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Dinosaur fossils found in Argentina could be of the largest animal ever lived on Earth

The animal is believed to have been 122 feet long and weighed around 90,000 kg. Its partial remains were discovered in Patagonian region of Argentina.

Argentina approves AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid vaccine for emergency use

The vaccine was given approval for emergency use over the course of the next year, accoarding to a statement by Argentina’s health regulator ANMAT.

Argentina begins Covid vaccination drive with Russia’s Sputnik V

Argentina joins North America, EU, UK, China and Chile in offering preventive shots. It also boosts Russia’s attempts to push the vaccine into developing nations.

Maradona farewell turns chaotic, Covid restrictions go for a toss

People clashed with the police in and around Argentina's Plaza de Mayo. The opening to a mass gathering marks a sharp contrast to nearly 8 months of tightly-managed lockdown.

Diego Maradona, all-time football great, dies of heart attack at age 60

Argentina’s 1986 World Cup-winning captain, whom many hail as the greatest player ever, had undergone surgery to remove blood clot from his brain earlier in November.

China launches 13 satellites into orbit with single rocket

The satellites, including 10 remote sensing satellites developed by Argentinian company Satellogic, blasted off atop a March-6 rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre.

Saudi Arabia suspends flights to and from India amid surge in Covid cases

Saudi Arabia's aviation authority said it was suspending travel to and from India, Brazil & Argentina including any person who has been in any of these countries in last 14 days.

Not just the Amazon rain forest, other one-of-a-kind ecosystems are burning down too

South America’s Pantanal wetlands — reaching into Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay — are burning at a record pace this year, and commercial farmers are largely to blame.

Saudi crown prince consolidates power, top 100 companies during pandemic & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Passengers of cruise to nowhere spend Easter on ‘Ghost Ship’

Thousands of passengers are aboard ships a month after major cruise lines agreed to halt cruises because of dangers of sailing during pandemic.

On Camera

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.