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Indigenous Of Chile: Why Discrimination Against Mapuches Still Runs So Deep
World  (tags: politics, news, government, society, world, indigenous rights, Chile, violence, humanrights, freedoms )

Cal
- 120 days ago - worldcrunch.com
Decades of economic growth have failed to overcome the social and racial inequalities that exist in Chile.
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THE WOMEN POLITICIANS OF CHILE SET TO TAKE THEIR COUNTRY BACK
World  (tags: world, politics, Chile, women's rights, government, ethics, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', society )

Cal
- 195 days ago - worldcrunch.com
The elections were a real blow to the rightist government of President Sebastián Piñera, a businessman who three years ago displaced the center-left Concertacion coalition that had led Chile since the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship ended in 1989.
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Victims of Forced Disappearance Eligible to Vote in Chile
World  (tags: Chile, elections, world, politics, humanrights, government, ethics, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', freedoms )

Cal
- 363 days ago - ipsnews.net
The families of victims of Chile's 1973-1990 dictatorship were shocked to find out that the names of more than 1,000 victims of forced disappearance have appeared on the on-line voter rolls generated by a new automatic registration system.
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RISING MEGA MALL IN QUAINT FISHING TOWN EXPOSES CHILE'S DEEP DIVIDES
World  (tags: Chile, class divides, world, politics, society, news, freedoms, interesting )

Cal
- 430 days ago - worldcrunch.com
A coming monstrosity or an engine for new jobs? The chattering class in Chile's capital of Santiago are appalled at photos of a huge new mall being built in the southern island town of Castro. Locals, it seems, see a very different picture.
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Protesters Lift Roadblocks in Southern Chile
World  (tags: world, politics, society, news, Chile, social demands, government, freedoms, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!' )

Cal
- 441 days ago - ipsnews.net
Leaders of the protests in Aysén decided to end the roadblocks that had paralysed this southern region of Chile for more than three weeks, and the government promised to "immediately" resume talks to defuse the conflict.
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CHILE: Student Protests Spread Throughout Region
World  (tags: world, society, politics, Chile, protests )

Cal
- 544 days ago - ipsnews.net
In support of Chile's ongoing student protests, and voicing their own demands, thousands of people took to the streets in more than a dozen cities in Latin America
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PROTESTS IN CHILE: PRESIDENT PIÑERA MUST START TAKING THE STUDENT DEMANDS SERIOUSLY
World  (tags: world, protests, Chile, reform, ethics, government, politics )

Cal
- 574 days ago - worldcrunch.com
A year ago President Piñera enjoyed international 'hero' status thanks to Chile's widely-covered mine rescue. Major student protests now have him on the rocks. By continuing to ignore their demands, Piñera may be digging himself a deeper hole still.
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VIDEO, Chile Declares Snow 'Catastrophe'
World  (tags: VIDEO, Chile, snow, catastrophe, sub zero temperatures, freezing, disaster )

Beatrice
- 670 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Chilean officials have declared a "catastrophe" in eight southern districts where heavy snowfall over four days left thousands of people isolated. Chilean President Sebastian Piñera said the declaration will free up more resources to aid those who
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Chile's Seismic Waves Circled Earth and Hit California
World  (tags: Chile, California, earthquake, tsunami )

Anna
- 816 days ago - news.discovery.com
The 8.8 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck south central Chile a year ago, killed more than 500 people and cost the country $30 billion. The country is recovering as well as giving seismologists a lesson on more literal rebound effects.
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High Risk of Big Quake in Chile
World  (tags: Earth Quake, Chile, World news, Life, Risk )

Nancy
- 843 days ago - news.discovery.com
The magnitude-8.8 earthquake that pummeled Chile in February 2010 did not relieve seismic stress the way scientists thought it might have, a new study suggests.
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First of 33 Miners Rescued in Chile
World  (tags: miners, rescue, Chile, world )

Anna
- 954 days ago - edition.cnn.com
His return heralded by a siren's blare and the cries of a happy nation, the first of 33 Chilean miners emerged into a cool desert night early Wednesday after being trapped underground for 69 harrowing days.
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NASA Thinks Long Term in Chile
World  (tags: disaster, Chile, miners, NASA )

Michelle
- 988 days ago - nature.com
When disaster strikes, most people turn to their friends for help. After a mine collapsed on 5 August, Chile called on their friends at NASA for their expertise in planning to deal with analogous emergencies in human spaceflight.
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After 17 Days, Trapped Chilean Miners Send Note They're Alive
World  (tags: Chilean miners, alive, Chile, mine, underground, workers )

Anna
- 1004 days ago - edition.cnn.com
Thirty-three miners trapped underground in Chile sent a note on Sunday saying they are alive, raising hopes for the first time in the nearly three weeks since the mine collapsed, but officials cautioned it could take months to rescue the workers.
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CHILE: Cracks Exposed in Readiness Plan
World  (tags: world, Chile, interesting, news )

Cal
- 1164 days ago - ipsnews.net
Inadequacies in technical equipment, specialised human resources, institutional coordination, land zoning and citizen awareness were all laid bare by the major earthquake and subsequent tsunami on Feb. 27 in central and southern Chile.
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Chile Quake Moves City More Than 10 Feet
World  (tags: chile, earthquake, santiago, concepcion, south america )

Pam
- 1170 days ago - cnn.com
The magnitude-8.8 earthquake that rocked the west coast of Chile last month was violent enough to move the city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west and the capital, Santiago, about 11 inches to the west-southwest, researchers said.
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