BUENOS AIRES (AP) — At a dance hall in the heart of Buenos Aires, 14 men in elegant dark suits sat at separate tables while across the room, 14 women in dresses and high heels waited to be asked for a dance.
As the first notes of a popular tango began to hum, the male dancers signaled to the women and crossed the dance floor in search of partners. Moments later, the couples’ legs traced the gracious movements of tango at an event that ensures every woman gets to dance.
The women book their sessions in advance with an organizer via WhatsApp, securing a dance and avoiding the interminable wait they’ve endured at other “milongas,” or dancing gatherings, where women outnumber men.
Antje Rickel, of France, left, dances with professional tango dancer Jared Ramos at the Che Che Tango Premium, where people can book guaranteed two‑hour dances with professional partners known as “Taxi Dancers,” in Buenos Aires, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Antje Rickel, of France, left, dances with professional tango dancer Jared Ramos at the Che Che Tango Premium, where people can book guaranteed two‑hour dances with professional partners known as “Taxi Dancers,” in Buenos Aires, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Women dance with professional tango dancers at the Che Che Tango Premium, where people can book guaranteed two‑hour dances with professional partners known as “Taxi Dancers,” in Buenos Aires, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Women dance with professional tango dancers at the Che Che Tango Premium, where people can book guaranteed two‑hour dances with professional partners known as “Taxi Dancers,” in Buenos Aires, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Professional tango dancers known as “Taxi Dancers” take a break at the Che Che Tango Premium, where people can book guaranteed two‑hour dances with professional partners in Buenos Aires, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Professional tango dancers known as “Taxi Dancers” take a break at the Che Che Tango Premium, where people can book guaranteed two‑hour dances with professional partners in Buenos Aires, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Among the dancers on a recent Wednesday was Antje Rickel, a 69-year-old French woman in a semi-transparent red blouse and with her hair coquettishly styled up. Her dancing partner was a young man about 5 inches shorter than her. But the difference in age and height was irrelevant to the couple, who felt in perfect communion as they glided across the dance floor to the rhythm of a tango.
“He has great control,” said Rickel of her young dancing companion, Jared Ramos, a professional tango dancer with the Che Che Tango Premium “milonga,” where people can book guaranteed two‑hour dances with professional partners known as “Taxi Dancers.”
Held on Wednesdays and Fridays, the program offers dance aficionados like Rickel the opportunity to practice tango steps, going from one dancer’s arm to another’s. A two-hour session goes for 55,000 pesos (about $37) for foreigners and about $30 for Argentine nationals and residents.
The dance events are organized by dancers Alejandro Justiniano and Sara Parnigoni, who present it on social media as “a tango space where you can be sure you’ll dance like you’ve always dreamed.”
Justiniano said that the male dancers are carefully chosen, with most being professional dancers or tango teachers who perform at different events. “We’ve looked for dancers with a lot of experience,” he said.
Beth Wolff, of German-Argentine, front right, dances with a professional tango dancer at the Che Che Tango Premium, where people can book guaranteed two‑hour dances with professional partners known as “Taxi Dancers,” in Buenos Aires, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Beth Wolff, of German-Argentine, front right, dances with a professional tango dancer at the Che Che Tango Premium, where people can book guaranteed two‑hour dances with professional partners known as “Taxi Dancers,” in Buenos Aires, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
He came up with the idea after observing the “long faces” of many women who would spend evenings at dance events watching from the sidelines. Justiniano created what he calls a “mini milonga,” something a little more intimate so that “for two hours they can reach their full potential in their dancing.”
Ramos, a professional tango dancer, said women face several challenges at other “milongas.”
“There are 10 women for every man,” he said, which means many women are left out. Adding to the problem, he noted, is the fact that “not all of them dance well.”
The Argentine Federal Police has suspendedOnlyFanscreator andpolicewoman Nicole Gabriela V. for posting unsavory content in her police uniform. The 20-something is a police officer in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her suggestive videos and photos gained traction across Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and TikTok.
OnlyFans “policewoman” suspended after her videos take over social media
Nicole Gabriela V. risks losing her job after her suggestive videos gained traction on social media platforms.
As per local media, the OnlyFans creator works as a policewoman in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her verified Instagram page @itsoficialnicole contains many suggestive photos and videos of her dressed in uniform. However, she seems to have deactivated her account due to recent events. (via National World)
Gabriela V. has been in the police service for three years and also has a sizable OnlyFans fan following. In multiple photos and videos, she has participated in professionally inappropriate activities like using handcuffs, choking, and looking seductively into the camera.
Many fans also criticized the policewoman for her risqué videos, warning her that her misuse of the uniform could land her in legal trouble. Some even called her out for disrespecting law enforcement.
In another now-deleted video, Gabriela V. was seen role-playing with an unknown person. The other individual offered her a c***om, and she gave him a flirty expression and handcuffed him. Users have since called out her distasteful skit on social media. In another skit shared on November 14, Gabriela V. and another woman were seen playing pool in a sexually suggestive manner, giving seductive expressions to the camera.
Meanwhile, the 12B Neighborhood Police Station in Buenos Aires confirmed Nicole Gabriela V.’s “irregular conduct” and launched an internal investigation. The report states that her unsavory conduct “significantly affects the prestige of the institution.”
The report further noted that the OnlyFans creator has made “improper use of the assigned police clothing and equipment,” violating the Public Security Law 5688. After Internal Affairs stepped in, the Office of Transparency and External Control took up the case. Consequently, Gabriela V. will remain suspended until the investigation is completed.
At the time of writing, Nicole Gabriela V. seems to have deactivated her social media accounts.
Clashes have erupted between demonstrators and police as thousands protested in Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, to demand justice over the torture and killing of two young women and a teenager, which was livestreamed on social media by a purported drug gang.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets on Saturday to denounce the killings that shocked Argentinians after it was revealed that the murders were perpetrated live on the Instagram platform and watched by 45 members of a private account, officials said.
The bodies of Morena Verdi and Brenda del Castillo, cousins aged 20, and 15-year-old Lara Gutierrez were found buried on Wednesday in the yard of a house in a southern suburb of Buenos Aires, five days after they went missing.
