World’s Richest 1% Amass $42 Trillion Over Decade as Inequality Soars: Oxfam Report
Rio de Janeiro:Â The world’s wealthiest one percent have seen their fortunes swell by a staggering $42 trillion over the past decade, according to a recent...
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Rio Games: Muhammad Ali fails to live up to name
by TNT Desk
Rio de Janeiro: There will not be a second Olympic champion called Muhammad Ali after Britain’s flyweight with the most famous name in boxing was...
‘Super bacteria’ found in Rio’s Olympic venues, top beaches
by TNT Desk
RIO DE JANEIRO: Scientists have found dangerous drug-resistant ‘super bacteria’ off beaches in Rio de Janeiro that will host Olympic swimming events and in a...
Brazil ready for World Cup farewell on eve of final
by AFP
BRASILIA: Brazil was poised to bid farewell to the World Cup on Saturday as excitement mounted in Rio de Janeiro on the eve of the...
Neymar to join Brazil for third place play-off
by AFP
TERESOPOLIS: Brazil’s injured striker Neymar will attend Saturday’s third place play-off when the battered World Cup hosts take on the Netherlands....
Colombia occupy on Uruguay with 1-0 in first-half
by Adeel Tayyab
RIO DE JANEIRO: Colombia has occupied 1-0 goal on the Uruguay team with help of splendid hit by James in the 28 minutes of first-half...
Suarez likely to face 20 games ban under FIFA rule
by AFP
RIO DE JANEIRO: Football disciplinary chiefs gathered evidence against Luis Suarez on Wednesday as calls mounted for the Uruguay star to be kicked out of...
Brazil president Rousseff warns against World Cup violence
by AFP
Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Tuesday her government accepted people’s right to demonstrate during the World Cup but warned that it would...
IOC official Coates backtracks on Rio attack
by AFP
Sydney: IOC Vice-President John Coates on Thursday backtracked on his scathing criticism of Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic preparations, saying the city could deliver an “excellent”...
Rio violence does not threaten World Cup: FIFA
by AFP
Rio de Janeiro: Deadly violence in Rio which saw tourist areas turned into battle grounds does not affect Brazil’s hosting of the World Cup, FIFA...