Chile’s Women minister resigns after 34 days in office
SANTIAGO – Macarena Santelices has stepped down as Chile’s Minister of Women and Gender Equality, after just over a month in office. “The day it…
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UN Chiefs Silenced by Big Powers with Vetoes
Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS – The massive protests in more than 120 US cities over racial injustice and police brutality went global last week– amidst…
Chile surpasses 142,000 cases of coronavirus, records 2,283 deaths
Ross Brown/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Chile’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday said that 3,913 new cases of coronavirus were reported in the last…
La Liga returns with virtual fans and videogame crowd noise
MADRID – La Liga will use virtual images of stands in television broadcasts with added ‘fan audio’, produced by the makers of the FIFA video…
West Bank – Chile slams Israeli plan as ‘dangerous step with unpredictable consequences’
SANTIAGO – Chilean Foreign Minister Teodoro Ribera has opposed the Israeli plan to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank, calling it a “dangerous…
Two LGBTI refugees from Venezuela start new lives in Chile and Brazil
For Valentinna Rangel, finding safety in Chile allowed her to become on the outside what she had always felt on the inside. After decades of…
Filipinos Keeping the ‘Bayanihan’ Spirit Alive in Chile amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Mildred Caranto/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – The coronavirus outbreak was initially concentrated in the wealthiest parts of the Chilean capital but has since pushed…
We Need to Slow down and Reconnect with Our Ocean for the Future of the Planet
By Stuart Minchin COVID19 has brought the world to a halt. The devastating impact of the global pandemic on people’s lives and the world’s economy…
American billionaires continue to get richer during COVID-19 crisis
NEW YORK – The combined wealth of America’s billionaires, including Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, jumped more than 19% or by…
Chile reports 138,846 cases of COVID-19, 2,264 deaths
Ross Brown/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Chile’s Health Ministry on Monday reported that a total of 138,846 people have been tested positive for COVID-19…