Luis Suarez to miss Brazil clash after positive Covid test
November 17, 2020 | 11:17
Uruguay's top goal scorer Luis Suarez has tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss their World Cup qualifier against Brazil, local football chiefs said on Monday.
Neymar hat-trick fires Brazil past Peru, Argentina labor 1
October 14, 2020 | 10:53
Neymar scored a hat-trick to become the second highest scorer in Brazil's history as the Copa America champions won 4-2 away to 10-man Peru in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday.
Brazil tops 4 million cases amid signs pandemic slowing
September 04, 2020 | 11:01
Brazil topped four million Covid-19 cases on Thursday as health ministry officials said infections were beginning to slow in the world's second worst-hit country.
Ronaldinho arrives back in Brazil after Paraguay detention
August 26, 2020 | 11:33
Former football star Ronaldinho arrived home in Brazil on a private jet on Tuesday, following more than five months in detention in Paraguay over a fake passport scandal.
Brazil approves final tests of J&J virus vaccine
August 19, 2020 | 10:48
Brazilian health regulators said Tuesday they had approved Johnson & Johnson's experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus for the final stage of clinical trials, the fourth vaccine to receive widespread testing in the hard-hit country.
Brazil state signs deal to make Russian vaccine
August 13, 2020 | 11:04
The Brazilian state of Parana signed a deal Wednesday to test and produce Russia's new coronavirus vaccine, though officials stressed they would have to be sure of its safety and effectiveness first.
Latin America tops four million coronavirus cases
July 23, 2020 | 09:03
More than four million coronavirus cases have been recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean, half of them in Brazil, according to an AFP tally based on official figures.
Brazil's Botafogo, Fluminense protest return to pitch
June 29, 2020 | 11:41
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian clubs Botafogo and Fluminense protested on Sunday against the resumption of professional football in Rio de Janeiro in mid-coronavirus pandemic, as they returned to the pitch after losing a fight against the decision.
Brazil tops 30,000 coronavirus deaths
June 03, 2020 | 09:53
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil surpassed 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus outbreak on Tuesday (Jun 2) as the disease continued to rip through South America's worst-hit country.
Latin America COVID-19 cases top 1 million as UK, Russia ease lockdowns
June 01, 2020 | 17:51
BRASILIA: Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Latin America have surged past 1 million, while hard-hit Britain and Russia eased lockdowns on Monday (Jun 1), despite not having their outbreaks fully under control.
Brazil COVID-19 death toll hits 27,878, surpassing hard-hit Spain
May 30, 2020 | 09:21
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil on Friday (May 29) reached 27,878 coronavirus deaths, official figures showed, surpassing the toll of hard-hit Spain and making it the country with the fifth-highest number of fatalities.
Brazil tops 25,000 coronavirus deaths
May 28, 2020 | 09:00
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's death toll from the new coronavirus surpassed 25,000 on Wednesday (May 27), as the country emerged as the latest epicenter in the pandemic.
Brazil leads daily coronavirus deaths for fifth straight day
May 27, 2020 | 15:57
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil reported on Tuesday (May 26) the highest daily COVID-19 death toll in the world with 1,039 people killed, the fifth straight day the country has topped the list.
Coronavirus infects 38 indigenous groups in Brazil
May 16, 2020 | 09:08
SAO PAULO: The coronavirus pandemic has hit 38 indigenous groups in Brazil, raising fears for populations that have a history of being decimated by outside diseases, the Brazilian Indigenous Peoples' Association (APIB) said Friday (May 15).
Brazil tops 10,000 deaths from COVID-19
May 11, 2020 | 08:21
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil, the hardest-hit Latin American country in the coronavirus pandemic, has surpassed 10,000 deaths, according to figures released Saturday (May 9) by the Ministry of Health.
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