The fatal shooting of a street artist in Chile led to protesters clashing with police in the capital Santiago over the weekend. The events were sparked by the death of a juggler in the southern […]
By Pierre Ferrari and Cory Gilman LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – There has been far less social progress in the United States in the last 155 years than many people would like to believe. In 2020, […]
SANTIAGO – Coronavirus cases keep soaring in Chile as soldiers are deployed to back up riot police in Santiago following clashes with demonstrators angry about food shortages and job losses. Soldiers in armored vehicles and […]
Peruvian nationals, who came to neighbouring Chile in search of work, have found themselves in a very difficult situation due to the coronavirus crisis. The majority of them, who worked as housekeepers, lost their jobs […]
Dozens of people demanding government aid amidst a COVID-19 lockdown clashed with police on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile, on Monday. Police and protesters clashed in Santiago on Monday amid a city-wide lockdown meant to […]
SANTIAGO – The number of slums in Chile, one of Latin America’s most prosperous and stable economies, has nearly doubled since 2011, the government said, as an influx of migrants increasingly faces a lack of […]
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 […]
SANTIAGO – On Sunday, Sebastián Piñera began his first public speech as Chile’s president, displayed on one of the balconies of the Palace of La Moneda in Santiago with a Plaza de la Constitución full […]
CARACAS – Venezuela’s officials have announced the launch of a national cryptocurrency called Petro as a solution to fix the current economic state. The cryptocurrency will be backed by Venezuela’s oil, gas, gold, and diamond […]
Alon Ben-Meir We do not need President Trump to tell us that he can make America great again. America is already great. The problem is that we are squandering our greatness by pursuing foreign and […]
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