Chile surpasses countries most hit by COVID-19 in daily cases per million inhabitants
SANTIAGO – Chile now ranks number two worldwide in the average number of daily cases per million inhabitants and surpassed the countries hardest hit by…
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The New Degrees of Separation
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff Covid-19 has separated the world, friends and family members, and now communities in its spread. The separation process has almost…
Chile confirms 77,961 cases of coronavirus, 806 deaths
SANTIAGO – Chile’s Heath Ministry on Tuesday reported 77,961 people have been infected with the novel coronavirus and 806 have died from the disease in…
LATAM Airlines enters Chapter 11 protection
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – In a not-entirely unexpected move, LATAM Airlines, the largest airline in Latin America, declared bankruptcy in the United…
Chilean President Piñera signs parliament “haircut” law
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Sebastián Piñera has announced a new law that cuts remunerations and salaries for parliamentarians, the President, ministers, mayors,…
Latin America’s largest airline files for bankruptcy in U.S. amid COVID-19 crisis
SANTIAGO – The largest airline in the region, LATAM has filed for bankruptcy in the United States, following a slump in business amid the COVID-19…
US bans travelers from Brazil over coronavirus surge
WASHINGTON – The White House on Monday brought forward by two days restrictions on travel to the United States from Brazil that were announced after…
First of 5 Iranian tankers reaches Venezuela despite U.S. threats
CARACAS – The first of five Iranian tankers carrying fuel for gasoline-starved Venezuela entered the country’s exclusive economic zone on Saturday, despite a US official’s…
Chile’s health system ‘very close to the limit’ as COVID-19 cases approach 74,000
SANTIAGO – Chile’s healthcare system is under strain and “very close to the limit,” President Sebastian Piñera admitted on Sunday, as the number of confirmed…
Peru extends lockdown for 5th time as virus cases jump to 115,754
LIMA – Peru has extended its state of emergency and a nationwide lockdown to fight the coronavirus pandemic until the end of June, marking one…