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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Chile: news

VIDEO: Chile poet Neruda to be exhumed

Sunday, April 7th 2013, 23:43

The body of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda is to be exhumed on Monday, 40 years after his burial, to try to confirm the cause of his death.
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Students and police clash in Chile

Thursday, March 28th 2013, 21:02
related places: Santiago

Thousands of Chilean students clash with police on the streets of the capital, Santiago, during a protest calling for education reforms.
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Chile's Bachelet eyes re-election

Thursday, March 28th 2013, 2:12

Chile's former president Michelle Bachelet says she will run for a second mandate in the November elections, becoming the main opposition candidate.
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Trapped Chilean miner rescued

Wednesday, March 27th 2013, 18:59

A Chilean miner is brought to the surface unscathed after spending 52 hours trapped 100m underground in a collapsed mine.
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Fifa to examine Suarez incident

Wednesday, March 27th 2013, 14:54
related countries: Uruguay

Fifa assesses reports on the clash between Luis Suarez and Gonzalo Jara in Chile's win over Uruguay on Tuesday.
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Slow search for Chile trapped miner

Tuesday, March 26th 2013, 21:54

Rescue teams are trying to reach a man trapped 100m underground for more than 24 hours after a collapse in a mine in northern Chile.
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VIDEO: Mystery of Chile's crustacean carpet

Thursday, March 21st 2013, 4:57
related places: Coronel

Authorities in Chile are investigating why thousands of prawns were washed up on a beach in the coastal city of Coronel, covering it with a layer of pink.
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Wave of prawn deaths baffles Chile

Wednesday, March 20th 2013, 23:32
related places: Coronel, Santiago

Authorities in Chile investigate the death of thousands of prawns and other shellfish that turned red a beach in Coronel, about 530km of Santiago.
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VIDEO: Alma telescope to unlock space secrets

Wednesday, March 13th 2013, 13:27

The Alma project, built in the Atacama Desert in Chile, officially opens on Wednesday and is expected to help scientists unlock new information about the Universe.
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Date set for Pablo Neruda exhumation

Wednesday, March 13th 2013, 0:12

A court in Chile says the remains of the Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda will be exhumed on 8 April to investigate the cause of death.
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Held Bolivia soldiers return home

Friday, March 1st 2013, 22:39
related countries: Bolivia

A Chilean court suspends a trial against three Bolivian soldiers, whose arrest had led to diplomatic tensions between the neighbouring countries.
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Pinochet 'tried to hang on to power'

Sunday, February 24th 2013, 0:31
related countries: United States

Chilean military leader Augusto Pinochet wanted to hold on to power after he lost a referendum in 1988, declassified US documents suggest.
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Russian inmate joins Chilean club

Saturday, February 23rd 2013, 20:45
related countries: Russia

A Russian inmate is allowed to remain in Chile and play for a local football club after serving three-year prison sentence for drug smuggling.
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Chile's Pinera visits fire victims

Friday, February 15th 2013, 21:38
related places: Valparaiso

Chilean Sebastian Pinera visits the city of Valparaiso, following one of the most destructive forest fires in decades, promising to re-house victims and rebuild the area.
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Bolivia stokes Chile border tension

Thursday, February 14th 2013, 21:03
related countries: Bolivia

Bolivia's President Evo Morales renews his calls for the release of three soldiers arrested in Chile, marking the anniversary of the War of the Pacific.
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Chile's Mapuche clash with police

Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 1:17

Members of Chile's Mapuche indigenous group are arrested after clashing with police at a protest to demand the release of one of their jailed leaders.
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Nadal beaten in Chile Open final

Monday, February 11th 2013, 7:02
related countries: Argentina

Rafael Nadal is denied the Chile Open title on his comeback from injury as he loses to Argentine Horacio Zeballos in the final.
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VIDEO: Chile orders Neruda exhumation

Saturday, February 9th 2013, 4:17

A judge in Chile judge has ordered the remains of the poet and Nobel Laureate Pablo Neruda to be exhumed as part of an investigation into the cause of his death.
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Nadal into Chile Open semi-final

Saturday, February 9th 2013, 0:06

Rafael Nadal reaches the semi-finals of the Chile Open as he continues to make a successful comeback from injury.
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Chile orders Neruda exhumation

Friday, February 8th 2013, 22:46

A Chilean judge orders the exhumation of the remains of the poet Pablo Neruda, as part of an investigation into claims he was poisoned in 1973.
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Chile navy investigates 'xenophobia'

Thursday, February 7th 2013, 0:59

The Chilean navy investigates allegations of xenophobia after a video apparently showed marines chanting they would "kill Argentines, shoot Bolivians and slit the throats of Peruvians".
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How positive thinking toppled Pinochet

Wednesday, February 6th 2013, 3:38

How a publicity whizz kid toppled Chile's Augusto Pinochet
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Nadal wins on comeback in Chile

Tuesday, February 5th 2013, 22:40

Rafael Nadal wins his first match after eight months out with victory in his men's doubles opener at the Chile Open.
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Chile capital sees water shortage

Wednesday, January 23rd 2013, 2:17
related places: Santiago

The drinking water in Chile's capital, Santiago, is being restored after contamination left millions without supplies, officials say.
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VIDEO: Who does Antarctica belong to?

Thursday, January 17th 2013, 6:51
related countries: Antarctica

The Chilean president made his third visit to the continent, where he placed a flag where Chile's latest research station will be opened.
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Rio landmark artist Selaron dies

Thursday, January 10th 2013, 19:16

Jorge Selaron, the Chilean artist who created Rio de Janeiro's brightly coloured Selaron stairs is found dead on the work of art he created.
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VIDEO: Chile 'arson attack' kills two

Saturday, January 5th 2013, 4:25

A Chilean landowner and his wife, who were involved in a land dispute with a local indigenous group, have been killed in a suspected arson attack.
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Two dead in Chile 'arson attack'

Friday, January 4th 2013, 19:46

A Chilean couple are killed in a suspected arson attack on their home, in an area which has seen a string of attacks over indigenous land rights.
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VIDEO: Indigenous Chileans attack Spanish banks

Friday, January 4th 2013, 6:57
related countries: Spain
related places: Santiago

Violence has broken out in the Chilean capital Santiago after hundreds of protesters from the indigenous Mapuche community targeted two Spanish banks.
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Chile makes arrests in Jara case

Thursday, January 3rd 2013, 10:37

Chilean authorities arrests four former army officers accused of involvement in the murder of singer Victor Jara in 1973 after the Pinochet coup.
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VIDEO: Chile arrests over singer's death

Sunday, December 30th 2012, 4:24

A judge in Chile has ordered the arrest of eight former army officers over the murder 39 years ago of well-known left-wing singer Victor Jara.
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Chile arrests over singer's death

Friday, December 28th 2012, 19:26

A judge in Chile opens proceedings against eight retired army officers over the murder of left-wing singer Victor Jara days after General Pinochet's coup in 1973.
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