Investigators said the victims, thinking they were going to a party, were lured into a van on September 19, allegedly as part of a plan to “punish” them for violating gang code and to serve as a warning to others.
Police discovered a video of the triple murder after a suspect in the disappearance of the three revealed it under questioning, according to Javier Alonso, the security minister for the Buenos Aires province.
In the footage, a gang leader is heard saying: “This is what happens to those who steal drugs from me.”
Argentinian media reported that the torturers cut off fingers, pulled out nails, and beat and suffocated the victims.
While most of the protesters who took part in the demonstration on Saturday marched peacefully, some confronted police who responded by aggressively pushing them away using their batons and shields, according to video clips and images posted by the La Izquierda Diario online news site.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Saturday to denounce the killings of Morena Verdi and Brenda del Castillo, cousins aged 20, and 15-year-old Lara Gutierrez, by a suspected drug gang [Luis Robayo/AFP]
As they marched towards the Argentinian parliament with thousands of supporters, family members of the victims held a banner with their names, “Lara, Brenda, Morena”, and placards with the images of the three.
“Women must be protected more than ever,” Brenda’s father, Leonel del Castillo, was quoted by the AFP news agency as telling reporters at the protest. He had earlier said he had not been able to identify his daughter’s body due to the torture she had endured.
“It was a narco-femicide!” read a sign at the protest. Another declared, “Our lives are not disposable!”
The protesters also banged on drums as they marched and denounced the “inaction” of the administration of President Javier Milei against what they called the growing “narco” influence in the country.
An image posted on social media showed protesters burning an image of Milei and other political allies of his administration.
Antonio del Castillo, the grandfather of the slain 20-year-old cousins, was in tears, calling his granddaughters’ killers “bloodthirsty”.
“You wouldn’t do what they did to them to an animal,” he said.
On Friday, Minister of National Security Patricia Bullrich announced the arrest of a fifth suspect in the case, bringing the total to three men and two women. The fifth suspect, accused of offering logistical support in the killing by providing a vehicle involved in the crime, was arrested in the Bolivian border city of Villazon .
Authorities have also released a photograph of the alleged mastermind, a 20-year-old Peruvian, who remains at large.
Meta, the parent company of Instagram, has disputed that the livestream occurred on its platform, according to the AFP, citing a company spokesperson.
Shocked and in tears, relatives on Friday laid to rest two women and a girl whose live-streamed torture and murder caused an outcry in Argentina, where activists are planning a weekend protest against femicide.
The bodies of Morena Verdi and Brenda Del Castillo, cousins aged 20, and 15-year-old Lara Gutierrez were found buried Wednesday in the yard of a house in a southern suburb of Buenos Aires, five days after they went missing.
The crime, which investigators have tied to narco activity, was perpetrated live on Instagram and watched by 45 members of a private account, officials said.
Investigators said the victims, thinking they were going to a party, were lured into a van last Friday night, allegedly as part of a plan to “punish” them for violating a gang code, and as a warning to others.
Police discovered the Instagram broadcast after one of four detainees — two men and two women — revealed it under questioning, according to Javier Alonso, security minister for Buenos Aires province.
In the footage, a gang leader is heard saying: “This is what happens to those who steal drugs from me.”
Argentine media are reporting the torturers cut off fingers, pulled out nails, beat and suffocated the victims.
On Friday, dozens of people accompanied a mourning procession to a cemetery outside the capital where a private burial for Verdi and Del Castillo was held.
Gutierrez was laid to rest in a different location.
“I went to where the two little coffins were, side by side, and there I was able to cry more, and I promised them that I would find out who did this, because they destroyed the bodies, Antonio Del Castillo, grandfather of Brenda and Morena, told AFP.
“Holding a wake for a family member with the coffin closed is very painful for me, very painful,” he added.
– No bad victims –
“They were with the wrong people at the wrong time, and that’s all. They had nothing to do with it,” Federico Celedon, Morena and Brenda’s cousin, told AFP.
He said that Brenda had a one-year-old son who will now be cared for by his grandparents.
Rights groups have called for demonstrations around the country Saturday under the banner: “There are no good or bad victims, only femicides,” in an apparent allusion to the victims’ reported involvement in sex work.
Maria Eugenia Luduena, director of the Presentes rights NGO, told AFP the victims were youngsters with few options, coming as they did from a poor background.
“We are talking about three very young women, one of them 15 years old, who, according to various reports, were summoned to an event related to sex work,” Luduena said.
“The lack of work and the economic crisis we live in today affects women more,” allowing criminal networks to take advantage of them, she said.
A lawyer for the youngest victim’s family, Gonzalo Fuenzalida, said they had received death threats and he will seek police protection.
Dozens of political, cultural and social leaders have spoken out against the crime and called for an end to gender-based violence.
A man nicknamed “Little J” or “Julito,” believed to be the head of the gang behind the murders, is on the run.
In the ongoing investigation into One Direction singer Liam Payne’s death, three suspects have been charged for their alleged involvement in the pop star’s sudden demise last month.
The National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office of Argentina announced Thursday in a statement shared in Spanish that it has found evidence of “illicit conduct” by three people — including an employee of the hotel where Payne fell to his death. Charges included abandonment of a person followed by death, and supply and facilitation of narcotics. The suspects, who were not identified, were charged last Friday in a 180-page indictment delivered to judge Laura Graciela Bruniard, the statement said.
Payne, an “X Factor” alum who also pursued a solo musical career after his One Direction days, died Oct. 16 after falling from a third-floor balcony at a hotel in Buenos Aires. He was 31.
In a preliminary autopsy shared a day after the singer’s death, Argentine officials said authorities found substances in the singer’s room that appeared to be drugs in addition to evidence of consumption of alcohol and narcotics.
Officials carried out nine raids and heard “several dozen” testimonies from people including hotel staff, Payne’s family and friends, medical professionals and other experts, Thursday’s announcement said. Police analysts also reviewed more than 800 hours’ worth of surveillance footage from in and around the hotel, combed through the contents of Payne’s phone (including calls and messages across various messaging and social media apps) and assessed the registry of guests and the singer’s orders from the hotel’s bar and restaurant to understand his drinking and eating habits.
