Brazil will have a COVID-19 vaccine by June 2021, says regulator
Countries like United States, India and Brazil has become a key testing ground of COVID-19 vaccine and has approved late stage clinical trials for four vaccines that are under development.
Oct 30, 2020, 08:55 AM IST
Covid-19: Person dies during corona vaccine trial in Brazil
Person dies during corona vaccine trial in Brazil.
Oct 22, 2020, 08:14 AM IST
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Roberto Firmino's brace helps Brazil crush Bolivia 5-0
Brazil had never lost a World Cup qualifier at home, a run that stood at 54 matches going into Friday`s game, and they never looked in danger of losing that record.
Oct 10, 2020, 15:24 PM IST
Brazil's Rio de Janeiro risks second wave of COVID-19 with ill-timed reopening
Brazil has the world`s third-largest coronavirus outbreak behind the United States and India.
Sep 17, 2020, 00:37 AM IST
Chance of surviving COVID-19 low for journalists ‘wimps’: Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro continued his attack on journalists during a public event on Monday, describing reporters as "wimps" and saying they have a heightened chance of dying of COVID-19 because they are not athletic.
Aug 25, 2020, 16:42 PM IST
Ronaldinho released after spending five months under house arrest in Paraguay for using false passports
Ronaldinho has paid a fine of $90,000, while his brother Assis has been fined $110,000.
Aug 25, 2020, 16:16 PM IST
Argentina yet to set date for football restart post coronavirus hiatus
There is no confirmed date regarding the return of domestic football in Argentina owing to the COVID-19 pandemic
Aug 14, 2020, 16:08 PM IST
Brazil's first lady Michelle Bolsonaro and cabinet minister Marcos Pontes test positive for COVID-19
Brazil's first lady and a fifth member of President Jair Bolsonaro's Cabinet have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, confirmed officials said Thursday.
Jul 31, 2020, 12:06 PM IST
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests negative for coronavirus COVID-19 for first time since July 7
Before contracting the virus, he was seen without a face mask on various occasions and was also quoted saying that his history as an athlete would protect him from the virus.
Jul 25, 2020, 19:07 PM IST
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19
The President has often appeared in public to shake hands with supporters and mingle with crowds, at times without a mask. He has said that his history as an athlete would protect him from the virus, and that it would be nothing more than a "little flu" were he to contract it.
Jul 07, 2020, 21:53 PM IST
Brazil suspends WhatsApp's new payments system
The central bank said in a statement that rolling out the service without previous analysis by the monetary authority could damage the Brazilian payments system in the areas of competition, efficiency and data privacy.
Jun 25, 2020, 10:30 AM IST
Insanity is doing same thing again: Rahul Gandhi hits out at Centre for COVID-19 mismanagement
The Congress leader's remarks came on a day when for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak, India recorded over 11k new cases in 24 hours taking the infection tally to more than 3 lakh.
Jun 13, 2020, 15:15 PM IST
US sends Brazil two million doses of hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus COVID-19 treatment
The White House released a joint announcement on the drug, whose use has been touted both by US President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, just days after the World Health Organization suspended testing it in COVID-19 patients because of safety concerns.
Jun 01, 2020, 13:09 PM IST
President Bolsonaro joins rally against Brazil's top court, judge warns democracy at risk
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro joined a rally on Sunday on horseback as supporters urged the closing of the Supreme Court for investigating the right-wing leader, as one of its justices compared the risks to Brazil`s democracy with Hitler`s Germany.
Jun 01, 2020, 10:38 AM IST
COVID-19: India surpasses France, Germany, becomes 7th most-affected country in world
On May 31, India registered its highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases with 8,380 new infections reported in the last 24 hours.
May 31, 2020, 23:02 PM IST
FIFA to choose 2023 Women's World Cup hosts on June 25
FIFA will choose between Brazil, Colombia, Japan and a joint bid from Australia and New Zealand in what it said was the "most competitive bidding process" in the event`s 29-year history.
May 16, 2020, 09:23 AM IST
Brazil surpasses Germany, set to become new global hotspot for coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic
Brazil`s confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus passed Germany on Tuesday, as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fought states over his wish to reopen gyms and beauty parlours even as his country risks becoming a new global hotspot for the pandemic.
May 13, 2020, 13:34 PM IST
Three Flamengo players test positive for coronavirus COVID-19
Out of the 293 tests carried out on Flamengo players and team members, 38 were tested positive for coronavirus even without symptoms.
May 07, 2020, 13:02 PM IST
Didn't know my passport was illegal: Ronaldinho after 32 days in jail
The former Barcelona forward is currently under house arrest in a hotel in Asuncion after he was arrested along with his cavalry for entering the country with forged documents.
Apr 27, 2020, 17:45 PM IST
India ready to jointly fight coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic: PM Narendra Modi’s response to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s tweets
Israeli PM and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro had thanked PM Modi for allowing the export of raw materials to their country to produce hydroxychloroquine.
Apr 10, 2020, 11:46 AM IST
