Chilean President Piñera signs parliament “haircut” law
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Sebastián Piñera has announced a new law that cuts remunerations and salaries for parliamentarians, the President, ministers, mayors,…
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Latin America’s largest airline files for bankruptcy in U.S. amid COVID-19 crisis
SANTIAGO – The largest airline in the region, LATAM has filed for bankruptcy in the United States, following a slump in business amid the COVID-19…
Chile’s health system ‘very close to the limit’ as COVID-19 cases approach 74,000
SANTIAGO – Chile’s healthcare system is under strain and “very close to the limit,” President Sebastian Piñera admitted on Sunday, as the number of confirmed…
Peru extends lockdown for 5th time as virus cases jump to 115,754
LIMA – Peru has extended its state of emergency and a nationwide lockdown to fight the coronavirus pandemic until the end of June, marking one…
New initiative allows stranded Chileans and Peruvians to return home
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff The Chilean Minister of Foreign Relations, Teodoro Ribera, announced today a repatriation initiative for Chileans and Peruvians that would allow…
Brazil now has second highest number of COVID-19 cases globally
SAO PAULO – Brazil became the world No 2 hotspot for coronavirus cases on Saturday, second only to the United States, after it confirmed that…
Earthquake of medium magnitude shakes central Chile
Larisa Zinder/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – An earthquake of medium magnitude shook the central zone of Chile on Saturday, without causing any loss of…
Chilean government helping people get home
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – The Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with Latam, Sky and Jetsmart airlines, are coordinating their efforts to…
Haiti: Soccer chief accused of sexual assault
NEW YORK – Haitian law enforcement should effectively investigate serious allegations of sexual assault against the president of the Fédération Haïtienne De Football (FHF), and…
The Mega Earthquake That Still Baffles Scientists Worldwide
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff The earth moved like never before for eight minutes. At 15:11 on the 22 of May of 1960, a gigantic…