From goalie day to nutmegging, these are the sporting translation conundrums that …
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Valen Iricibar
Valen Iricibar is an editor at the Buenos Aires Herald. An award-winning journalist, editor and podcaster, their work specializes in policy, gender-based violence and LGBTQIA issues in audio and print. A doting cat parent, they live in their hometown Buenos Aires surrounded by books, audio equipment and cat toys.
Protesters condemned government austerity, anti-LGBTQIA+ hate speech, and setbacks in policies tackling gender-based violence
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This week includes somewhat graphic literal translations and AR$100 body parts
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Independent protesters and potentially unfriendly phrases feature in this week’s roundup of the Herald’s bilingual quandaries
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‘It’s hatred’: Argentina’s queer community reeling from brutal triple lesbicide
A rise in homophobic hate speech, a housing crisis, and state abandonment contributed to the arson attack, activists say
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Court annuls ex-cop’s conviction for shooting teen who stabbed tourist in La Boca
Luis Chocobar had been given a two-year suspended sentence in 2021 in a case that split the nation
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A look at what bilingual food for thought the newsroom had on its plate this week
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Jorge Macri ended up removing social media posts showing that homeless people had been removed from certain city corners
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We don’t celebrate April Fool’s Day, but we buy colorful little mirrors sometimes
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This dive into the Herald’s translation dilemmas comes with a flash warning
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The decree will remain in force unless the Lower House also rejects it — but the vote marks a second major legislative defeat after the failure of the omnibus bill
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Prepare for aggressive stationery, a 20th-century scam, and a divisive vegetable name in this week’s peek into our bilingual newsroom