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 Chile |
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Chileans thirsty, fearful of looting Nearly 3 days after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake, rescuers in the hardest-hit areas scrambled to reach possible survivors
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Extra troops deployed amid quake unrest  | Thousands of troops are heading to the devastated earthquake zone as reports emerge of desperate survivors turning to looting and arson | |
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 Uruguay |
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 Clinton in Uruguay, plans Chile visit U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton landed in Montevideo, the first stop in a six-nation Latin American tour that will take her to quake-ravaged Chile
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| Mar.2 |
Chile |
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Clinton promises solidarity for Chile U.S. Secretary of State is bringing with her more than two dozen satellite phones and a pledge of U.S. commitment to the earthquake-damaged ...
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Chile |
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 Death toll at 795 in Chile quake  The tally likely will increase in coming days as search-and-rescue crews dig into collapsed buildings and discover more bodies
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Chile |
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Bachelet urges survivors to stay calm Map of Concepcion Chile Chile's president has appealed for calm in the earthquake-ravaged city, vowing a stern response to any renewal of looting and violence
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| Mar.3 |
Chile |
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Aid starts to flow in quake-damaged Chile Aid and increased security were flowing into hard-hit areas, but some residents complained that they still had not received food or water
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 Brazil |
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 Brazil, U.S. at odds over Iran Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said after a meeting with Hillary Clinton that Brazil 'will not bend' to U.S. pressure to seek sanctions against...
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| Mar.4 |
Chile |
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Aftershocks rattle Chile A 6.1-magnitude aftershock hit near Valparaiso, raising fears that damaged buildings could topple
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| Mar.5 |
Chile |
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 U.N. chief visits as aftershocks shake Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in earthquake-damaged Chile, which endured two more strong aftershocks while working to recover
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Chile |
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Chile sacks official over tsunami alert Chile has sacked Mariano Rojas, the head of its oceanographic service, part of the navy, following the devastationg earthquake and tsunami
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| Mar.7 |
Chile |
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 Chile mourns victims of earthquake Chile marks 3 days of mourning, with every house to hang the national flag in memory of those who perished in a massive earthquake
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| Mar.11 |
Chile |
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 Pinera sworn in as president| Sebastian Pinera has been sworn in as president, minutes after it was hit by the largest aftershock since devastating earthquake | |
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Chile |
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Three strong earthquakes strike Chile| A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit at 11:39 a.m., followed by a 6.9-magnitude quake 16 minutes later. A third, 6.0, came 27 minutes later | |
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| Mar.14 |
Chile |
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Widespread power blackout Much of Chile was in the dark after a blackout knocked out power to 90 percent of the country
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| Mar.19 |
 Argentina |
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Castration for rapists OK'd by province Officials in Argentina's Mendoza province have authorized chemical castration for rapists after a significant increase in sexual assaults last...
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| Mar.24 |
 Colombia |
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 Car bomb kills six At least 42 people more wounded. The explosion occurred near City Hall and the regional attorney general's office
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 Venezuela |
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 Chavez extends holiday to save energy President Hugo Chavez has added three days to Venezuela's Easter to deal with a growing energy crisis
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| Mar.25 |
Venezuela |
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Chief of last TV critical of Chavez arrested Guillermo Zuloaga was arrested on charges that he abused his right to free speech, then released after a two-hour hearing
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| Mar.27 |
Chile |
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Preisdent Pinera marks month since quake Map of Concepcion Chile President Sebastian Pinera has attended a vigil to commemorate exactly one month since a massive earthquake struck the south of the country
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| Mar.28 |
Colombia |
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 FARC rebels release Colombian soldier Colombia's main leftist rebel group has freed Josue Daniel Calvo, 22, it kidnapped just under a year ago
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| Mar.29 |
 Falklands |
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Falklands blow for UK oil company| The shares in Desire Petroleum drilling for oil off the Falkand islands halved, after it revealed the existing supply may not be commercially viable | |
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| Mar.30 |
Colombia |
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Farc rebels release soldier Pablo Moncayo| A Colombian soldier held hostage in the jungle by left-wing rebels for 12 years has been freed | |
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