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Ten-man Brazil edge Chile 1-0 to set Copa America semi-final with Peru
Second-half substitute Lucas Paqueta helped Brazil book a Copa America semifinal showdown with Peru
03 Jul 2021 6:57 PM
India hits 400,000 coronavirus deaths as vaccinations slow
Total deaths are 400,312, according to the health ministry, behind only the United States and Brazil, with total cases almost 30.5 million
02 Jul 2021 1:54 PM
Ecuador hold Brazil to reach Copa America quarters
A late goal for Ecuador earned a draw for the Ecuadorians, while Peru beat Venezuala 1-0
29 Jun 2021 1:27 AM
Sputnik vaccine gets nod from Centre's panel
This is the third vaccine approved by the Indian government, and is expected to address the present shortage of vaccines in the country
13 Apr 2021 1:42 AM
Brazil signs COVID-19 vaccine deal with Bharat Biotech
So far Brazil has vaccinated less than 4 per cent of its population of 210 million people
26 Feb 2021 10:51 AM
6,00,000 people succumb to COVID-19 globally
While the U.S. leads global infections, South Africa now ranks as the fifth worst-hit country in the pandemic with 350,879 cases
19 Jul 2020 12:39 PM
Blow to Facebook as Brazil suspends WhatsApp digital payments just a week after launch
Brazil’s central bank said the payments platform was anti-competitive and there were concerns over data privacy.
24 Jun 2020 6:06 PM
Coronavirus cases surge in US, but slow in China, South Korea
World Health Organization reported largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases, at more than 183,000 new cases in the latest 24 hours
22 Jun 2020 1:27 PM
North and South America currently have 4 of the 10 worst hit countries in the world
The disease is 'highly active in Central and South America, says WHO's emergency expert, highlighting problems in Brazil and Mexico
13 Jun 2020 11:17 AM
White House bans travel from Brazil
Trump had already banned travellers from China, Europe, the United Kingdom and Ireland and, to a lesser extent, Iran, but not Russia
25 May 2020 9:03 AM
Global coronavirus cases surpass 5 million with over 3,26,000 deaths
Latin America accounted for around a third of the 91,000 cases reported earlier this week
21 May 2020 1:32 PM
Brazil and Mexico report record surge in coronavirus cases
Leaders of both countries receive criticism for intensified attempts to reopen their economies
15 May 2020 11:56 AM
BRICS' new development bank provides $1 billion loan to India to fight pandemic
The 'Emergency Assistance Program Loan' to India was approved by the NDB Board of Directors on 30 April
13 May 2020 1:30 PM
Brazil's coronavirus death toll breaches 5K mark
Experts believe the overall number of COVID-19 cases could be 12 to 15 times higher.
29 Apr 2020 9:47 AM
Under Bolsonaro, Brazil emerges as major Covid-19 hotspot
The development comes amid President Jair Bolsonaro's insistence that it is just a "little flu''.
28 Apr 2020 9:40 AM
Governments across globe under pressure to control covid19 economic damage
Governments face pressure to reopen factories, shops, travel and public activities
19 Apr 2020 12:42 PM
Brazil yet to face worst of the oil spills on beaches
Brazil's Bolsonaro says 'worst is yet to come' on oil spill.
04 Nov 2019 10:41 AM
How highways in Brazil are paving way for future
Brazil highways drive Amazon development and destruction.
09 Oct 2019 3:27 PM
Fires still erupting in Amazon; number of blazes in Brazil up 45 pc from 2018
The Amazon is considered particularly important for its absorption of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
12 Sep 2019 2:05 PM
Amazon nations meet in indigenous hut at Colombia over forest protection
The summit took place in wake of an international outcry over raging fires that have devastated swaths of Amazon in Brazil and Bolivia.
07 Sep 2019 12:02 PM
Columns
Bandi Sanjay was able to bring Central funds to the extent of Rs 5,458 crore for various developmental projects in his constituency
Like the 1770 famine which heralded the West’s arrival on Indian soil, the British departure from the East too saw the worst of all famines
Parliament has the right to repeal the Places of Worship Act, and indeed some people in the BJP have been asking for this to happen
The White House describes the Quad as only 'a premier regional grouping… on issues that matter to the Indo-Pacific'