Chile

Coronavirus cases make their way to Antarctica

The contnent's first cases were reported at a permanently staffed research station, operated by Chile's army, near the tip of a peninsula in northernmost Antarctica, overlooking a bay often dotted with icebergs.

Chileans channel street rage into art at protest museum

Santiago's Museum of Social Uprising is aiming to keep alive the memory of months of deadly demonstrations in Chile.

What Chileans expect from the new constitution

Chileans want better public education, health systems and more equality from the new constitution.

Chilean voters back rewriting country's dictator-era constitution

Chilean streets filled for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak as millions of people turned out to vote on whether to tear up its Pinochet-era constitution in favour of a fresh charter drafted by citizens.

Chile to vote in referendum over its dictatorship-era constitution

Opinion polls suggest that over 70 percent of voters want a new constitution.

Chile trains dogs hoping they can sniff out Covid-19 symptoms

The training program by Chile's national police, the Carabineros, and specialists at the Universidad Catolica de Chile will be training three golden retrievers and a labrador. Canines can potentially determine if a person has a fever.

Chile's middle class to get soft loans under new $1.5B virus bailout

Announcing the new package, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said the fresh round of stimulus will bailout at least 1 million families suffering from the impacts Covid-19.

Global cases reach 10 million – latest updates

Novel coronavirus has infected 10 million people and claimed close to half a million lives around the world. Here are the updates for June 27:

WHO says Americas close to three million Covid-19 cases – latest updates

Novel coronavirus has infected more than 6.4 million people around the world. Here are pandemic-related updates for June 2:

Virus could push 14 million into hunger in Latin America - UN

Signs of mounting hunger are already being felt around the region, where desperate citizens are violating quarantines to go out in search of money and food and hanging red and white flags from their homes in a cry for aid.

Brazil sees record virus deaths as pandemic surges in Latin America

After Asia, Europe and North America, Latin America has seen coronavirus infections surge in recent days and now accounts for about 580,000 of the world's nearly five million confirmed cases.

UK has second highest number of Covid-19 deaths globally – latest updates

The global coronavirus pandemic has affected almost 5 million people, with around 320,000 deaths. Here are more coronavirus-related updates for May 19: