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World Cup soccer dribbler killed in US accident

Agence France-PresseMay 15, 2013 14:43

Supporters of an American who hoped to dribble a soccer ball all the way to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup are mourning his death in a road accident in Oregon just days after he began his odyssey. Richard Swanson, 42, set off from Seattle, Washington on May 1 with little more than a backpack and a blue ball from the One World Futbol Project, a charity that donates non-destructible footballs to young people worldwide.

Eva Longoria to attend Red Ribbon concert on eve of Life Ball

Agencia EFEApril 9, 2013 14:00

Vienna, Apr 9 (EFE).- U.S. actress Eva Longoria will attend the Red Ribbon Celebration Concert being held here on the eve of the Life Ball, organizers of the events said Tuesday. According to a statement released by the event organizers, Longoria will give a brief talk between some of the musical acts programmed for the May 24 event. The well-known actress attended the Life Ball gala benefit in 2009 as a representative of the Foundation for AIDS Research.

Vienna set to party like it's 1899

Thomson ReutersFebruary 6, 2013 10:45

By Michael Shields VIENNA, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Attending this year's Vienna Opera Ball will be a dream come true for Oscar-winning U.S. actress Mira Sorvino, she said on Wednesday as the Austrian capital put the finishing touches on it most glittering social event. "I feel like I'm going to be in a fairy tale ball, like Cinderella walking into the ball," she told reporters. "I just hope I am able to do the waltz correctly."