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Messi to Headline Argentina’s Exhibition at Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium
sports1 day ago

Messi to Headline Argentina’s Exhibition at Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium

Argentina, with Lionel Messi potentially in tow, will play Iceland in an international exhibition at Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium on June 9, two days before the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in the U.S.; the team also tunes up against Honduras on June 6 in Texas. The event could be one of the stadium’s most high-profile international spectacles, with Auburn eyeing up to $2 million in revenue sharing and ticket prices ranging roughly from $45 to over $300.

via On3|
#argentina#auburn#jordan-hare-stadium
Argentina relaxes glacier protections to boost mining, sparking water fears
world1 day ago

Argentina relaxes glacier protections to boost mining, sparking water fears

Argentina's Milei government approved a reform to the 2010 glacier protection law, letting provinces decide which glaciers are protected based on whether they serve a 'relevant water function'. Supporters say the change will attract investment in minerals essential for the energy transition, but critics warn it erodes a national environmental standard and could threaten drinking water for about 7 million Argentines who rely on glacier-fed rivers. The reform has sparked protests and drawn warnings from scientists about glaciers’ broader ecological and hydrological roles.

via The Guardian|
#argentina#glacier-law#mining
Argentina to Face Iceland in Historic Jordan-Hare Stadium Exhibition
sports2 days ago

Argentina to Face Iceland in Historic Jordan-Hare Stadium Exhibition

Argentina, the reigning World Cup champions, will play Iceland on June 9 at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama (7:30 p.m. CT) in a Road to 26 exhibition—the first international soccer match at the venue. Tickets start at $45, and the event is part of a U.S.-based series promoted by Unified Events and Florida Citrus Sports, featuring other matches such as Brazil vs. Egypt and Argentina vs. Honduras.

via Auburn Tigers|
#argentina#exhibition-match#iceland
Argentina loosens glacier protections to empower provincial mining
world2 days ago

Argentina loosens glacier protections to empower provincial mining

Argentina's Congress approved a reform to the 2010 Glacier Law that shifts protection of glacier regions from the national Ianigla agency to provincial authorities, making it easier to mine in glacier areas; supporters say it enables development, while opponents warn it endangers water resources since glaciers feed 36 river basins across 12 provinces and about seven million people. The reform keeps glaciers in the national inventory until provinces prove they are not strategic water reserves.

via BBC|
#argentina#environment#glaciers
Second Circuit voids $16bn YPF judgment, redrawing Argentina litigation risk
business14 days ago

Second Circuit voids $16bn YPF judgment, redrawing Argentina litigation risk

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overturned a $16bn ruling that Argentina must compensate YPF shareholders, ruling the claims aren’t cognisable under Argentine law; Burford Capital’s shares tumbled on the decision, while YPF stock rose and Argentina welcomed the ruling. The decision reduces the likelihood of payout in the US litigation but leaves room for further appeals.

via Financial Times|
#argentina#burford-capital#business
Argentina identifies 12 desaparecidos at La Perla, reopening a national wound
world18 days ago

Argentina identifies 12 desaparecidos at La Perla, reopening a national wound

At La Perla in Córdoba, investigators identified the remains of 12 victims—including Mario Nívoli—disappeared during the 1970s dictatorship, with genetics linking fragmentary bones to relatives; the findings renew Argentina’s painful memories of state terror, spark debate over memory and archives under President Milei, and suggest more identifications may come as searches continue.

via The Guardian|
#argentina#desaparecidos#dictatorship
Tango Therapy Gives Parkinson’s Patients in Argentina New Moves for Balance
health18 days ago

Tango Therapy Gives Parkinson’s Patients in Argentina New Moves for Balance

In Buenos Aires, Ramos Mejía Hospital runs a weekly tango-therapy program for Parkinson’s patients, pairing participants with non‑patients and guiding them through warm-ups, balance work, and classic tango steps to improve gait, stiffness, and coordination while boosting social and emotional well‑being; started about 15 years ago by neurologists and researchers, it has served roughly 100 patients and highlights tango’s potential to retrain motor control in daily activities.

via The New York Times|
#argentina#dance-therapy#health
Security pressures derail Finalissima: Spain-Argentina match canceled for 2026
sports26 days ago

Security pressures derail Finalissima: Spain-Argentina match canceled for 2026

UEFA and the Argentina Football Association announced the 2026 Finalissima between Spain and Argentina has been cancelled due to escalating security concerns tied to the Middle East conflict, making staging in Qatar impossible. Negotiations to relocate to Europe failed, with proposals like a single match at Real Madrid’s Bernabéu or a two-legged Madrid–Buenos Aires tie rejected by the AFA and scheduling constraints on Spain. As a result, Serbia will instead play Spain on March 27.

via Barca Universal|
#argentina#doha#finalissima
Argentina advances sweeping labor reform critics call anti-union
world1 month ago

Argentina advances sweeping labor reform critics call anti-union

Argentina’s Senate is poised to approve a broad labour reform that would weaken unions, extend the maximum workday to 12 hours, reduce severance costs, and allow direct employer-employee negotiations while phasing out national labour courts in favor of an hour-bank system; supporters say it will boost formal employment and business predictability, while critics call it unconstitutional, harmful to workers, and unlikely to create jobs amid high informal employment and ongoing protests.

via The Guardian|
#argentina#labor-reform#milei
Argentine fossil reshapes alvarezsauroid history, arguing for a Pangaean origin and stable body size
paleontology1 month ago

Argentine fossil reshapes alvarezsauroid history, arguing for a Pangaean origin and stable body size

A new Argentine alvarezsauroid, Alnashetri cerropoliciensis, and two northern taxa prompt a major rewrite of alvarezsauroid evolution: phylogenetic analyses place Alnashetri outside the core alvarezsaurids, making South American taxa polyphyletic; biogeographic analyses imply a Pangaean origin with vicariance driving early diversification; and the early-branching position of Alnashetri argues against a universal miniaturization trend, showing body size evolving within a narrow range across the clade.

via Nature|
#alvarezsauroid#argentina#body-size-evolution
KC Wins the World Cup Base Camp Battle
world1 month ago

KC Wins the World Cup Base Camp Battle

Kansas City used a concerted mix of heavy soccer investment, centralized location, and infamous "KC kind" hospitality to land three top-seeded World Cup base camps for 2026 (Argentina at Sporting KC, the Netherlands at Sporting KC’s partner facility, England securing a Kansas City site), aided by FIFA rules that favor teams near group-stage games. The bid relied on extensive tours, private experiences, and strong local partnerships, with the effort aimed at transforming KC into the base-camp capital of the world and boosting the region’s profile.

via The New York Times|
#argentina#base-camps#kansas-city