Officers from the Cybercrime unit also extracted information from the cellphones of hotel reception and volunteer witnesses to corroborate statements.
Prosecutors allege that one of the defendants accompanied Payne on a daily basis during his stay in Buenos Aires. Payne died two weeks after he arrived in Argentina, where he attended an Oct. 2 concert by former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan. This defendant was charged with abandonment of a person followed by death, and supply and facilitation of narcotics, the statement said. The remaining two defendants were charged with supplying narcotics.
One defendant is a hotel employee who allegedly provided Payne with cocaine during his stay. The other is a suspected narcotics supplier who had already been accused of dealing drugs in separate incidents, Thursday’s statement said.
The investigation into Payne’s death is ongoing and the prosecution said it was considering ruling out the possibility of suicide, because “in the state [Payne] was going through, he did not know what he was doing nor could he understand it.”
In October, officials determined Payne died from multiple traumas and internal and external bleeding caused by the fall. He “did not adopt a reflexive posture to protect himself and … he may have fallen in a state of semi- or total unconsciousness,” officials said last month.
Payne had traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescription antidepressant in his system in the moments before his death, Thursday’s statement said. Prosecutors confirmed that Payne’s body had been delivered to his father, Geoff Payne.
Payne’s remains reportedly will be flown back to his native London, one of the cities where One Direction fans gathered last month to celebrate the singer’s life and music.
Payne’s track “Do No Wrong” was set for a posthumous release last week, but plans were swiftly put on hold after fans pushed back.
“Today I’m deciding to hold ‘Do No Wrong’ and leave those liberties up to all family members,” Payne’s collaborator Sam Pounds said last week in a since-deleted tweet. “I want all proceeds [to] go to a charity of their choosing (or however they desire).”
Pounds added: “We are all still mourning the passing of Liam and I want the family to [mourn] in peace and in prayer. We will all wait.”
Times staff writer Nardine Saad contributed to this report.
Liam Payne’s voice is the first one heard in the culture-shifting boy band One Direction’s debut single: “What Makes You Beautiful” launches into a bouncy guitar riff, a cheeky and borderline gratuitous cowbell and then, Payne.
LIAM PAYNE The former One Direction singer died Wednesday at age 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina. What to know:
“You’re insecure, don’t know what for / You’re turning heads when you walk through the door,” he sings, in a few words assuring a cross-section of generations that he’s got your back, girl, and you should like yourself a little bit more.
Payne, who died Wednesday after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at just 31, was also the last solo voice on the band’s final single, “History” — effectively opening and closing the monolithic run of one of the biggest boy bands of all time.
While the exact circumstances of his death remain unclear — Buenos Aires police said in a statement that Payne “had jumped from the balcony of his room,” although they didn’t offer details on how they established that or whether it was intentional — in life, Payne was a critical part of the internet’s first boy band, one that secured an indelible place in the hearts of millennial and Gen Z fans.
How One Direction became the internet’s first boy band
Before One Direction became One Direction, its members auditioned for the U.K.’s “The X Factor” separately. The judges decided to put five promising, but not yet excellent, boys into a group. They were Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Payne, who together finished third in the 2010 competition.
As Rolling Stone contributing editor Rob Sheffield points out, it was an “unprecedented” way for a boy band to get their start.
A fan of former One Direction singer Liam places a photo of him on a tree outside the hotel where he was found dead after falling from a balcony the previous day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
FILE – One Direction members, from left, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Liam Payne perform on NBC’s “Today” show, Nov. 13, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
FILE – One Direction’s Niall Horan, from left, Harry Styles , Simon Cowell, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne present the Music Industry Trust Award to Simon Cowell at the Music Industry Trusts Award (MITS) in aid of charities Nordon Robbins and Brit Trust at the Grosvenor House Hotel, in London, Nov. 2, 2015. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP)
“They were sort of assigned to be together. And you don’t expect longevity out of that situation. Honestly, you don’t even expect one good pop record to come out of that situation,” he says. And yet, not only did it work, but One Direction essentially created “a new template for pop stardom, really.”
The show allowed Day 1 fans to follow their career before their official 2011 launch with “What Makes You Beautiful.” Nascent fans could use rising social media platforms like Twitter and Tumblr to find community, draw attention to the group and, in the earliest days, speak directly to the members.
“I honestly made a Twitter so that I could keep up with One Direction, and that’s how I made so many different friends,” says Gabrielle Kopera, 28, a fan from California who remembers the band hosting livestreams and chats. “Sometimes they would say something back and it was so much fun. I feel like that fan interaction doesn’t even happen anymore.”
That feeling of accessibility reinforced the group’s personality and relationship with fans, says Maura Johnston, a freelance music writer and Boston College adjunct instructor.
“The fact that they came up on this British TV show and they became this worldwide phenomenon, I don’t think that would have happened as acutely and as quickly and as immersive without social media, without Twitter or without people being able to mobilize around the globe,” she says.
One Direction and their fans
Millennial and Gen Z audiences practically grew up with One Direction, but the band was truly ubiquitous. That, Johnston says, is at least partially attributable to arriving in a very different media environment from today’s.
“It was a lot more focused,” she says of the early 2010s. “Algorithmic sorting of stuff hadn’t really taken hold. So, there was this broader, mass approach. … They were one of the last gasps of that mass phenomenon, that anyone of any age, even if they weren’t a fan, had to take notice to.”
But it takes more than omnipresence to cultivate a loyal fanbase. And there were myriad reasons why listeners were attracted to One Direction.
“They were five very different musical personalities, along with five very different personalities,” says Sheffield.
A girl reacts next to a makeshift althar for the deceased singer Liam Payne is pictured at Forum in Copenhagen, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (Emil Nicolai Helms/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
They broke the rules associated with traditional boy bands, too: “They co-wrote many of their songs. They didn’t do, you know, corny, choreographed steps on stage,” he said.
