The Pigeon Express
Adulterated cocaine has killed at least 20 people and left 74 in hospitals around the Buenos Aires region of Argentina, the authorities say. Investigators believe the illegal drug was either laced with some kind of poison or “cut” with another substance. The regional security minister called on any users who had bought cocaine in the […]
Football icon Diego Maradona received inadequate medical care and was left to his fate for a “prolonged, agonising period” before his death last year, an expert medical panel has concluded. The 60-year-old Argentinian succumbed to a heart attack on November 25, just weeks after undergoing brain surgery on a blood clot. His passing prompted a […]
A video of a gigantic swarm of mosquitos moving like a tornado in Argentina has shocked citizens. The mosquito swarm confused and sacred drivers going down Route 74 between General Madariaga and Pinamar. One of the drivers on this road shot a video featuring a large tower of mosquitos arranged in a tornado-twister formation. The […]
Argentine authorities are investigating Diego Maradona’s doctor for possible manslaughter following the footballing legend’s death four days ago. Police in Buenos Aires have searched the house and private clinic of Leopoldo Luque as they try to establish if there was negligence in Maradona’s treatment following surgery. Some 30 police officers raided 39-year-old Dr Luque’s house […]
The mobile phone of a reporter was stolen on camera just before he was about to go live on television. In a video of the incident form Argentina’s Buenos Aires, one can see the reporter adjusting his face mask, preparing himself for the live broadcast when a thief snatched his phone and ran towards an […]
A British man has been killed and his son wounded after being shot during a suspected robbery outside a five-star hotel in Buenos Aires. The pair, aged 50 and 28, were taken to hospital after the attack in the Puerto Madero area of the Argentine capital. The father had been shot in the chest and […]