Entertainment

• Saturday, December 20th 2014 - 04:30 UTC

  Movies from Argentina, Venezuela make Oscar shortlist

  

  Wild Tales (Relatos Salvajes) and The Liberator (Libertador) will have to go through yet another selection phase January 15 before earning full nomination to vie for the most-wanted statuette

• Wednesday, December 17th 2014 - 02:52 UTC

  RIO GAMES 2016 Mascots named after girl from Ipanema Musicians

  

  “Vinicius” De Moraes and Antonio Carlos “Tom” Jobim extend bossa nova influence to Olympìc and Paralympic Games symbols respectively.

• Saturday, December 13th 2014 - 19:19 UTC

  BBC airs advance of Top Gear Patagonia program to be shown December 27/28

  

  The controversial two-part episode of BBC's Top Gear filmed in Argentina will be shown on Saturday, December 27 and Sunday, December 28 on BBC Two at 8pm on both days. A few seconds advance of the show was aired this week in anticipation of the major launching.

• Friday, December 12th 2014 - 06:37 UTC

  Miss Bumbum Indianara wants to give respect to the contest by recovering her 'virginity'

  

  A blonde Brazilian model who shot to fame after she won Miss Bumbum 2014 just as the Kim Kardashian pictures put big backsides back in fashion has had surgery to return her to being a virgin so she can once again enjoy her first time with “someone special”.

• Saturday, November 29th 2014 - 04:47 UTC

  Argentine swimmer crosses the Falklands' sound in 2 hours and 7 minutes

  

  Argentine amateur distance swimmer Agustin Barletti (53) swam across Falklands Sound on November 9 in 2 hours and 7 minutes. The Argentine, who has also swum the Strait of Gibraltar between Europe and Africa hit it lucky with calm weather and the swell only increasing as he finished.

• Friday, November 28th 2014 - 06:02 UTC

  The Rolling Stones named 'guests of honor' by Buenos Aires City

  

  British iconic rock band The Rolling Stones have been named Buenos Aires City “guests of honor”, after the city legislature passed an initiative proposed by ruling Victory Front (FpV) lawmaker Maria Rachid and “Seamos Libres” lawmaker Pablo Ferreyra.

• Wednesday, November 26th 2014 - 06:07 UTC

  Falklands viewers with additional TV channel from December first

  

  From December first 2014, British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) will be broadcasting an additional TV channel, Forces TV, for viewers in the Falkland Islands.

• Saturday, November 22nd 2014 - 20:54 UTC

  Falklands' youth teams put up a great show in Chilean football tournament

  

  The two Falkland Islands youth teams competing in a football tournament in Punta Arenas, Chile have managed two excellent wins and also scored goals in almost every match they played proud coach Wayne Clement told Penguin News this week.

• Friday, November 14th 2014 - 06:27 UTC

  Falklands fourteen young footballers off to Chile for ‘South of the World Cup’

  

  Fourteen young footballers from the Falkland Islands will fly to Punta Arenas, Chile with their coaches on Saturday to take part in the Unifying Continents at the South of the World Cup.The Falklands is entering two teams in the tournament that also includes teams Colegio Aleman, Colegio Cruz del Sur, Colegio Britanico, Leumag, and two teams from Club Deportivo Victoria.

• Thursday, November 13th 2014 - 06:59 UTC

  Headache for FIFA: Amnesty again blasts Qatar for rampant abuse of migrant workers

  

  Qatar’s authorities are lagging severely behind on efforts to address the rampant abuse of migrant workers’ rights, Amnesty International said in a briefing published six months after the government announced a series of reforms to tackle exploitation ahead of the 2022 World Cup.