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Montevideo, December 23rd 2024 - 09:42 UTC

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  • Friday, June 23rd 2023 - 09:04 UTC

    Places to visit to experience the thrill of gambling

    When it comes to gambling destinations, you can't beat the bright lights and non-stop action of Las Vegas.

    For those who love to gamble, nothing beats the thrill of spinning the roulette wheel or hitting the jackpot on a slot machine. If you're looking for a new place to visit where you can experience the excitement of gambling, you're in luck. In this article, we'll take a trip around the world to explore some of the best destinations for gamblers.

  • Thursday, June 22nd 2023 - 15:19 UTC

    Falklands team in Golden Shearers Sheep Championships at Scotland's Royal Highland Show

    Falklands Team at the Royal Highland Show

    Thursday is the day when a team of Falkland Islanders shearers and wool-handlers begin competing at the World Championships taking place in Scotland at the Royal Highland Show. The team is made up of Jan Clarke, Steefen Turner, Jack Wilson, Tara Wilson, and Pilar Castro.

  • Monday, June 19th 2023 - 10:18 UTC

    The Scotchmen football club tour of Argentina and Uruguay in 1923

    Third Lanark arrived in Argentina on 9 June 1923 after three weeks at sea

    One hundred years ago, a Scottish football club embarked on a controversial overseas tour to Argentina and Uruguay. “Are Third Lanark wise?” was the question as the Glasgow club set sail for a summer in South America.

  • Monday, June 12th 2023 - 01:42 UTC

    Uruguay edge Italy for U-20 World Cup football title in Argentina

    Luciano Rodríguez capitalized on a faulty clearance to make it 1-0 with little time left for unambitious Italy to come back

    Uruguayan U-20's 'Celeste' is the new World Champion of the world. Luciano Rodríguez headed home a small box mix-up four minutes from the end to give the South American team their first Under-20 football World Cup title with a 1-0 victory over Italy in La Plata, Argentina.

  • Thursday, June 8th 2023 - 09:12 UTC

    Messi picks MLS Inter Miami offer to continue his club career

    Messi already owns a home in Miami

    Argentine star Lionel Messi will continue his professional footballing career in the United States, playing for Inter Miami, it was announced Wednesday.

  • Saturday, May 27th 2023 - 08:44 UTC

    Roger Waters investigated in Germany for incitement to public hatred

    Nazi uniforms, flags and other symbols are banned in Germany, but police said Waters is being investigated under a separate law of “incitement of the people.”

    German police have launched an investigation into Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters after he appeared on stage in Berlin last week wearing a Nazi-style uniform and firing an imitation machine gun.

  • Friday, May 26th 2023 - 14:20 UTC

    Controversial maneuver in Argentina's new Presidential Plane sparks criticism

    Experts consulted Argentine media referred to this maneuver as a “low pass” in aeronautical terms and labeled it an act of “negligence.”

    Argentina has recently acquired a new presidential plane, which cost $25 million and was unveiled through initial images a few days ago. However, it wasn't until the country's patriotic date, May 25th, commemorating the formation of the First Patriotic Government, symbolizing independence from Spain and the transition to the viceroyalty, that the aircraft was observed in action. Unfortunately, the arrival of the plane was marred by various criticisms, not because of the expenditure on a presidential aircraft, but due to the maneuver executed by the pilot upon landing, drawing condemnation from several political leaders and experts.

  • Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 08:47 UTC

    The Nobel of Architecture, Pritzker Prize, for Sir David Chipperfield

    Chipperfield made a name internationally, with the renovation and reconstruction of old buildings while taking into account their history and environment.

    The Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Japan Art Association's Praemium Imperiale, a knighthood in his native Britain, the list of international honors and awards is so long that it's surprising David Chipperfield had yet to receive the Pritzker Prize, considered the Nobel Prize of architecture.

  • Saturday, May 20th 2023 - 10:10 UTC

    U-20 football World Cup ready for kick-off in Argentina

    Hosts Argentina will play against Uzbekistan at Santiago del Estero's stadium

    As the under-20 football World Cup is to kick off Saturday in Argentina with four matches on the opening day, one Iraqi player has been accused by a female staffer of the La Plata hotel where the delegation is staying of having touched “her intimate parts,” it was reported.

  • Tuesday, May 16th 2023 - 10:37 UTC

    Pelé's mausoleum opened, but number of visitors is restricted

    Pelé died on Dec. 29, 2022, aged 82

    Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, also known as Pelé, now has his mausoleum from fans from all over the world to visit. The Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica was opened Monday for as many as 60 daily tourists.