Merco Press, Author at The Santiago Times

RAM Leader Jones Huala Arrested in Argentina for Inciting Violence

June 9, 2025 Merco Press

Facundo Jones Huala, the leader of the Mapuche Ancestral Resistance (RAM), was arrested late Sunday in the Patagonian town of El Bolsón by Argentine Federal Police. The arrest followed an order issued by the Bariloche […]

Chavista Regime Cracks Down on Black Market Dollar Handlers

June 3, 2025 Merco Press

Venezuelan authorities arrested 15 men and 10 women for their alleged involvement in manipulating the black market dollar, impacting the economy. The suspects, including operators, managers, liquidity providers, developers, programmers, and payment receivers, handled 18 […]

Falkland’s Legislative Assembly Celebrates Overseas Territories Day

June 2, 2025 Merco Press

The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly joined fellow British Overseas Territories in celebrating Overseas Territories Day on 2 June 2025, highlighting the strength, diversity, and common values that unite the UK’s territories across the globe. In […]

France Announces Ban on Smoking on Beaches and Other Open Spaces

May 30, 2025 Merco Press

France will implement a nationwide smoking ban in public places frequented by children, effective July 1, 2025, Health and Family Minister Catherine Vautrin announced Friday, ahead of World No Tobacco Day on Saturday. In South […]

School Shooting Leaves at Least 3 Wounded in Southern Chile

May 30, 2025 Merco Press

At least three students were injured in a shooting at the Nuevos Horizontes school in San Pedro de la Paz, in Chile’s southern Biobío Region. The attackers, two women and a man, entered the school […]

Brazil Recognized Once Again as Free of FMD Without Vaccination

May 30, 2025 Merco Press

Brazil has officially been recognized by the World Organization for Animal Health for the second straight year as free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination. The acknowledgment, granted during the organization’s 92nd General Session in Paris, […]

Maradona Case: Mistrial declared – all back to square one

May 30, 2025 Merco Press

The proceedings against most members of the medical team treating former Argentine football legend Diego Maradona in the days leading up to his death ended up in a mistrial Thursday, Justices Maximiliano Savarino and Verónica […]

Thousands March in Uruguay’s 30th Silent March Demanding Justice for the Disappeared

May 21, 2025 Merco Press

Thousands of people filled the streets of Uruguay’s capital on Monday evening for the 30th annual Marcha del Silencio (Silent March), the country’s largest civic demonstration demanding truth and justice for the victims of forced […]

Other Countries Stop Buying Chicken Meat From Brazil

May 20, 2025 Merco Press

Mexico, Chile, and Uruguay have joined China, the European Union, and Argentina in temporarily suspending chicken imports from Brazil due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) detected on a commercial farm in […]

Presidents of China and Chile Meet in Beijing

May 20, 2025 Merco Press

During Wednesday’s encounter with his Chilean colleague Gabriel Boric Font in Beijing at the IV Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)-China ministerial Forum, Chinese President Xi Jinping highlighted the importance of South-South cooperation […]