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  • May 2008

    • Chilean Volcano Keeps Rumbling

      Associated Press  |  May 6, 08 1:53 PM CDT

      Chilean Volcano Keeps Rumbling

      (Newser) - The southern Chilean town of Chaiten has been totally evacuated after a volcano, active since Friday, belched molten lava and ash more than 12 miles high, the AP reports. Around 4,000 people have already left the area since the volcano—believed dormant for thousands of years—began acting up, and navy ships evacuated any that remained today. More »

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      disaster  • Chile  • evacuation  • volcano  • emergency responders  • volcanoes  • Michelle Bachelet

  • November 2007

    • Major Aftershocks Rock Chile

      Reuters  |  Nov 15, 07 10:50 AM CST

      Major Aftershocks Rock Chile

      (Newser) - Northern Chile trembled again today as two strong aftershocks jolted through the region, Reuters reports. No casualties were immediately reported in the wake of the tremors—which registered 6.2 and 6.8, respectively, according to the US Geological Survey—near the mining center of Antofagasta, but residents and emergency workers remained on edge. More »

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      earthquake  • disaster  • Chile  • aftershock  • Michelle Bachelet

    • Latinas Lead New Revolución

      New York Times  |  Nov 4, 07 2:30 PM CST

      Latinas Lead New Revolución

      (Newser) - Latin America is hardly crying for Argentines who elected Cristina Fernández de Kirchner president as the latest in the region's new wave of female leaders. Voters in countries still emerging from dictatorships and financial ruin are looking for new politicians, reports the NY Times , and Kirchner's election follows that of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Jamaican PM Portia Simpson-Miller. More »

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      women  • Latin America  • Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner  • Michelle Bachelet  • Portia Simpson Miller

  • October 2007

    • Warrants Served for Pinochet Family, Staff

      BBC  |  Oct 4, 07 2:19 PM CDT

      Warrants Served for Pinochet Family, Staff

      (Newser) - Arrest warrants for embezzlement were issued today in Chile for associates of former dictator Augusto Pinochet, including his widow and five children, the BBC reports. The warrants allege that the accused helped Pinochet hide $27 million of state money in US bank accounts. The former dictator died in 2006 while awaiting trial for human-rights abuses committed under his regime. More »

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      human rights  • Chile  • Michelle Bachelet  • Augusto Pinochet

  • August 2007

    • Bloody Riots Rock Santiago

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 30, 07 5:17 AM CDT

      Bloody Riots Rock Santiago

      (Newser) - Riots erupted in Santiago, Chile, yesterday in what the Guardian calls a "middle class revolt" against the government of president Michele Bachelet. Burning barricades brought the capital almost to a standstill, riot troops used water cannon and tear gas, and protesters hurled stones. Protesters' demands include greater wage equality and a cap on food and energy prices. More »

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      strike  • Chile  • riot  • Michelle Bachelet  • Santiago  • Augusto Pinochet

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