World news about “Chile” published by euronews.
Peterhansel and Despres claim stage winFrance’s Stephane Peterhansel produced a superb display to clinch the 11th stage of the Dakar Rally as the prestigious offroad race made its Peru debut on… 13/01/2012
Deadly forest fires hit Chile – nocomment Forest fires continued to rage in southern Chile, destroying dozens of homes and killing a 75-year-old man as fire fighters struggled to contain the flames. 03/01/2012
Learning to count the pennies All over the world the economic downturn is having a negative impact on education. Public spending is being slashed and schools have not been spared. Now, as… 02/01/2012
TAM + LAN = LATAM Latin America’s biggest airline is ready for take off. The merger of TAM, the leader in the Brazilian aviation market, with Chile’s main carrier LAN has… 15/12/2011
Santiago De Chile Filmed by Jacqueline Wolf in Santiago De Chile 01/12/2011
Human rights activists riot in ChileHuman rights groups have been protesting in the Chilean capital, Santiago, at the launch of a controversial new book they say celebrates the career of retired… 22/11/2011
Chilean student protesters removed – nocomment Police in Santiago remove a group of student protesters from a government building. They are calling for education reform. 08/11/2011
ALMA project probes farthest reaches of universe High in Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of the world’s biggest astronomical projects is finally getting underway. 11/10/2011
Chilean health workers on strikeA demonstrator wears a mask as he attends a march in support of public health workers in Santiago, Chile. Chilean health workers are on a 48-hour strike in… 14/09/2011
Chilean students kiss in protest – nocomment Chilean students staged a massive kiss-in in front of the government house in Santiago, hoping a more loving approach will do more to reach President… 02/09/2011
Chile students protest for education reform – nocomment Student protests continued late into Tuesday (August 9) night in Santiago with clashes flaring up in some sectors and multitudes pouring onto the streets to… 11/08/2011
Chile students protest for education reformRiot policemen stand guard during a students’ rally to demand changes in the public state education system in Santiago. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado 10/08/2011
Chile: mine protest clashes – nocomment Riot police used water canons and tear gas on thousands of protesters marching in Santiago in support of copper miners who are striking across the country. 12/07/2011
Kissing protest in Chile – nocomment More than 2,000 university students took part in a massive kissing protest in Santiago as part of continued demonstrations over education standards and costs… 07/07/2011
“Mass suicide by education” in ChileStudents lay down in protest in the streets of Valparaiso city in Chile, demanding changes be made to the public state education system. REUTERS/Eliseo… 29/06/2011
Dramatic new video of giant Chilean ash plume – nocomment Seen from a Chilean Air Force plane, impressive new images of Chile’s volcano show the eruption in its full force. 24/06/2011
Chile’s volcano’s ash covers Argentine village – nocomment Smothered in ash from Chile’s volcano, Mapuche Indians in the village of Villa La Angostura carry on as best they can. Since the ash started falling on June… 22/06/2011
Argentine lake district coated in volcanic ash – nocomment A volcano eruption in Chile has blanketed the Argentine lake district in depressing grey, clogging waterways and transport routes with ash. Volcanic rocks… 21/06/2011
Chilean students protest at education policies – nocomment Chilean police clashed with protesters after tens of thousands of Chilean students thronged the streets of Chile’s capital Santiago to demand lower university… 17/06/2011
Chile: hurricane slams scores of homes – nocomment A storm which was the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane has damaged more than 100 homes in Villarica, southern Chile. 09/06/2011
Chilean volcano ash lands in Argentina – nocomment People in the Argentine town of Villa La Angostura are not shovelling snow, but piles of ash billowing down from a volcano in neighbouring Chile. 07/06/2011
Lightning flashes around ash plume in ChileLightning flashes around the ash plume at above the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano chain near Entrelagos. REUTERS/Carlos Gutierrez 07/06/2011
Shedding light on secrets of deep space Unlocking some of the mysteries of space; the nature of black holes, how ancient galaxies were formed, dark matter and even dark energy – these are some of… 06/06/2011
Volcano eruption hits Chile and Argentina – nocomment Chilean authorities have evacuated more than 3,000 residents living near a volcano chain spewing ash and smoke in south-central Chile. Volcanic ash also fell… 06/06/2011
Chile faces worst drought in 50 yearsThe central and northern regions of Chile are facing one of the worst droughts in recent years, with reservoirs and dams at low levels, producing an increase… 10/02/2011
