Chile advances in the development of new varieties of table grapes
The Asoex Fruit Technology Consortium is making progress in obtaining its first 3 varieties of grapes, 100% developed in Chile. “Our Consortium has been working…
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Chile leads Latin America vaccine charge as it hits millionth jab
Chile hit the one million mark in COVID-19 vaccinations on Tuesday, putting the small but wealthy Andean nation at the forefront of the region’s inoculation…
#K2Winter2021: Chilean climber JP Mohar and his team members gone missing during expedition in Pakistan
Nek Amal Utmani The Santiago Times Correspondent ISLAMABAD – A search operation has been launched to find Chile’s JP Mohars, Iceland John Soori, and Pakistan’s Muhammad…
Police shooting of street artist sparks violent protests
The fatal shooting of a street artist in Chile led to protesters clashing with police in the capital Santiago over the weekend. The events were…
How a truck conductor becomes a Taliban Commander? The untold story of Mangal Bagh.
Nek Amal Utmani The Santiago Times Correspondent ISLAMABAD – Mangal Bagh, the head of Lashkar-e-Islam in Pakistan’s Khyber tribal region has gone through a period…
World mourns football legend Diego Maradona
BUENOS AIRES – Argentine football great Diego Maradona was buried at a cemetery in the Bella Vista residential area near Buenos Aires this week. This…
Peru’s interim president Merino resigns after massive protests
LIMA – Peru’s interim president, Manuel Merino, has resigned less than a week into his new administration, after a night of protests calling for his…
Waiting for a conviction after 18 years of the murder of young Mapuche Alex Lemun
Carlos Colomer/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – On November 7, 2002, the then Major of the Carabineros, Marco Aurelio Treuer Heysende, in charge of the…
New Chilean government-opposition friction between over pension funds
The Chamber of Deputies of Chile will debate on the second withdrawal of pension funds that heralds a new clash between the legislature and the…
Humpback whales are back in South Georgia, after almost extinction a century ago
A new study shows the welcome return of humpback whales to the waters around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia after a century of commercial…