Entertainment

• Saturday, May 14th 2022 - 20:00 UTC

  Limited editions of whisky, rum and gin to commemorate Falklands War and raise funds for SAMA82

  

  DropZone Brewery, a veteran-owned business which supports former servicepeople, has launched three limited-edition spirits to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War and raise funds for charity. All profits from the launch will be donated to the South Atlantic Medal Association 82 (SAMA82), formed by veterans of the Falklands conflict.

• Thursday, May 12th 2022 - 10:04 UTC

  FIMA Funded Falklands 40th Photo Exhibition Moves to Chatham's Historic Dockyard Museum

  

  Last year, FIMA, (Friends of the Falkland Islands' Museum and the Jane Cameron National Archives), agreed to fund the restoration and printing of 40 photographs taken by a Falklands photographer during and in the aftermath of the 1982 war for the Falklands Museum.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 09:31 UTC

  Andy Warhol's iconic Marilyn Monroe portrait auctioned at US$ 195 million in New York

  

  The Marilyn Monroe portrait by Andy Warhol fetched US$ 195 million on Monday at the auction house Christie's in New York. The 1964 silk-screen portrait is one in a series of portraits that the artist made of Marilyn Monroe, following her death. It was held in the collection of Swiss art dealers Thomas and Doris Ammann.

• Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 09:15 UTC

  Naples to build large-scale 3-D statue of Maradona's left foot

  

  The Italian city of Naples took the worship of the late Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona to an unprecedented level Monday when it decided to launch plans for a statue of the late player's left foot in the local district of Scampia.

• Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 09:41 UTC

  Maradona's iconic shirt sold to last-minute bidder for £ 7,142,500

  

  The Argentine national team jersey worn by Diego Maradona against England in the 1986 Mexico football World Cup finals has been auctioned off Wednesday for £ 7,142,500 after nearly ten bids.

• Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 09:15 UTC

  Meme girl dies aged 16

  

  The girl whose gesture has gone viral in the digital era through a GIF and a sticker has committed suicide, it was reported. Kailia Posey was 16.

• Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 10:09 UTC

  Gibraltar's Falklands war exhibition: “we share the right to freedom and self-determination”

  

  An exhibition marking the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands was opened in Gibraltar by Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Joseph Garcia. The exhibition was curated by the Archivist Anthony Pitaluga and prepared by the Gibraltar National Archives.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:49 UTC

  Argentina shocked by brochure advising on safer consumption of drugs

  

  Argentine opposition Deputy Waldo Wolff of the Macrist Juntos por el Cambio (JxC - Together for Change) Monday announced he would be filing a lawsuit against the City Council of Morón, a district in the western outskirt of Buenos Aires, after a series of leaflets advising on the cautious use of drugs sparked nationwide controversy.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Liberation of South Georgia: 40th Anniversary stamp set

  

  In 1982, the island of South Georgia experienced the only armed conflict in its history. Forty years on, the Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) commemorates the conflict and reflects on the progress of the island since the time of the Falkland Islands conflict.

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:23 UTC

  Efficiency of peat ecosystems helping contain climate change, underlined by Chile at the Venice Biennal

  

  Peat and peat bogs are the most efficient ecosystem to fix and accumulate atmosphere carbon but are one of the least researched, according to the Chilean pavilion which opened last week at the Venice Biennal.