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Tomato wars: Chileans pelt each other with rotten fruit

 

Thousands of people participate in the fourth annual "War of the Tomato" in the Chilean city of Quillon

17 Feb 2014

Extreme high temperatures fan forest fires in Chile

 

As the northern hemisphere shivers, Chile's capital city Santiago has been cloaked in smoke by forest fires - exacerbated by soaring temperatures - sweeping the southern and central regions of the country

07 Jan 2014

Bachelet wins Chilean presidential run-off

 

Chile's first female president returns to same office after defeating conservative rival Evelyn Matthei, promising to be a champion of the poor

16 Dec 2013

Michelle Bachelet wins first round of Chilean elections

 

Chile's former president looks likely to return after votes give her clear lead over conservative opponent

17 Nov 2013

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Telescope finds 'coldest place in the universe'

 

Boomerang Nebula is far colder than freezing, at -272 degrees Celsuis.

31 Oct 2013

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Zombies walk the streets of Santiago

Thousands take to the streets of Santiago, Chile to take part in the city's annual Zombie Walk.

20 Oct 2013

Europe’s Mars rover put through its paces – with help from a hand powered drill

Space scientists have conducted a trial run for the next mission to land a rover on the surface of Mars to search for water and signs of alien life

12 Oct 2013

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Push to have Pinochet's dictatorship written into Chile's school textbooks

A Chilean education advisory group has recommended that schools use "dictatorship" rather than "military regime" in textbooks to describe General Augusto Pinochet's rule marred by rights abuses.

05 Oct 2013

Chile: former spy chief commits suicide before transfer from luxury jail

A Chilean military official says the country's former spy chief committed suicide shortly before he was to be transferred from a luxury prison for dictatorship-era military officials to a lockup with fewer benefits.

29 Sep 2013

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Chile shuts luxury jail for Augusto Pinochet-era inmates

Chile's president announced on Thursday that he will close a luxury prison for dictatorship-era military officials convicted of crimes against humanity, taking away their tennis courts, barbecues and a pool.

27 Sep 2013

Julio Iglesias songs used to 'torture' prisoners

Songs by Julio Iglesias, Cat Stevens and George Harrison were part of "torture soundtrack" held by regime of Augusto Pinochet.

11 Sep 2013

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40 years after Chile coup, widow of Victor Jara hopes to bring alleged killer to justice

Joan Jara recalls all too vividly the terrible state of her husband's corpse when she collected it from the morgue in Santiago - the bullet holes to his head and body, the mangled fingers that had so beautifully played guitar.

10 Sep 2013

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Uruguayan in Andes fled Chile sex abuse charges

Plumber from Uruguay who survived through the winter after disappearing along Chile's high-altitude border with Argentina was fleeing law.

10 Sep 2013

40 years after Pinochet coup thousands march for human rights

Thousands of Chileans marched for human rights on Sunday on the 40th anniversary of the coup that brought dictator Augusto Pinochet to power.

09 Sep 2013

LG pulls apocalyptic interview prank

Electronics company LG tricks would- be job applicants in Chile into thinking the world is ending outside the office in a new advert.

05 Sep 2013

Chile judges apologise for role during Pinochet regime

Chile's judges have issued a long-awaited apology to relatives of those who sought missing loved ones under the regime of dictator Augusto Pinochet only to have courts shrug them off.

05 Sep 2013

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Chile investigate deaths of 'poisoned' Condors

Twenty condors have apparently been poisoned with insecticide in the Chilean Andes, with two of the giant birds killed, officials said.

13 Aug 2013

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Rare albino baby whale filmed by surfers

Footage of a rare baby albino whale swimming with its mother has been has been filmed by surfers off the Chile coast.

08 Aug 2013

Chile judge closes Pinochet money investigation

A nine-year investigation into allegations of illegal enrichment by the late General Augusto Pinochet has ended with no charges filed against the dictator's family.

06 Aug 2013

Childhood friends turned bitter rivals for Chile’s presidency

Chile is fascinated at the prospect of Michelle Bachelet and Evelyn Matthei, once childhood friends who found themselves on opposite sides during the Pinochet regime, duelling for the country's presidency.

04 Aug 2013

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Chilean zoo welcomes baby pygmy hippo

A rare pygmy hippo calf is unveiled in Santiago.

02 Aug 2013

Chile told to stop using anti-terrorism law against Mapuche

A United Nations investigator has urged Chile's government to stop using an anti-terrorism law against Mapuche Indians who are fighting to recover their ancestral land.

31 Jul 2013

Chilean presidential candidate pulls out of election with depression

The ruling coalition's candidate for Chile's presidential election has pulled out of the race as a result of his depression.

18 Jul 2013

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Chile's president praises 11-year-old for going ahead with pregnancy resulting from rape

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has sparked controversy by saying that an 11-year-old girl who fell pregnant after being raped showed great “depth and maturity” in continuing with the pregnancy.

10 Jul 2013

Pregnancy of raped 11 year old sparks fierce abortion debate in Chile

The case of a pregnant 11-year old girl who was raped in Chile by her mother's partner has set off a national debate about abortion in one of the most socially-conservative countries in Latin America.

06 Jul 2013

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