Tag: chile
Peru deploys military to block undocumented migrants
LIMA: Peru‘s president decreed a state of emergency at the South American country’s borders Wednesday and ordered the deployment of troops to reinforce checkpoints and…
Chile: Chile approves bill cutting work week to 40 hours from 45
SANTIAGO: Chile‘s Congress on Tuesday passed a hard-fought bill to gradually cut the work week to 40 hours from 45 hours, a legislative victory for…
Emsc: Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes southern East Pacific Rise region: EMSC
An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 struck the southern East Pacific Rise region on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.The quake was at a depth…
In last 20 years, 2 earthquakes have claimed over 2 lakh lives each
The 7. 8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkiye and Syria on February 6 has claimed more than 20,000 lives so far, making it the second deadliest…
Firefighters battle dozens of wildfires in Chile, death toll at 22
SANTIAGO: Dozens of wildfires blazing though Chile caused the government to extend an emergency order to another region on Saturday, as a scorching summer heatwave…