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Major earthquake strikes central Chile  Map of Temuco Chile| A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the central coastal area of Chile on Sunday, some 70 kilometers (45 miles) northwest of Temuco. The temblor cut some telep... | |
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| Jan.24 |
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 Chilean president rebuked over landing Congressman Gabriel Ascencio will formally ask for investigation into the unexpected landing of Pinera's helicopter in the middle of a road
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| Feb.13 |
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Another quake hits Chilean coast An earthquake with a preliminary 6.0 magnitude struck off the coast of Chile's Bio-Bio region
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| Feb.27 |
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Chileans commemorate quake Map of Cobquecura Chile| Chileans gathered in a candlelight vigil to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that killed 521 people | |
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6.0-magnitude quake strikes Chile It was centered 23 miles south of Concepcion and struck at a depth of 10 miles on the one-year anniversary of an 8.8-temblor
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| Mar.2 |
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 Chile mine report blames owners A congressional commission in Chile has blamed the mine owners for the rockfall which left 33 men trapped underground for 69 days last year
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| Mar.21 |
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  Obama hails Latin America progress President Barack Obama has called for a new relationship between the US and Latin America based on equal partnership
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| Jun.4 |
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Chile volcano forces mass exodus A volcano has erupted in southern Chile, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people living nearby
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| Jun.11 |
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Chile volcano affects NZ flights| Flights to and from Tasmania and parts of New Zealand have been cancelled as ash from a volcano erupting in Chile drifts across the region | |
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| Jun.19 |
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Volcano evacuees could return home Map of Puyehue Chile Thousands of people in southern Chile were told they could return home, some two weeks after a volcanic eruption forced them to flee
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| Jun.20 |
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Ash cloud grounds Australian flights Map of Adelaide Australia An ash cloud is drifting around the world for a second time after spewing from a Chilean volcano more than two weeks ago
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Virgin Australia's New Zealand flights were cancelled indefinitely
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| Jun.29 |
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 Volcano ash disrupts air travel, again An ash cloud from a Chilean volcano is disrupting air travel in Australia and New Zealand once again
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| Jul.19 |
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Ex-Chilean president's death was suicide Chile's Legal Medical Service confirmed Tuesday that the cause of Salvador Allende's death in 1973 was suicide
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| Aug.31 |
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Trapped miners get lifetime pensions 14 of the 33 miners who were trapped underground for more than 3 months after a mine collapse in northern Chile will get lifetime pensions
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| Sep.2 |
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Chile air force plane disappears Map of Juan Fernandez islands Chile| Twenty-one people are feared dead after a air force plane disappeared over the Pacific Ocean on its way to the remote Juan Fernandez islands | |
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Bodies found in Chile air crash Map of Juan Fernandez Chile At least three bodies and aircraft debris have been found in the Pacific Ocean after a Chilean air force plane crashed with 21 people aboard
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| Dec.31 |
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Arrest made in Chile wildfire Map of Torres del Paine National Park Chile The authorities arrested a 23-year-old man accused of sparking a wildfire that has consumed more than 27,000 acres of a national park
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