Mexican drug cartel leader threatens president Obrador for arresting his mother
MEXICO CITY – One of the most wanted Mexican cartel leaders has threatened the government and his arch-foes in highly unusual video messages, including one…
2020
Do as I Say, Not as I Do
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff While Chile continues to climb the Covid-19 worldwide charts for contagion and deaths, its president, Sebastian Piñera, throws caution, and…
Chile overtakes Italy as 8th country with highest number of COVID-19 cases
SANTIAGO – The combined number of patients who have diagnosed with the novel coronavirus in Chile has reached to 242,355, some four thousand more cases…
Food Insecurity Concerns for Latin America and the Caribbean
By Samira Sadeque UNITED NATIONS – The multi-dimensional impacts of the coronavirus pandemic in Latin America could lead to a “hunger pandemic” if not addressed…
Exploding cases of Covid-19 in Chilean copper mines, claim workers’ union
SANTIAGO – Unionized copper mine workers in Chile asked to be included in a dialogue between companies and the government to address the exploding coronavirus…
Chile heading for its worst economic contraction in 35 years, says central bank
SANTIAGO – The Chilean central bank has said that the economy of the world’s top copper producer would contract between 5.5% and 7.5% in 2020,…
COVID-19: Chile surpasses Germany and Iran to become 9th worst-hit country in the world
SANTIAGO – Chile on Thursday overtook Germany and Iran to become the 9th country with highest number of coronavirus cases in the world. The Ministry…
Honduran president, wife contract coronavirus
TEGUCIGALPA – Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez and his wife Ana Garcia both have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “Today I was diagnosed as…
Latam Airlines Argentina ceases internal operations indefinitely
BUENOS AIRES – LATAM Airlines Group has said its Argentine subsidiary will cease operations indefinitely, cancelling all domestic flights, its first major cutback since filing…
Blast from the Past: When Piñera left Presidency with 50pc approval rating
On this day in 2014, Sebastian Piñera, the first right-wing president since Chile’s transition to democracy – left La Moneda after completing his four-year term…