Chile’s pension system is changing for the worse
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Chile’s Minister of Finance, Ignacio Briones, gave instructions for changes to laws 18.045 and 18.046, which were originally…
June 2020
Chile extends quarantine in 40 communes after 87 new deaths
SANTIAGO – The government of Chile has announced changes in quarantine measures to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country as the…
Over 200,000 public health workers to benefit from Chile’s life insurance
Ross Brown/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – About 235,000 public health officials, both from hospitals and primary care, will benefit from life insurance, which includes…
As Minneapolis Burns, Trump’s Presidency is Sinking Deeper into Crisis. And yet, he may still be re-elected
Timothy J. Lynch MELBOURNE, Australia – Violence has erupted across several US cities after the death of a black man, George Floyd, who was shown on video…
Chile confirms first inmate death from COVID-19
SANTIAGO – The Gendarmería de Chile on Wednesday reported the death of the first inmate in the country due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). As…
6.8 magnitude earthquake jolts northern Chile
SANTIAGO – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck northern Chile early Wednesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake struck 62 km…
Workers at world’s largest open cast iron ore mine threatened by Covid-19 outbreak
BRASILIA – The Brazilian municipality of Parauapebas, in the state of Pará, which houses part of the Serra dos Carajás, where the largest open-cast iron…
US admin announces groundbreaking Executive Order on int’l religious freedom
Executive Order will prioritize religious freedom as foreign policy priority U.S. to provide $50 million per year for programs that advance international religious freedom WASHINGTON,…
Russia to test coronavirus vaccine on soldiers
MOSCOW – Russia has announced that it will begin clinical trials of a vaccine against COVID-19 in 50 soldiers, who have volunteered to participate in…
Brazil lost five million jobs in three months
BRASILIA – Brazil lost 4.9 million formal and informal jobs between February and April, during the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, increasing the unemployment rate…