Accusations of censorship over Pinochet ruleA political storm has erupted in Chile over plans to remove all references to the word “dictatorship’ when referring to the rule of General Augusto… 06/01/2012
Wild fires devastate Chilean PatagoniaAuthorities in Chile have closed the Torres del Paine national park, one of its most popular tourist destinations, as a massive forest fire continues to rage… 30/12/2011
Student protesters clash with police in ChileKeeping up their fight for more education funding, thousands of students have taken to the streets of Chile’s capital, Santiago. But their protests… 25/11/2011
Back in the Day: ¿¡Por qué no te callas!?November 10, 2007 The King of Spain Juan Carlos I tells Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez "¿Por qué no te callas?" – or ‘Why don’t you just shut up?’ – at an… 09/11/2011
Chile’s Hudson volcano forces residents to fleeHuge columns of steam and ash poured into the sky as Chile’s Hudson Volcano erupted at three different craters. Officials in the country issued a red alert… 29/10/2011
Chile student protesters invade senateStudent demonstrators in Chile took direct action in the Senate headquarters on Thursday, by forcing their way into the building in Santiago. They interrupted… 21/10/2011
Mass held for Chilean miners on rescue anniversaryOn the first anniversary of the rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped for 70 days underground, an open-air mass has been held at the mine entrance. Some of… 14/10/2011
Rescued Chilean miners struggle to rebuild their livesA year ago their lives were celebrated around the world – today many of them say they have been forgotten. Today is the first anniversary of the rescue of… 13/10/2011
Chilean students clash with policeRiots erupted on the streets of the Chilean capital Santiago after talks between student leaders and the government broke down. Security forces used water… 07/10/2011
Chile students end talks, continue strikesTalks have broken down between striking Chilean students and cabinet ministers after complaints the government was being inflexible. The students called off… 06/10/2011
World’s most powerful eye peers at the cosmosThe world’s most powerful radio telescope has begun operating in Chile’s Atacama desert. ALMA as its known is a joint US Europe and East Asia project and… 04/10/2011
Chilean government and students meetAfter months of protests that often ended in street battles, government ministers in Chile have met student representatives to set the agenda for talks about… 30/09/2011
Chile student protests end in violencePolice in Chile have used tear gas and water cannon to break up student protests. Clashes began just a few hours before student representatives were due to… 30/09/2011
Chilean students open talksChilean students are considering an offer to talk with the government following months of protests. Leaders are meeting in Santiago while, at the same time, a… 28/09/2011
Chile students barricade themselves in schoolPolice in Chile have regained control of a Santiago high school after students barricaded themselves inside the buildings. Authorities used tear gas and… 24/09/2011
Youths disrupt peaceful Chile marchIn Chile, hooded gangs have disrupted a peaceful march to mark the anniversary of the 1973 military coup by dictator Augusto Pinochet. Police in Santiago… 12/09/2011
Plane crash in Chile: first bodies have been foundThe first bodies have been found in the search for survivors of a plane crash in Chile However it is thought unlikely anything other than bodies will be… 03/09/2011
Chilean TV star killed in plane crashIt is feared 21 have people have died in a plane crash in the sea off the Chile coast. The air force plane had already failed to make two landing attempts… 03/09/2011
More unrest on day two of Chile’s national strikeFor the second day running, Chile’s national strike started peacefully, with good-humoured protests against the policies of President Pinera. Led by… 26/08/2011
Chile gripped by 48-hour general strikeA two day general strike is underway in Chile with unions furious that ordinary Chileans are seeing little of the country’s booming wealth from mining. It… 24/08/2011
Chile in two day strikeChile has seen its first two-day national strike since the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship. This follows clashes with police in recent weeks as hundreds of… 24/08/2011
Chile: Angry students prevent cars from boarding ferryChilean students have been out on the streets of Puerto Montt, demanding cheaper and better public education. They clashed with police, blocked roads and… 20/08/2011
Chile acknowledges thousands more Pinochet victimsChile is reliving the horrors of the Pinochet era, with a new report exposing almost 10,000 new cases of human rights violations during the… 19/08/2011
Tens of thousands demand Chile education reformTens of thousands of protesters in Chile have demonstrated in the capital Santiago demanding education reforms and more equality. A small number started… 10/08/2011
Ongoing struggle of Chile’s miracle minersA low-key ceremony has been held in Chile commemorating the first anniversary of the mining accident that left 33 men trapped underground for 69 days. The… 06/08/2011
