Desperate efforts to save indigenous people from Amazon rainforest tribes
BRASILIA – The novel coronavirus is spreading so fast among the indigenous people in the furthest parts of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest that doctors are now…
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COVID-19: Chile expands quarantine to 42 communes
Mildred Caranto/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Authorities on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 quarantines to 42 communes of the Metropolitan Region and north of Chile…
Brazil jumps to fourth in COVID-19 cases worldwide
SAO PAULO – In the past two days, Brazil has recorded more than 800 new deaths and over 16,000 new cases from the novel coronavirus,…
In Pics: Peruvian migrants sleeping outside embassy in Santiago de Chile
Peruvian nationals, who came to neighbouring Chile in search of work, have found themselves in a very difficult situation due to the coronavirus crisis. The…
China allows citrus exports from Chile
SANTIAGO – China has opened its markets to receive all citrus fruits from Chile, the country’s Minister of Agriculture announced this week. It came after…
Costa Rica becomes 38th member of OECD
SAN JOSÉ – OECD countries unanimously decided last week to invite Costa Rica to become a member of the Organization. Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado…
LATAM lays off 1,400 workers in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
SANTIAGO – LATAM Airlines Group, the largest airline conglomerate in Latin America, has announced it is laying off as many as 1,400 employees from offices…
American Citizens Abroad launches Voice Your Vote write-in campaign
WASHINGTON, DC – CA, a section 501(c)(4) tax-exempt, non-profit, nonpartisan, volunteer organization, has launched its Voice Your Vote write-in campaign. As the premier thought-leader on issues…
Piñera announces food baskets; COVID-19 cases soar above 46,000 in Chile
SANTIAGO – President Sebastián Piñera has announced new measures to cope with the coronavirus, at a time when about 45% of the Chilean population is…
‘We Only Want to Go Home’
Larisa Zinder / The Santiago Times SANTIAGO – The coronavirus pandemic continues to further complicate the situation with Venezuelans in Santiago as more and more…