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A Buenos Aires court has annulled the murder conviction of former police officer Luis Chocobar, who shot and killed a 17-year-old who had just stabbed...
In honor of International Worker’s Day, and bearing in mind that the Lower House approved the omnibus bill with its multiple labor reforms, here’s...
Buenos Aires City Mayor Jorge Macri published a string of “before and after” photos on his Instagram stories on Wednesday, announcing an “Order...
Last week was April Fool’s Day, which we don’t celebrate in Argentina. Well, we do, but it’s on December 28, the so-called “Day of the Holy...
Quick tip for any vegans out there, if you go to a pizza place in Buenos Aires and they don’t have specifically vegan options, ask for a pizza...
Senators voted to annul President Javier Milei’s sweeping presidential decree 42-25 with four abstentions on Thursday. The vote heightened tensions...
This article was originally published on the second anniversary of Tehuel de la Torre’s disappearance. In mid-2023, the Second Criminal Tribunal of...
As with all of today’s translation troubles, this one came up in newsroom conversation. The word carpeta means folder and gave rise to a lunfardo...
Argentina’s “blue dollar” parallel exchange rate continued its downward trend on Thursday, closing at AR$985 — its lowest nominal value since...
Buenos Aires Governor Axel Kicillof opened the province’s legislative sessions on Monday with a speech heavy with criticisms toward President Javier...
Earlier this week, I walked into the newsroom and was greeted with people eagerly calling to me. “Valen! We need your opinion on this,” they said....
Valentine’s Day isn’t a massive date in Argentina — but I still thought I’d help you out with some of our love-related terms and phrases. If...
This came up when Facundo and I covered the CGT strike on Wednesday — a union representative criticized the government for discussing a bill as...
Facundo wrote a story on Tuesday about exchange rates increasing after a period of relative stability, which is referred to as a veranito in...
If you want translation troubles, you can trust any news that has anything to do with the judiciary — we’ve mentioned the dreaded intervenido...
What a year it’s been — and not just because the Herald returned in March. I opened this week’s column to the team, asking for their favorite...
For the second night in a row, Argentines took to the streets on Thursday, banging pots and pans as part of a nationwide cacerolazo against...
Tens of thousands took to the streets on Wednesday to honor the victims of the 2001 massacre, when police violently cracked down on nationwide...
After Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announced a contentious new anti-protest protocol, we interviewed the head of a police watchdog who said...
by Valen Iricibar and Facundo Iglesia Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announced an anti-protest security protocol that authorizes federal...
Axel Kicillof took his oath as governor of Buenos Aires province for his second consecutive term on Monday evening alongside his Vice Governor,...
Martina Jaureguy reported from the Casa Rosada Argentina’s new president Javier Milei took his incoming cabinet’s oaths on Sunday afternoon at...
Sometimes these translation trouble columns have a theme and sometimes, we have to face machirulos and children of rigor with financial wrists who...
Six Argentine nationals who had been held hostage by Hamas were among those released on Monday, according to a Foreign Ministry communiqué. They are...
Well, that was a heart-stopping couple of weeks. There is plenty of uncertainty ahead but at least we can say the presidential run-off is now behind...
Green Ford Falcons have been sighted outside the Senate and another ministry in an apparent intimidation strategy, according to reports made to the...
Far-right libertarian candidate Javier Milei gave a restrained victory speech on Sunday night after early results showed him winning the Argentine...
Sex education is a contentious topic that’s often mired in political controversy, and Argentina is no different. But the country’s Integral Sexual...
In a letter published on Thursday, the far-right coalition La Libertad Avanza (LLA) has called for “further transparency” in Sunday’s...
October inflation dipped to 8.3%, according to a report published on Monday by the National Institute for Statistics and Census (INDEC, its Spanish...
At 1:30 a.m., the white gate to the Hotel Gondolín is open. Hushed voices express disbelief amid the bustle of making empanadas for everyone. An icon...
From behind-the-scenes conversations at the newsroom to classic translation troubles where the English translation just hits different, here are three...
October 22 was quite the electoral Sunday and while there were surprisingly few translation troubles on the night, there were a couple that came up in...
On Wednesday, La Libertad Avanza (LLA)’s vice presidential candidate Victoria Villarruel came under fire from K-pop fans for past xenophobic tweets...
Faced with a run-off between Unión por la Patria (UxP)’s Sergio Massa and La Libertad Avanza (LLA)’s Javier Milei, different branches of the...
The Lower House’s budget commission will start debating an addendum to the 2024 budget bill on Wednesday which aims to eliminate a series of tax...
After losing the presidential election by more than six percent to Union por la Patria’s (UxP’s) Sergio Massa, Javier Milei (La Libertad Avanza,...
Ruling coalition Unión por la Patria (UxP)’s Buenos Aires province Governor Axel Kicillof clinched a second term on Sunday after winning 45.36% of...
Argentina’s informal dollar exchange rate, popularly known as the “blue dollar,” rose by AR$65 on Monday alone and reached a nominal value of...
As we enter the homestretch of the October 22 election, it’s unsurprising that two-thirds of this week’s translation troubles came from political...
Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner presented an appeal to the Federal Chamber of Criminal Cassation on Monday, calling for it to annul its...
I wanted to know why everyone was laughing. A series of colorful little books were spread across my aunt’s table in the Argentine countryside, which...
Unemployment reached 6.2% in the second quarter of 2023, according to a report by the National Institute for Statistics and Census (INDEC) released on...