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Month: May 2017

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Chile commemorates International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

May 18, 2017 Darius Zheng

By Darius Zheng/Special to The Santiago Times SANTIAGO – May 17 every year marks the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT), conceived in commemoration of the declassification of homosexuality as a mental illness […]

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U.N. Security Council holds first informal meeting on Venezuela crisis

May 17, 2017 Web Desk

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Security Council is holding today its first closed-door consultations on the deteriorating situation in Venezuela, a meeting requested by the United States. According to the Permanent Representation of Washington […]

National

VIDEO: Cameras capture violent assault in Concepción minibus

May 17, 2017 Web Desk

CONCEPCIÓN – A shocking footage of a man beating a fellow passenger inside a minibus in Concepción region of Chile has gone viral on social media. Videos taken from the security cameras installed in the […]

Lifestyle

This smartphone app can predict when you’ll be ill

May 17, 2017 Web Desk

HELSINKI – VTT Technical Research Center of Finland has developed artificial intelligence (AI)-based data analysis methods used in a smartphone application of Odum Ltd. The application can estimate its users’ health risks and, if necessary, […]

Business

Chile signs major fruit agreement with China

May 17, 2017 Web Desk

BEIJING – As part of its participation in President Michelle Bachelet’s Tour to Indonesia and China, the President of the Association of Fruit Exporters of Chile AG (ASOEX), Ronald Bown, signed in Beijing an important […]

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Venezuela crisis deepens as anti-government protests enter sixth week; death toll rises to 42

May 16, 2017 Web Desk

CARACAS – Three more Venezuelans died this week during another round of protests against the Nicoloas Maduro-led socialist government. Two men, identified as 33-year-old Diego Hernandez and 18-year-old Luis Alviarez, died from bullet wounds amid […]

National

Oceana appeals Chile’s Ministerial Committee to uphold Dominga rejection

May 16, 2017 Web Desk

SANTIAGO – By presenting an appeal, marine conservation organization Oceana has requested the Ministerial Committee to take into account information that was not included in the Environmental Qualification Resolution (RCA in Spanish) that rejected port […]

Business

Mining brings Chile city riches – and fear of cancer

May 16, 2017 Web Desk

ANTOFAGASTA – Black dust stains the walls of the building where Jaqueline Jimenez and her children once lived in northern Chile. In an industrial city like Antofagasta, there is perhaps nothing so unusual in that […]

Featured

Bomb rips through Legal Aid Office in Chile

May 16, 2017 Web Desk

SANTIAGO – A bomb exploded early Monday outside the Legal Assistance Corporation (CAJ) offices in Melipilla, a city located 70 kilometers (43 miles) southwest of Santiago, but no one was injured, Chilean police said. Investigators […]

Latin America

Award-winning journalist Javier Valdez shot dead in Mexico

May 16, 2017 Web Desk

MEXICO CITY – Javier Valdez, an award-winning reporter who specialized in covering drug trafficking and organized crime, was killed in the northern state of Sinaloa, the latest in a wave of journalist killings in Mexico. […]

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Japan Tops Global Waste Index 2025; U.S., Israel, and Chile Rank as Worst Polluters

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Japan has emerged as the world leader in waste management, while Israel, Chile, and the United States rank among the worst-performing countries, according to the Global Waste Index 2025 released by Slovak-based waste technology company [...]
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South Korean Model and Actor Kim Jong Suk Dies at 29, Family Urges Respect Amid Speculation

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South Korean model and television personality Kim Jong Suk has died at the age of 29, his family confirmed on June 6. The news has shocked fans and colleagues across the country’s entertainment industry, where [...]

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