TOKYO – Japan has killed 177 whales in Pacific Ocean “for scientific research” in a move which allows it to circumnavigate a moratorium on hunting the mammals. Three ships, which left port in June, returned […]
SANTIAGO – Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet has highlighted the importance of protecting the environment at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly session, stating that it is impossible to close one’s eyes to the devastation of […]
LIMA, Peru – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today launched the Olympic Refuge Foundation, aimed at pursuing the work undertaken throughout the Olympic Movement over recent years to support refugees around the world. The creation […]
LIMA – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has elected former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to head its Ethics Committee. The new Chair was elected during Thursday’s session, following a proposal by IOC’s Executive […]
Isabel Cocker/The Santiago Times Staff CARACAS – Venezuela’s Minister for Exterior Jorge Arreaza has accused the U.N. Office for Human Rights on Monday of bringing false charges of human rights violations against his country, “without […]
SANTIAGO – This week countries from Latin America and the Caribbean agreed to end preventable deaths among women, children and teenagers by 2030. “We seek…to share experiences between our countries to move ahead with collaborative, […]
PARIS – How can parliaments contribute to the eradication of hunger in the world? This was the question answered by the Latin American and the Caribbean Parliamentary Front Against Hunger and its African counterpart, the […]
STANLEY – The Falklands have added a new island, a representative of the United Nations Commission on the Law of the Sea, has confirmed. Lithuanian geologist Professor Loof Lirpa says a new island has emerged […]
SANTIAGO – As Water crisis is one of the greatest challenges facing mankind towards the future, a Chilean company has come up with a unique idea of making freshwater from the air. FreshWater, officially founded […]
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