Entertainment

• Wednesday, March 18th 2026 - 23:04 UTC

  Falklands celebrate success of Shearers and Wool-handlers Team at world Golden Shears competition in New Zealand

  

  Congratulations have been pouring on the Falkland Islands Team at the recent 2026 World Shearing and Wool-handling Championships, Golden Shears, at Masterton, New Zealand, following the outstanding results obtained at the competition by Adam, Evan, Talia, Pilar and Richard.

• Monday, March 16th 2026 - 15:56 UTC

  ‘One Battle after Another’ leads the Oscars with six wins in a ceremony with few direct references to war

  

  The 98th Academy Awards crowned One Battle after Another as the night’s dominant winner, taking six Oscars including best picture, best director, best adapted screenplay, best supporting actor for Sean Penn, best film editing and the new award for casting. The ceremony was held Sunday in Los Angeles with Conan O’Brien as host.

• Friday, March 6th 2026 - 12:24 UTC

  Trump welcomes Messi during White House tribute to Inter Miami

  

  Lionel Messi made his first visit to the White House on Thursday, joining the Inter Miami squad as President Donald Trump honored the club for winning the 2025 MLS Cup, secured in December with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps.

• Thursday, March 5th 2026 - 17:44 UTC

  Formula 1-standard circuit proposed for Uruguay’s Punta del Este

  

  Local authorities in Uruguay’s Maldonado department are reviewing a proposal by Brazil’s Stehling Racing Team to develop a racetrack built to Formula 1 standards in the Punta del Este–Laguna del Sauce corridor, a plan still at an early stage and without any confirmation that it would translate into hosting a world championship round.

• Monday, March 2nd 2026 - 02:00 UTC

  One dead, one injured in fan-group clash ahead of Colo Colo–Universidad de Chile Superclásico in Santiago

  

  At least one football fan was killed and another was injured on Sunday in Santiago, Chile, during a confrontation between supporter groups linked to Colo Colo and Universidad de Chile, hours before the country’s 199th Superclásico at the Monumental stadium, according to police and medical information carried by EFE.

• Thursday, February 19th 2026 - 01:33 UTC

  Flávio Bolsonaro mocks samba school’s demotion after Lula tribute, says the “next drop” will be him

  

  Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (Liberal Party, PL), seen as a potential right-wing contender in Brazil’s October presidential election, said that after the samba school that paid tribute to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was relegated in Rio de Janeiro’s carnival standings, the “next drop” will be Lula’s — and that of the Workers’ Party (PT).

• Tuesday, February 17th 2026 - 23:37 UTC

  China showcases humanoid robots at its Spring Festival Gala with kung fu routines for a mass audience

  

  China put humanoid robots front and centre at its Spring Festival Gala —the country’s biggest annual television event— featuring a choreographed martial-arts routine with traditional weapons such as swords and nunchucks, acrobatics and tightly synchronised sequences alongside human performers.

• Monday, February 16th 2026 - 17:03 UTC

  Brazilian opposition announces legal action against Lula over Rio Carnival tribute

  

  Brazil’s opposition said it will file complaints with the country’s electoral courts against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, arguing that a Rio Carnival tribute staged by samba school Acadêmicos de Niterói amounted to illegal early campaigning funded, at least in part, with public money.

• Monday, February 16th 2026 - 06:00 UTC

  Lula and other Brazilian presidents at the Sambadrome: tributes, satire and scandals

  

  The tribute paid on Sunday by samba school Acadêmicos de Niterói to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva — a parade that traced his life story and political rise — has revived debate over the long-standing relationship between Rio’s carnival and political power. Lula is not the first Brazilian president to be featured on the Sambadrome, but he is the first to receive such an honor while alive and in office, according to an EFE account.

• Friday, January 30th 2026 - 14:29 UTC

  Montevideo to host Spain’s ASPA helicopter aerobatic display marking 100 years of the Plus Ultra flight

  

  Uruguay’s Air Force (FAU) says Montevideo will host an aerobatic helicopter display by Spanish Air Force's Patrulla ASPA on Sunday, 1 February, as part of the centenary commemorations of the historic Plus Ultra flight. The free event is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. along Rambla Presidente Wilson, in Montevideo.