Thousands cut off by huge snowfalls in ChileChile declared a disaster zone on Thursday in several parts of the south of the country following heavy snowfalls. As well as having to cope with an… 21/07/2011
Chilean miners sue authorities for negligenceThirty-one of the Chilean miners who spent two months underground when a gold and copper mine collapsed sued the government for negligence on Friday. The… 16/07/2011
Miners clash with police in ChileThousands of miners in Chile have clashed with police in Santiago in support of striking workers at Codelco, the world’s top copper producer. The industrial… 12/07/2011
Arrests in Chile as student protest erupts in violenceUp to 20,000 students took to the streets in the Chilean capital, Santiago, to demand reforms. They are calling for education at all levels to be… 24/06/2011
Chilean eruption shows no sign of abatingA towering nine-kilometre cloud of ash and rocks continue to emanate from the Puyehue volcano in Chile. Mount Puyehue shook itself awake on June 4 for the… 15/06/2011
Chilean ash cloud problems continueThe ash cloud from a Chilean volcano has continued to wreak havoc on the country, closing roads and schools and turning an Andean lake grey. Airline schedules… 14/06/2011
Ash from Chilean volcano continues to disrupt flightsAn ash cloud from a Chilean volcano continues to cause travel disruptions in South America, but also as far away as Australia and New Zealand. In parts of… 13/06/2011
New report claims Chile’s Allende was killedOnly days ago, the body of Chile’s late president Salvador Allende was exhumed to determine exactly how he died in a coup in 1973. Conspiracy theorists do not… 02/06/2011
Chile to examine Allende’s body to prove cause of deathChile has exhumed the remains of former President Salvador Allende to determine whether he committed suicide or was assassinated during the 1973 military coup… 24/05/2011
Chileans clash over dam projectThere have been violent clashes in Chile between the police and environmentalists opposed to plans to build five new dams in Patagonia. Regulators have… 14/05/2011
Chile to exhume Allende’s bodyIn a bid to end once and for all the mystery surrounding his death Chile has decided to exhume the body of the former president Salvador Allende to find out… 16/04/2011
The ‘President pockets pen’ scandalPictures of Czech President Vaclav Klaus apparently pocketing a ceremonial pen on a visit to Chile are causing a sensation on the internet. A now… 12/04/2011
Dakar 2011: Faria shines as Sainz motors onPortugal’s Ruben Faria overcame his day one disappointment to claim stage six of the Dakar Rally between Iquique and Arica in Northern Chile. The KTM rider… 08/01/2011
Chile President praises reaction to earthquakeIn Chile emergency services have been reacting to an earthquake that struck the central coastal area of the country. The quake measuring 6.9 on the… 03/01/2011
New Chile prison riot exposes overcrowding crisisMore than 30 inmates and prison guards have been injured during a riot at a jail in northern Chile. The latest violence is exposing a deep crisis in the… 22/12/2010
Pinochet officials jailed ‘in absentia’ in FranceA court room, a verdict, but no defendents. Even so, France has symbolically ‘jailed’ 13 former members of the Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet’s regime… 17/12/2010
Chile jail fire poses questions over safetyOne day after a fire killed 81 prisoners in Chile, questions are being raised about safety in the country’s prisons. The fire at the San Miguel jail in… 10/12/2010
Anger and questions after Chile’s prison infernoAmateur video and inmates’ accounts have triggered more uncomfortable questions about the prison fire in Chile that has claimed at least 81 lives. “Open the… 09/12/2010
Prison fire in Chile kills over 80 inmatesPolice in Chile have identified the 80 or so prisoners killed in a major fire in a Santiago jail. Relatives had gathered outside the prison gates waiting… 09/12/2010
Anger at Chile jail overcrowding after deadly fireA fire at a prison near the Chilean capital Santiago has killed 83 inmates and critically injured another 14, according to the government. Officials say the… 08/12/2010
Fire kills dozens after fight at Chile prisonA fire at a jail near the Chilean capital Santiago has killed 81 inmates and injured many more, according to the authorities. Reports say the fire at the… 08/12/2010
Scores killed in Chile prison fireMore than 80 people, mostly prisoners, are reported killed in a fire at a jail in the Chilean capital Santiago. It is not known what caused the fire at the… 08/12/2010
Chilean mine ordeal turned into TV filmSpanish director Antonio Recio has made the first film about the 33 miners trapped deep underground in a Chilean mine for 69 days. 19/11/2010
- A miner’s marathonAlthough he finished more than three and a half hours behind the champion, Chilean miner Edison Pena won the hearts of the millions of spectators that lined… 08/11/2010
Chile’s rescued miners enjoy presidential partyIt was a reception fit for royals or rock stars. But these global media figures are different. Chile’s miracle miners have been receiving the ultimate red… 25/10/2010
