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A Chilean Ex-Soldier Guiltily Recalls His Unit’s Atrocities
Guillermo Padilla says he was part of a commando unit in 1973 that tortured and executed suspected opponents of General Augusto Pinochet. By Pascale Bonnefoy.
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North Face's Douglas Tompkins dies in Chile kayak accident
The US clothing billionaire and keen environmentalist Douglas Tompkins dies in a kayaking accident in southern Chile, aged 72.
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13th October 2010 - Chilean miners are rescued after 69 days underground
The last of 33 miners trapped nearly half a mile underground for more than two months at a caved-in mine in northern Chile, are rescued. The miners survived longer than anyone else trapped underground in recorded history.
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Powerful 7.9-Magnitude Quake Shakes Chile Capital
The U.S. Geological Survey reports the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.9. Chilean authorities recorded it as 7.2.
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Chile takes step toward cannabis decriminalisation
Chile has taken a step forward in decriminalising the use of cannabis after the lower house of congress approved by a wide margin a bill that seeks to change the law in the South American country. Although socially conservative Chile is not following Uruguay’s lead on full legalisation, it is considering decriminalising it for personal use and cultivation.
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Solar PV Achieving Grid Parity in Chile
Chile's one of the world's fastest growing energy markets, thanks in large measure to reforms that center on three guiding tenets: enhancing energy security, boosting economic efficiency and assuring environmental sustainability.
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Beautiful Chile
'Water of Life' by Daniel Kordan.
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