Entertainment

Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 06:38 UTC
Olympic Games joins Falklands’ dispute: “To compete in English soil, we train in Argentine soil”

As was somehow anticipated by Ambassador in UK Alicia Castro’s attitude, Argentina is determined to take advantage of the London Olympic Games global exposure to press for its claims over the Falklands Islands, as part of a plan allegedly called “Sowing for the Malvinas claim”.
Thursday, May 3rd 2012 - 03:06 UTC
“The Scream” sets new record as most expensive work of art at 120 million dollars

Norway’s Edvard Munch’s painting “The Scream,” one of the world's most recognizable works of art, sold for 120 million dollars at Sotheby’s on Wednesday, setting a new record as the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction.
Tuesday, April 24th 2012 - 03:50 UTC
Former Beatle Paul breaks all records in Uruguay including with the taxman

Former Beatle Paul McCartney paid almost 2.3 million dollars in national and municipal taxes during his only performance in Uruguay last April 15, which was considered by far the most spectacular concert in recent times in the country.
Friday, April 20th 2012 - 21:51 UTC
Barcelona vs Real Madrid: a derby with 1.5bn dollars on the field

Saturday’s derby between Spain’s top teams Barcelona and Real Madrid is more than a soccer match, not only because it will most probably decide who is the next champ of La Liga but also because the field will see a display of 1.474 billion dollars in players.
Friday, April 20th 2012 - 21:45 UTC
Two English, two Spanish and one German in the billion dollars plus clubs league

The piles of cash handed out by Europe’s top tournaments continue to drive team values higher for the best teams on the pitch, according to the latest report from Forbes.
Saturday, April 14th 2012 - 20:30 UTC
Cruise sent to collect passengers from stranded M/V Plancius docked in South Georgia

The Panama flagged cruise vessel M/V Ushuaia is expected to arrive early next week in South Georgia to pick up the stranded 114 passengers and crew of a similar small cruise M/V Plancius which after experiencing serious propulsion trouble took shelter at King Edward Point Research Station in Grytviken.
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 17:20 UTC
Brazil Senate won’t consider controversial World Cup bill unless Blatter shows up

FIFA President Sepp Blatter is trying to schedule a trip to Brazil to speak at a public hearing about a controversial World Cup bill FIFA wants approved as soon as possible.
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 05:42 UTC
Montevideo ready for Paul McCartney’s On the Run show next Sunday

Former Beatle Paul McCartney begins next Sunday in Uruguay his On the run tour of Latin America that ends next 8 May in Mexico City. Montevideo authorities have announced Sir Paul, in his first visit to Uruguay, will be declared ‘illustrious citizen’.
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 05:33 UTC
FIFA ranks Uruguay among the world’s three best football national teams

Uruguay’s national football team makes history and for the first time climbs to third position in FIFA’s listing, behind Spain, which continues to lead and Germany that replaced Holland and is now in position four.
Monday, April 9th 2012 - 05:39 UTC
Wild Viking being held in Puerto Williams

Norwegian rogue yachtsman Jarle Andhøy, 34, along with four other crew members on the 54-foot yacht steel yacht Nilaya - who were arrested last week by the Chilean Navy - are being held at the Chilean Naval base in Puerto Williams, after apparently after giving a false name for the vessel when hailed by the Chilean Navy according to press reports from Chile and New Zealand over the weekend.