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Month: May 2018
Featured
Smog emergency in Santiago de Chile
SANTIAGO – The capital city of Chile is under a smog emergency for the fifth day running because of the poor quality of air, as reported by the local authorities said on Tuesday. For this […]
Europe
Two police officers and civilian killed in Belgium attack (VIDEO)
BRUSSELS – A man has shot dead two female police officers and a civilian in the eastern Belgian city of Liège, public broadcaster RTBF said on Tuesday. La Libre Belgique newspaper quoted a police source […]
Featured
Chile: Clashes erupt as students protest against police violence in Santiago
SANTIAGO – Clashes broke out between demonstrators and riot police in Santiago on Monday night during a protest against police violence, organized by students from the National Institute of Chile and their parents. The protest […]
Brazil
Brazilian government yields to demands of truckers’ week-long strike
SAO PAULO – Brazil’s President Michel Temer announced late on Sunday new measures to reduce operating costs for truckers in a bid to end a week-long protest that has severely hampered the flow of food, […]
Latin America
Guyana grants visa-free travel to UAE nationals
DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said Monday its citizens will be allowed to travel visa-free to Guyana, the state news agency WAM reported. The announcement was made by the ministry of foreign affairs […]
Local
Over 1,000 intersections in Santiago to get battery-operated traffic lights
SANTIAGO – A total of 1,041 traffic lights in the Santiago Metropolitan Region will be supported by external batteries, in order to operate autonomously in case of power outages. This, in the framework of the […]
China
Santiago de Chile to build new Chinatown district
SANTIAGO – A project to build a new Chinatown district in the Chilean capital will be carried out with donations from Chinese businesses in the area, Santiago’s mayor Felipe Alessandri said Saturday. “The idea is […]
World
Two Palestinians killed by Israeli tank fire in Gaza
GAZA – Two Palestinians have been killed early on Sunday in an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, officials said. Samir al-Amour 25, and Abdul Kareem al-Naqa 28, were killed by Israeli artillery fire in […]
Latin America
Venezuela frees American couple facing espionage charges
CARACAS – Venezuelan Minister of Communications Jorge Rodriguez announced Saturday that the country’s judiciary had freed American citizen Joshua Holt and his wife, who had been arrested and charged with espionage and illegally carrying weapons. […]