The World Cup week Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
Yes, the World Cup is front-page news on every newspaper in the hemisphere. More important news: Santos was re-elected in Colombia. ARGENTINA Argentine VP Defends Self Before Judge in Corruption Case...
View ArticleToday’s Google doodle: Boca
Argentina’s not playing today, but the doodle plays (pun!) homage to the conventillos of Buenos Aires’s Boca neighborhood:
View ArticleMexican meth kingpin busted at World Cup
Apparently he didn’t keep himself up-to-date on the latest most-wanted posters: “He was low-profile and used real documents to enter the country because he thought that nobody was looking for him,”...
View ArticleThe yet-more-World-Cup Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
For us not-fans, the World Cup drags on forever, but it’s only on its third week. The half-time verdict Expectations were low. They have been exceeded “They installed a huge stage right in the middle...
View ArticleThe semifinals Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
Argentina and Brazil go to the World Cup semifinals, and that has been the top story all over the hemisphere. ARGENTINA Argentina running out of options in lose-lose debt battle with ‘vultures’ Murder...
View ArticleFIFA regrets
After seven years of planning, $14 billion (more than three times what it cost to put on the 2010 tournament in South Africa) and 31 days of competition, this: FIFA president Sepp Blatter says Brazil...
View ArticleFIFA follies
That’s what I call a goody bag! Football Association dragged into Fifa controversy over £1million worth of watches handed to World Cup nations Fifa’s ethics committee have confirmed the acceptance of...
View ArticleBrazil: World Cup stadium now a parking lot
The Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, the most expensive of the stadiums, is being used as a bus parking lot. Business Insider: Brazil’s $3 billion World Cup stadiums are becoming white elephants a year...
View ArticleSunday palate cleanser: Russia Russia Russia
К Чемпионату мира по футболу. Гала-концерт звезд мировой оперы. Трансляция из Большого театра Мирлан текеев DEOCLIP ★ FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 ★
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