Real Madrid braced for restrained title celebrations BARCELONA: Real Madrid trophy wins are usually marked by masses of fans flocking to the city's Cibeles fountain, where they are joined by the team on an open-top bus before heading into the Santiago Bernabeu stadium to continue the party. But their... 16 Jul, 2020
Nature takes a breather As the world went into lockdown to curb the coronavirus pandemic, the environment got a chance to rejuvenate Factories were/are closed. Malls, restaurants and stores shut down. Aeroplanes were grounded. A few vehicles plied on empty roads. About 20... Horoscopes 19 Jun, 2020
Real return with convincing win over Eibar MADRID: Real Madrid beat Eibar 3-1 on Sunday in their first competitive match at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium following La Liga's three-month break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Toni Kroos got Real off to an ideal start at the empty stadium... 15 Jun, 2020
Atletico held at Bilbao in blow to top-four hopes BARCELONA: Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday on their return to action after La Liga's three-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, missing out on the chance to capitalise on slip-ups by their rivals for Champions League... 14 Jun, 2020
Researchers�in�Chile�unearth�74�million-year-old�mammal�teeth SANTIAGO: Chilean and Argentine researchers have unearthed teeth in far-flung Patagonia belonging to a mammal that lived 74 million years ago, the oldest such remains yet discovered in the South American country, the Chilean Antarctic... Mobile & Apps 12 Jun, 2020
Were they worth it?: Key protest movements over the decades LONDON: The protests that left much of the world in a haze of tear gas last year were slowed by a pandemic – until the death of George Floyd sparked a global uprising against police brutality and racial inequality. From Hong Kong to Khartoum,... Women 10 Jun, 2020
Barcelona and Real Madrid renew close-run title race MADRID: Barcelona and Real Madrid resume one of the tightest title races in recent memory when La Liga kicks back into action this week in empty stadiums, after a three-month pause due to the coronavirus pandemic. Just before the season was... 08 Jun, 2020
La Liga announces fixtures as season re-start looms large BARCELONA: Barcelona will recommence their bid to defend the Spanish title on Saturday June 13 away to Real Mallorca after a three-month pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while Real Madrid will host Eibar on June 14, organisers La Liga announced... 01 Jun, 2020
Real, Bayern, Inter join forces to boost healthcare in Italy and Spain BERLIN: Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan have announced a mini tournament called the 'European Solidarity Cup - Football for Heroes', to raise funds for health care resources in Italy and Spain which have been depleted by the COVID-19... 19 May, 2020
Flowers via a stranger: Chileans compromise on Mother`s�Day�cemetery visits SANTIAGO: Every year for the past 20, Rosa Maria Fuenzalida has visited her mother's grave on Mother's Day without fail in the central Chilean city of Curico. She is one of millions of people in Latin America, where family is its own... Women 10 May, 2020
Latin America to see sharp increase in hunger, poverty: FAO SANTIAGO: Hunger and poverty are set to spike in Latin America and the Caribbean as the impact of the novel coronavirus ravages the region´s economies and disrupts supply chains, according to a report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture... Women 28 Apr, 2020
Virus spreads fear through Latin America's unruly prisons SANTIAGO: The spreading specter of the new coronavirus is shaking Latin America’s notoriously overcrowded, unruly prisons, threatening to turn them into infernos. The Puente Alto prison in downtown Santiago, Chile, had the largest of Latin... Women 28 Apr, 2020
