Blast from the Past: When Piñera left Presidency with 50pc approval rating
On this day in 2014, Sebastian Piñera, the first right-wing president since Chile’s transition to democracy – left La Moneda after completing his four-year term…
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Chile reports 39 new COVID-19 deaths; 179,436 virus cases overall
SANTIAGO – Chilean authorities confirmed 39 new deaths Monday due to the novel coronavirus and the state’s death toll stands at 3,362. As reported by…
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…
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…
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…
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 appoints new ambassadors in Ecuador and New Zealand
SANTIAGO – This week, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera appointed diplomats Rodrigo Pérez and Hugo Llanos as the country’s ambassadors in Ecuador and New Zealand, respectively….
President Piñera announces cabinet change amid COVID-19 outbreak
SANTIAGO – President Sebastian Piñera on Thursday announced a cabinet reshuffle amid a rise in the novel coronavirus cases in Chile. Preliminary it was reported…
Chile accelerates delivery of food baskets as COVID-19 cases approach 95,000
Ross Brown/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Chile’s Ministry of Health on Saturday reported a total of 4,220 new daily cases in the last 24…
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,…