Entertainment

• Saturday, February 17th 2018 - 19:49 UTC

  Chinese New Year marks start of the Year of the Dog (honest, just and loyal)

  

  February 16 is Chinese New Year and marks the start of the Year of the Dog - one of the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac. Unlike Western astrology, each sign lasts for a whole year and each year takes the name of an animal whose characteristics color and influence everything that happens for the next 12 months.

• Friday, February 16th 2018 - 09:35 UTC

  Falklands angry with National Geographic; demands apology to the Islands and its people

  

  Anger has been expressed in the Falkland Islands this week over a letter which was sent to the Argentine Governor of Tierra del Fuego, Rosana Bertone, by a representative of the National Geographic Foundation. The letter, dated February 8, contains an apology for the appearance of the label ‘Falkland Islands’ instead of ‘Malvinas Islands’ on photos published on Instagram, which were taken here.

• Friday, February 16th 2018 - 02:52 UTC

  Porn star “Stormy” was paid US$ 130.000 for lust and silence with Trump

  

  A private lawyer for President Donald Trump says he paid US$130,000 of his own money to adult film star Stormy Daniels who once claimed she had an affair with Trump more than a decade ago. The payment to Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was made during the 2016 presidential election campaign but the lawyer, Michael Cohen, said he was working alone and that it was not a campaign expense.

• Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 16:54 UTC

  FIFA's Infantino visits Putin to discuss World Cup preparations

  

  With four months to go before the football World Cup, both Russia and FIFA want toavoid any surprises. Hence the meeting on Feb.12 between Russian President VladimirPutin and FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the Kremlin to discuss World Cuppreparations.

• Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 10:04 UTC

  Falklands under the cone of a partial solar eclipse on Thursday

  

  Everyone admired the rare phenomenon of the supermoon recently. Pictures of the lunar eclipse flooded the social media platforms. But for astronomy enthusiasts, there is another celestial event happening this week. On the 15th of February, a partial solar eclipse is going to take place. However, the celestial event will be seen over parts of Antarctica, southern parts of the Atlantic ocean and South America's Patagonia, including the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 08:08 UTC

  Sky and BT will broadcast Premier League football beginning 2019/20; three seasons £4.464bn contract

  

  Sky and BT Sport have agreed to pay £4.464bn to broadcast Premier League football games for three seasons from 2019-20. Five of seven live packages have been awarded, with bidding for the remaining two ongoing. Interest from “multiple bidders” remains, the Premier League said.

• Tuesday, February 13th 2018 - 09:29 UTC

  Ex investment banker appointed new president of US soccer

  

  The former investment banker at Goldman Sachs became the new president of U.S. Soccer on Feb. 11. He replaces Sunil Gulati after an election in Orlando, Florida that required three rounds of voting to finally crown Cordeiro.

• Saturday, February 10th 2018 - 10:19 UTC

  North and South Korea parades together: rapprochement between leaders

  

  In a symbolic act at the opening of the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, North and South Korea’s delegations marched together under the unification flag.

• Wednesday, February 7th 2018 - 09:27 UTC

  Get ready: International Scotch Day on Thursday 8 February

  

  Plans have been unveiled for the second International Scotch Day – a worldwide celebration of all things Scotch whisky – on Thursday, 8 February this year. As part of the festivities, world-leading Scotch whisky producer Diageo will open up its Archive at Menstrie, near Alloa – a liquid library of more than 5,000 bottles and claimed as the biggest of its kind in the world.

• Wednesday, February 7th 2018 - 07:37 UTC

  Expedition cruise vessel to be launched in 2020 will have its own submarine and helicopter

  

  Scenic Cruises is planning to create another exclusive, expedition-style ocean vessel that boasts of its own submarine and helicopter. The Australian-owned cruise operator mentioned that the soon-to-be-launched 228-passenger Scenic Eclipse would be getting a sister in 2020 and it would be known as the Scenic Eclipse II. She is schedule to sail Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica.