Mass in Honor of Pope Francis - Argentina

Mass in Honor of Pope Francis - Argentina

The vice-president of the Nation of Argentina, Victoria Villarruel, during a mass in honor of Pope Francis at the Basilica San José de Flores, on April 21, 2025, in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Pope Francis died this April 21, at 7:35 a.m., at the age of 88, at his residence in Casa Santa Marta at the Vatican. The Pontiff died one day after his last public appearance on Easter Sunday, when he appeared on the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica to impart the 'Urbi et Orbi' blessing. Photo by Sebastian Hipperdinger/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mass in Honor of Pope Francis - Argentina

Mass in Honor of Pope Francis - Argentina

The vice-president of the Nation of Argentina, Victoria Villarruel, during a mass in honor of Pope Francis at the Basilica San José de Flores, on April 21, 2025, in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Pope Francis died this April 21, at 7:35 a.m., at the age of 88, at his residence in Casa Santa Marta at the Vatican. The Pontiff died one day after his last public appearance on Easter Sunday, when he appeared on the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica to impart the 'Urbi et Orbi' blessing. The Pope's last public appearance was on Easter Sunday. Photo by Sebastian Hipperdinger/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mass in Honor of Pope Francis - Argentina

Mass in Honor of Pope Francis - Argentina

The vice-president of the Nation of Argentina, Victoria Villarruel, during a mass in honor of Pope Francis at the Basilica San José de Flores, on April 21, 2025, in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Pope Francis died this April 21, at 7:35 a.m., at the age of 88, at his residence in Casa Santa Marta at the Vatican. The Pontiff died one day after his last public appearance on Easter Sunday, when he appeared on the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica to impart the 'Urbi et Orbi' blessing. The Pope's last public appearance was on Easter Sunday. Photo by Sebastian Hipperdinger/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Javier Milei during the Tedeum at the Metropolitan Cathedral

Javier Milei during the Tedeum at the Metropolitan Cathedral

Argentine Vice President Victoria Villarruel and Argentine President Javier Milei during the Tedeum on their arrival at the Metropolitan Cathedral on May 25, 2024, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Te Deum is a liturgy of thanksgiving held every May 25 in Argentina, the anniversary of the First Junta of 1810, traditionally in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires. Photo by Matías Baglietto / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Javier Milei during the Tedeum at the Metropolitan Cathedral

Javier Milei during the Tedeum at the Metropolitan Cathedral

Argentine Vice President Victoria Villarruel and Argentine President Javier Milei during the Tedeum on their arrival at the Metropolitan Cathedral on May 25, 2024, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Te Deum is a liturgy of thanksgiving held every May 25 in Argentina, the anniversary of the First Junta of 1810, traditionally in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires. Photo by Matías Baglietto / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Javier Milei during the Tedeum at the Metropolitan Cathedral

Javier Milei during the Tedeum at the Metropolitan Cathedral

Argentine Vice President Victoria Villarruel and Argentine President Javier Milei during the Tedeum on their arrival at the Metropolitan Cathedral on May 25, 2024, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Te Deum is a liturgy of thanksgiving held every May 25 in Argentina, the anniversary of the First Junta of 1810, traditionally in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires. Photo by Matías Baglietto / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Javier Milei Sworn In As Argentina's New President

Javier Milei Sworn In As Argentina's New President

Victoria Villarruel as Javier Milei is sworn in as the new President of Argentina and delivers his speech to his followers, surrounded by international leaders, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 10, 2023, Photo by Frederico Gross/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

Javier Milei Sworn In As Argentina's New President

Javier Milei Sworn In As Argentina's New President

Victoria Villarruel greets supporters before entering the National Congress to take office as vice president of the nation with president-elect Javier Milei. Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 10, 2023. Photo by Sebastian Hipperdinger/Faro/ABACAPRESS.COM

Javier Milei sworn in as Argentine president

STORY: Javier Milei sworn in as Argentine president SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:55 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the sworn-in ceremony STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG ZHONGYI, Xinhua Correspondent "This is the Casa Rosada, the official workplace of the Argentine president, where Javier Milei, the newly inaugurated Argentine president just delivered a speech to the public. The inauguration ceremony was held earlier today (Sunday) at the Argentine Congress, officially commencing his four-year term as Argentine president." Javier Milei, a liberal politician and economist, assumed the Argentine presidency Sunday in a ceremony held at the National Congress in Buenos Aires, the country's capital. The outgoing head of state, Alberto Fernandez, placed the presidential sash and handed the baton of command to Milei, whose term will last for four years, until Dec. 10, 2027. Victoria Villarruel was sworn in as vice president. Aft

Interest in learning Chinese language grows among young Argentines

STORY: Interest in learning Chinese language grows among young Argentines DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of young Argentines learning Chinese STORYLINE: A survey by the University Language Center (CUI) at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) showed that the number of young Chinese language learners in Argentina has been on the rise in the past five years. Roberto Villarruel, General Director of CUI said that the Chinese language fever in the country is due to the increasing presence of China on the world stage. One of the main factors that, in his opinion, motivates the interest in China among young people in Argentina has to do with increasing Chinese investments in the South American country. After registering a record enrollment in the last two years, CUI seeks to expand its Chinese language teaching and learning programs to the country's primary and secondary schools, as well as to public and private companies and government ent