After the news of Payne’s death, Kopera says she “got so many messages from people I haven’t talked to in years reaching out because I think everyone kind of realized that it does feel like we just lost a family member.”
That sentiment was mirrored in the masses of fans who gathered Wednesday outside Buenos Aires’ Casa Sur Hotel, feeding a burgeoning makeshift memorial of flowers, candles and notes as police stood guard.
“I’ve always loved One Direction since I was little,” said Juana Relh, 18, outside Payne’s hotel. “To see that he died and that there will never be another reunion of the boys is unbelievable, it kills me.”
Liam Payne’s place in the band, and its legacy
Payne was a “brooding” older brother-type in One Direction, says Johnston. He also co-wrote many songs, especially in their later career — like the Fleetwood Mac-channeling “What A Feeling” and “Fireproof.”
“He was this grounding force in the band,” Johnston says.
In an Instagram tribute, Tomlinson called Payne “the most vital part of One Direction.”
“His experience from a young age, his perfect pitch, his stage presence, his gift for writing. The list goes on. Thank you for shaping us Liam,” he wrote.
“I always remember that he was the responsible and the sensible one of the group, and I feel like he wore his heart on his sleeve,” Kopera says.
Payne had recently been vocal about struggling with alcoholism, posting a YouTube video in July 2023 where he said he had been sober for six months after receiving treatment. Buenos Aires police said they found clonazepam — a central nervous system depressant — and other over-the-counter drugs in Payne’s hotel room, along with a whiskey bottle in the courtyard where he was found.
A memorial service for the deceased singer Liam Payne is pictured at Forum in Copenhagen, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024. (Emil Nicolai Helms/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
“Looking at what happened to Liam, it just makes you feel even more sad, that it just feels like he needed help,” Kopera says. “And it’s so scary to think about how the entertainment industry can just, like, eat up artists.”
After One Direction disbanded in 2016, Payne’s solo career — a single R&B-pop album in 2019, “LP1,” and a number of singles here and there — never took off the same way as some of his bandmates. He was “the least successful,” Sheffield says. “It’s safe to say that on the terms that he was going for, he didn’t really find what he wanted to do.”
“It’s hard, transitioning from being a boy bander to be a pop star,” Johnston says.
At Payne’s solo shows, Sheffield explains, “He would show a little montage of One Direction performing, which is the kind of thing you don’t do when you’re starting out as a solo artist. But fans took that in the spirit it was offered, which is a very generous statement that he’s like, ‘Yep, you’re here because of this history that we share, and I’m here because of that same history.’”
Despite Payne’s struggles and the tragedy of his death, Kopera is confident “his legacy is going to always point back to One Direction.”
For fans, the same is true.
“When I look back on One Direction, I’m like, that was my girlhood. One Direction was the soundtrack to growing up, and I’m so thankful for it,” she says. “They really were just a group of normal boys.”
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AP journalist Brooke Lefferts contributed to this report.
Former One Direction singer Liam Payne died Wednesday after falling into the interior patio of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Argentine Director of Emergency Medical Services, Alberto Crescenti, confirmed to CBS News.
He was 31 years old.
Crescenti said an ambulance arrived seven minutes later. He declined to answer questions about the incident, including whether Payne jumped from the balcony or fell by accident, The Associated Press reported.
Liam Payne at an event on Jan. 21, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Police were dispatched to the hotel in response to an emergency call about an “aggressive man who could be under the influence of drugs or alcohol,” a spokesperson for the Buenos Aires Police said in a statement to CBS News. The spokesperson said Payne “had thrown himself from the balcony of his room.”
Police and firefighters work the scene at Casa Sur hotel where former One Direction member Liam Payne died on Oct. 16, 2024 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Payne, who was from the U.K., had attended a show in Argentina of his former bandmate, Niall Horan, according to media reports. Payne posted a series of social media videos showing him headed to Argentina.
Last year, Payne postponed his South American tour — with shows in Peru, Colombia, Chile, Brazil, Argentina and Mexico — after a serious kidney infection. He told fans he was hospitalized with illness in a video explaining his decision.
Payne, who struggled with alcohol, announced in 2023 that he was 100 days sober. During a podcast interview in 2021, he detailed how One Direction members became too famous too fast — and said he often turned to drinking to deal with the mounting pressures of being in the globally famous boy band.
Formed in 2010 after they appeared on “X Factor’s Boot Camp,” One Direction members Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik went on to sell 70 million records by 2020, according to the BBC. “X Factor” judges including Simon Cowell first put them together as a boy band, and Cowell signed them to a record deal.
It was Payne’s second stint on the reality competition show. His first appearance was in 2008 at the age of 14, advancing to the judges’ houses round before being sent home.
One Direction won big at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, bringing home the Best New Artist award and Best Pop Video and Most Share-Worthy Video award for their song “What Makes You Beautiful.”
One Direction members pose during The BRIT Awards 2012 in London. L-R: Niall Horan, Zayn, Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles and Liam Payne.
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Payne co-wrote over 30 songs for the group at the height of their fame.
Rumors began to circulate the band was going to break up with Zayn Malik announcing he was leaving in 2015. At the time, the band released a statement saying, “Niall, Harry, Liam and Louis will continue as a four-piece and look forward to the forthcoming concerts of their world tour and recording their fifth album, due to be released later this year.”
In total, the band released five studio albums (with Malik appearing in four) featuring hits such as “What Makes You Beautiful” and “Story of My Life.”
After the band announced they were taking an extended hiatus in 2016, each member signed their own recording deals and released at least one studio album as a solo artist. Payne signed a solo deal with Capitol Records’ U.K. division, roughly one month after former bandmate Harry Styles signed a recording contract with Colombia Records.
Since his studio album dropped, he released three songs and also went through a turbulent personal period. In a video posted last year titled “I’m back…,” Payne apologized to his fans for being “MIA” and he had to take some time out for himself.
