10 elderly women killed in blaze at Chile nursing home
SANTIAGO – A fire at a private nursing home in southern Chile has claimed the lives of 10 elderly women. The fire broke out Tuesday between 3:30 and 4:30 a.m. local time at the Santa […]
SANTIAGO – A fire at a private nursing home in southern Chile has claimed the lives of 10 elderly women. The fire broke out Tuesday between 3:30 and 4:30 a.m. local time at the Santa […]
QUITO – A bus carrying travelers from Colombia and Venezuela crashed in Ecuador on Tuesday, killing 24 people and injuring 22 others, according to the Quito Fire Department. The bus was traveling to Quito when […]
LIMA – At least seven people died and more than 50 sustained injuries on Saturday when a bus fell into a ravine in the central Peruvian region of Huanuco, according to Peru’s National Emergency Operations […]
SANTIAGO – Authorities raided the office of the bishop to the armed services on Thursday as part of investigations into accusations that senior Roman Catholic Church officials covered up claims of sexual abuse by clergymen […]
SANTIAGO – Chile’s exports of lithium carbonate reached US$85 million in July, more than double that of the same month the previous year, as demand and prices for the key component in electric vehicle batteries […]
SANTIAGO – The United Nations General Assembly approved on Friday the appointment of former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet as the world body’s new human rights chief. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Bachelet […]
SANTIAGO – Chilean President Sebastián Piñera on Wednesday unveiled a bill that would enable the children of working parents to have free access to childcare centers or nurseries. “Making work life and family life compatible […]
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil has re-opened its border to Venezuelans fleeing economic and political turmoil, just hours after a judge ordered the frontier to be closed amid a growing regional migration crisis. After a […]
SANTIAGO – Agrosuper, one of Chile’s top food producers, has reported the purchase of 67% of the salmon company Empresas AquaChile SA to its majority shareholders, in addition to the launch of a Public Offer […]
JAKARTA – The death toll rose to 91 and the number of injured people was up to 209 after a 7.0-magnitude quake hit tourist destination of Lombok Island in central Indonesia, officials said on Monday. […]
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