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The Atacama Desert is the driest place on the planet and many believe that agriculture is almost impossible on this land. But then modern designers along with their creativity and technological brilliance are making the impossible possible. This is...
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As climate change, pollution and industrial consumption place increasing pressure on Chile’s freshwater supply, a growing chorus of voices is demanding serious reform...
made popular Jun 3 2009
The Chaiten volcano in northern Patagonia, Chile, had been dormant for 9,500 years under its obsidian dome before erupting spectacularly and without warning one year...
made popular May 29 2009
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Chile has turned down a proposal to host two Mexican clubs’ Copa Libertadores matches, fearing the players might bring swine flu with them.
made popular May 2 2009
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A fire touched off by brawling inmates swept through a Chilean prison Sunday, killing 10 prisoners, officials said.
made popular Apr 26 2009
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Spain grabbed world headlines a decade ago by indicting Chile’s former dictator Augusto Pinochet, and has since probed alleged atrocities as far away as Tibet and...
made popular Apr 22 2009
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A retired army general and two other officers have been indicted in the killing of 14 dissidents in the early days of the 1973-90 dictatorship of Gen. Augusto...
made popular Apr 20 2009
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The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that a strong earthquake struck off the coast of Chile.
made popular Apr 17 2009
Chile has been an exemplary model of democracy, social and political stability and economic growth in a region otherwise known for debt faults [Argentina], excessive...
made popular Mar 26 2009
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President Michelle Bachelet is promoting her ambassador to the United States to the post of foreign minister while sending the current defense minister to Washington.
made popular Mar 12 2009
AP, Miami
The government of Chile is suing several banks in Miami over accounts linked to former dictator Augusto Pinochet.
made popular Mar 12 2009
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Lawmakers from Chile and Argentina met in Antarctica Thursday, preparing to speak with a common voice against Britain’s claim to oil and gas in the southernmost...
made popular Mar 5 2009
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Lawmakers from Chile and Argentina are meeting in Antarctica to speak with a common voice against Britain’s claim to oil and gas in the southernmost seas.
made popular Mar 5 2009
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Officials say scores of people who had returned to a Chilean town destroyed by a volcanic eruption are being evacuated again as the volcano roars back to life.
made popular Feb 19 2009
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Chile’s government has released photographs of a smiling Fidel Castro standing alongside visiting Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.
made popular Feb 13 2009
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Authorities in Indiana say a high school basketball fan has been arrested for attacking a referee _ who is also an Indiana state trooper.
made popular Feb 3 2009
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Authorities say a 64-year-old Indiana man upset over the outcome of a high school basketball game attacked a referee _ who happened to be a state trooper.
made popular Feb 3 2009
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A Chilean court has upheld a sentence of two consecutive life terms in prison for former dictator Augusto Pinochet’s intelligence chief.
made popular Jan 29 2009
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The Chilean government says it will relocate a southern village that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption last year.
made popular Jan 29 2009
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Top-ranked Rafael Nadal has reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over 2007 runner-up Fernando Gonzalez of Chile.
made popular Jan 26 2009
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Presidential favorite Marilynne Robinson, the late Roberto Bolano of Chile and Steve Coll’s biography of the bin Ladens are among finalists for the National Book...
made popular Jan 25 2009
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In our imaginations, we have often built a castle in the clouds but Alberto Fernandez and Susana Ortega have conceptualized a tower that would touch the low-lying...
made popular Apr 3 2008
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