Day: May 26, 2018
Child Slavery Refuses to Disappear in Latin America
By Fabiana Frayssinet RIO DE JANEIRO – Child labor has been substantially reduced in Latin America, but 5.7 million children below the legal minimum age are still working and a large proportion of them work in […]
South Korea, Mercosur agree to begin formal negotiations for a free trade deal
SEOUL – South Korea and Mercosur agreed to begin formal negotiations for a trade deal in the latter half of this year to facilitate commerce and investment, the Seoul government said on Friday. South Korea […]
Head of Chilean Catholic church’s anti-abuse panel resigns over slow probe
SANTIAGO – The president of the Chilean Catholic Church’s Commission for the Prevention of Abuses has resigned after acknowledging he was slow to investigate allegations of misconduct in his diocese. The church’s Episcopal Conference announced […]
UEFA Champions League 2018: Real Madrid beats Liverpool 3-1
KIEV – In an extraordinary final, Liverpool lost this year’s UEFA Champions League Final to Spain’s Real Madrid in Ukraine’s capital city Kiev on Saturday. Gareth Bale’s two goals off the bench — one a wonder, […]
Pakistani mob razes historic property of minority Ahmadi sect
Khawaja Dawood/South Asia Correspondent for The Santiago Times LAHORE – A mob running into hundreds tore down a historic property belonging to Pakistan’s Ahmadi community this week, exposing the the government’ inability to protect the […]
Chile to attract more Chinese tourists to Antarctica
BEIJING – Chile welcomes Chinese tourists to visit Antarctica via the South American country, considered the best gateway to Antarctica, the ambassador of Chile to China has said. Jaime Chomali made the remarks at a […]