News: Chile

We have started to collect the most important news related to Chile in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• December 3rd 2013 – September 6th 2013
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• July 5th 2013 – April 12th 2013
• April 11th 2013 – February 5th 2013
• January 23rd 2013 – October 1st 2012
• September 29th 2012 – July 6th 2012
• June 26th 2012 – March 23rd 2012
• March 21st 2012 – December 31st 2011
• December 30th 2011 – October 11th 2011
• October 10th 2011 – August 19th 2011
• August 18th 2011 – June 21st 2011
• June 21st 2011 – June 5th 2011
• June 5th 2011 – February 28th 2011
• February 27th 2011 – November 23rd 2010
• November 11th 2010 – October 14th 2010
• October 14th 2010 – September 26th 2010
• September 26th 2010 – September 4th 2010
• September 4th 2010 – August 24th 2010
• August 24th 2010 – April 24th 2010
• April 24th 2010 – February 28th 2010
• February 28th 2010 – September 2nd 2009
• August 27th 2009 – June 23rd 2008
• June 11th 2008 – November 9th 2007
• November 7th 2007 – June 8th 2007
• April 26th 2007 – November 10th 2006
• October 30th 2006 – July 12th 2006
• July 9th 2006 – January 26th 2006
• January 25th 2006 – November 15th 2005

Chile: news

VIDEO: Chilean volcanoes spew ash and smoke

Sunday, June 5th 2011, 9:48

A chain of volcanoes has erupted in southern Chile, sending a column of smoke and ash high into the air.
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Chile orders Neruda death probe

Thursday, June 2nd 2011, 23:16

A Chilean judge says claims Nobel prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda was poisoned after the 1973 military coup must be investigated
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Peruvian author wins book prize

Friday, May 27th 2011, 10:09
related countries: Peru

Peruvian author Santiago Roncagliolo wins the 2011 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for his third novel, Red April.
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Chilean cult suspects arrested

Tuesday, May 24th 2011, 22:35

Chilean police arrest two suspected members of the secretive Colonia Dignidad sect and issue a warrant for its missing deputy leader.
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Chile exhumes Allende's remains

Monday, May 23rd 2011, 12:14

Chile exhumes the remains of former President Salvador Allende to try to determine whether he was murdered or killed himself in 1973.
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Clashes at Chile demonstrations

Saturday, May 21st 2011, 19:34
related places: Valparaiso

Police and protesters opposing government policies in Chile clash in the central city of Valparaiso.
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Dam disquiet

Saturday, May 21st 2011, 0:28

Protesters mobilise against hydroelectric project in Chile
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Chilean miner still wants back his scribbled message

Thursday, May 12th 2011, 18:15

Chilean miner Jose Ojeda says he wants the Chilean government to return the famous message he scribbled while trapped underground.
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Boy searching for mother ends up in wrong country

Thursday, May 12th 2011, 12:37
related countries: Bolivia

A 10-year-old Bolivian boy, who left home in search of his mother, mistakenly ends up in Chile after a 1,000km journey by lorry.
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Regulators approve Chile dam plan

Tuesday, May 10th 2011, 1:18

Regulators in Chile give the green light to a hydro-electric dam project in Patagonia, but face resistance from environmental groups.
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VIDEO: Extreme base jumper in mountain dive

Friday, May 6th 2011, 8:17

Chilean base jumper Julio Munoz has ridden a motorbike off a 4,000m-high mountain in the Andes.
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Cuban politician jailed for graft

Thursday, May 5th 2011, 22:25
related countries: Cuba
related places: Havana

A former Cuban government minister and a Chilean businessman receive lengthy jail sentences from a court in Havana for corruption.
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Chilean poet Gonzalo Rojas dies

Monday, April 25th 2011, 13:32

Chilean poet Gonzalo Rojas, one of Latin America's leading writers, dies aged 93, his family says.
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Chile rescue after US phone call

Sunday, April 24th 2011, 7:58
related countries: United States

Two tourists are rescued from a Chilean mountain after they managed to send a message to a US emergency centre, which then alerted local authorities.
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US alert sparks Chile peak rescue

Saturday, April 23rd 2011, 3:56
related countries: United States

Two tourists in trouble on an Andean volcano send a message to a US emergency centre, kick-starting an attempt to rescue them.
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Chile to exhume ex-leader Allende

Friday, April 15th 2011, 17:06

A Chilean court orders the exhumation of Salvador Allende to determine whether the former leader was murdered or killed himself.
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Czech leader pockets official pen

Wednesday, April 13th 2011, 15:49
related countries: Czech Republic

A clip of the Czech president pocketing a ceremonial pen on a state visit to Chile becomes a YouTube hit.
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Bolivia to put sea claim to court

Thursday, March 24th 2011, 1:29
related countries: Pacific Ocean

Landlocked Bolivia says it will take Chile to international tribunals to recover access to the Pacific Ocean, which it lost in a 19th Century war.
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Obama in Central America pledge

Wednesday, March 23rd 2011, 7:28
related countries: El Salvador, United States

US President Barack Obama - on a visit to El Salvador - promises $200m (£122m) to fight drug trafficking and gang violence in Central America.
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Chile to seek US Pinochet files

Wednesday, March 23rd 2011, 0:34
related countries: United States

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera says he will ask the US for classified documents relating to human rights violations under Gen Augusto Pinochet.
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Obama set for key speech in Chile

Monday, March 21st 2011, 17:04
related countries: United States

President Barack Obama is to outline his vision of deeper US ties with Latin America as he visits Chile.
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AUDIO: UK teen set to win Chilean X Factor

Monday, March 21st 2011, 12:07
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Santiago, Thetford

A 19 year old student from Thetford in Norfolk is being tipped to win Chile's version of the X Factor. Charlie Bick is currently based in the Chilean capital, Santiago.
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US and Chile sign nuclear accord

Friday, March 18th 2011, 18:57
related countries: United States

The United States signs a nuclear accord with Chile, despite growing misgivings in the country about the safety of nuclear power.
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Venezuela freezes nuclear plans

Thursday, March 17th 2011, 8:10
related countries: Japan, Venezuela

Venezuela halts plans to develop nuclear power in the light of the crisis in Japan, but Chile says it will keep the nuclear energy option open.
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Chile mine report blames owners

Wednesday, March 2nd 2011, 23:50
related countries: Costa Rica
related places: San Jose

A congressional commission in Chile finds the owners of the San Jose mine responsible for the collapse last year which left 33 men trapped underground for 69 days.
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Chile marks quake anniversary

Monday, February 28th 2011, 0:30

Chile commemorates last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami, amid disputes and protests over the pace of reconstruction.
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