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…
South America
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…
Pinochet’s great-niece assumes office as new Chilean minister
SANTIAGO – President Sebastián Piñera yesterday administered oath to the new Minister of Women and Gender Equity, Macarena Santelices, who is a relative of late…
Chilean navy acquires two 1990 Adelaide class frigates from Australia
SANTIAGO – Chile’s Navy is preparing to sail two recently retired Australian warships out of Sydney after purchasing them in a deal believed to be…
COVID-19: Chile confirms 277 coronavirus deaths; overall tally hits 16,000
SANTIAGO – Chile has so far confirmed more than 16,000 cases of coronavirus in the country, one of the countries with highest tally in Latin…
Russian PM in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19
MOSCOW – Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has told President Vladimir Putin that he had been diagnosed with the coronavirus and was temporarily stepping down…
COVID-19: Chile’s coronavirus cases near 8,000; 92 deaths confirmed
SANTIAGO – The confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Chile have reached 7,917, including 92 deaths, while over 2,500 have recovered from infection as…
Chilean consumer prices rose 0.3% in March, and 3.7% in twelve months
SANTIAGO – Chile consumer prices rose 0.3% in March, the government’s statistics agency said on Wednesday, pushed upwards by a rise in food and education…
COVID-19: Face masks mandatory in Buenos Aires as of next Wednesday
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires authorities on Monday announced it was stepping up measures to curb the COVID-19 outbreak by making face masks…