STOCKHOLM – The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. ICAN describes itself as a coalition of grassroots non-government groups in more than 100 nations. It originated […]
MEXICO – About 470 people were killed by the 8.2 and 7.1 magnitude earthquakes on the Richter scale that shook Mexico last month, government officials have confirmed. The search and rescue of survivors trapped under […]
BUENOS AIRES – This week, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay formally launched South America’s three-nation bid to host the 2030 World Cup and said Argentina would likely host the majority of the tournament’s stadiums. The presidents […]
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Tropical storm Nate has killed at least 22 people in Central America with torrential rains that forced thousands from their homes, uprooted trees, knocked out bridges and turned roads into […]
STOCKHOLM – Kazuo Ishiguro, the Japanese-born British novelist best known for “The Remains of the Day,” won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday. The selection of the 62-year-old Ishiguro marked a return to traditional literature […]
STOCKHOLM – Three United States scientists have won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The three were recognized for their work on the body’s daily rhythms — the biological processes that our bodies […]
SAN JUAN – More than 40 islands visited by cruise ships on Caribbean itineraries have a message they want to share: They are open, fully operational, welcoming ships full of cruise passengers and hoping more […]
SANTIAGO – Banks, the government and the public were shocked on Thursday as the IPC (Consumer Price Index) for September was announced as being -0.2%. It is the first time since records began that negative […]
SANTIAGO – Death of a 28-year old woman who reportedly died of a brutal blow to the head after a wrongful arrest by Chilean police has plunged the Chilean capital into upheaval with protests being […]
Isabel Cocker/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – The National Victim’s Survey 2017 was released on Wednesday, showing that public confidence in both of the Chilean police forces has dropped over the last year to its […]
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