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Fire During Prison Riot Kills at Least 83 in Chile

(Dec. 8) -- At least 83 people are dead after a fire broke out in an overcrowded prison in Chile today during a riot between inmates. The blaze has seriously injured 18 people and forced the evacuation of hundreds of inmates at the San Miguel prison, south of Santiago. According to multiple news reports, all of the dead are inmates, but four...

imprisonment and detention, jaime manalich, prison fire

Dozens Dead After Riot Triggers Fire in Chilean Prison

SANTIAGO, Chile (Dec. 8) -- A fire set off by rioting inmates in a severely overcrowded prison killed at least 83 prisoners Wednesday and seriously injured at least 14 others, firefighters said. Chileans nationwide could hear the screams of dying inmates in the background as a prisoner used an illegal cell phone to call state television for...

fires, prisons, international news

Opinion: Sorry, the Chilean Miners Are Not Heroes

(Nov. 19) -- Here we go again. False hero worship. This time, it's the 33 Chilean miners. They'll be honored this Thanksgiving at an event called "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute." I hope the miners are the "stars" paying tribute and not the "heroes" being honored, because once again, someone seems to have forgotten what it takes to be a...

heroes, hero, afghanistan

Chilean Miners in US for Thanksgiving 'Heroes' Event

(Nov. 18) -- The 33 freed Chilean miners landed in the United States this morning to be special guests at an annual Thanksgiving event honoring heroes. The men, who survived more than two months underground after a mine shaft collapsed in August, are about to get the chance to savor their new-found celebrity. As they walked off the plane at...

cnn heroes, richard villarroell, chilean miners

A Holiday in Israel and More: Chilean Miners Rake In Offers [VIDEO]

(Nov. 10) -- When Israel invited the 33 recently rescued Chilean miners on an expense-free trip to the Holy Land over Christmas, they probably didn't expect the offer to break the bank. But the men, who became international superstars last month after surviving 69 days underground, drive a pretty hard bargain: They accepted Israel's offer on the...

33 men, holy land, late show with david letterman

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12/11/10 Chile prison brawl fire kills at least 81 Source: Observer-Reporter - Washington PA "The conditions that existed inside this prison are absolutely inhumane," said President Sebastian Pinera, who visited an emergency center where inmates were being treated for severe burns and smoke inhalation.
12/10/10 MSCI Index 10-Year Performance: U.S. vs. Select... Source: Seeking Alpha In the above chart, US stocks performed the worst in the past 10 years.
12/10/10 Chile to elect new football president Jan. 7 Source: The Garden Island - Lihu'e HI The Chilean football federation says it will hold a new election to choose a president, which may open the door for a return of national team coach Marcelo Bielsa who quit in a dispute with president-elect Jorge Segovia.
12/10/10 Man Utd to host Chile Miners for Arsenal clash Source: The Daily Mirror - London - UK The Chilean miners trapped underground for two months earlier this year will be guests of honour at Manchester United's top-of- the-table clash with Arsenal on Monday.
12/09/10 Atacama Pacific Announces Positive Metallurgical... Source: PR-inside.com - Austria TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 12/09/10 -- Atacama Pacific Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE: ATM) ("Atacama Pacific") is pleased to report that column percolation leach tests returned gold recoveries of up to 89% from samples from Atacama Pacific's Cerro Maricunga Gold Project, located 140 kilometres east of Copiapo,...

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Background on Chile

Chile (,), officially the Republic of Chile ( ), is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

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