Pinera arrives in London on European tourChilean President Sebastian Pinera has presented UK Prime Minister David Cameron with a rock brought up in the pocket of one of the 33 miners rescued from… 19/10/2010
Miners return to the site of their tormentThey would be forgiven for never wanting to set foot in the place again. But some of the 33 men rescued from the depths of the San José mine in Chile have… 18/10/2010
Miners return to San José for a service of thanksUnder the circumstances, they would be forgiven for never wanting to set foot at the San José mine again. But some of the 33 men rescued after 69 days… 17/10/2010
Chilean president rides on wave of rescue successRiding on the positive wave of the miners’ rescue. Chile’s President has been warmly received in London, just days after greeting the miners as they were… 17/10/2010
Rumours of Chilean miners book dealChile’s 33 freed miners have given only sketchy details about the 69 days they spent trapped in the bowels of the earth. Speculation is growing that they… 17/10/2010
‘Living nightmare’ endured by Chilean minersStories of the rescued Chilean miners’ struggle to survive are beginning to emerge as most of the 33 men arrive home to rapturous receptions. Two remain in… 16/10/2010
Chile miner speaks of relief and angerThe first miner to return home after spending 69 days underground in Chile has spoken of his relief at being rescued – and his anger at being trapped in the… 16/10/2010
Rescued miners start new lives as heroesIn Chile the 33 rescued miners have begun their new lives as national heroes. Five of them have already been discharged from hospital and more are likely… 15/10/2010
Chile salutes its new heroHollywood has already reportedly pencilled in Matt Damon to play his role if a film is made of the Chilean miners’ rescue, and Manuel Gonzales fits the bill… 15/10/2010
Mine families’ Camp Hope closing downA makeshift camp close to the San Jose mine has drawn the world’s attention for the past two months. But the families of the freed Chilean miners have started… 15/10/2010
Chile rescue thanks to multi-national ingenuityThe San José rescue was called a miracle by many, though in earthly terms saving the miners came down to human perseverance and technology thrust into… 14/10/2010
Piñera promises working conditions will changeThe Chilean President Sebastián Piñera has vowed that no workers in the country will ever again suffer conditions like those experienced by the 33 freed… 14/10/2010
Chile miners hale and heartyThe 33 Chilean miners who were rescued yesterday are still in hospital where it is reported that they are all doing well. Doctors have diagnosed one case… 14/10/2010
World captivated by miners’ tales – and affairs They all have their stories – but some stand out more than others. Franklin Lobos – miner number 27 to be rescued – was aptly presented with a ball by his… 14/10/2010
First man down – last man upThe banner read ‘Mission Accomplished.’ As the rescue of the 33 Chilean miners came to an end, the last man to leave was the first of the rescuers to have… 14/10/2010
Chile rescues all 33 minersThe 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground for 69 days are free. Foreman Luis Urzua was the last miner to emerge from the rescue capsule to the… 14/10/2010
Chile celebrates miners’ releaseCelebrations erupted at Camp Hope as the last of the 33 miners was rescued. As the Foenix 2 capsule finished its final journey to the surface, families and… 14/10/2010
Miners in rude health for nowAuthorities claim the 33 rescued miners are in better physical and mental health than expected after their 69 day ordeal. Still, medics believe the full… 14/10/2010
Final Chilean rescue worker hauled to safetyThe last member of the Chilean mine rescue team has been hauled to safety, bringing the unprecedented day-long operation to an end. Manuel Gonzalez has been… 14/10/2010
Local journalist talks about the Copiapó rescueClaudia la Torre is one of the 2000 journalists who are covering the Chilean miner’s rescue, minute by minute. Moreover, she is a local… 14/10/2010
The saga of San JoseA few words of hope on a scrap of paper were shown by Chile’s president proving that the 33 missing miners were alive. Relieved relatives had feared the… 14/10/2010
Chilean miners’ ordeal ends with rescue successTheir ordeal is over. The 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground for over two months were all freed by early Thursday morning. Foreman Luis Urzua… 14/10/2010
Chilean president hails ‘miracle’ mine rescueChilean President Sebastian Pinera has hailed the rescue operation which saved the lives of the 33 miners. He said it was an evening that would change Chile… 14/10/2010
Camp Hope’s media circusNever have so many focused on so few…. an estimated 1700 journalists descended on the site of the Chilean mine rescue and the Los 33 story. The demand for… 14/10/2010
Chile captivated by emotional rescueThe celebrations in Copiapó continued long into daylight. The plight of the trapped miners has captured the imagination of the world. But the mining town… 13/10/2010
