month ago | 
courthousenews.com | Lucía Cholakian Herrera |Lucia Herrera
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (CN) — There’s no definitive consensus on who invented one of the world’s tastiest and seemingly Italian dishes, but one thing is certain: Its origins trace back to the Argentine coast, specifically to the city of Mar del Plata, facing the Atlantic Ocean. Sorrentinos, a rounded ravioli-like pasta, are not only a culinary delight, but a testament to the enduring cultural ties between Italy and Argentina.
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2 months ago | 
afr.com | Natalie Alcoba |Lucía Cholakian Herrera |Lucia Herrera |Daniel Politi
Natalie Alcoba, Lucía Cholakian Herrera and Daniel PolitiApr 22, 2025 – 3.53pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Buenos Aires | Little by little, the church pews of Argentina filled up on Monday (Tuesday AEST). Catholics woke up after a weekend filled with Easter celebrations to the news that Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff and a native son, had died.
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2 months ago | 
courthousenews.com | Lucía Cholakian Herrera |Lucia Herrera
BUENOS AIRES (CN) — The Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires is often filled with tourists and school visits, but Monday morning, they blended with mourners gathering from everywhere in the city after hearing the news of the death of Pope Francis. The 88-year-old leader of 1.4 billion Catholics died at 7:35 a.m. Vatican time, or 3:35 a.m. in Argentina, meaning most citizens woke up to the news on the radio, TV and newspaper covers. It was a nationwide shock to the many gathered in sacred places.
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2 months ago | 
courthousenews.com | Lucía Cholakian Herrera |Lucia Herrera
BUENOS AIRES (CN) — As global markets reeled from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, Argentina and the International Monetary Fund wrapped up a monthlong negotiation this week on what will become the country’s 28th agreement with the institution since the 1950s. The IMF has played a crucial and often controversial role in Argentina’s economic trajectory. In 2001, the financial agency refused to disburse funds corresponding to a previous agreement.
