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The British Government sends nuclear submarine to the Falklands

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According to information revealed by The Sun, the British government has decided to send to the Falkland Islands the HMS Talent, one of the most powerful nuclear submarines of the English fleet. Now it is in Cape Town, South Africa. The landing in the Falklands is in June 14, the day that marks the 30th anniversary of the end of the war in 1982.

Fire was already used by man kind a million years ago

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Scientists from the University of Toronto and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem made ​​a remarkable discovery on the principles of humanity: the fire was used 300,000 years earlier than what it was previously thought.

South Africa: More than 40 dead due to the heavy rains

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South African Government officials reported that “will declare as disaster areas the ones hardest hit by flooding, which have so far killed 40 people”.

What will happen with the Pumas in the 2011 Rugby World Cup?

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On September 9, 2011 the Rugby World Cup begins. There still too much time left, but the media devoted to the sport, mainly of the best countries in the world such as South Africa, New Zealand and England began to give their options. Thus the New Zealand Herald gave its opinion on the Pumas, predicting a poor performance in the world’s rugby competition.

Seven people killed by lightning

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According to local reports, “Seven people died and more than forty were injured due to a lightning that fell in a preschool in South Africa.”

Nilda Garré: “Argentina expects to recover the Falkland Islands”

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Nilda Garre, Minister of Defence, claimed for Argentina’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and criticized the military, oil and gas activities in the islands done by the British government, during a meeting with Lindiwe Sisilu, her counterpart of South Africa.

Charlie, the smoking chimpanzee, died at age 52

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The biggest attraction at a South African zoo wasn’t the typical lions or elephants, but instead it was Charlie, the smoking chimpanzee, who recently passed away.

Las Leonas defeat South Africa 5-2

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The World Cup of field hockey began with a great joy for Argentina, as Las Leonas defeated South Africa 5-2. Barrett opened the scoring for the Argentine team, which win after the Coetzee tie with goals of Luciana Aymar (3) and Marine Russo. In the first half, Argentina came out for the win. Barrionuevo opened [...]

Zaira Nara and Diego Forlán traveled to Miami for vacations

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Zaira Nara and Diego Forlan arrived to Miami last night to enjoy their holidays. The couple arrived and Zaira published in her Twitter account “What a nice place … Let’s enjoy!” The best player in the world according to FIFA arrived to Argentina on Friday to join his girlfriend Zaira, sister of Wanda Nara and [...]

The history of Larissa Riquelme naked on magazine covers

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Larissa Riquelme became one of the attractions of the South Africa World Cup, when she promised to get naked in front of Plaza de la Democracia if Paraguay achieved the semifinals. The model of 24 years old had stated that “If Paraguay reaches the semifinal, I’m going to undress in front of the Plaza de [...]

The man who tried to put a cap on the World Cup

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When the teams were about to jump onto the field and begin the final of the World Cup, a fan entered the field of Soccer City, where the cup was displayed for a few minutes and tried to place a cap but was stopped before he could achieved hos objective. Jimmy Jump crossed diagonally the [...]

Larissa Riquelme gives joy to the Spanish fans

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The already known and called the “World Cup bride,” the Paraguayan Larissa Riquelme, who had promised to show her body if the Paraguay team won the World Cup, decided to strip anyway, but this time for Spain. Since the beginning of the World Cup the Paraguayan starred in various magazine covers and in the media [...]

Celebrities that will be present in the final match of the World Cup

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There will be present in Johannesburg to watch the final match of South Africa 2010, between Spain and Holland and the closing ceremony of the World Cup famous names: The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, the basketball player Pau Gasol, Queen Sofia, Prince and Princess of Asturias and the Secretary of State for Sport, Jaime [...]

World Cup final, Vicente Del Bosque: “I hope Spain to be as united as this team”

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In a press conference the coach of Spain, Vicente del Bosque said that “a World Championship final is the most important thing a player can achieve.” “Clearly we’re going to play a game that is not played every day”. Del Bosque said that “We are quiet,” “I do not think that something may upset me [...]

Uruguay ran out of third place but was the best South American team in the World Cup

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Germany defeated Uruguay by 3-2 on a great match for third place in the World Cup in Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. In the first minutes of the first half, the German team came out to attack with a lot of pressure, but the Uruguayan defense was fairly solid, something that has characterized [...]

South Africa 2010: Alejandro Sanz shaves his head if Spain wins and Shakira hopes for an Spanish victory

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The singer Alejandro Sanz announced on his Twitter account that “If Spain wins the final next Sunday against Netherlands he will shave his hair and send a photo.” Shakira, the Colombian singer wants Spain to win against Netherlands the World Cup final, hoping that the octopus is right in his decisión. The closing ceremony in [...]

Most animals choose Spain as the winner of the World Cup final

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Thailand: The panda Ping Lin predicts a victory for Spain against Holland when he choose the milk container with the Spanish flag. Photo: EFE. Australia: The crocodile Harry predicted that Spain will win on Sunday against Holland in the World Cup final. Harry, weighs over 700 kilos and lives in a farm in the city [...]

Octopus Paul influences the bets

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The British bookmakers are betting for an Holland’s victory over Spain in the World Cup final but since the octopus paul choose spain the trends changed. According to the company Paddy Power “The ‘effect caused by Paul “turned the bets”, and that “it’s a record for a football match” which will be played on Sunday [...]

The octopus Paul chose Spain as the winner of the World Cup

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  The octopus Paul, without hesitation went straight to the urn with the Spanish flag, which indicates that the Spanish team will win this Sunday in the final of South Africa 2010 against Netherlands. The most famous octopus confirmed today that Spain will lift the World Cup next Sunday at Soccer City in Johannesburg. Before [...]

Some headlines regarding the triumph of Spain against Germany

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The German newspaper Bild: “We must recognize that they are too good for us, we’re out.” “The Red dominated the match from the beginning.” The French newspaper L’Equipe: “Spain dominated Germany and it wins as it was planned.” La Gazzetta dello Sport from Italy: “Puyol pushed Germany out of the World Cup” and “The score does not [...]

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