Entertainment

• Saturday, May 23rd 2020 - 09:23 UTC

  Peruvian city prays to the Virgin of Socorro, flown in a police helicopter, for the end of coronavirus

  

  Every five years, a statue of the Virgin of Socorro is paraded through the streets of Peru’s third-largest city, Trujillo. But this year, the coronavirus lockdown meant the city’s patron saint could not make her rounds as usual.

• Monday, May 18th 2020 - 06:52 UTC

  Virus makes UK super-rich US$ 65 billion poorer and alters Super Rich List 2020

  

  Britain's wealthiest people have lost tens of billions of pounds in the coronavirus pandemic as their combined annual wealth fell for the first time in a decade, the Sunday Times reported in its Rich List 2020.

• Monday, May 18th 2020 - 06:40 UTC

  New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has brunch at a cafe but must comply with virus timing

  

  Hailed for her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her partner were turned away from a cafe on Saturday because it was too full under the physical distancing guidelines.

• Friday, May 15th 2020 - 07:15 UTC

  How to keep beer flowing in England: Home delivery pub

  

  Britain’s pubs may be shut, but one east London brewer has found a novel way to keep the beer flowing - by packing his kegs into a van and pulling pints on people’s doorsteps.

• Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 08:25 UTC

  South American football cool to FIFA's proposal of five substitutions per match

  

  FIFA's decision to temporarily allow up to five substitutions per match to help cope with potential fixture congestion was met coolly in South America on Friday.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:31 UTC

  Dozens queue up as German brewery gives away beer

  

  Unable to deliver to hotels and restaurants closed due to coronavirus restrictions, a German brewery on Thursday gave away some 2,600 liters of beer. Rather than throwing it away, the owners of the Willinger brewery, in the western state of Hesse, decided to dish out the light and dark beer free of charge.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Prince Andrew in trouble over purchase of a US$ 22,5 million chalet in Switzerland

  

  Legal proceedings have been launched in Switzerland against Britain's Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah, a newspaper reported on Thursday, over money they still owe on a luxury chalet.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:01 UTC

  Spanish La Liga football season could resume on 20 June

  

  La Liga has refused to confirm Leganes coach Javier Aguirre's announcement that the Spanish soccer season will re-start on June 20 after being halted for more than three months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

• Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 07:20 UTC

  With football teams almost broke, Bundesliga resumes games on May 15 in empty stadiums

  

  The Bundesliga will resume on May 15, the German league confirmed on Wednesday, after Chancellor Angela Merkel and state leaders gave the green light to restart behind closed doors following weeks of shutdown imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus.

• Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 07:00 UTC

  Teams could be allowed five substitutions in games when football resumes after coronavirus

  

  Football's lawmakers are this week set to announce a “temporary” change to the laws of the sport allowing teams to make up to five substitutions in games when the sport resumes after the coronavirus-induced suspension.