Hezbollah and its patrons have spread their tentacles to South America with help from local friends including Venezuela’s socialist regime. Argentina is belatedly backing the Western stance against the international Islamist group.
Source: CLARIN
Clarin is the largest newspaper in Argentina. It was founded in August 1945 and is based in Buenos Aires.
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro tells Argentine daily Clarín that, in contrast with his populist profile, he wants to liberalize the economy and forge free-trade pacts across the world.
The EU-Mercosur free trade agreement will likely force economies like those of Brazil and Argentina, to modernize and ditch the last vestiges of protectionism.
A spotty performance as a communicator and uncertain start to downsizing the state mark the fiery Jair Bolsonaro’s first six months as president of Brazil.
In our era of innovation and constant exposure to information, education is more than reading books and must include healthy interaction between pupils, school and parents.
As people enter old age, they become increasingly vulnerable, not only physically and economically, but also as victims of culturally-coded forms of discrimination.
Wind-powered homes are expected to generate power and kickstart development in a ‘dreamy’ but isolated part of the southern province of Santa Cruz.
For all its resources, the South American country still struggles with high inflation and extreme poverty. The solution must be both deep and long-term changes.
‘Nice legs baby!’ Argentina has taken steps to make certain kinds of verbal harassment a punishable offense — much to the chagrin of some feminists.
BUENOS AIRES — “I’m in the literary gang and Borges is my godfather…” Serhiy Borschevsky is the “last remaining” translator in Ukraine of the works of the 20th-century Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges. Speaking to Clarin on his first-ever visit to Argentina, Borschevsky noted that “Borges is very popular in Ukraine. His books sell out […]
For many teenagers today, the rules and taboos of love have disappeared. They see it as territory for sexual — and bisexual — discoveries, not a quest for a partner.
The opposition has so far failed to provoke a military uprising against President Nicolás Maduro, and for now, can only count on an angry but tired population.
As vast sums are donated to rebuild Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, the same billionaires don’t step up to protect dying species or reverse global warming.
Unless Argentina finds the right leaders to undertake crucial reforms of the state and public life, it may face mass anger and democratic degradation seen elsewhere.
Already known for its agricultural output, the South American country would do well to grow its reputation as a leader in sustainable food production.
Older politicians seemingly face an image problem in some Latin American countries. But in this continent of massive corruption scandals, can age really be the issue for voters?
Disruptive tech firms offer convenience and competitive prices. But they also push ordinary people out of jobs, neighborhoods and even public spaces.
Inflation and recession are doing little to bridge the South American nation’s deep political divide.
The increasingly unpopular president is collaborating with dozens of current or retired soldiers as he tries to push through a controversial policy agenda.
-Analysis- Venezuela has arrived at a dead end. It is mired in misrule, socio-economic chaos, unchecked crime and a spiraling humanitarian catastrophe that is leading to steady exodus of its population. The immediate causes of these were shortages in food, water, electricity and medicine, as well as hyperinflation (3 million percent per year) in an […]
Argentine laws set a minimum weight for slaughtered cattle, forcing farmers to produce ‘fattened’ beef, but meat eaters are not so keen.
BUENOS AIRES — Mariana Stange has lots of market experience, particular in the corporate sector. She’s a realtor who specializes in helping firms move premises. For the best results, she uses scientific research, which may not be the standard practice, but it is very effective. The intersection of architecture and psychology has created neuro-architecture. “It’s […]
The white supremacist who killed 50 at New Zealand mosques is like other mass killers attached to myths of ideological identity that lack any real political horizon.
Often accused of sympathizing with the left, Pope Francis has a simpler ‘apolitical’ view of politics and public office: it should be at the service of the disadvantaged.
The former docks in Buenos Aires have become a model of how to turn an area in the doldrums into a multi-million dollar investment magnet.
Sociologists say there are certain historical and cultural elements behind the country’s fondness for confrontation.
AI, Big Data and blockchain are some of the expensive tools that are necessary for precision farming, but their contribution to cost-effective and greener agriculture is making them essential to any farmer wanting to produce food for world markets.
Its long-time leader awaits sentencing in the U.S, but the international drug empire Mexico’s Joaquin Guzman helped build is going strong. Who will be the next kingpin?
As tensions between Washington an Beijing continue to build, smaller nations like Argentina should stay out of the fray and instead strengthen regional integration.
Included in a new exhibition in Rosario, Argentina — Che’s birthplace — are images not just of the famous revolutionary, but taken by him.
With the rise of social networking, fake news and changing psychologies, political parties have little use now for traditional campaigns.
From Venezuela to Brazil, Latin American armed forces are returning to front-line roles in response to political crises and fighting organized crime. But will they threaten democracy again?
From Spain’s Podemos to Noam Chomsky, many left-wingers around the world are too blinded by ideology to see the Venezuelan crisis for what it really is.
As evidenced by this year’s elections in Mexico and Brazil, people across the region are increasingly disenchanted with traditional parties and the democratic status quo.
Architects plan to restore one of the Argentine capital’s architectural gems, but with new co-working and co-living spaces that reflect the latest trends.
South American poets Silvina Giaganti to Pedro Mairal are among those who have successfully used social media and other digital spaces to drive interest in their work.
These easy-to-build and ‘climate-change-proof’ homes are growing popular in places like Miami that are prone to hurricanes and flooding.
Novelist Isaac Asimov imagined 30 years ago that if everyone had a device connected to a broad information network, traditional schooling would be redundant. Most of us now have such a device.
-Editorial- BUENOS AIRES — Like health, peace or freedom, democracy is appreciated once it is lost. It has been 35 years now since democracy was restored in Argentina and Raúl Alfonsín became its elected, civilian president on Dec. 10, 1983. The military dictatorship became part of the past. It was a historic landmark. The balance […]
In far southern Argentina, writer Pablo Bizón recalls a chance encounter with a woman who followed her passion for science all the way from Kent State to Patagonia.