SANTIAGO – Center-left Senator Alejandro Guillier and conservative billionaire Sebastian Piñera will go head to head in a runoff for Chile’s presidency on Sunday, after securing the top two spots in the Nov. 19 first-round […]
BRASÍLIA – The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Brazil have signed the Procedural Agreement for the first deployment of an Electoral Observation Mission to Brazil. Following the signing of the […]
LIMA – Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski acknowledged that he worked as a financial adviser for an irrigation project owned by the Brazilian builder Odebrecht, contradicting his previous denials of having any links to the […]
SANTIAGO – A strike at state-owned Hernan Videla Lira smelter in northern Chile has halted operations, state mining development agency Enami said. The state-owned firm announced earlier this week that it had suspended operations at […]
Isabel Cocker / The Santiago Times Staff Just days before the presidential elections, reporter Isabel Cocker returns home, to the United Kingdom. Through her work for The Santiago Times she got to know Chile from […]
ISTANBUL – The leaders of 57 Muslim nations have called on the world to recognize “the State of Palestine and East Jerusalem as its occupied capital”. An Organization of Islamic Co-operation communiqué declares U.S. President […]
ISTANBUL – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appeared as surprise guest at the extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul on Wednesday, according to Daily Sabah. The socialist president, before leaving for […]
VIENNA – A major gas pipeline hub in Baumgarten an der March, east of Vienna, has exploded, killing one person and injuring 18, according to reports in international media. The blast cut off supplies from […]
SANTIAGO – Around 2,000 people demonstrated in front of the U.S. embassy in Chile yesterday, protesting against President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The protesters clashed with the police […]
MINAS – Chefs at Roda Park, in the small Uruguayan city of Minas, have smashed the Guinness record for the largest barbecue ever, which was previously held by an Argentine town. Mouth-watering photos from the […]
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