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Juliet, the last wild macaw at Rio de Janeiro zoo waits for her Romeo
AP |
PUBLISHED ON MAY 10, 2021 01:19 PM IST
According to Neiva Guedes, president of the Hyacinth Macaw Institute, an environmental group, Juliet hasn’t coupled, built a nest or had chicks, so at most she’s “still just dating.”
25 killed in Rio de Janeiro police raid on drug gang
Reuters |
PUBLISHED ON MAY 06, 2021 10:37 PM IST
Suspects tried to escape across rooftops as police entered the slum in armored vehicles and helicopters flew overhead, television images showed.
Argentina reopens theater, welcomes nightlife as Brazil starts new lockdown
Reuters | , Buenos Aires
UPDATED ON MAR 07, 2021 08:03 AM IST
The two neighbouring countries in South America, Brazil and Argentina, are taking very different steps at the moment. While Buenos Aires is embracing the nightlife again, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro have announced tighter restrictions.
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Photos: Rio de Janeiro pines for its Covid-cancelled carnival
UPDATED ON FEB 14, 2021 03:48 PM IST
Rio de Janeiro's famous carnival won't take place even in July, the mayor says
Reuters | , Rio De Janeiro
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 09:09 AM IST
Rio de Janeiro's new mayor Eduardo Paes recently said that it won't be possible to host the famous carnival, which was originally scheduled to take place next month, even in July due to second wave of coronavirus infections.
In pictures: New Year’s celebrations amid Covid-19
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2020 11:34 PM IST
Scientists focus on bats for clues to prevent next pandemic
Rio De Janeiro | By Associated Press | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta
UPDATED ON DEC 14, 2020 01:36 PM IST
In a highly connected world, an outbreak in one place endangers the entire globe, just as the coronavirus did. And the Brazilian team is just one among many worldwide racing to minimize the risk of a second pandemic this century.
LVMH scion sees fewer far-flung fashion shows in luxury’s future
Bloomberg | By Bloomberg | Posted by: Alfea Jamal
UPDATED ON DEC 10, 2020 09:45 PM IST
The eldest son of LVMH’s founder looks back to the luxury conglomerate’s fashion show held in Rio de Janeiro four years ago and recognizes that those days are probably gone for good.
How a Brazil samba school shimmied from Carnival to Covid-19
Rio De Janeiro | By Associated Press | Posted by: Alfea Jamal
UPDATED ON NOV 11, 2020 11:42 AM IST
The sultry heat of the Southern Hemisphere’s summer will soon be rolling into Rio de Janeiro. In a normal year, the air would whisper into Dr. Wille Baracho’s ear: Carnival is coming.
Vietnam dropped from 2021 F1 calendar, Saudi Arabia added
Associated Press | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON NOV 10, 2020 05:41 PM IST
The April slot for the Vietnamese Grand Prix was listed as “TBC” on the calendar published on Tuesday with no explanation and no mention of Vietnam.
Woman turns car into flower shop in Rio de Janeiro. Here’s why
RIO DE JANEIRO | By Reuters | Posted by: Srimoyee Chowdhury
PUBLISHED ON OCT 12, 2020 11:19 PM IST
At 51, Valcineia Machado has reinvented herself, moving from real estate to selling roses and other flower on a busy corner.
Covid-19 travel: Quarantine-weary Brazilians head to beaches despite coronavirus warnings
Rio De Janeiro | By Associated Press | Posted by Saumya Sharma
UPDATED ON SEP 07, 2020 03:07 PM IST
With tentative signs the coronavirus pandemic is easing, Brazilians exhausted with quarantine measures and social distancing are increasingly relaxing precautions and flooding beaches as if the pandemic were over.
Olympic flame out on display in Japanese Olympic Museum
Tokyo | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON AUG 31, 2020 01:54 PM IST
The flame was unveiled on Monday at a small ceremony with Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, and Yasuhiro Yamashita, the president of the Japanese Olympic Committee.
Covid-19 travel: Christ the Redeemer, Pao de Acucar, Sugarloaf mountain reopen in Rio
Hindustan Times, Delhi | By Saumya Sharma
UPDATED ON AUG 17, 2020 01:36 PM IST
Covid-19 new travel rules: The reopening of the popular attractions comes with safety guidelines on the number of visitors permitted at the landmarks in Rio de Janeiro.
India’s medal count will be in double digits at Tokyo Paralympics: Deepa Malik
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON AUG 10, 2020 04:13 PM IST
“The sensational thing about Tokyo next year will be India bagging Paralympics medals in double digits,” added the 49-year-old, who had claimed a silver at Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Don’t think I need more money, getting medals is a big thing: PV Sindhu
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By hindustantimes.com
UPDATED ON AUG 09, 2020 04:32 PM IST
Sindhu is fiercely determined at increasing her medal tally, and with the Tokyo Games lined up next year, the shuttler has a chance to better her silver medal-finish at Rio de Janeiro four years ago.
