SANTIAGO – Lawmakers in Chile’s lower house have approved a bill to allow citizens to withdraw up to 10% from private pension funds, dealing a blow to President Sebastian Pinera’s government. Deputies gathered in the […]
SAO PAULO – The number of deaths from the coronavirus in Latin America has exceeded the figure for North America for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Latin America had by Monday […]
SUCRE – Bolivia’s interim leader Jeanine Anez is self-isolating but is “asymptomatic” after testing positive for the coronavirus, her personal doctor announced on Friday. The 53-year-old, a candidate the September 6 presidential elections, is isolating […]
ROME – Italy has banned travelers from Brazil and 12 other countries it considers to pose a high risk of Covid-19 transmission. The full list comprises Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Brazil, Chile, the Dominican Republic, […]
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – After a tense 10-hour debate as to whether Chileans could withdraw, as a personal, temporary loan, part of their retirement funds, it was approved, much to the chagrin […]
BRASILIA – Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday announced live on television that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “It came back positive,” Bolsonaro told a hand-picked group of reporters on Tuesday outside […]
SANTIAGO – Chile on Monday surpassed France to become the sixth country with the highest number of coronavirus cases in the world. The South American country now has 298,557 cases of COVID-19 at the time […]
LA PAZ – Bolivian Health Minister Eydi Roca has tested positive for the coronavirus, President Jeanine Anez said on Sunday. “My support for the Minister of Health, who tested positive for COVID-19. The fight against […]
SANTIAGO – A public opinion poll released on Friday revealed that Chilean President Sebastián Piñera fell “significantly” in his discharge, registering 17%, seven points less than the previous month. Piñera’s rejection levels increased nine points […]
Khawaja Dawood/The Santiago Times Special Correspondent NEW DELHI – India on Sunday recorded the third highest coronavirus caseload in the world, overtaking Russia. The South Asian country now has 6,97,096 coronavirus cases at the time […]
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