Cara Tabachnick is a news editor at CBSNews.com. Cara began her career on the crime beat at Newsday. She has written for Marie Claire, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. She reports on justice and human rights issues. Contact her at cara.tabachnick@cbsinteractive.com
Right-wing populist Javier Milei will become the next president of Argentina after promising a dramatic shake-up to the state in a fiercely polarized election campaign held amid deep discontent over soaring inflation and rising poverty.
With 97.6% of votes tallied in Sunday’s presidential runoff vote, Milei had 55.8% and Economy Minister Sergio Massa 44.2%, according to Argentina’s electoral authority. Presuming that margin holds, it would be wider than predicted by all polls and the widest since Argentina’s return of democracy in 1983.
In the streets of Buenos Aires, drivers honked their horns and many took to the streets to celebrate in several neighborhoods. Outside Milei’s party headquarters, a hotel in downtown Buenos Aires, supporters were euphoric.
Massa, of the ruling Peronist party, conceded defeat and congratulated Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist who has drawn frequent comparisons to former President Donald Trump.
“Congratulations to Javier Milei on a great race for President of Argentina,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “The whole world was watching! I am very proud of you. You will turn your Country around and truly Make Argentina Great Again!”
Javier Milei celebrates with supporters in Buenos Aires on November 19, 2023.
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“Argentines chose another path,” Massa said in his speech. “Starting tomorrow … guaranteeing the political, social and economic functions is the responsibility of the new president. I hope he does.”
With a Milei victory, the country will swing to the right and empower a freshman lawmaker who got his start as a television talking head blasting what he called the “political caste.”
Inflation has soared above 140% and poverty has worsened while Massa has held his post. Milei has proposed to slash the size of the state and rein in inflation, while the government minister he was running against warned people about the negative impacts of such policies. The election forced many to decide which of the two they considered to be the least bad choice.
“This is a triumph that is less due to Milei and his peculiarities and particularities and more to the demand for change,” said Lucas Romero, the head of Synopsis, a local political consulting firm. “What is being expressed at the polls is the weariness, the fatigue, the protest vote of the majority of Argentines.”
Massa’s campaign cautioned Argentines that his libertarian opponent’s plan to eliminate key ministries and otherwise sharply curtail the state would threaten public services, including health and education, and welfare programs many rely on. Massa also drew attention to his opponent’s often aggressive rhetoric and openly questioned his mental acuity; ahead of the first round, Milei sometimes carried a revving chainsaw at rallies.
“There were lot of voters that weren’t convinced to vote Milei, who would vote no or blank. But come the day of the vote, they voted for Milei because they’re all pissed off,” Andrei Roman, CEO of Brazil-based pollster Atlas Intel, said by phone. “Everyone talked about the fear of Milei winning. I think this was a fear of Massa winning and economy continuing the way it is, inflation and all that.”
Milei accused Massa and his allies of running a “campaign of fear” and he walked back some of his most controversial proposals, such as loosening gun control. In his final campaign ad, Milei looks at the camera and assures voters he has no plans to privatize education or health care.
Supporters of Javier Milei celebrate the results of the presidential election runoff outside the party headquarters in Buenos Aires on November 19, 2023.
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Milei’s screeds resonated widely with Argentines angered by their struggle to make ends meet, particularly young men.
“Money covers less and less each day. I’m a qualified individual, and my salary isn’t enough for anything,” Esteban Medina, a 26-year-old physical therapist from Ezeiza, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, told The Associated Press on the sidelines of a Milei rally earlier this week.
Another of Milei’s supporters is María Gabriela Gaviola, a 63-year-old entrepreneur doing everything she can to avoid shuttering her company, which manufactures veterinary products, amid surging prices for materials. And the government hasn’t helped, including Massa who has held his ministerial post for over a year.
“The productive sector of this country isn’t considered. How long can a country that doesn’t produce be OK?” said Gaviola, who has taken on two side jobs to keep her company afloat. “Truth is, I don’t know Milei. I’ve heard him a bit. I don’t know him, but the one who I already know doesn’t help me. I prefer to try something new.”
Most pre-election polls, which have been notoriously wrong at every step of this year’s campaign, showed a statistical tie between the two candidates or Milei slightly ahead.
Underscoring the bitter division this campaign has brought to the fore, Milei received both jeers and cheers on Friday night at the legendary Colón Theater in Buenos Aires.
The acrimony was also evident Sunday when Milei’s running mate, Victoria Villaruel, went to vote and was met by protesters angry at her claims that the number of victims from Argentina’s bloody 1976-1983 military dictatorship is far below what human rights organizations have long claimed, among other controversial positions.
The vote took place amid Milei’s allegations of possible electoral fraud, reminiscent of those from Trump and former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Without providing evidence, Milei claimed that the first round of the presidential election was plagued by irregularities that affected the result. Experts say such irregularities cannot swing an election, and that his assertions were partly aimed at firing up his base and motivating his supporters to become monitors of voting stations.
“Hope shines again in South America,” Bolsonaro wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “May these good winds reach the United States and Brazil so honesty, progress and liberty return to us all.”
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva congratulated Milei on social media, writing, “Democracy is the voice of the people, and it must always be respected. My congratulations to Argentine institutions for conducting the electoral process and to the Argentine people who participated in the electoral day in an orderly and peaceful manner. I wish the new government good luck and success.”
After postponing her second show of The Eras Tour in Buenos Aires due to inclement weather, Taylor Swift spent some quality time with Travis Kelce!
On Friday, the 33-year-old singer and the 34-year-old football player, who flew to Argentina to be with her during his bye week, went on a dinner date to Elena, a restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel. And the couple was not alone on their outing! Taylor’s father, Scott Kingsley Swift, joined her and Travis at the eatery! First, she hung out with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end’s parents, Donna and Ed Kelce, at his games. Now she’s introducing Trav to her dad?! Things seem to be getting serious, y’all!
But we aren’t too surprised by how fast their relationship is heating up! She did hint to fans on Thursday that she was “falling in love again” while performing the track Labyrinth for the first time during the surprise song section of her concert!
