Soccer - Messi double gives Argentina 2-0 win over Peru
Lionel Messi become all-time top scorer in South American World Cup qualifying on Tuesday after netting both goals in Argentina over Peru.
Wed Oct 18 2023
Soccer - Suarez moves ahead of Messi with 29th World Cup qualifying goal
Messi failed to hit the net in Ecuador, where Argentina drew 1-1.
Wed Mar 30 2022
Brazil reports 74,134 cases of coronavirus and 121 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours - Ministry
The South American country has now registered 23,074,791 cases since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 621,166.
Tue Jan 18 2022
Brazil has 24,382 cases of coronavirus in 24 hours, 44 COVID-19 deaths
The South American country has now registered 22,523,907 cases since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 619,981.
Mon Jan 10 2022
FIFA backs down on threat to fine Premier League clubs who play South American players
Sources this week said Premier League clubs could face sanctions from FIFA if they played South American players.
Sat Sep 11 2021
Messi breaks Pele's South American goal record
Displacing the legendary Pele, Lionel Messi took the crown of all-time leading goal scorer in South American confederation (CONMEBOL) men's history with his latest hat-trick against Bolivia.
Fri Sep 10 2021
Soccer - Messi hat-trick gives Argentina 3-0 win over Bolivia
Messi's 77th, 78th and 79th goals marks his seventh hat-trick that took him two above Pele in the South American scoring charts.
Fri Sep 10 2021
Brazil approaches 20 million COVID cases, deaths decrease
The South American country has now registered 19,938,358 cases since the pandemic began.
Mon Aug 02 2021
Argentina breeze past Peru in World Cup qualifier
The win extended Argentina's unbeaten run to 11 games and means they stay second in the 10-team South American qualifying group for Qatar 2022.
Wed Nov 18 2020
Batman prowls streets of Santiago delivering food to homeless
Superhero Batman cooks around 100 food rations daily which he self-finances and distributes among neighbors and homeless people.
Wed Aug 19 2020
COVID-19 case count in Chile nears 100,000, death toll exceeds 1,000
The South American nation also registered 57 coronavirus-related fatalities over the given period, taking the overall death toll to 1,054.
Mon Jun 01 2020
Nancy Shukri on Quotas: We Can't Live Without It, For Now
Minister Nancy Shukri wants greater female representation in parliament but that it will take a long time before greater participation is achieved.
Fri Feb 02 2018
Argentina 'deserve' to go to Russia, says Sampaoli
Argentina, who reached the final three years ago in Brazil, lie in sixth place in the 10-team South American group, currently outside the qualifying places for Russia.
Tue Oct 10 2017
Venezuela unrest death toll rises, Chavez statue destroyed
Hecder Lugo was hurt during fighting between demonstrators and security forces in Valencia on Thursday that also injured four others.
Sat May 06 2017
FIFA confirms South America will have 6.5 places for 2026 World Cup
Along with confirming the spaces for South American teams, the leader of world football insisted the 2026 World Cup would have 48 teams, up from the 32 teams in 2022.
Thu Apr 27 2017
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024