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Nobel winning author Jose Saramago dead: Reports

Nobel Prize-winningPortuguese novelist Jose Saramago has diedon the Canary island of Lanzarote where he lived, emerging reports said, quoting his Spanish publishers. The 1998 Nobel prize winner,......

Name Games Countries Play

What's in a name, did you wonder? Plenty, it would seem, going by the name change carried out by various nations. Most changes have been cosmetic, like dropping/adding a term like 'republic......

Over 100 dead in Spain plane crash

More than 140 people were feared killed on Wednesdayafter a Spanish airliner crashed at the Madrid's Barajas airport in Spain. The airlines-- with 173 people on board -- was leaving for the......

How the world is racing to contain Coronavirus

When the novel coronavirus outbreak hit China in late December and January, the government sprang into crisis mode. Hard-hit cities like Wuhan, where the outbreak began, went into complete......

Turtle with an attitude problem is 2020's funniest wildlife photo

What are you looking at? Terry the grumpy giant turtle summed up the general feeling towards a year that has been particularly cruel to both travel and wildlife. A photo of him "flipping the bird"......

Will Financial Stress Break The Global Economy?

What's different this time is that global financial stress -- which has its genesis in four policy choices made in recent years -- is juxtaposed with a more resilient real economy, observes Sajjid......

Hrithik-Saba's Argentinian Holiday

Nargis takes a break from work... Kareena's holiday finally comes to an end...Priya makes a splash in Thailand... Photograph: Kind courtesy Saba Azad/Instagram Saba Azad travels to Buenos......

Real hope to end jinx on 'cursed island'

Real Madrid head to the scene of some bitter memories this week when they travel to the Canary Islands to play second division Tenerife in the King's Cup.In the early 1990s Tenerife, then in the......

'Fans won't return to Spanish stadiums for now'

'Fans won't return to Spanish stadiums for now' IMAGE: Spain supporters react. Photograph: Juan Medina/Reuters Fans will not be able to attend Spanish soccer matches when the season resumes......

Football Extras: Ronaldo misses penalty but Juve ease to win

IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo shows his dejection during the Serie A match against Chievo. Photograph: Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo missed a second-half penalty for Juventus but it......

La Liga: Ronaldo helps Real to remain on top

IMAGE: Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the La Liga match against UD Las Palmas. Photograph: Denis Doyle/Getty Images Real Madrid opened a......

Barca ease into King's Cup quarters with derby win

IMAGE: Barcelona's Munir el Haddadi celebrates scoring against Espanyol during their King's Cup match at the RCDE stadium in Barcelona on Wednesday. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters Holders......