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  • Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 14:37 UTC

    The only real “Summit” in Buenos Aires is hours away

    One half of Argentines will have won the battle of all battles, the derby of all derbies and the other will bite the dust of defeat.

    Fake bomb threats, loose World War II grenades, actual explosions that kill nobody and leave one perpetrator seriously injured at a cemetery, the mayor's entourage becoming 35 percent wealthier on average since in office, airline strikes, and the looming G20 Summit with the most prominent world leaders all in one place, an air traffic ban in addition to land circulation restrictions are just a part of the landscape to the people of Buenos Aires who are becoming more and more used to living in a war-like zone since the beginning of the century.

  • Wednesday, November 21st 2018 - 08:38 UTC

    Uruguay, Maracana and the Brazilian national team jersey, “verde e amarela”

    The jersey can trace its origins to 1950, when Uruguay beat Brazil in the World Cup, which was hosted by Brazil

    Aldyr Garcia Schlee, a professor who designed the Brazilian soccer team’s signature jersey, now instantly recognizable around the world, died last week at a hospital in Pelotas, Brazil. He was 83.Mr. Schlee was a professor for 30 years at the Federal University of Pelotas and an award-winning journalist and author, but he was best known for the jersey he designed.

  • Friday, November 16th 2018 - 08:12 UTC

    Uruguay will host World Vine and Wine congress as of next Monday

    Representatives from some 47 countries are expected at the OIV event, to be held at the Atlantic resort of Punta del Este

    Uruguay will be hosting the 41st World Vine and Wine congress, of the International Organization of Vine and Wine, OIV, which begins next Monday until Friday in the Atlantic seaside resort of Punta del Este. Representatives from some 47 countries are expected at the event, which is described by Uruguay officials as a most significant for the domestic vine and wine industry since it will have world repercussion.

  • Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 12:24 UTC

    Bolero legend Gatica passes away at age 90

    Lucho Gatica was for some people “a South American Frank Sinatra”

    Chilean-born bolero legend Lucho Gatica, died Tuesday in Mexico City at the age of 90 of undisclosed causes, his family confirmed. “Good trip, I love you ...” wrote his son, Mexican actor Luis Gatica, on social media.

  • Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 07:24 UTC

    Visiting FA Representative XI beats Falklands team and a British Forces XI side

    Lots of the community went to watch and with great excitement from the younger fans: at the end of each match the kids run into the pitch in search of autographs (Pic PN)

    An England Football Association Representative XI played a Falkland Islands team and a British Forces XI over the weekend. The match against the Falklands' team on Saturday saw the FA side win 3-1 with the team captained by Mitchell Parker. Both matches were played at the Stanley Community School field.

  • Tuesday, November 13th 2018 - 13:06 UTC

    Roger Waters accused of anti-Semite by Jewish institutions in Argentina

    The Argentina Zionist Organization called Waters “one of the great anti-Semites of our time” in an online campaign protesting what it called his hate speech.

    Jewish institutions in Argentina have launched a campaign against British singer Roger Waters, the former Pink Floyd front-man. Waters’ Us +Them tour has been travelling around Latin America for the last month.

  • Tuesday, November 13th 2018 - 08:24 UTC

    Genius creator of Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Hulk dies at 95

    As the top writer at Marvel Comics and later as its publisher, Lee was widely considered the architect of the contemporary comic book

    Stan Lee, the creative dynamo who revolutionized the comic book and helped make billions for Hollywood by introducing human frailties in superheroes such as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the Incredible Hulk, died on Monday. He was 95.

  • Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 07:10 UTC

    Love Story soundtrack composer Francis Lai dies aged 86

    The movie starring Ryan O'Neal and Ali McGraw earned soundtrack composer Francis Lai an Oscar.

    French composer Francis Lai of worldwide fame after his masterpiece soundtack for the Hollywwod blockbuster Love Story earned him an Oscar in 1970, has died at the age of 86. The mayor of his native Nice made the announcement Wednesday.

  • Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 06:17 UTC

    Argentina paralyzed by South America's equivalent of Europe's Champions' League

    It is the first time Argentina's two biggest and most popular clubs have met in the final of the region's premier club competition

    Argentina's biggest clubs Boca Juniors and River Plate meet in the most highly anticipated Copa Libertadores showpiece in history this Saturday as the Buenos Aires rivals clash in the first leg of a final that has captivated soccer fans. Argentina has been totally captivated in the days leading to the event, as conversations and media coverage dominate national attention.

  • Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 06:10 UTC

    Falklands plays an England Football Association team this Saturday in Stanley

    The games will be played at the main pitch in Stanley next to Government House and to the Community School (Pic Tweeter)

    This Saturday the Falkland Islands Football Team will be playing an England Football Association Representative team in Stanley and on Sunday, the visitors will clash with the Combined Services team from MPC in the same pitch.