Car Crash in Caracas
in 1913
Translated
by Al Gallo
December 14, 2011
This (now) hilarious editorial was published by El Universal,
Venezuelan newspaper founded in 1909
Meaningless Translation
Al Gallo
September 2, 2011
The defendant was acquitted after being sentenced to six months in
prison for an SMS threat.
Different Ways to Translate
Al Gallo
August 23, 2011
Jerome
Rothenberg is a famous American poet, translator and academic, born in
New York and his writings have been translated to many languages
including Spanish, Portuguese, French, Swedish and Dutch.
No Certified Translators in
Cameroonian Courts
Al Gallo
August 16, 2011
The Bar of Cameroon highlights how important it is the presence of an
interpreter in court during criminal proceedings.
Literal translation
El
Periódico de Aragón
August 8, 2011
Contrary to what the literal translation of Standard & Poor
from English to Spanish may suggest, this company's business has
actually nothing to do with the poor. Its function, as well as that of
their counterparts Fitch and Moody's, is to qualify
governments and businesses. Their marks are intended to help investors
to make their decisions. Thus, if a country or a bank has the triple A,
which is the highest rating, this is considered among the safest to
invest in.
Jailed due to a translation error
Michele Andreucci for
Il Giorno July 31, 2011
A young man was arrested on the 5th of December on board the ferry
Genoa-Tanger, while already in international waters. At that moment
Mohammed Fikri was strongly suspected to have played a role in the
disappearance of Yara Gambirasio.
Brazilian
government to invest 8 million US dollars in the
translation of local writers' books
Claudia Andrade for
diversao.terra.com.br
July 23, 2011
Culture Minister Ana de Hollanda, announced the opening of the Paraty
International Literary Festival in Rio de Janeiro, a program of support
for translation and publication of Brazilian authors abroad.
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