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 2008
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Tourists flee as volcano erupts Hundreds of people fled their homes as a volcano erupted in southern Chile, rocking the area with explosions and spewing lava and ash
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Melt from volcano raises flood fears Several communities remained on edge after a volcano sent a column of gray ash into the sky and lava cascading down a snow-covered mountain
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| May.2 |
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Volcanic eruption forces 250 from homes The eruption has triggered a seismic wave forcing authorities to evacuate about 250 people from remote villages in southern Chile
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| May.8 |
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Plume seen for hundreds of miles  Map of PUERTO MONTT Chile Nearly a week after a volcano erupted, disgorging its contents across a wide area of the Andes Mountains, authorities finished evacuating
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| May.26 |
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 Pinochet suspects arrests ordered| A judge has ordered the arrest of nearly 100 former secret police and soldiers over rights abuses committed under General Pinochet | |
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| May.29 |
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 Chile's federal police chief killed in crash Map of Panama City Panama| A helicopter crashed into a building, killing 11 of the 12 people aboard, including Gen. Jose Alejandro Bernales, Chile's federal police chief | |
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| Jul.8 |
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Nazi hunters search for 'Dr. Death' The Simon Wiesenthal Center has strong evidence that a former SS member Aribert Heim is in southern Chile or Argentina
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| Jul.14 |
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SS doctor 'still alive in Chile' Simon Wiesenthal Centre: Former SS doctor Aribert Heim is still likely to be alive in Chile. He tortured and killed prisoners in Mauthausen
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| Aug.15 |
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Gonzalez stuns Blake to reach final Fernando Gonzalez of Chile saved 3 match points to beat James Blake of the United States 4-6 7-5 11-9 and advance to the men's Olympic tennis final
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| Sep.3 |
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Argentina endorses $3B Andes tunnel| President Fernandez is promising to help build a 23-kilometer tunnel through the Andes into Chile | |
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| Sep. 13 |
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Move to tackle Bolivian turmoil| Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has called an emergency meeting of the Union of South American Nations to help resolve the crisis | |
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| Sep. 15 |
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Morales attends crisis summit on Bolivia| The Bolivian capital remained mostly quiet, hours after President Evo Morales flew to Chile for an emergency summit on violence | |
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