Articles about Brazil

07 Feb 2022
LifestyleThe New Seven Wonders of the World was a campaign launched in 2000 to select seven wonders from 200 existing monuments.

14 Jan 2022
WorldA South African minister has courted controversy after advising abstinence to schoolgirls in Mokopane, Limpopo.

15 Sep 2021
IndiaIndia produced the largest amount of social media misinformation on COVID-19 due to the country's higher internet penetration rate, increasing social media consumption, and users' lack of internet literacy, according to a new study.

24 Jul 2021
IndiaBharat Biotech on Friday announced the termination its agreement with two foreign firms for the supply of COVAXIN to Brazil.

03 Jul 2021
SportsBrazil defeated Chile in their quarter-final clash at the Copa America in Rio on Friday.

05 Jun 2021
WorldBrazil has cleared the proposal to import Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine, COVAXIN, and Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V into the South American country.

03 Jun 2021
SportsThe iconic Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro is set to host the final of Copa America 2021 on July 10.

09 Apr 2021
WorldNations around the world set new records on Thursday for COVID-19 deaths and new infections, and the disease surged even in countries that have kept the virus in check.

31 Mar 2021
IndiaThe Brazilian health regulator Anvisa denied permission to import Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN into the country after its authorities found that the plant in which the vaccine is being made did not meet the Current Good Manufacturing Practice requirements.

28 Feb 2021
IndiaThe Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday launched the primary satellite Amazonia-1 of Brazil along with 18 co-passenger satellites.

24 Feb 2021
WorldAs identical twins - Mayla Rezende and Sofia Albuquerck - did everything hand in hand, and their life-changing decision to undergo a gender confirmation surgery was no exception.

18 Feb 2021
IndiaThe Indian government has issued fresh guidelines for all incoming international passengers, in wake of new coronavirus strains surfacing in the country.

16 Feb 2021
IndiaIndian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Dr. Balram Bhargava on Tuesday said that four COVID-19 cases involving the South African variant of the virus have been detected in India.

30 Jan 2021
IndiaAs India's battle against coronavirus logged one year on Saturday, the nation slipped on the death toll index, going from the third to fourth position.

23 Jan 2021
WorldBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro invoked Lord Hanuman as he thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing two million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to fight the deadly virus in his country, Brazil, one of the worst-hit nations by the pandemic.

21 Jan 2021
TechnologyTreating severe COVID-19 patients with the arthritis drug Tocilizumab along with standard care is no better than standard care alone in improving clinical outcomes in 15 days, says the results of a trial.

21 Jan 2021
WorldOn Wednesday, Zélia de Carvalho Morley, a 106-year old woman, took a COVID-19 shot in Brazil. She is one of the few, old enough to recall an earlier viral pandemic that swept the world a century ago.

15 Jan 2021
WorldThe United Kingdom is banning travel from entire South America and Portugal amid concerns over a new variant of the coronavirus in Brazil, authorities in London announced.

31 Dec 2020
AutoVolkswagen's Virtus sedan, currently sold in South America, has been spotted testing in India. It is unlikely to be launched here, but the company will replace the Vento with a new car based on the MQB platform.

23 Dec 2020
SportsArgentine legend Lionel Messi has broken Pele's all-time record for goals scored with a single club by netting his 644th career goal for Barcelona.

19 Dec 2020
WorldJair Bolsonaro, the President of Brazil, who tested positive for coronavirus twice, has given a bizarre statement about vaccines. He suggested that the one developed by Pfizer and BioNTech could turn people into "crocodiles," and that the company won't take any responsibility.

29 Nov 2020
TechnologyMotorola's G9 Plus smartphone has been spotted by MySmartPrice on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification website, thereby hinting at its launch here in the coming days.

26 Nov 2020
AutoYamaha has launched a special FZ 25 Marvel edition motorcycle in Brazil. It comes in Captain Marvel and Black Panther models, featuring decals inspired by these fictional characters.

18 Nov 2020
SportsMatchday four of the South American FIFA World Cup Qualifiers saw heavyweights Brazil overcome Uruguay 2-0 to maintain their 100% start to the campaign.

14 Nov 2020
SportsMatchday three of the South American FIFA World Cup Qualifiers saw heavyweights Brazil overcome Venezuela 1-0 to maintain their 100% start to the campaign.

17 Oct 2020
IndiaFor the first time in 1.5 months, the number of active coronavirus infections has fallen under eight lakh, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.

14 Oct 2020
SportsBrazil's Neymar moved behind Pele in the nation's all-time leading scorer list.

23 Sep 2020
TechnologyA new study has found a link between past exposure to dengue and immunity against COVID-19.

31 Aug 2020
IndiaIndia, the third worst-infected nation, on Sunday recorded nearly 80,000 new coronavirus cases — a first for the nation, but, not entirely surprising. For the last four days, ending Sunday, the country has been recording over 70,000 cases daily.

27 Aug 2020
WorldIn a show of ultimate bravery, Arthur de Oliveira, a three-year-old boy in Brazil saved his friend from drowning.

05 Aug 2020
WorldOver seven months after the coronavirus outbreak first emerged, the global death toll has crossed seven lakh. The total number of cases stands at 18.5 million.

03 Aug 2020
IndiaThe Serum Institute of India (SII) has gotten the approval to conduct phase 2 and 3 human clinical trials of the COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by Oxford University.

20 Jul 2020
IndiaIndia on Sunday touched another grim milestone as new coronavirus cases crossed the 40,000-mark for the first time.

18 Jul 2020
WorldA respite for the world battling the coronavirus pandemic, looks far-fetched, considering how easily the disease is spreading.

17 Jul 2020
IndiaThe total number of coronavirus cases in India zoomed past the 1-million mark with a record spike being reported on Thursday.

24 Jun 2020
BusinessJust 10 days back, WhatsApp had launched its much-coveted payments service in Brazil, its second-biggest market after India, and opened a way to send and receive money on chat.

15 Jun 2020
BusinessWhatsApp has launched its peer-to-peer payments service for users across Brazil.

30 May 2020
SportsSince Premier League's inception in 1992-93, Brazilian players have made their presence felt in England's top-tier football competition.

20 May 2020
WorldBrazil on Tuesday saw the biggest jump in deaths due to COVID-19. The nation's death toll rose by 1,179 to 17,971, according to its Health Ministry.

18 May 2020
WorldAs the number of coronavirus infections rises in Brazil, the nation's largest city Sao Paulo could see a collapse of its health system.