Chile ‘Miracle 33′ miners to start souvenir brand
July 30th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Santiago, July 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The `miracle 33` is the way that the 33chilean miners have chosen to remember their unlucky fate after they got stuck while mining in San Jose in ... Read more...
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Spanish firm plans $615 mn solar energy project in Chile
May 17th, 2012 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago, May 17 (IANS/EFE) Spain's Eosol Energy plans to build a $615 million solar energy project in Tocopilla, a town in northern Chile.The project will have generating capacity of 192.6 ... Read more...
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Trapped Chilean miners discussed cannibalism
October 11th, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago, Oct 11 (IANS/EFE) The 33 Chilean miners who spent more than two months trapped 700 meters underground discussed the possibility of cannibalism in the first days of their ordeal, ... Read more...
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14 miners who survived Chile’s 2010 accident seek retirement
July 4th, 2011 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, July 4 (IANS/EFE) Fourteen of the 33 miners who last year were trapped for 70 days in a mine in northern Chile have requested that the government allow them ... Read more...
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Trapped Chilean miners denied blow-up sex dolls in case of jealousy
February 14th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 14 (ANI): The Chilean miners, who were trapped underground for nine weeks, are said to have been provided cannabis and porn, but no blow-up sex dolls - reason being they ... Read more...
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Viking discovered organics on Mars: Study
January 5th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 5 (ANI): Using Mars-like soil taken from Atacama Desert, a new experiment has confirmed that Mars has organics, and Viking found them.More than three decades after NASA's Viking landers ... Read more...
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Chile’s Atacama desert to be simulator for Mars mission
December 27th, 2010 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, Dec 27 (IANS/EFE) Scientists from Chile and other countries will build a base in the Atacama desert, the most arid in the world, with the aim of simulating a space colony, ... Read more...
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Life on Mars ‘could be similar to that on Earth’
November 3rd, 2010 - 11:54 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 3 (ANI): Scientists from MIT have said that if life on Mars does exist, it wouldn't be too different from that on Earth."We think that if there is life on ... Read more...
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10 new massive galaxy clusters discovered
November 2nd, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 2 (ANI): An international team of scientists has discovered 10 new massive galaxy clusters from a large, uniform survey of the southern sky.The survey was conducted using a breakthrough technique ... Read more...
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Chilean Miners Making It To Safety One By One
October 13th, 2010 - 7:47 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It has been a really long wait for the families of the trapped Chilean miners who had been praying all these days for the recovery of ... Read more...
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President of Chile Expresses Joy At Rescue Of Trapped Workers, Vows to Increase Safety Standard
October 13th, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sebastian Pinera the president of Chile was beside himself with delight when he saw the rescue capsule bringing out the trapped Chilean miners one after another. ... Read more...
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Miner Rescue In Chile Shows Safety Technology Standard Has Improved Drastically
October 13th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Oct 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The world is waiting for the rescue of the trapped miners in Chile's Atacama desert and the rescue team is expecting to bring all 33 miners ... Read more...
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Chile mine rescue enters final phase (Lead)
October 12th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Copiapo (Chile), Oct 12 (IANS/EFE) The rescue of the 33 miners trapped in a mine in northern Chile since Aug 5 will begin at midnight Tuesday, a minister has said.Mining Minister Laurence ... Read more...
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5 mutinous trapped Chillean miners threatened to plot ‘their own escape’
October 11th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 11 (ANI): The 33 Chillean miners appear to have lost patience and unity among themselves after being trapped for almost two months underground, with reports claiming that a mutiny broke ... Read more...
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Chilean miners decide to jointly write book to share profits equally
October 11th, 2010 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 11 (ANI): The trapped Chilean miners have decided to jointly write a book about the days spent trapped below the Atacama Desert following the mine collapse on August 5.The ... Read more...
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Trapped Chile miners ask rescuers ‘what took you so long’
October 10th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 10 (ANI): A single ringing bell and a roar of delight from exhausted rescue workers signalled the moment on Saturday, when a 2,067feet shaft broke through to the 33 Chilean ... Read more...
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Chile builds ‘cells’ to help trapped 33 miners cope
October 4th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 4 (ANI): Amid hopes of bringing 33 trapped miners to the surface before the end of the month, Chilean officials have begun building a field hospital at the San Jose ... Read more...
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Chilean miners could be rescued by ‘end of October’
October 2nd, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 2 (ANI): The 33 Chilean miners trapped for almost two months could reportedly be freed by the end of October.According to Sky News, Chile's mining minister, Laurence Golborne has ... Read more...