Even though the pair were with her father, they still showed some PDA during the evening. A video posted on social media showed Taylor and Travis surrounded by security, holding onto each other’s hands as they made their way through the restaurant. Ch-ch-check it out (below):
When your worlds collide. Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift in the building on our last night in Buenos Aires. ???? pic.twitter.com/BhhmSpdoAo
A source for People shared that the lovebirds “looked so cute on their low-key date night” and that “they also left holding hands.” The insider then said that “the crowd in the restaurant briefly cheered as they walked out,” adding:
“Travis was beaming.”
Awww!!!
It’s great Travis and Taylor got to spend more time together before he heads back home to Kansas City to continue his NFL duties! Reactions, Perezcious readers? Drop ’em in the comments (below)!
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Eight health care professionals will stand trial in the death of soccer great Diego Maradona in 2020, an Argentine court has ruled.
The date of the proceedings has yet to be set, but they are unlikely to begin before next year, the court said Tuesday.
A medical board’s report previously given to prosecutors concluded that Maradona was in agony for more than 12 hours, did not receive adequate treatment and could still be alive if he had been properly hospitalized.
Three judges from an appeals court in San Isidro, outside Buenos Aires, confirmed the charges brought by prosecutors of homicide by negligence against the members of Maradona’s medical team.
Neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque and psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov are accused of failing in their care for Maradona. Maradona’s medical team also included psychologist Carlos Díaz, doctors Nancy Forlini and Pedro Di Spagna, nursing coordinator Mariano Perroni and nurses Ricardo Almirón and Dahiana Madrid.
Maradona, who won the World Cup with Argentina in 1986, died of a heart attack on Nov. 25, 2020, at a rented residence outside Buenos Aires following brain surgery two weeks earlier. He was 60.
Maradona’s autopsy showed he died of natural causes.
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A parade to celebrate the Argentine World Cup champions was abruptly cut short Tuesday as millions of people poured onto thoroughfares, highways and overpasses in a chaotic attempt to catch a glimpse of the national team that won one of the greatest World Cup finals of all time.
So many jubilant, flag-waving fans swarmed the capital that the players had to abandon the open-air bus transporting them to Buenos Aires and get on helicopters for a flyover of the capital that the government billed as an aerial parade.
“The world champions are flying over the whole route on helicopters because it was impossible to continue by land due to the explosion of people’s happiness,” Gabriela Cerruti, the spokesperson for President Alberto Fernández, wrote on social media.
The Argentine soccer team that won the World Cup title ride on an open bus during their homecoming parade in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022.
Rodrigo Abd / AP
After flying over key points of Buenos Aires where fans had gathered, the helicopters returned to the headquarters of the Argentine Football Association outside the capital.
Some fans continued celebrating in the streets, while others headed out of Buenos Aires with long faces, complaining they were not able to pay their respects to the team that brought home the country’s first World Cup trophy since 1986.
“We’re angry because the government didn’t organize this properly so we could all celebrate,” said Diego Benavídez, 25, who had been waiting since early morning to see the team. “They stole the World Cup from us.”
Others, however, took it in stride.
“I’m not disappointed, we lived the party,” said Nicolás López, 33, who was in downtown Buenos Aires with his 7-year-old daughter.
Fans of Argentina cheer as some of the team members leave on a helicopter, after parading on a bust to celebrate their win in the Qatar 2022 World Cup tournament, in Buenos Aires province, on December 20, 2022.
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Football association head Claudio Tapia blamed law enforcement for the change in plans. “The same security organisms that were escorting us are not allowing us to move forward,” Tapia wrote on social media. “I apologize in the name of all the champion players.”
The bus had been moving at a snail’s pace for more than four hours through the throngs of humanity before the overland parade was cut short. Team Captain Lionel Messi and the rest of the players waved at the massive crowd as they carried the World Cup trophy aloft after securing the country’s third title.
“This is madness, it’s indescribable,” said Brian Andreassi, 23, as he walked downtown wearing the team’s jersey. “There are no words.”
The World Cup and the success of the Messi-led squad brought much-needed good news for a country that has been stuck in economic doldrums for years, suffers one of the world’s highest inflation rates and where nearly 4-in-10 people live in poverty.
“There’s an immense union among all Argentines — unity, happiness. It’s as if you can breathe another air, there’s another energy in the air,” said Victoria Roldán. “My body and heart are about to burst.”
Carrying a World Cup replica, the 32-year-old and her 36-year-old sister, Mariana, were eager to catch a glimpse of the team and in particular its captain, Messi.
“We’re dying to see him,” Roldán said. “Seeing him with that immense smile, with those bright eyes filled with hope, it really fills our heart with joy and happiness. … I think that Leo has deserved it for years, and this was his moment.”
Argentinians celebrating their nation’s third World Cup victory, in the capital Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 20, 2022.
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The players were all smiles as they watched the multitudes gathered to see them, many trying to get as close as possible to the bus. An estimated 4 million people were in the streets by Tuesday afternoon, according to local media citing police sources.
Celebrating fans took over highways, avenues and the access routes into the capital as temperatures climbed to 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).
Thousands had set up camp since early Tuesday morning at the Obelisk, the iconic Buenos Aires landmark that is the traditional site of celebrations.
“We’re a little disoriented because we don’t know the bus route and a little frustrated because we traveled so many kilometers and may not be able to see them,” said Giselle Pisani, 34, who traveled 350 kilometers (220 miles) with her family from the town of Olavarria.
The Argentine president declared a national holiday Tuesday so the country could celebrate the World Cup victory.
The song “Muchachos,” which was written by a fan and became a popular unofficial anthem for the Argentine team at the World Cup, filled the streets as fans joined in singing it over and over again.
Some fans also paid tribute to Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona, the captain of the 1986 squad that won the World Cup and who died two years ago, with flags bearing his name and face. “This is for Diego, who’s seeing it from heaven,” fans chanted.
“This is a party. The last time Argentina was a champion I was 3 years old, I don’t remember anything,” said Yael Torchinsky, 39. “I want to live this intensely because the Argentine people need this happiness.”
Argentinians celebrating their nation’s third World Cup victory, in the capital Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 20, 2022. On Sunday, Lionel Messi-led Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties in Qatar to bag the nation’s third FIFA World Cup title.
