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Chile declares disaster zone after mudslide destroys village
Dec 17, 2017 02:50A mudslide tore through a small village near a popular national park in southern Chile on Saturday, leaving three people dead and 15 missing after a night of torrential downpours, authorities said.
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Chile’s ex-president Pinera leads vote, but faces runoff
Nov 20, 2017 10:16Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera will face center-left Senator Alejandro Guillier in a runoff for Chile’s presidency next month, after a first round vote on Sunday (November 19) that Pinera won, but with fewer votes than expected.
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Chile’s ex-President Pinera leads vote, but faces runoff
Nov 20, 2017 06:09Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera will face center-left Senator Alejandro Guillier in a runoff for Chile’s presidency next month, after a first round vote on Sunday (November 19) that Pinera won, but with fewer votes than expected.
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Iran, Chile calls for improvement of ties
Aug 29, 2017 12:24Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined the need for the further strengthening of relations with Chile in different fields.
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Flooding kills two, displaces 2,000 in Chile
May 14, 2017 09:09Severe flooding, triggered by torrential rain, has killed at least two people and caused material damage.
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Chile's president vows to protect Asia-Pacific trade
Mar 29, 2017 13:27Chile's President Michelle Bachelet has vowed to continue the fight for protection and boost of trade between Asian and Latin American countries.
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6,000 evacuated as forest fire sweeps through central Chile
Mar 13, 2017 14:30Around 6,000 people have been forced from their homes in Chile as firefighters struggle to contain a massive blaze sweeping through forests in central parts of the country.
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Violence erupts between police, striking miners in Chile
Mar 02, 2017 10:03Police in Chile have used teargas and water cannons to disperse striking, stone-throwing workers at the world’s biggest copper mine in the northern part of the country.
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Russia, Brazil rush planes to fight raging Chile fires
Jan 31, 2017 08:54Firefighting airplanes from Russia and Brazil have arrived in Chile to help combat the country’s raging wildfires which have so far displaced thousands of people and reduced vast stretches of forests to ashes.