Entertainment

Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 07:55 UTC
Argentine couple finally collects their child in Kiev born to a surrogate Ukrainian mother

For parents Jose Perez and Flavia Lavorino, the wait is finally over. On Wednesday, the couple from Buenos Aires met their baby son Manu for the first time, 71 days after he was born to a surrogate mother 12,875km away in Ukraine.
Monday, June 8th 2020 - 11:09 UTC
La Liga on Thursday with virtualized fans and audio for the international market

La Liga will use virtual images of stands in television broadcasts with added 'fan audio', produced by the makers of the FIFA video game when it returns to action on Thursday
Monday, June 8th 2020 - 10:59 UTC
Infantino preparing FIFA for the new normality

FIFA president Gianni Infantino called for discussions over proposals to introduce salary and transfer fee caps to football in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. World football's governing body intends to finalize plans in the coming weeks for a financial relief package following the economic damage caused to the sport by the global health crisis.
Wednesday, May 27th 2020 - 07:30 UTC
Dutch PM Rutte did not visit his mother until hours before his mother's death, because of lockdown in the Netherlands

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte did not visit his 96-year-old mother for more than eight weeks until hours before her death this month due to lockdown measures in the Netherlands, his office said on Tuesday.
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.