Chile’s health minister resigns as coronavirus tally surpasses 167,000
SANTIAGO – President Sebastián Piñera, in a surprise cabinet change, replaced Health Minister Jaime Mañalich on Saturday amid controversy over the country’s figures for deaths…
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Brazil overtakes UK to become the country with second highest coronavirus death toll
BRASILIA – Brazil has become the second-highest coronavirus death toll in the world behind the United States, where several states have posted record daily case…
First man jailed for violating COVID-19 quarantine in Chile
SANTIAGO – A 27-year-old man has sentenced to 61 days in prison, becoming the first person to face jail over violation of the coronavirus quarantine…
Chile announces national strategy to get COVID-19 vaccine
SANTIAGO – The Minister of Science, Andrés Couve, announced Friday that the Chilean government is developing a national strategy for vaccine COVID-19 once it is developed. During a…
With over 160,000 COVID-19 cases, Chile surpasses France to become 12th worst-hit country in the world
SANTIAGO – Chile on Friday surpassed France to become the 12th most affected nation in the world, with more than 160,000 cases of COVID-19 infection…
Pandemic shuts Earth’s eyes on the skies
Paulina Abramovich It’s as if the Earth has closed its eyes, some scientists say: the coronavirus pandemic has forced astronomers in northern Chile to shut…
This is Chile’s Oldest Mammal that Lived with Dinosaurs
SANTIAGO – Researchers from Chile and Argentine have discovered teeth of an extinct species of the lineage of Gondwanatheria, a group of long-extinct early mammals…
Sony reveals first look of PlayStation5
TOKYO – Sony has finally revealed the form factor of the PlayStation 5, an ultra futuristic robot white machine, with gliding lines and a black central…
Chile suffers fifth worst deterioration in Global Peace Index
SANTIAGO – A new report prepared by the Institute of Economy and Peace reveals that the level of peace worldwide fell during the last decade,…
Chilean feminists reject new Women and Gender minister
Charis McGowan SANTIAGO – Chile’s women and gender minister, a great-niece of the late dictator Augusto Pinochet, has resigned after just a month following a…