Patagonia
Geographical region in South America
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| April 11 2025 | Currently playing for Inter Miami CF in Major League Soccer, having made 5 league appearances and scored 1 goal in the current season. |
| March 2025 | Sanctioned by the U.S. Department of State under 'significant corruption' charges. |
| 2025 |
Dusky dolphin
A phylogenomic study suggested classifying the dusky dolphin under a new genus, Aethalodelphis.
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| 2025 | Leonardo Gil returned to Argentina and signed a two-year contract with Huracán football club, marking his return to his home country. |
| February 22 2025 | Made his debut in the 2025 MLS season in a 2–2 draw against New York City. |
| 2024 |
Alsodes vittatus
Chilean researchers Claudio Correa Quezada and Edvin Riveros Riffo conducted an expedition that rediscovered two populations of Alsodes vittatus at the headwaters of the Lolco and Portales river basins, after 130 years without any sightings.
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| 2024 | Continued playing for Inter Miami CF in Major League Soccer, making 30 league appearances and scoring 0 goals. |
| 2024 | Secured the Supporters' Shield with Inter Miami, demonstrating team success in the league competition. |
| 2024 | Becomes president of the Justicialist Party, the main opposition party to the government of Javier Milei. |
| 2024 |
Magellanic penguin
A movie titled 'My Penguin Friend' was released, based on the true story of the Magellanic penguin and the Brazilian fisherman who saved its life.
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| December 2024 | Supreme Court rejected Fernández de Kirchner's defense request and confirmed she will stand trial for the memorandum with Iran case. |
| November 2024 | A federal appeals court in Buenos Aires upheld the guilty verdict and sentence against Fernández de Kirchner in the corruption case. |
| August 30 2024 | Loaned to Spanish Segunda División side Deportivo de La Coruña for one year. |
| February 21 2024 | Made his 2024 MLS debut in a 2–0 win against Real Salt Lake. Inter Miami finished the league with the most points in a Major League Soccer season but were eliminated in the first round of playoffs by Atlanta United. |
| 2023 |
The Old Patagonian Express
The Folio Society reprinted The Old Patagonian Express, featuring praise from a former Financial Times review highlighting the book as 'one of the most entrancing travel books written in our time'.
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| 2023 | Participated in the South American U-20 Championship with the Chile national youth team. |
| 2023 | Won the Leagues Cup with Inter Miami, marking a significant team achievement. |
| 2023 | Called up to play for the Argentina U20 national team at the FIFA U-20 World Cup, representing a significant moment in his international football journey. |
| 2023 | Played for Racing Club in Primera División, making 15 league appearances and scoring 0 goals. |
| 2023 | Argentina U-20 team was eliminated from the Under-20 World Cup in the round of 16, losing 2-0 to Nigeria. |
| 2023 | During the Under-20 World Cup, Gauto played three matches, two of which he started as a player. |
| 2023 | Represented Argentina U-20 national team in the FIFA U-20 World Cup as a midfielder. |
| 2023 | Returned to the Argentine Senate as one of three senators representing Santa Cruz Province. |
| 2023 | Completed her two consecutive terms as Governor of Santa Cruz Province. |
| 2023 |
Fuegian dog
Fabián Jaksic and Sergio Castro published a review arguing that the Fuegian dog was actually two distinct animals: a culpeo-descended Patagonian dog used by Selk'nam, Aonikenk, and Manek'enk peoples, and a Fuegian dog brought across the Bering Strait by other indigenous peoples.
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| December 2023 |
Condor Cliff Dam
Construction was stopped, awaiting additional funding from China.
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| September 16 2023 | Scored a brace (two goals) in the Swiss Cup, contributing to Basel's 8–0 victory against amateur club FC Bosporus. |
| September 3 2023 | Made his Swiss Super League debut for Basel, coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute in a 2–2 draw with Zürich at St. Jakob-Park. |
| August 28 2023 | Juan Gauto signed a five-year contract with Swiss Super League club Basel, joining their first team for the 2023–24 season under head coach Timo Schultz. |
| August 26 2023 | Made his league debut for Inter Miami in a 2–0 win against New York City, making 11 appearances in the season. |
| August 1 2023 | Signed with Major League Soccer club Inter Miami on a deal until the end of 2026. |
| July 2023 |
Magellanic penguin
More than 2000 dead Magellanic penguins were washed up on Uruguay's shores. 90% of the carcasses were juveniles with no fat reserves and empty stomachs. All tested negative for avian influenza. Additional dead seabirds, sea turtles, and sea lions were found in the Maldonado Department.
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| June 2023 | Judicial case investigating possible wrongdoing by Fernández de Kirchner was dismissed due to lack of evidence of embezzlement. |
| February 18 2023 | Scored his first professional goal as a substitute in a championship match against Barracas Central, contributing to Huracán's 2-0 victory. |
| 2022 | Tomás Avilés represented Chile at the U20 South American Games, showcasing his international youth football career. |
| 2022 |
Pampas cat
The name L. munoai was stated to be a junior synonym of L. fasciatus, requiring a revision of the previously proposed species classification.
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| 2022 |
Dusky dolphin
End of the population study in Golfo Nuevo, which found an average population growth of over four percent for dusky dolphins between 2004 and 2022.
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| 2022 |
Magellanic penguin
Captain Eo, a male Magellanic penguin at the San Francisco Zoo, died at the exceptional age of 40, far exceeding the typical wild lifespan of 25 years.
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| 2022 | Leonardo Gil signed a definitive transfer to Colo-Colo, leaving Al-Ittihad football club. |
| 2022 |
Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Argentine national census conducted, revealing Santa Cruz Province has 333,473 inhabitants.
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| December 2022 | Sentenced to six years in prison and lifetime ban from holding public office for corruption. |
| April 15 2022 | Made his professional debut for Huracán in a match against Tigre. |
| March 2022 |
Magellanic penguin
115 Magellanic penguins were found dead on the coast near Toltén River in southern Chile. This mass mortality event also involved other marine wildlife, including 104 white-chinned petrels, five guanay cormorants, one Chilean dolphin, and one South American sea lion.
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| February 27 2022 | Made his senior and professional debut with Racing Club as a late substitute in a 2–1 Argentine Primera División win over Lanús. |
| February 17 2022 | Signed his first professional contract with Racing Club for 3 years. |
| February 1 2022 | Resigned as President of the Frente de Todos parliamentary bloc due to a disagreement with President Alberto Fernandez over the government's deal with the International Monetary Fund. |
| 2021 |
Circo de los Altares
A controversy arose when CONAF (Chile's National Forest Corporation) installed a dome in the disputed southern part of the Circo de los Altares, which is claimed by both Chile and Argentina.
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