Entertainment

• Wednesday, November 21st 2018 - 08:38 UTC

  Uruguay, Maracana and the Brazilian national team jersey, “verde e amarela”

  

  Aldyr Garcia Schlee, a professor who designed the Brazilian soccer team’s signature jersey, now instantly recognizable around the world, died last week at a hospital in Pelotas, Brazil. He was 83.Mr. Schlee was a professor for 30 years at the Federal University of Pelotas and an award-winning journalist and author, but he was best known for the jersey he designed.

• Friday, November 16th 2018 - 08:12 UTC

  Uruguay will host World Vine and Wine congress as of next Monday

  

  Uruguay will be hosting the 41st World Vine and Wine congress, of the International Organization of Vine and Wine, OIV, which begins next Monday until Friday in the Atlantic seaside resort of Punta del Este. Representatives from some 47 countries are expected at the event, which is described by Uruguay officials as a most significant for the domestic vine and wine industry since it will have world repercussion.

• Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 12:24 UTC

  Bolero legend Gatica passes away at age 90

  

  Chilean-born bolero legend Lucho Gatica, died Tuesday in Mexico City at the age of 90 of undisclosed causes, his family confirmed. “Good trip, I love you ...” wrote his son, Mexican actor Luis Gatica, on social media.

• Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 07:24 UTC

  Visiting FA Representative XI beats Falklands team and a British Forces XI side

  

  An England Football Association Representative XI played a Falkland Islands team and a British Forces XI over the weekend. The match against the Falklands' team on Saturday saw the FA side win 3-1 with the team captained by Mitchell Parker. Both matches were played at the Stanley Community School field.

• Tuesday, November 13th 2018 - 13:06 UTC

  Roger Waters accused of anti-Semite by Jewish institutions in Argentina

  

  Jewish institutions in Argentina have launched a campaign against British singer Roger Waters, the former Pink Floyd front-man. Waters’ Us +Them tour has been travelling around Latin America for the last month.

• Tuesday, November 13th 2018 - 08:24 UTC

  Genius creator of Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Hulk dies at 95

  

  Stan Lee, the creative dynamo who revolutionized the comic book and helped make billions for Hollywood by introducing human frailties in superheroes such as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the Incredible Hulk, died on Monday. He was 95.

• Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 07:10 UTC

  Love Story soundtrack composer Francis Lai dies aged 86

  

  French composer Francis Lai of worldwide fame after his masterpiece soundtack for the Hollywwod blockbuster Love Story earned him an Oscar in 1970, has died at the age of 86. The mayor of his native Nice made the announcement Wednesday.

• Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 06:17 UTC

  Argentina paralyzed by South America's equivalent of Europe's Champions' League

  

  Argentina's biggest clubs Boca Juniors and River Plate meet in the most highly anticipated Copa Libertadores showpiece in history this Saturday as the Buenos Aires rivals clash in the first leg of a final that has captivated soccer fans. Argentina has been totally captivated in the days leading to the event, as conversations and media coverage dominate national attention.

• Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 06:10 UTC

  Falklands plays an England Football Association team this Saturday in Stanley

  

  This Saturday the Falkland Islands Football Team will be playing an England Football Association Representative team in Stanley and on Sunday, the visitors will clash with the Combined Services team from MPC in the same pitch.

• Friday, November 9th 2018 - 01:02 UTC

  69-year-old Dutchman seeks legal age reassignment

  

  Emile Ratelband is a well-known “positivity guru” in the Netherlands who Thursday filed a petition before an Arnhem court to have his date of birth legally altered, so that he can be 49 years old, despite having been born 69 years ago.