Entertainment

• Thursday, February 23rd 2017 - 10:17 UTC

  Donald Trump masks have become a hit of Brazil's Carnival

  

  President Donald Trump has become one of the new stars of Brazil’s Carnival, with masks of his face on sale in the costume stores in Sao Paulo and appearing everywhere at the street fetes preceding the “world’s biggest party,” which starts this weekend.

• Wednesday, February 22nd 2017 - 19:14 UTC

  Ex Royal Marines and Falklands veterans announce dates for historic kayak adventure around the Islands

  

  After months of serious preparation we can now announce that the dates for the Cockleshell Endeavour’s Falkland Islands kayak have been set. On 12th March two former Royal Marines and Falkland’s veterans, Mick Dawson, 50, and Steve Grenham, 51, will leave the UK to embark on a historic adventure which will see them kayak around part of the Falkland Islands, visiting key military sites en route to mark 35 years since the conflict.

• Thursday, February 16th 2017 - 13:20 UTC

  Over 1000 fans celebrated the magic of Harry Potter in Argentina

  

  More than 1000 people took part last week of the local edition of “Harry Potter Book Night” – a global initiative by Bloomsbury Publishing designed to celebrate the magical world created by British author J. K. Rowling and promote reading. The event was organized for the second year running in Buenos Aires by the British Embassy and FanCon.

• Wednesday, January 11th 2017 - 08:00 UTC

  FIFA agrees 2026 World Cup will have 48 teams; Europe clubs' association objects

  

  FIFA's ruling body has voted unanimously to expand the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams in 2026. The FIFA Council approved the plan at its meeting Tuesday in Zurich. Under the new format, there will be 16 groups of three teams. A knockout stage for 32 teams will follow.

• Monday, January 9th 2017 - 09:53 UTC

  La La Land dominates the 74th Golden Globes with a record seven prizes

  

  The jazz-infused, Popsicle-colored “La La Land” dominated the 74th Golden Globes on Sunday, receiving a promotional boost in the form of a lavish tribute that kicked off the awards telecast and collecting a record seven prizes, including one for best comedy or musical. No film has won more than four Globes since 1979, when the crime drama “Midnight Express” received six, the previous record-holding number.

• Saturday, December 31st 2016 - 16:40 UTC

  Dakar takes off Sunday from Paraguay: main challenge six days at 3.000 meters above sea level

  

  Stephane Peterhansel targets a 13th Dakar title next month, describing the grueling 2017 rally as the most intense he has faced and fearing the physical effects of racing at South America's punishing high altitudes. The 51-year-old Frenchman clinched his sixth win on four wheels in this year's event to add to six motorcycle triumphs since his debut back in 1988 when the famed race was still held in Africa.

• Tuesday, December 27th 2016 - 09:26 UTC

  Chapecoense team air crash caused by human error: pilot, airline and Bolivian regulators blamed

  

  The plane crash that killed 71 people in Colombia last month, including players from Brazil's Chapecoense football team, was caused by human error, an investigation says. Colombian officials said there was no technical failure and blamed the pilot, the airline and Bolivian regulators. A recording had already indicated the aircraft had run out of fuel.

• Monday, December 26th 2016 - 04:08 UTC

  “You lot can sod off”, ex Top Gear Clarkson Xmas greeting for Tierra del Fuego

  

  Jeremy Clarkson, the ex leading star of one of BBC's most successful programs, Top Gear is back again squabbling with his not so generous hosts in the extreme south of Argentina. A veteran provocateur which feeds into British nationalism, this time in his Christmas greetings he had a special reference to Tierra del Fuego from which he was chased away in late 2014.

• Monday, December 26th 2016 - 03:40 UTC

  Singer, songwriter George Michael dies “peacefully,” aged 53

  

  Fans of the former member of the WHAM duo were shocked in disbelief on Christmas Day as Michael Lippman, the publicist of the 53-year-old star, conveyed the news to the media: “It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period,” he said in a statement at around 11pm.

• Tuesday, December 20th 2016 - 07:00 UTC

  Chile sanctioned with fine and stadium ban for eighth bout of homophobic chanting

  

  Fifa hit Chile with a two-match stadium ban and a 30,000 Swiss franc (US$29,000) fine on Monday for a fresh bout of homophobic chanting by their fans. The Copa America champions are barred from playing at their Santiago home stadium for matches against Paraguay and Ecuador next year.