Entertainment

• Wednesday, August 28th 2024 - 10:45 UTC

  Football player Juan Izquierdo dies at age 27 after collapsing during Copa Libertadores game

  

  The Uruguayan football community is in mourning after the confirmation of the death of Nacional defender Juan Manuel Izquierdo at the age of 27. Izquierdo, who collapsed in the final minutes of the second leg of the Copa Libertadores round of 16 match against São Paulo, did not recover after spending five days in intensive care.

• Tuesday, August 27th 2024 - 07:39 UTC

  Falklands, expect a week of Islands television and radio services outages

  

  Falkland Islands residents of Stanley and Camp are advised that there will be a disruption to TV and radio services due to sun outages affecting satellite reception in late August into September.

• Wednesday, August 14th 2024 - 10:35 UTC

  Milei and Yuyito kiss during theatrical performance

  

  Argentine President Javier Milei was escorted by entertainer Amalia “Yuyito” González during his appearance at a theatrical performance at the Libertad Palace in Buenos Aires as the Libertarian Government launched its trial by jury initiative.

• Wednesday, August 14th 2024 - 10:32 UTC

  Builders find WWII bombs in Dua Lipa's home

  

  British-Albanian singer-songwriter Dua Lipa saw renovation works at her North London home halted when two unexploded bombs from World War II were discovered, the Daily Mail reported Tuesday. As a result, the entertainer had to pay for a soil survey before advancing with the construction of her own studio and a swimming pool.

• Monday, August 12th 2024 - 21:30 UTC

  French rugby players released but unable to leave Argentina

  

  French international rugby players Oscar Jégou and Hugo Auradou, both aged 21, were released from their house arrest in the Argentine city of Mendoza Monday but will remain unable to leave the country pending the outcome of the rape trial against them after a complaint was filed by a local 39-year-old woman for things that allegedly happened in a downtown hotel after a match between La Bleu and The Pumas in July.

• 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?