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By mid-afternoon, fans started filling up Plaza de Mayo in front of Government House, amid rumors the players might go there for a reprise of the festivities for Argentina’s 1986 World Cup victory that were held there. Fernández’s administration had offered the palatial mansion, popularly known as the Casa Rosada, or Pink House, according to Security Minister Aníbal Fernández.
The raucous welcome for the team began before dawn as thousands of fans lined up to greet them upon their return from Qatar.
The players were beaming as they descended from their plane in Ezeiza, outside Argentina’s capital, shortly before 3 a.m. onto a red carpet. Messi was the first one out, carrying the World Cup trophy, flanked by coach Lionel Scaloni, who put his arm around the captain as they walked past a sign that read, “Thank you, champions.”
The team was welcomed by rock band La Mosca singing “Muchachos,” and several players, including Messi, could be seen singing the words as they boarded the bus taking them to the Argentine Football Association headquarters.
It took the bus an hour to travel the 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) from the airport to AFA headquarters, where the players were welcomed with fireworks, and then spent the night. In the morning, Messi posted a photo on social media showing him hugging the World Cup trophy next to him while he slept.
Several players also posted photos of the plane ride on social media. In one, Nicolás Tagliafico posted an image of the World Cup trophy buckled into an airplane seat as if it were just another passenger.
Argentina’s World Cup-winning squad arrived home to a jubilant Buenos Aires in the early hours of Tuesday morning, with massive crowds lining the streets and cheering their champions’ return.
Captain Lionel Messi stepped off the plane first, holding the gold trophy aloft, followed by his triumphant team onto a red carpet at the airport, greeted by reporters, officials and a live band.
As the team bus departed the airport, it was immediately swarmed by cheering supporters dressed in the national colors of blue and white. Videos show the bus inching forward slowly behind a police escort, surrounded by tens of thousands of people waving the Argentine flag and setting off firecrackers in the night.
The air was filled with cheers as the crowd sang and danced; the players, standing on the open top deck, waved to their adoring supporters.
Hundreds of thousands of fans are expected to line the streets of the capital later on Tuesday, which has been declared a national holiday, for the team’s victory parade following their thrilling penalty shootout victory over France in Qatar on Sunday.
The team will first spend the night at the Argentine Football Association’s training ground, according to state media agency Télam.
Crowds of supporters had camped out at the training site on Monday ahead of the team’s arrival, with photos showing fans spilling out of cars parked on its grounds. Some laid on blankets on the grass while others lounged on picnic chairs around coolers.
The team’s highly-anticipated return continues several days of nonstop celebration across the country and among fans overseas, following Argentina’s explosive win against France.
Mbappé was defending France’s 2018 win at the tournament in Russia, while 35-year-old Messi was playing in his final World Cup match, looking to claim the trophy which had eluded him for so long.
Argentina took an early lead in the first half – but France roared back in the second half, reaching a 2-2 tie that forced the match into extra time.
Messi scored his second goal of the match to restore his team’s lead – but Mbappé scored a second penalty to grab his hat-trick and take the final to a penalty shootout, which ended with triumph for Argentina after France missed two shots.
Hundreds of thousands of people poured onto the streets of Buenos Aires after the World Cup triumph, flooding the central 9 de Julio Avenue. Social media videos showed jubilant fans climbing on top of street poles to wave the Argentine flag; others on the ground danced, sang and chanted in celebration.
The triumph in Doha was Argentina’s third World Cup win and its first since 1986, when the legendary Diego Maradona led the team to victory in Mexico.
Sunday’s win also marked a change in fortunes for Argentina after three recent defeats in major finals – the 2014 World Cup, and the Copa America in 2015 and 2016.
Those losses prompted Messi at one point to announce his retirement from international football – though the almost-unanimous national outcry convinced him to reverse track, before wining the Copa América in 2021.
Now, with the World Cup also under his belt, Messi has cemented his status as one of the all-time soccer greats alongside Maradona and Brazil’s Pelé.
“I cannot believe that we have suffered so much in a perfect game. Unbelievable, but this team responds to everything,” said Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni after the match Sunday, according to Reuters.
“I am proud of the work they did,” he added, fighting back tears as he was embraced by his players. “I want to tell people to enjoy, it’s a historic moment for our country.”
Two South American students and researchers have been identified as homicide victims at the site of a Kansas City fire early.Camila Behrensen, 24, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Pablo Guzman Palma, 25, from Santiago, Chile, died in an apartment near 41st and Oak streets in Kansas City.Both Behrensen and Guzman-Palma were pre-doctoral graduate students at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City.After Kansas City firefighters were called to the apartment complex around 5 a.m. on Saturday, Kansas City police were called to the apartment to investigate a double homicide.Raul Gonzales was awakened Saturday morning by alarm sounds and then firefighters told him there was a fire in his building right across the hall from him.“It’s pretty crazy stuff, I’ve definitely never been so close to something like this occurring, and you know it’s just a sad situation all around,” he said.Gonzales said he knew his neighbors as Spanish speakers who liked to entertain friends at their apartment.“I just saw them hanging out, nothing really much beside that. They’d sit on their deck and talk on the phone. I would get their mail in my mailbox on occasion, but besides that, they were just normal,” he said.Leaders at the Stowers Institute released a statement Monday.”We are devastated by the tragic deaths of predoctoral researchers. These researchers were members of our 2020 class and vibrant members of our Stowers Institute community. Our deepest sympathies are with their families at this difficult time,” the statement said.The statement also included biographical information on both students.Behrensen has a bachelor of science degree from the University Argentina de la Empressa and spent two years studying metabolic changes in fruit flies.That research allowed her to co-author a paper published in Scientific Reports.Behrensen’s hope was to continue her studies and focus her research on metabolism and the role it plays in development. She dreamed one day of earning her postdoctoral degree and leading a research team by forming her own lab. Her classmates and faculty at the Institute describe her as a brilliant young woman who cared deeply for her work and her classmates. She was also an avid runner.Guzman Palma earned his bachelor of science degree and post-bachelor’s degree in biochemistry at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. His first research project focused on spinal cord regeneration. His hope was to continue his studies focusing on how cells interpret and integrate various types of cues and signals during development and possibly start his own lab after completing his Ph.D. and postdoctoral work.Guzman Palma’s classmates and faculty at the institute describe him as a gentle soul with a true passion for science and biology. They said he enjoyed reading, watching movies and had a love for live music.So far, Kansas City police detectives have not released a cause of death for either Behrensen or Guzman Palma. No fire cause has been released either. No arrest has been made in this case.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
Two South American students and researchers have been identified as homicide victims at the site of a Kansas City fire early.
