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…
COVID-19
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…
Global coronavirus deaths top 400,000
BALTIMORE, Maryland – More than 400,000 people have died from coronaviruses worldwide , according to the Johns Hopkins University count. The figure was reached in…
Chile’s presidential security chief tests positive for COVID-19
SANTIAGO – Chilean police yesterday confirmed that a top officer from the La Moneda Presidential Security department has tested positive for COVID-19. Carabineros de Chile,…
Chile’s death toll from coronavirus soar to 2,290, with over 134,000 cases
SANTIAGO – Chile revised its death toll linked to the novel coronavirus outbreak on Sunday, adding fatalities from databases that previously had not been included….
Argentina extends quarantine in Buenos Aires
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina has decided to prolong the quarantine linked to the COVID-19 pandemic until 28 June in the areas most affected by the…
Europe could be free-travel zone again by July
BRUSSELS – European Union Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson has announced that EU free-travel zone could be up and running again before the end of…
Chile confirms first Codelco death from COVID-19
SANTIAGO – Chile’s Federation of Copper Workers (FTC) on Saturday reported the death of one its officials from coronavirus at the world’s largest copper miner,…
Chile reports record daily deaths from COVID-19, with over 127,000 cases
SANTIAGO – The Ministry of Health on Saturday reported 5,246 new cases of coronavirus in Chile, reaching a total of 127,745 since the start of…