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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Michelle Bachelet

Michelle Bachelet stories: 5 news summaries

 Chilean Volcano
 Keeps Rumbling 

Area evacuated as lava flies 12 miles into the sky from long-dormant Chaiten

May 6, 08 1:53 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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

Major Aftershocks Rock Chile

6.2, 6.8 jolts hit day after massive earthquake

Nov 15, 07 10:50 AM CST
(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... More »

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Chile • Michelle Bachelet • earthquake • aftershock • disaster

Latinas Lead New Revolución

Kirchner is the latest woman to take the reins in a Latin American country

Nov 4, 07 2:30 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Warrants Served for Pinochet Family, Staff

Indicted helped Chilean dictator to launder $27M into US accounts

Oct 4, 07 2:19 PM CDT
(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... More »

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human rights • Chile • Augusto Pinochet • Michelle Bachelet

Bloody Riots Rock Santiago

Thousands battle riot police in Chile capital

Aug 30, 07 5:17 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Chile • strike • riots • Arturo Martinez • Augusto Pinochet • Santiago • Michelle Bachelet

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