Entertainment

• Monday, August 12th 2024 - 08:27 UTC

  Paris 2024 Olympic Games come to an end

  

  The Paris 2024 Olympics have come to an end. The traditional sporting competition, marred by contradicting arguments over the womanhood or lack thereof of an Algerian boxing fighter, ended with a colorful ceremony featuring US actor Tom Cruise as the main attraction performing a stunt.

• Wednesday, August 7th 2024 - 08:05 UTC

  Falklands checks Orkney facilities, seat for next year's Island Games

  

  With the upcoming Island Games, Orkney 12 to 18 July 2025 just around the corner, and with the anticipated participation of a Falkland Islands delegation, Mike Summers, chair of the Falklands National Sports Council advanced some leads as to what can be expected next year, since he recently visited the Scottish Island.

• Thursday, August 1st 2024 - 10:06 UTC

  Musk agrees to fight Maduro “mano a mano”

  

  Tycoon Elon Musk Wednesday accepted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's challenge to engage in a fistfight. “If I win, he resigns as dictator of Venezuela,” the Tesla CEO said in his reply. If defeated, Musk -whose company SpaceX has launched numerous satellites into orbit- also offered to give Maduro a free ride to Mars.

• Thursday, August 1st 2024 - 04:46 UTC

  The rise of Latin American video-on-demand platforms: Regional streaming service out to reclaim markets

  

  The Latin American landscape for streaming services is ushering in an exciting time for its subscriber base. For a long time, video-on-demand (VOD) subscription services like Netflix and Amazon Prime have been the dominant players in this industry.<br />
  However, regional players such as Blim in Mexico, Looke in Brazil, and Flow in Argentina are gearing up for a showdown as local streaming services look to stamp their claim on their respective markets. Do the big-name streaming services have anything to worry about?

• Thursday, August 1st 2024 - 04:38 UTC

  Why does the wild west era still fascinate us?

  

  Stories of cowboys and outlaws remain a big part of the entertainment industry. The latest movies and TV shows showcase different aspects of the Wild West period, but why are people still fascinated by it?

• Monday, July 29th 2024 - 08:56 UTC

  Paris 2024 apologizes for opening ceremony hurting Christian feelings

  

  Certain parts of Friday's opening ceremony at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games were deemed to have a religious connotation that hurt the feelings of Christians and prompted an apology from the organizers.

• Saturday, July 27th 2024 - 08:31 UTC

  Rain fails to mar opening ceremony at Paris 2024

  

  The opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics was held Friday for over four hours at the French capital amid constant downpours that were not enough to cloud the magnificence of the artistic display.

• Wednesday, July 24th 2024 - 19:54 UTC

  Argentina lose “unusual” Olympic opening game

  

  The 2024 Paris Olympic Games kicked off Wednesday with some men's football in addition to rugby and other games, while the opening ceremony is to take place later this week.

• Saturday, July 20th 2024 - 12:23 UTC

  Argentine VP's comments said to be a personal view

  

  Argentine Presidential Spokesman Manuel Adorni said Friday that Vice President Victoria Villarruel's posting on X in support of international footballer Enzo Fernández over his controversial video celebrating the Copa America victory with a chant that could be interpreted as homophobic and racist “was an unfortunate comment” that in no way represents the views of Casa Rosada and showed only the Senate Speaker's personal views.

• Thursday, July 18th 2024 - 10:24 UTC

  Gibraltar furious with Euro2024 chants, mixing sports celebration with politics “disgusting”

  

  The Gibraltar Football Association will make a formal complaint to UEFA against the Spanish national team following Monday’s Euro 2024 champions parade in Madrid, where the team sang “Gibraltar Español” on stage.