Entertainment

Thursday, January 19th 2012 - 05:55 UTC
FIFA tells Brazil beer must be sold at the 2014 World Cup matches

Beer must be sold at all venues hosting matches in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, football's world governing body, Fifa, has insisted. Fifa General Secretary, Jerome Valcke, said the right to sell beer must be enshrined in a World Cup law the Brazilian Congress is considering.
Tuesday, January 17th 2012 - 06:48 UTC
Brazil and FIFA try to solve differences ahead of the 2014 World Cup

Brazil had been demanding too much in negotiating the conditions for hosting the 2014 World Cup but a legal dispute should be settled within days, FIFA said on Monday.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 07:02 UTC
Meryl Streep wins Best Actress Golden Globe for her role as “The Iron Lady”

Meryl Streep has won a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for her role as former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady” who in Latin America is remembered for her fight against the unions, the Falklands conflict and her disgust with a ‘federation’ of Europe.
Sunday, January 15th 2012 - 00:40 UTC
New York ablaze with world music at the ninth annual globalFEST 2012

World music was ablaze once again at the ninth annual globalFEST 2012. The sold out event at New York City’s Webster Hall showcased 12 musical acts from 5 continents on 3 stages.
Tuesday, January 10th 2012 - 05:57 UTC
Chilean per capita meat consumption has doubled in the last two decades

In the last two decades Chileans consumption of different meats has doubled according to data from the Agriculture Policy and Studies Office, ODEPA, released this week. From the 39.6 kilos of 1991, meats consumption soared in 2011 to 84.2 kilos on average, and not taking into account fish and sea food.
Sunday, January 8th 2012 - 05:12 UTC
Chilean artist illustrator and storyteller of Disney’s Donald Duck dies

Chilean artist and storyteller Victor Arriagada died last week following a long struggle with leukaemia. He leaves behind a legacy of characters, stories and artwork which will continue to thrill readers for decades to come.
Friday, January 6th 2012 - 06:48 UTC
Dakar rally suspended because Andes snow storms prevent the crossing to Chile

The sixth stage of the Rally Dakar 2012, the first one in Chilean territory, has been suspended due to intense snow storms that do not allow the trespassing of the vehicles from Argentina.
Saturday, December 31st 2011 - 18:50 UTC
The grueling three-country Dakar Rally takes off from Mar del Plata to Lima

The 33 edition of the Dakar Rally got off to a symbolic start on Saturday ahead of a 15-day race that will take 466 registered competitors from Argentina through Chile to a finish in Lima, Peru.
Thursday, December 29th 2011 - 22:48 UTC
The Iron Lady opens Friday in the US, “a Shakespearean story about power and loss”

Making a film about an iconic politician like Britain's Margaret Thatcher is akin to walking into a movie minefield, and casting an American -- even one as revered as Meryl Streep -- is asking for more trouble.
Saturday, December 17th 2011 - 04:26 UTC
Meryl Streep in awe of Thatcher who she portrays in the “Iron Lady”

Hollywood legend Meryl Streep concedes her own personality may bear more than a passing resemblance to Britain's steely former Prime Minister Maggie Thatcher, whom she portrays in the new movie “Iron Lady” based on the days leading to the Falkland Islands conflict in 1982