World
Top Chinese general commits suicide amid graft probe
BEIJING – A high-ranking Chinese military officer committed suicide after authorities opened an investigation against him over his links to two corruption-tainted former senior military officers, state media said Tuesday. General Zhang Yang, a member […]
Blogs
Medics now wear capes
Marcelo Montecinos THE death of the first Chilean doctor, José René Sánchez, due to Covid-19 yesterday was a sad reminder of what medics have to go through on a daily work basis nowadays. That same […]
Politics
Madrid imposes direct rule as Catalans declare independence from Spain
MADRID – Leaders from the world have largely rallied behind Spain’s central government after the Catalan parliament voted in favor of splitting from Madrid and establishing an independent republic. Spanish president Mariano Rajoy on Friday […]