CARACAS – The Russian Defense Ministry has sent An-124 military transport aircraft, IL-62M jet airliner and more than 100 troops to Caracas, against the backdrop of growing tensions between Venezuela and the United States. Citing […]
SANTIAGO – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the Archbishop of Santiago de Chile, Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, who has faced accusations that he was involved in covering up the crimes of several abusive […]
SANTIAGO – In the framework of the Meeting of Presidents of South America 2019, President Sebastián Piñera on Friday received his Argentine counterpart Mauricio Macri at the La Moneda Palace, where they celebrated the approval […]
SANTIAGO – Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay have re-launched their bid to host the 2030 World Cup following a meeting of their presidents in Buenos Aires earlier this week. On Wednesday, the four national presidents […]
ROME – Italy has become the first developed economy to sign up to China’s global investment program which has raised concerns among Italy’s Western allies. A total of 29 deals amounting to €2.5bn were signed […]
SANTIAGO – South American countries on Friday launched the Forum for the Progress of South America (Prosur), a new regional bloc which seeks the “integration and strengthening of the region.” Presidents and representatives from Chile, […]
SANTIAGO – The presidents of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, and of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, set a road map on Saturday to give new impetus to the bilateral relationship, especially in the commercial sphere with the negotiation […]
YANCHENG, Jiangsu – At least 64 people have been killed and six hundred others injured in a massive blast at a Chinese chemical plant. According to Xinhua, a total of 640 people were sent to […]
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