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Trapped Chilean miners celebrate bicentennial
September 19th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago de Chile, Sep 19 (DPA) They've been sealed underground for more than a month, connected only by a thin tube that carries water, food and entertainment to their survival cave 700 ... Read more...
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Wages uncertain for Chile’s trapped miners
September 16th, 2010 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, Sep 16 (DPA) The 33 miners who are trapped 700 metres underground in northern Chile are not sure they will get paid in the coming months, a trade union spokeswoman said.
Evelyn ... Read more...
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Mars Six send message of support to trapped Chilean miners
September 11th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.11 (ANI): Six men cut off from the world in an experiment to simulate a voyage to Mars have sent a message of support to Chile's trapped miners.According to The Sun, ... Read more...
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Trapped Chile miners given footie treat
September 9th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.9 (ANI): Trapped Chilean miners were given a special treat - the opportunity to watch their national team play football.Footage of Chile's friendly against Ukraine last night was beamed down to ... Read more...
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NASA experts arrive in Chile to help in miners’ rescue
September 1st, 2010 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, Aug 31 (DPA) Experts of the US space agency NASA arrived in Chile Tuesday to contribute to the rescue of 33 miners trapped 700 metres under the Atacama desert in northern ... Read more...
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Trapped Chile miners speak to family members for first time on telephone
August 31st, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 31 (ANI): The 33 trapped Chilean miners have spoken to their family members for the first time on telephone. They spoke for 30 seconds each.The brief telephone conversations brought ... Read more...
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Drilling of rescue shaft begins at Chile mine
August 31st, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago de Chile, Aug 31 (DPA) The digging of a rescue shaft to free 33 miners trapped some 700 metres underground in a collapsed Chilean mine started late Monday, following several delays, ... Read more...
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Drilling of rescue shaft for Chilean miners delayed
August 29th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago, Aug 29 (DPA) The start of drilling for a rescue shaft to reach 33 trapped Chilean miners was delayed until Monday because technical preparations had yet to be finished, the head ... Read more...
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Onslaught Mode For Gamers: Atacama Desert And Three Other Maps Available
July 14th, 2010 - 8:21 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
New York, July 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) All "Battlefield:Bad Company 2" fans shall be elated as Onslaught mode has been launched by the developer for PC gamers. The Onslaught Mode shall ... Read more...
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6.2-magnitude quake jolts Chile
July 12th, 2010 - 10:00 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, July 12 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted the northern part of Chile, but there was no report of damage or casualties, the US Geological Survey (USGS) ... Read more...
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World’s biggest telescope to be located in Chile
April 27th, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 27(ANI): The European Southern Observatory (ESO) Council has selected Cerro Armazones in Chile as the baseline site for the planned 42-meter European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT).Cerro Armazones is a mountain ... Read more...
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Sainz leads Dakar rally
January 7th, 2010 - 3:14 am ICT by IANS
Antofagasta (Chile), Jan 7 (DPA) Spanish driver Carlos Sainz surprisingly took the lead in the Dakar rally Wednesday, as he made the most of Stephane Peterhansel's apparent problems.
Three Volkswagens topped the fifth ... Read more...
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Peterhansel leads Dakar rally
January 5th, 2010 - 5:52 am ICT by IANS
Fiambala (Argentina), Jan 5 (DPA) Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel won the third stage of the automotive portion of the 32nd Dakar rally Monday, between the northwestern Argentine towns of La Rioja and Fiambala.
Peterhansel, ... Read more...
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Dakar Rally gets underway in South America
January 2nd, 2010 - 5:26 am ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Jan 2 (DPA) The Dakar Rally kicked off Friday in the Argentine capital with a total of 362 drivers taking part in what is considered the toughest road race in ... Read more...
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Martian water may have flowed as slurries of mud, not as trickling streams
November 3rd, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, November 3 (ANI): A recent NASA report has suggested that Martian water most likely flowed as slurries of mud rather than trickling streams.According to ABC News, the report, which compared signs ... Read more...
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Earth’s highest microbial life found around volcanic vents in Atacama Desert
June 20th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 20 (ANI): A team of scientists has found that the highest microbial life on Earth appears to be in South America, around vents near the rim of the Socompa ... Read more...
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ALMA telescope passes major milestone with successful antenna link
May 7th, 2009 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 7 (ANI): The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an immense international telescope project under construction in northern Chile, reached a major milestone when two ALMA antennas were linked together as ... Read more...
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