Beating Olympic champion Li Xuerui was turning point of my career: Sindhu
Mumbai | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JUL 26, 2020 06:59 PM IST
“When I started playing I was doing well but international standards are not the same. In the beginning, I kept losing in first rounds, qualifying rounds. I realised I needed to go out harder, that is when I kept working hard,” Sindhu told paddler Mudit Dani on his online show ‘In The Sportlight’.
Brazil surpasses 60,000 coronavirus deaths: Official
Rio de Janeiro | By Agence France-Presse
PUBLISHED ON JUL 02, 2020 05:49 AM IST
With more than 46,000 new cases, the country of 212 million now has 1.44 million people infected, although analysts believe the true figure is much higher.
Lessons from the field, lessons for life
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Kunal Pradhan
UPDATED ON JUN 07, 2020 04:22 AM IST
For the first time, we, the ones on this side of the sport-watching fence, are envying those on the other side who don’t have to rely on events thousands of miles away—events they have absolutely no control over—for their sanity.
Olympic postponement sees hockey world champions Belgium lose advantage
Reuters | By Reuters
UPDATED ON MAY 20, 2020 04:10 PM IST
Coach Shane McLeod, who led Belgium to silver in Rio de Janeiro four years ago and then a World Cup title in 2018, believes the playing field is now level again with the Games postponed by a year. But he insists it only served to heighten the challenge for him and his players
10 dead in gunbattles during police raid on Rio slum complex
RIO DE JANEIRO | By Associated Press | Posted by: Prashasti Singh
PUBLISHED ON MAY 16, 2020 07:28 AM IST
Authorities said officers in the operation were investigating the whereabouts of the gang leader in the Alemao favela complex and trying to confirm intelligence on a house thought to be used as a hideout for weapons when armed criminals opened fire and threw grenades in their direction.
Time to serve para-sports: Deepa Malik announces retirement
New Delhi | By Indo Asian News Service
UPDATED ON MAY 11, 2020 04:24 PM IST
Deepa was the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games, winning a silver in shot put at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. She also won the gold in F-53/54 javelin throw at the Para Athletic Grand Prix in Dubai in 2018.
Torrential rains kill 16 on Brazil coast, dozens missing
Rio De Janeiro | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON MAR 04, 2020 12:57 PM IST
Brazil’s south-east region has been hit by heavy rains this year and an estimate of 200 people have been displaced in Guaruja.
Rio carnival tourists at risk from contaminated water
Rio de Janeiro | By Asian News International
UPDATED ON FEB 23, 2020 05:28 PM IST
The glitz, glamour, and festivity of Brazil’s famous Rio carnival is under threat from contaminated water as the summer season reaches its peak.
Fantastic Beasts 3 to feature more Hogwarts as Harry Potter spin-off series undergoes course correction
Indo Asian News Service | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON NOV 06, 2019 04:23 PM IST
Fantastic Beasts 3 will be partially set in Rio de Janeiro and will feature more scenes in Hogwarts, as Warner Bros checks JK Rowling’s involvement in course correction measures.
Sprinter Nirmala Sheoran banned for 4 years, stripped of Asian titles
Monaco | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON OCT 09, 2019 07:28 PM IST
The Athletics Integrity Unit, which manages track and field doping cases, says Nirmala Sheoran tested positive for the steroids drostanolone and metenolone at a competition in India in June 2018.
Brazil hospital fire that killed 11 triggered by explosion of generator
Rio de Janeiro | By Associated Press
PUBLISHED ON SEP 15, 2019 11:14 AM IST
The preliminary conclusion was reached Saturday despite difficulties accessing the basement of the Badim hospital because of accumulated water and poor visibility. Police officials were still investigating why the generator failed.
At least 11 dead as fire sweeps through Rio’s Badim hospital
Rio De Janeiro | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON SEP 14, 2019 12:22 PM IST
Hospital authorities said the blaze late on Thursday was thought to have been caused by a short circuit in a generator, although the city mayor said sabotage could not be ruled out.
Indian shooters still hopeful of sport’s inclusion in 2022 CWG
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON SEP 07, 2019 05:48 PM IST
For the first time since 1974, shooting has been excluded from the 2022 Birmingham Games roster due to logistical issues.
Hope India’s shooting talent gets reflected at Tokyo Olympics: Kiren Rijiju
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON SEP 06, 2019 04:20 PM IST
The Indian shooting team returned to the country on Thursday after claiming nine medals, including five golds, at the recently-concluded ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.
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