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 eruption spurs evacuations

Tuesday, May 6th 2008, 20:35
related places: Chaiten

The erupting Chaiten volcano in southern Chile begins spewing out ash and forcing more people from their homes.
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Chile volcano sparks evacuation

Saturday, May 3rd 2008, 18:04
related places: Chaiten

The Chaiten volcano erupts in southern Chile, forcing more than 4,000 people to leave their homes.
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Chilean minister voted out of job

Thursday, April 17th 2008, 5:06

Chile's education minister is impeached by parliament and suspended for alleged corruption.
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Earthquake strikes northern Chile

Monday, March 24th 2008, 22:05
related countries: Bolivia, United States

A 6.1-magnitude quake hits northern Chile close to the border with Bolivia, the US Geological Survey says.
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Eight killed in Chile air crash

Wednesday, February 27th 2008, 14:52
related places: Santiago

At least eight people die after a small police plane crashes in the Chilean capital, Santiago.
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Chile-born tenor jailed for rape

Tuesday, February 12th 2008, 17:51
related countries: Sweden

Chilean opera singer Ernesto Beltran is sentenced by a Swedish court to two years in jail for rape.
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S America to host Dakar Rally

Monday, February 11th 2008, 15:32
related countries: Argentina, Senegal

The 2009 Dakar Rally will take place in Argentina and Chile after this year's race was cancelled because of safety concerns.
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Chile-Peru spat over sea border

Thursday, January 17th 2008, 18:53
related countries: Peru

Chile summons its envoy to Peru for consultation, as tensions rise over a disputed maritime border.
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Chile volcano forces evacuations

Wednesday, January 2nd 2008, 22:48

A volcano erupts in southern Chile, leading to hundreds of residents and tourists being evacuated from the area.
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S American highway agreed

Monday, December 17th 2007, 14:19
related countries: Bolivia, United States

The leaders of Bolivia, Brazil and Chile agree to build a road from coast to coast across South America.
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Chile completes shipwreck airlift

Sunday, November 25th 2007, 18:00
related countries: Antarctica

The last of the passengers and crew rescued from a shipwreck in Antarctica are flown back to mainland Chile.
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Shipwreck tourists flown to Chile

Sunday, November 25th 2007, 11:14

The first group of tourists who were shipwrecked in the Antarctic arrive in Chile on a military plane.
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Chile to airlift rescued tourists

Saturday, November 24th 2007, 15:22

Military aircraft are preparing to fly passengers and crew from a cruise ship that sank in the Antarctic Ocean to Chile.
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Chile rattled by big aftershocks

Thursday, November 15th 2007, 16:38

Northern Chile is rattled by major aftershocks a day after a quake struck the region, leaving 15,000 homeless.
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Strong quake hits northern Chile

Thursday, November 15th 2007, 5:34
related countries: United States

A powerful 7.7-magnitude quake hits northern Chile, killing two and injuring more than 100 people.
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Spain king 'arrogant' - Chavez

Wednesday, November 14th 2007, 17:41
related countries: Spain, Venezuela
related places: Chavez

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez accuses Spain's king of "arrogance" for telling him to shut up at a summit.
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Shut up, Spain's king tells Chavez

Saturday, November 10th 2007, 21:00
related countries: Spain, Venezuela
related places: Chavez

Spain's King Juan Carlos tells Venezuela leader Hugo Chavez to "shut up" in a heated end to a summit in Chile.
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Argentina-Uruguay row at summit

Friday, November 9th 2007, 23:10
related countries: Argentina, Uruguay

A row between Argentina and Uruguay over a paper mill erupts anew at a 22-nation summit in Chile.
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Chile returns looted Peru books

Wednesday, November 7th 2007, 10:56
related countries: Peru

Chile gives back almost 4,000 books to Peru, more than 120 years after they were stolen by Chilean soldiers.
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Chile pharmacies warned over pill

Tuesday, October 30th 2007, 9:38

The Chilean government warns pharmacies refusing to sell the morning-after pill they will face stiff sanctions.
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Pinochet family charges dropped

Friday, October 26th 2007, 16:11

A Chilean court drops corruption charges against family and associates of late military ruler Gen Pinochet.
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New sentence for Chile spy chief

Wednesday, October 24th 2007, 2:55

Chile's former secret police chief, already in jail, is sentenced to a further 15 years over the 1974 death of a student.
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Chile offers immigrants amnesty

Tuesday, October 23rd 2007, 3:45
related countries: United States

Chile announces an amnesty for about 20,000 mainly Latin American migrants working there illegally.
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Fujimori faces first questioning

Saturday, October 13th 2007, 0:50
related countries: Peru

Ex-Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is questioned by a judge for the first time since extradition from Chile.
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Pinochet family bail is approved

Saturday, October 6th 2007, 18:50

A Chilean court approves a bail order for relatives of Gen Augusto Pinochet who face embezzlement charges.
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