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Montevideo, May 7th 2026 - 21:28 UTC

Entertainment

  • Thursday, October 17th 2024 - 05:45 UTC

    UK music world shocked by the death of Liam Payne in Buenos Aires

    Payne fell last night from a third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires.

    The music world reacted Thursday shocked in the United Kingdom by the death of British singer Liam Payne, former member of the band One Direction, who fell last night from a third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires.

  • Friday, October 11th 2024 - 10:44 UTC

    South Korean woman granted 2024 Nobel Literature Prize

    “I’d like to have tea with my son,” said Han when told about her being granted the € 970,000 cheque

    South Korean author Han Kang has been granted this year's Nobel Prize for Literature, Sweden's Royal Academy of Sciences announced Thursday. She was chosen for her novel The Vegetarian, which has already been awarded the prestigious Man Booker International Prize in 2016, which was also a first for a Korean.

  • Thursday, October 3rd 2024 - 10:15 UTC

    Argentine court allows Maradona's heirs to place the body at mausoleum in Buenos Aires

    Maradona would have turned 64 on Oct. 30

    An Argentine court in San Isidro, on the northern outskirts of Buenos Aires, has allowed the body of former footballing virtuoso Diego Maradona to be transferred from the private cemetery where he is buried to a mausoleum in the Puerto Madero district, inside the country's capital.

  • Thursday, October 3rd 2024 - 02:21 UTC

    What new Latin American movies are available to stream?

    Photo: Netflix

    The arrival of streaming services has allowed Latin American movies to reach a wider audience than ever before. With a variety of films from across the region making waves recently, what are some of the best new movies you might want to stream?

  • Friday, September 27th 2024 - 08:18 UTC

    Falklands and Gaiman, Patagonia, culture links highlighted at Royal Welsh Show

    The Show at Builth on celebrating its one hundredth anniversary

    The Royal Welsh Show held annually in Builth, Wales has praised a visiting delegation from the Falkland Islands, underscoring the deep historical ties and shared heritage between the Islands and Wales. Considered more than just an agricultural exhibition, the Show is a celebration of global connections and shared heritage, and also received the visit of a Welsh speaking couple from Gaiman, Argentine Patagonia.

  • Thursday, September 26th 2024 - 10:29 UTC

    Argentina: Legal team to seek acquittal of French rugby players in rape scandal

    Jégou and Araudou spent many days in jail for the feeble statements of a woman, which experts now say showed numerous inconsistencies

    The legal team representing French international rugby players Oscar Jégou and Hugo Araudou after they were charged with rape in the Argentine province of Mendoza announced Wednesday that they would be mooting for their clients' acquittal after a psychological report on the woman who claimed to have been the victim was found to be full of “inconsistencies and contradictions.”

  • Monday, September 23rd 2024 - 08:31 UTC

    Falklands Pound among the ten world oldest currencies still circulating

    A Falklands coin with the crest of the Overseas Territory, in circulation since 1833

    The Falkland Islands pound is listed among the top ten oldest currencies still circulating in the world with the pound Sterling leading the ranking, having taken off back in the Middle Ages sometime in the 800s, according to the World of Statistics.

  • Thursday, September 19th 2024 - 08:07 UTC

    Falklands join local Chilean community in celebrating independence Day

    HRH The Princess Royal meeting with members of our Chilean community in 2022

    The Falkland Islands have decades of close links with Chile which not only refer to trade, connectivity, shipping, but are mainly because of the long-established Chilean community in the Islands. Currently almost two hundred strong they are the largest from mainland South America and have greatly contributed to the development of the Islands in different fields of expertise, both in Camp and Stanley. And many families in the Islands have Chilean born members or descendants.

  • Thursday, September 19th 2024 - 00:03 UTC

    Exploring the globalization of entertainment and its impact

    Photo: Unsplash / NASA

    The one constant around the world is that everything changes, and this is just as true when it comes to the world of entertainment. The biggest changes can be seen relatively recently, thanks to the rapid advances made in the field of tech. This is something that has impacted the sector globally, ensuring that there are fewer borders when it comes to accessing entertainment, leading to its globalization.

  • Wednesday, September 18th 2024 - 09:00 UTC

    Falklands celebrates decision to hold Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2026

    CGS has received confirmation of support from the Government to enable them to progress with their proposal to host the Games in 2026.

    The Falkland Islands Sports Council celebrated and shared the good news from Scotland on the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Although the Commonwealth Games 2026 Statement refers to Scottish government support and no other details, from the Falklands reaction was most positive, “there is no further news on what sports are included, or the numbers of places we will have……but at least there is a Games.”