Camila Behrensen, 24, from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Pablo Guzman Palma, 25, from Santiago, Chile, died in an apartment near 41st and Oak streets in Kansas City.
Both Behrensen and Guzman-Palma were pre-doctoral graduate students at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City.
After Kansas City firefighters were called to the apartment complex around 5 a.m. on Saturday, Kansas City police were called to the apartment to investigate a double homicide.
Raul Gonzales was awakened Saturday morning by alarm sounds and then firefighters told him there was a fire in his building right across the hall from him.
“It’s pretty crazy stuff, I’ve definitely never been so close to something like this occurring, and you know it’s just a sad situation all around,” he said.
Gonzales said he knew his neighbors as Spanish speakers who liked to entertain friends at their apartment.
“I just saw them hanging out, nothing really much beside that. They’d sit on their deck and talk on the phone. I would get their mail in my mailbox on occasion, but besides that, they were just normal,” he said.
Leaders at the Stowers Institute released a statement Monday.
“We are devastated by the tragic deaths of predoctoral researchers. These researchers were members of our 2020 class and vibrant members of our Stowers Institute community. Our deepest sympathies are with their families at this difficult time,” the statement said.
The statement also included biographical information on both students.
Behrensen has a bachelor of science degree from the University Argentina de la Empressa and spent two years studying metabolic changes in fruit flies.
That research allowed her to co-author a paper published in Scientific Reports.
Behrensen’s hope was to continue her studies and focus her research on metabolism and the role it plays in development. She dreamed one day of earning her postdoctoral degree and leading a research team by forming her own lab. Her classmates and faculty at the Institute describe her as a brilliant young woman who cared deeply for her work and her classmates. She was also an avid runner.
Guzman Palma earned his bachelor of science degree and post-bachelor’s degree in biochemistry at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. His first research project focused on spinal cord regeneration. His hope was to continue his studies focusing on how cells interpret and integrate various types of cues and signals during development and possibly start his own lab after completing his Ph.D. and postdoctoral work.
Guzman Palma’s classmates and faculty at the institute describe him as a gentle soul with a true passion for science and biology. They said he enjoyed reading, watching movies and had a love for live music.
So far, Kansas City police detectives have not released a cause of death for either Behrensen or Guzman Palma. No fire cause has been released either. No arrest has been made in this case.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri homicide and arson detectives are investigating the deaths of two South American researchers whose bodies were found after a weekend apartment fire near the Kansas City biomedical research center where they worked.
Kansas City police identified the victims as Camila Behrensen, 24, of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Pablo Guzmán Palma, 25, of Santiago, Chile.
The Stowers Institute for Medical Research said in a tweet Tuesday that both Behrensen and Palma were predoctoral researchers there.
“Our deepest sympathies are with their families,” the tweet said. “During this difficult time, and most importantly, out of respect to the two families, we want to honor and remember the joy, optimism, and exceptional work these two individuals embodied and all that they have accomplished.”
Behrensen and Palma were suffering from what police described as “apparent trauma” when fire crews responded Saturday and extinguished the blaze. Both were declared dead at the scene.
Police released few details but said there is a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. They asked Tuesday for help from anyone with surveillance video.
The authorities of SAGSE Latam, an event set to take place at the Hilton Hotel Buenos Aires on April 19-20, 2023, announced that during its 31st edition, there will be more than 47 conferences, and 300 companies will be represented at the event as sponsors and exhibitors, in addition to offering a strong presence from the online segment and an area 100% dedicated to the world of affiliates.
“SAGSE Latam is the perfect event for industry experts in Latin America to meet and explore the latest trends and developments,” organizers said. “It will be an event 100% based on providing a professional networking and training environment. In fact, during the event, attendees will have the opportunity to network with industry leaders, learn from the main speakers in more than 47 conferences, and get to know the latest news in gaming, besides exploring the solutions of more than 300 companies, among sponsors and exhibitors.”
In addition, SAGSE will offer an affiliate program to help attendees maximize their participation in the industry and expand their network of contacts in the booming online gaming segment.
Alan Burak
“SAGSE Latam is the leading gaming industry event in Latin America, and we are excited to present our 31st edition in Buenos Aires,” said Alan Burak, Vice President of Monografie, the company responsible for the event.
“Our goal is to provide a space for industry leaders to meet, share ideas and build valuable relationships, and we believe that SAGSE Latam 2023 will not disappoint any of its participants,” Burak added.
The event will be held at the Hilton Hotel Buenos Aires, and for those who wish to have further information or pre-register to obtain their invitation, the organization has made available a contact form on its official website.
The event’s agenda includes the following:
Day 1 – April 19th
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Conferences, SAGSE X, SAGSE Unlock Workshops, and round tables:
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Head of Media
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Official Industry Supporters
ALEA – LOTBA – Instituto de Juego y Casinos de Mendoza – AHT – Asociación Chilena de Casinos de Juego – Lotería de la Provincia de Buenos Aires – G2E
Media Partners
BNL Data – Casino Compendium – Casino International Americano – Casino Life & Business Magazine – E-Game Spectrum –EsportMag – Events for Gamers – Gaming Intelligence – Gioco News – IGaming Brazil – IGaming Cafe – InterGaming – Jamma – Joga Brasil – Juegos y Negocios – Press Giochi – Revista Casino Perú – Digital Gaming Perú – EGR – The Betting Coach.
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Head of Media
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