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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• January 24th 2012 – November 29th 2011
• November 26th 2011 – September 28th 2011
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• October 25th 2010 – October 14th 2010
• October 14th 2010 – September 26th 2010
• September 25th 2010 – September 4th 2010
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• February 28th 2010 – November 12th 2009
• October 19th 2009 – September 4th 2008
• July 29th 2008 – November 25th 2007
• November 24th 2007 – July 11th 2007
• July 10th 2007 – December 6th 2006
• December 5th 2006 – August 17th 2006
• August 14th 2006 – April 7th 2006
• April 6th 2006 – December 12th 2005
• December 8th 2005 – November 15th 2005

Chile: news

Chile joint exercise angers Peru

Monday, October 19th 2009, 17:28
related countries: Peru

The Chilean Air Force has angered Peru by hosting a major joint military exercise this week near the border with its neighbour.
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Chile officers jailed for murder

Tuesday, October 6th 2009, 10:29
related countries: Croatia

Four retired Chilean army officers are jailed for the murder of a colonel who gave evidence about an illegal Pinochet-era arms deal.
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Chile 'Dirty War' suspects held

Wednesday, September 2nd 2009, 19:45

Chilean police arrest some 25 former officials for allegedly helping to purge critics of former ruler General Augusto Pinochet.
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Arrests sought for Pinochet-era abuses

Wednesday, September 2nd 2009, 0:30

A Chilean judge orders the arrest of nearly 130 agents accused of purging critics of former ruler General Augusto Pinochet.
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UN warns over swine flu in birds

Thursday, August 27th 2009, 22:57

The discovery of swine flu in turkeys in Chile raises concerns about the spread of the virus, a UN agency warns.
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Easter Island thumped in first official football match

Thursday, August 6th 2009, 14:42

Easter Island, the tiny South Pacific territory administered by Chile, stages its first officially sanctioned football match.
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Chilean singer Jara is exhumed

Thursday, June 4th 2009, 20:47

Officials in Chile have exhumed the body of the popular singer, Victor Jara, who was killed shortly after the military coup in 1973.
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Chile seizes elderly 'drug women'

Sunday, May 31st 2009, 1:04

Police in Chile arrest and charge two elderly women after finding a stash of cocaine and cash in their house.
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Charge over Chile singer's death

Wednesday, May 27th 2009, 19:10

A judge in Chile charges a former soldier in connection with the killing, 35 years ago, of the popular singer Victor Jara.
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Live text - Real Madrid v Barcelona

Saturday, May 2nd 2009, 17:30
related countries: Spain
related places: Barcelona

Real Madrid aim to close the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to one point when they meet in El Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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Ten killed in Chile prison blaze

Monday, April 27th 2009, 11:11

A fire breaks out during a fight between rival gangs of inmates at a prison in Chile, leaving 10 prisoners dead.
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Chile police 'victimise Mapuche'

Friday, April 10th 2009, 9:49

A top UN official says evidence suggests police in Chile use excessive force against the indigenous Mapuche people.
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Murray reaches last 16 in Miami

Tuesday, March 31st 2009, 5:23

Andy Murray beats Chile's Nicolas Massu to reach the last 16 at the Sony Ericsson Open.
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Murray v Massu - live text

Monday, March 30th 2009, 19:03
related countries: United Kingdom

Britain's Andy Murray takes on Chile's Nicolas Massu in the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.
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Nadal edges Nalbandian in classic

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 9:57
related countries: India

World number one Rafa Nadal survives five match points to defeat David Nalbandian 3-6 7-6 6-0 and reach the quarter-finals at Indian Wells Masters
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Key ministers replaced in Chile

Thursday, March 12th 2009, 17:39

Chile's foreign and defence ministers are replaced, President Bachelet announces, ahead of presidential elections later this year.
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Broken-legged smuggler wore cast made of cocaine

Friday, March 6th 2009, 13:27
related countries: Spain

A Chilean man is arrested after his broken leg is found to be clad in a cast made from cocaine, Spanish police say.
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Priceless beauty

Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 12:52

Commerce and conservation join forces in Chile
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Volcano erupts in southern Chile

Friday, February 20th 2009, 1:32
related places: Chaiten

Chile evacuates 150 people who had returned to the southern town of Chaiten after it was destroyed by a volcanic eruption last year.
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Chile head in landmark Cuba trip

Thursday, February 12th 2009, 7:50
related countries: Cuba

President Michelle Bachelet makes the first visit to Cuba by a Chilean leader in almost four decades. .
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Pinochet-era 'disappeared' found

Tuesday, December 30th 2008, 10:09

Four cases of people listed as "missing" during General Pinochet's military rule in Chile are now known to be false.
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Chile minister admits HIV failure

Thursday, November 13th 2008, 17:59

Chile's public health service may have failed to tell more than 500 people they are HIV-positive, a government minister admits.
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Chile HIV error minister resigns

Wednesday, October 29th 2008, 2:11

The Chilean health minister resigns after a hospital fails to tell dozens of patients that they have HIV.
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Chile jails death squad officers

Thursday, October 16th 2008, 3:28

Chile jails five retired senior military officers over the killing of dozens of government opponents under military rule.
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Flood emergency declared in Chile

Thursday, September 4th 2008, 9:41

An emergency is declared in parts of southern Chile after torrential rains cause severe flooding and leave thousands stranded.
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