Travel
Machu Picchu to reopen in July
LIMA – The ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, a jewel of Peruvian tourism, will sharply reduce the number of daily visitors once it reopens from a virus-imposed closure in July, officials said. Given the […]
Year: 2020
World
Imperial College begins clinical trials of Covid 19 vaccine in 300 volunteers
LONDON – Scientists at Imperial College will start the first clinical trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine this week with more than 45 million pounds (US$56.50 million) in backing from the UK government and philanthropic […]
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Chile tightens coronavirus lockdowns as national tally tops 220,000
Ross Brown/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Chile on Wednesday tightened the lockdowns in capital Santiago as the South American surpassed 220,000 cases of the novel coronavirus. According to the Ministry of Health, the total […]
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Piñera approval falls to 24% amid rising COVID-19 cases in Chile
SANTIAGO – Chileans’ approval of President Sebastián Piñera saw a decline of three percentage points, reaching 24% and a disapproval of 65% last week, amid the health crisis caused by Covid-19 that has not yet […]
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Chile: Tiltil mayor dies days after COVID-19 infection
SANTIAGO – Chilean authorities have confirmed the death of Nelson Orellana, the mayor of Tiltil, who had previously been reported as infected with the coronavirus. The mayor had been transferred to Santiago’s Las Condes Clinic […]
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Chile now has 11th highest number of COVID-19 cases worldwide; 3,383 confirmed dead
SANTIAGO – Chile on Tuesday surpassed Turkey – that has 181,298 cases of coronavirus – to become the 11th worst-hit country in the world, after the Ministry of Health reported more than 5,000 new cases […]
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20 Indian soldiers killed in violent face-off with Chinese soldiers in Ladakh
NEW DELHI – At least twenty Indian army personnel, including a commanding officer of Colonel rank, have been killed in a violent face-off with Chinese soldiers at Galwan Valley in Ladakh. Indian army initially said […]
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Chile reports 39 new COVID-19 deaths; 179,436 virus cases overall
SANTIAGO – Chilean authorities confirmed 39 new deaths Monday due to the novel coronavirus and the state’s death toll stands at 3,362. As reported by the Ministry of Health, the latest figure corresponds to a […]
Business
Chilean copper miners threaten strike over alarming increase in Covid-19 cases
SANTIAGO – Chilean copper miners’ unions called on Sunday for a re-evaluation of the operational continuity plans of the country’s biggest miners during what they said was an “alarming” increase in coronavirus cases among workers. […]
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Lesbian mothers recognized by Chilean court in historic verdict
Gonzalo Eduardo Díaz Ponce/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – This week, the Second Family Court of Chile ordered the Civil Registry Service to register a child on his birth certificate as the son of two […]