Chile introduces ‘smell test’ for coronavirus – VIDEO
This video show how researchers at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile are carrying out early coronavirus warning test with a kit to check people if…
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Serious fist and stone incident at India-China border post
NEW DELHI – Several Indian and Chinese soldiers were injured in a high-altitude cross-border clash involving fistfights and stone-throwing at a remote but strategically important…
COVID-19: Sumarán a la red 640 camas críticas en la Región Metropolitana
Santiago de Chile – El subsecretario de Redes Asistenciales, Arturo Zúñiga, encabezó esta tarde la reunión del Comité de Coordinación de la Red Integrada COVID-19…
COVID-19: Brazil reports over 11,000 deaths and 163,510 positive cases
SAO PAULO – Brazil, the hardest-hit Latin American country in the coronavirus pandemic, has surpassed 11,000 deaths, according to figures released on Monday by the…
Indian Jews join Israeli military
By Dan Lavie/Special to The Santiago Times TEL AVIV – Pvt. Baruch Chayim Gangte and Pvt. Yotam Singson are part of a group of 12…
Chile: Piñera recovers in survey due to pandemic management
SANTIAGO – The approval of the Chilean president, Sebastián Piñera, reached 23% during the month of April, a rebound of eight percentage points compared to…
COVID-19 preventing sub-teachers from sharing Mother’s Day
I’m a bit sad as the COVID-19 prevents me from substitute teaching at my favorite high needs middle school with a population of nearly 90%…
Dead cat in Catalonia tests positive for coronavirus
BARCELONA – A cat belonging to a family in the Spanish region of Catalonia tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the professor who conducted an…
Chile reports 294 deaths, nearly 26,000 coronavirus cases
SANTIAGO – The number of COVID-19 fatalities in Chile rose to a total of 294 on Friday, as the disease ravages the economy of the…
Washington Post exposes links between US company and Venezuela opposition plot to capture Maduro
CARACAS – Members of Venezuela’s opposition in October negotiated a US$ 213 million deal with a small Florida security company to invade the country and…