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Montevideo, July 6th 2025 - 00:19 UTC

Entertainment

  • Wednesday, December 12th 2018 - 14:10 UTC

    The feminist wave of 'Look how we get': Actresses create an Argentine #MeeToo

    Thelma Fardín has made public a complaint against Darthes for alleged rape her while they were on tour with a children's program in Nicaragua. She was 16 and he was 45.

    In Argentina, a movement in support of the accusation of rape that the actress Thelma Fardín presented against the actor and singer Juan Darthes caused a stir and support with the hashtag #MiraComoNosPonemos (Look how we get) on Tuesday through social networks. Darthes carries several complaints about the sexual abuse of several actresses with whom he worked.

  • Sunday, December 9th 2018 - 23:11 UTC

    River Plate win “endless” Libertadores Cup final in Madrid

    River Plate was on the brink of being disqualified for the violent events of Nov. 24 and now celebrate.

    River Plate Sunday defeated Boca Juniors 3-1 “at home” at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium for an aggregate 5-3 victory which earned them the Libertadores Cup title for the fourth time in their history.

  • Saturday, December 8th 2018 - 09:11 UTC

    Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary wins ITUC’s World’s Worst Boss Poll

    “It’s no surprise Michael O’Leary has been named 2018 Worst Boss in the World. He’s been promoting unfair employment practices since the start of Ryanair”

    Michael O’Leary was announced as the winner of the world’s worst boss at the 4th International Trade Union Confederation World Congress in Copenhagen. The ITUC representing 207 million workers, is meeting in Copenhagen with more than 1200 delegates from 132 countries.

  • Friday, December 7th 2018 - 15:37 UTC

    Famous Afghan Messi fan displaced by war, fears for his life

    The picture (left) went viral and the dream of meeting Messi came true (right) in 2016.

    Murtaza Ahmadi, whose picture in 2016 donning a plastic home made Argentine national football jersey pretending to be that of Lionel Messi went viral leading the actual Barcelona FC star to meet him personally and give him a real shirt, is now one of thousands of Afghans displaced by war, as his family has left their home in southeastern Ghazni fleeing a Taliban large-scale offensive.

  • Thursday, December 6th 2018 - 09:30 UTC

    Falklands' connection of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge pet dog Lupo

    Lupo has starred in the palace's first official pictures of William and Kate with a baby Prince George, snapped by Michael Middleton.

    The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge adore their pet dog, Lupo, and see him as a true member of their family – and now, the story behind how they got their beloved spaniel has come to light. After the royal couple held a Christmas party for RAF families at Kensington Palace, one of the guests spoke of her conversations with William and Kate – revealing that the pair had decided to get the dog to help Kate cope while William was away in the Falklands Islands.

  • Tuesday, December 4th 2018 - 18:41 UTC

    Japanese mountaineer aged 86 ready to take on Aconcagua again

    “The magnificent scenery [of the Aconcagua] is one attraction,” Miura said.

    Yuichiro Miura, an 86 year old mountain climber from Japan, Monday promised to ‘hang on to the last’ in a bid to climb Argentina’s Mount Aconcagua in January.

  • Tuesday, December 4th 2018 - 08:25 UTC

    A seven year old boy reviewing toys has generated US$ 22 million in YouTube

    Asked by NBC why kids liked watching his videos, Ryan - who is now eight - replied: “Because I'm entertaining and I'm funny.”

    A seven-year-old boy who reviews toys has been revealed as YouTube's highest-earning star, raking in US$ 22m. The estimate by Forbes magazine found that Ryan of Ryan Toys Review pipped Jake Paul by US$ 500,000 for the 12 months to June. Videos are posted most days and one promoting a blue giant mystery egg-bearing Ryan's face has had more than a million views since Sunday.

  • Friday, November 30th 2018 - 02:02 UTC

    Second leg of Libertadores Cup decider set for Dec. 9 in Madrid

    Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium has been picked as the venue where the new Libertadores Cup champions are to be crowned

    The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol)'s disciplinary board Thursday turned down Boca Juniors' request and thus cleared the way for the second leg of the Libertadores Cup final to be played at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu on December 9, it was announced.

  • Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 10:09 UTC

    Maybe it's time for a Gremio/Palmeiras Copa Libertadores final

    The Boca bus under attack by hooligans

    There is growing consensus among South America's football association governing body Conmebol and sport supporters that the postponed Copa Libertadores final second leg between two of Argentina's most popular teams should be definitiverly cancelled and let the semifinalists dispute the trophy reversing shame.

  • Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 17:12 UTC

    Conmebol rules River-Boca must play Dec. 8 or 9 outside Argentina

    Conmebol issued a statement from it Asunción HQs saying the match is to be played outside Argentina

    The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) Tuesday ruled that the second leg of the Libertadores Cup final between River Plate and Boca Juniors will be played somewhere outside Argentina on December 8 or 9, it was announced in a statement from its headquarters in Asunción.