6.8 magnitude earthquake jolts northern Chile
SANTIAGO – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck northern Chile early Wednesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake struck 62 km…
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Workers at world’s largest open cast iron ore mine threatened by Covid-19 outbreak
BRASILIA – The Brazilian municipality of Parauapebas, in the state of Pará, which houses part of the Serra dos Carajás, where the largest open-cast iron…
Brazil lost five million jobs in three months
BRASILIA – Brazil lost 4.9 million formal and informal jobs between February and April, during the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, increasing the unemployment rate…
Chile registers its deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic
Seventy-five people died from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours as total number of cases rises to 108,686. SANTIAGO – Chile’s health ministry on Tuesday…
Peru surpasses 170,000 cases of coronavirus
LIMA – Peru has reported 5,563 new COVID-19 cases and 128 more deaths, bringing the total caseload of infections to 170,039 and the death toll…
‘Very significant drop’ in Chilean economy expected amid rise in unemployment
Ross Brown/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – The minister for Economy, Development, and Tourism, Lucas Palacios says he expects a “very significant drop” in Chile’s…
COVID-19 cases in Chile soar above 105,000, with 1,113 deaths
SANTIAGO – Chile exceeded 105 thousand cases of COVID-19 and registered a new peak of deaths and daily infections on Monday. According to the Ministry…
Covid-19: Brazil becomes the country with fourth highest death toll
SAO PAULO – Brazil reported a record 33,274 new cases of the new coronavirus this weekend, the health ministry said late Sunday, and the death…
Valparaiso: Santiago’s playground gets more beds amid call for quarantine
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – It’s no wonder that Santiago’s favorite beach destination, Valparaiso Region, has Chile’s second-highest cases of Covid-19; most Chileans…
931 detained in Chile for not respecting COVID-19 curfew
SANTIAGO – Carabineros de Chile reported Sunday that 931 people were detained nationwide for not respecting the curfew. The police report lists 823 offenders in…