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Nadal beaten by inspired Gonzalez Chile's Fernando Gonzalez demolished second seed in straight sets to earn a semifinal clash at the Australian Open
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Gonzalez races to Federer showdown Chile's Fernando Gonzalez is thrashing of Germany's Tommy Haas at the Australian Open 6-1 6-3 6-1
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Tourists killed in hotel fire A fire swept through a small hotel in the southern city of Punta Arenas leaving 10 foreign tourists dead
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Quake triggers waves that leave 3 dead The bodies were swept out to sea by huge waves crashing into a fjord in southern Chile. 7 others were missing
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| Apr.24 |
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New 'super-Earth' found in space Astronomers have found the most Earth-like planet outside our Solar System, which could have water running on its surface
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S Pacific to stop bottom trawling South Pacific nations have agreed that the ocean will be protected from fishing boats which drag heavy nets across the sea floor
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Andean nations object to FIFA ban Representatives from Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Chile and Bolivia have signed a declaration opposing the ban on high-altitude footb...
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Fujimori under house arrest| A Chilean prosecutor recommended former Peruvian President be extradited to Peru to face charges of human rights abuses and corruption | |
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| Jul.11 |
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Judge blocks Fujimori extradition A Chilean judge has ruled that Peru's former President should not be extradited to Peru
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| Jul.15 |
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Blast near UK, Israeli embassies A small explosion near the building that houses the British and Israeli embassies in Santiago caused minor damage and no injurie
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| Aug.13 |
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Chile and Peru in sea border row Chile called home its ambassador in Peru, as a dispute flared over disputed maritime territory between the neighbors
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| Aug.28 |
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Ex-general Wenzel jailed for life Supreme Court has confirmed the life sentence handed down to Hugo Salas Wenzel for his part in the murder of 12 opponents of Pinochet
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| Sep.12 |
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Hundreds arrested on coup anniversary Police battled hundreds of protesters on the anniversary of a 1973 military coup. 1 police officer was killed and 41 other people were injured
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| Sep.21 |
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Chile court extradites Fujimori 
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Fujimori begins flight home A few hours after Justice Chaigneau of the Supreme Court made the announcement on TV, Fujimori was in a helicopter beginning the journey home
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Pinochet family arrested | The widow and 5 children of former military ruler have been arrested on charges of embezzlement | |
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| Nov.10 |
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Shut up, Spain king tells Chavez King Juan Carlos told Venezuelan leader to 'shut up' as the Ibero-American summit drew to a close in Santiago
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| Nov.14 |
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Thousands homeless after quake 
Map of Tocopilla Chile Thousands may have to sleep in the streets after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the north part of the country, killing at least 2 people
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President arrive in quake zone Michelle Bachelet is announcing a state of emergency and promising aid after 3 powerful aftershocks rattled the region
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| Nov.16 |
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30 tons of extra aid sent to quake area| The government airlifted 30 more tons of aid to an area in the north hit by a massive earthquake, but remains the lack of water | |
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Tourist airlift operation begins A Chilean military plane is on its way to pick up passengers of shipwrecked vessel M/S Explorer
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