."( Reporting by Julia Symmes Cobb, additional reporting by Nicolas Misculin in Buenos Aires and Daniela

BUENOS AIRES( Reuters)-Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez has canceled a visit to France scheduled for this week amid fears over the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant and the elevated number of cases of the virus in the South American nation. Fernandez was expected to participate on June 30 in a forum on gender equality in Paris, invited by French President Emmanuel Macron." The health situation in Argentina and in South America has been harmed by a new wave of COVID that continues to af

BUENOS AIRES( Reuters)-Argentina rolled out identification cards on Wednesday for non-binary citizens, who neither identify as male nor female？... , allowing them to use" x" in their important national ID document and passports in the field corresponding to gender. The South American country is the first in the region to enable this via decree, the center-left government said, adding it was joining countries such as New Zealand, Canada and Australia, which have already carried out the change."

RIO DE JANEIRO( Reuters)-Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro rejected an offer of aid from Argentina, saying on Thursday that his country did not need the assistance dealing with deadly floods that have affected broad swaths of the country's northeast and killed dozens. His comments drew a quick rebuke from the governor of hard-hit Bahia state, who said local authorities would welcome help from any nation and that foreign countries should feel free to contact the state directly.So far, at least 2

BUENOS AIRES( Reuters)-Thousands of people took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Wednesday to protest against the government's economic shock measures, in the first real test for Argentina's new libertarian president, Javier Milei.... Authorities directed protesters away from roads and onto pavements so traffic could pass.... We do not want any type of confrontation....

BUENOS AIRES( Reuters)-Argentines head to the polls on Sunday for midterm primaries in a litmus test for the center-left Peronist government of Alberto Fernandez, which has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, economic crises and rising poverty. Voting stations around the South American nation will open at 8 a.m.( 1100 GMT) and close some 10 hours later, with exit polls before official result start to come around 11 p.m. Pollsters expect the ruling party to suffer some losses. With most candi

BUENOS AIRES( Reuters)-Argentine peso bills, devalued by years of inflation now soaring near 60%, are starting to cause a literal strain on wallets-with the largest banknote in circulation worth under$ 5 in commonly used exchange markets. That means people need to carry around huge wads of cash, a security concern and logistical headache for savers, businesses and banks. The situation marks Argentina out in the region, except perhaps for outlier Venezuela.... The largest note in Mexico and Peru

BUENOS AIRES( Reuters)-Argentina's Peronist ruling coalition is teetering on the brink of political crisis, with President Alberto Fernandez facing a fight for control after voters abandoned his center-left party in bruising midterm elections, sapping his power in Congress. The party, a mix of moderates allied with the president and a powerful hard-left faction around Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, now has a dilemma: concede ground to work with the opposition, swerve left-or spli

VILLA FIORITO, Argentina( Reuters)-Debora Blanco has lived for years with her eight children in a house on the outskirts of Buenos Aires with no proper door or windows, nor electricity, mains gas, running water or sewers.... Already protests against Milei's spending cuts are starting to build and strikes have become a regular occurrence." We're in need, sometimes I don't have food or milk for the kids.... Food prices are through the roof," said Blanco, 43, who works collecting waste to recycle