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Montevideo, October 21st 2025 - 00:59 UTC

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  • Saturday, October 5th 2019 - 09:10 UTC

    WHO and FIFA agree to promote healthy life-styles through football globally

    WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and FIFA President Gianni Infantino signed the memorandum of understanding in Geneva

    The World Health Organization (WHO) and football’s world governing body, FIFA, agreed on Friday a four-year collaboration to promote healthy lifestyles through football globally. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and FIFA President Gianni Infantino signed the memorandum of understanding at WHO’s Geneva-based headquarters.
“WHO is excited to be working with FIFA. Half the world watched the 2018 World Cup. This means there’s huge potential for us to team up to reach billions of people with information to help them live longer healthier lives,” said Dr Tedros.

  • Thursday, October 3rd 2019 - 09:20 UTC

    Colombian imprisoned ex senator escapes during a visit to the dentist

    Aida Merlano slipped away from her escorts, climbed out a window, slid down a cord, landed on the sidewalk and calmly escaped on a waiting motorcycle.

    Colombian officials have ordered a probe following the daring escape in Bogota of an imprisoned ex-senator from a medical center where she had gone to see a dentist. Aida Merlano managed to slip away from her escorts, climbed out a window, and slid down a cord, landing heavily on the sidewalk before calmly escaping on the back of a waiting motorcycle.

  • Wednesday, October 2nd 2019 - 08:18 UTC

    The Rugby World Cup fuels a boom in Japan's tourism

    The highest peak is on the day before the opening ceremony

    A new study has revealed that the Rugby World Cup, (RWC) has fuelled a boom in Japan's tourism from the competing nations. During the period from 12th September to 6th November, which covers the tournament dates and a few days either side, flight bookings to Japan from the competing nations are currently 38.1% ahead of where they were, during the equivalent period last year.

  • Thursday, September 26th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

    Uruguay makes history in Rugby World Cup defeating Fiji 30/27

    The sky blue Teros lined up before the start of the game in Kamaishi which had Crown Prince Akishino among the spectators of the contest

    Uruguay inflicted one of the great Rugby World Cup shocks on Fiji, holding out for a famous win over the supremely talented Pacific islanders. A first-half blitz saw the Uruguayans run in three tries inside the opening 25 minutes.

  • Tuesday, September 24th 2019 - 00:45 UTC

    Security guards behind Emiliano Sala's viral post-mortem convicted in England

    Sala had been transferred to Cardiff for a record 17 million euros.

    A Swindon Crown Court on Monday handed down jail sentences to two workers of a security company who illegally accessed footage of the autopsy of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala, leading to its online mass distribution.

  • Friday, September 20th 2019 - 13:33 UTC

    Meet the world’s ‘coolest’ post office's new antarctic team

    Working in sub-zero temperatures, with no mains electricity or running water, the team will run the world’s most southerly public post office, manage Port Lockroy’s living museum and monitor the resid

    The United Kingdom Antarctic Heritage Trust (UKAHT) is delighted to reveal the new Port Lockroy team who will live and work on the remote island of Port Lockroy off the Antarctic Peninsula during the next Austral Antarctic summer (November 2019 – March 2020).

  • Friday, September 20th 2019 - 10:20 UTC

    Floating bookstore 'Logos Hope' opens in Rio

    “There’s quite a good variety and I think it can serve different publics,” said Rio Mayor Marcelo Crivella.

    The world's largest floating bookstore - the Logos Hope - with a crew of 400 volunteers from 60 nations Thursday opened its doors to the public to offer books on a large assortment of subjects. The vessel has visited over 1,400 ports in 150 countries worldwide. Most recently, she stopped at Buenos Aires and Mar del Plata in Argentina.

  • Wednesday, September 18th 2019 - 09:46 UTC

    First-ever Falklands competition in a full sized international Cup: Hockey medallists in Miami

    There were two teams in the competition from the Falkland Islands, the under 16’s playing as Stanley and the seniors playing as ROTW (rest of the world, in pic)

    The Falkland Islands competed in the LATAM Cup in Coral Springs FL, for the first time ever this year and came away with two medals, one each for the under 16’s and the senior team. This is the first time the Falkland Islands has ever competed in this size of tournament and on a full-sized rink.

  • Monday, September 16th 2019 - 06:43 UTC

    Spain wins basketball World Cup crushing Argentina 95/75

    The latest triumph was particularly sweet for 34-year-old centre Gasol, who three months ago also played a key part in the Toronto Raptors' run to the NBA title.

    Three-time All-Star Marc Gasol became only the second man to win an NBA crown and the World Cup in the same year after Spain brushed aside Argentina 95-75 on Sunday.

  • Saturday, September 14th 2019 - 10:39 UTC

    Argentina/Spain, Sunday's basketball World Cup final in China

    Luis Scola was the brains and main scorer in the match knocking out France

    Power forward Luis Scola scored a game-high 28 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Argentina breezed past France 80-66 to book their place in Sunday's basketball World Cup final against Spain.