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

Chile education minister resigns

Friday, December 30th 2011, 0:20

Chilean Education Minister Felipe Bulnes resigns for "personal reasons" after less than six months, during which he faced mass student protests.
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Exploding recipe payout in Chile

Tuesday, December 27th 2011, 1:09

A Chilean newspaper is ordered to pay compensation to 13 readers who were injured by exploding pastries when they followed a recipe it published.
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VIDEO: Conjoined twins separated in Chile

Thursday, December 15th 2011, 18:49

Doctors in Chile say they have successfully separated 10-month-old conjoined twins.
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Chile tie campaign to beat heat

Wednesday, December 14th 2011, 0:45

Chilean authorities urge men to leave their ties at home in the summer months to beat the heat and reduce the amount spent on air conditioning.
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Chile's Pinera told off for joke

Wednesday, December 7th 2011, 1:47
related countries: Mexico

A joke Chilean President Sebastian Pinera told at a heads of government meeting in Mexico causes controversy in Chile.
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Call to exhume Neruda's remains

Monday, December 5th 2011, 23:19

The Communist Party in Chile asks for the remains of the poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda to be exhumed, alleging he may have been poisoned.
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Poet Parra wins Cervantes Prize

Thursday, December 1st 2011, 15:06
related countries: Spain

Chilean poet Nicanor Parra wins the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honour.
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Chile seeks US man for 1973 death

Tuesday, November 29th 2011, 20:16
related countries: United States

Chile seeks the extradition of US ex-officer Ray Davis over the death of a US reporter killed after the 1973 coup that brought Gen Pinochet to power.
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VIDEO: Chile clashes over airport construction

Saturday, November 26th 2011, 5:35

There have been violent clashes in Chile between the police and indigenous groups trying to stop the construction of an airport on what they claim is their land.
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Chile consul's Venezuela kidnap

Tuesday, November 15th 2011, 20:05
related countries: Venezuela
related places: Caracas

Chile says its consul in Venezuela, Juan Carlos Fernandez, was abducted and held for two hours before being released on a Caracas street.
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Chile priest abuse case dropped

Monday, November 14th 2011, 21:52

A criminal case against a Chilean Catholic priest accused of abusing minors is dismissed, but the judge says the allegations are "truthful".
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Anglo in $5.4bn Chile mine sale

Thursday, November 10th 2011, 10:02
related countries: United States

Anglo American sells 24.5% of its operations in southern Chile, but the deal could run into opposition from the state copper miner Codelco.
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VIDEO: Chile's Hudson volcano 'a monster'

Friday, October 28th 2011, 11:58

Chilean officials issue a red alert over the possibility of a major eruption of the Hudson volcano.
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Chile's student protesters in for the long haul

Tuesday, October 25th 2011, 0:05

Chile's student protests show no sign of abating
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Chile students storm Senate room

Friday, October 21st 2011, 6:57
related places: Santiago

Dozens of students in Chile occupy the Senate headquarters in Santiago for several hours to demand a referendum on education and other social policies.
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VIDEO: Second day of clashes at Chile protests

Thursday, October 20th 2011, 8:49
related places: Santiago

Demonstrators in Chile have clashed with police in the capital, Santiago, on the second day of mass protests to demand free public education.
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New clashes at Chile mass protest

Wednesday, October 19th 2011, 22:48
related places: Santiago

Demonstrators in Chile clash with police in the capital, Santiago, on the second day of the latest mass protests to demand free public education.
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Chile students clash with police

Tuesday, October 18th 2011, 23:57
related places: Santiago

Fresh protests by students demanding education reform descend into violence in the Chilean capital Santiago.
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VIDEO: Chile mine rescue one year on

Thursday, October 13th 2011, 21:33

Chile is marking the first anniversary of the spectacular rescue of 33 miners, who were freed after being trapped below ground for 69 days.
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Chile commemorates miners' rescue

Thursday, October 13th 2011, 19:45

Chile is marking the first anniversary of the spectacular rescue of 33 miners, who were freed after 69 days trapped in the San Jose pit.
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VIDEO: Chile mine rescue: One year on

Thursday, October 13th 2011, 12:54

This time last year, millions of people around the world tuned in to watch the dramatic operation to rescue 33 Chilean miners who had been trapped underground for two months.
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Battle for safety in Chile's mines

Thursday, October 13th 2011, 8:35

Working conditions in Chile's mines a year after 'miracle' rescue
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VIDEO: Five dead in 51 car pile-up

Wednesday, October 12th 2011, 19:01

At least five people have been killed in a massive car pile-up in Chile.
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VIDEO: 69 days: Miners' long wait for rescue

Wednesday, October 12th 2011, 12:16

The 33 miners trapped deep underground for 69 days in northern Chile have been rescued, one by one.
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Chile Mapuches mourn Columbus Day

Tuesday, October 11th 2011, 1:22
related countries: Spain

Indigenous Mapuche activists march in Chile to demand the return of ancestral lands on a public holiday marking the start of the Spanish conquest.
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Ocean trawl reveals 'megavirus'

Monday, October 10th 2011, 19:51

The largest virus yet discovered - bigger than some bacteria - is isolated from sea water pulled up off the coast of Chile.
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Chile education dispute deepens

Sunday, October 9th 2011, 23:52

Chilean students demanding educational reform announce new protests after pulling out of talks with the government.
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VIDEO: Chile protests end in violence

Friday, October 7th 2011, 2:15
related places: Santiago

More than 100 people have been arrested and 25 police officers injured in the latest student protests in Chile's capital Santiago.
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Chilean court backs dam project

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 21:12

Work on a multi-billion-dollar dam project in Chile's Patagonia region is allowed to go ahead after an appeals court lifts a suspension order.
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VIDEO: Bull rescued after manhole fall

Wednesday, October 5th 2011, 11:31
related places: Santiago

A young bull is pulled from a concrete water chamber, two days after falling through a manhole in Chile's capital Santiago.
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VIDEO: Chile volcano: Four months on

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 2:18
related countries: Argentina
related places: Puyehue

The ash cloud released after the Puyehue eruption in Chile is still causing problems in Argentina.
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VIDEO: World's most powerful radio telescope

Monday, October 3rd 2011, 9:29

The world's most powerful radio telescope begins scientific operation in Chile's Atacama desert.
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