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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Manmohan Singh felicitates Chilean President over rescue of trapped miners
October 15th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has written a letter to Chilean President Sebastian Pinera Echenique and conveyed his warm felicitations on the 'splendid and successful ... Read more...
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Chile may turn collapsed San Jose mine, Camp Hope into museum to boost tourism
October 15th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 15(ANI): Chile is keen to capitalize on the new-found global attention on the country following the dramatic rescue of the 33 men from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper ... Read more...
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Five minutes to midnight: Chile shows the way (Comment)
October 15th, 2010 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
By Nupur Basu
In the last two decades when the world has been plagued by terrorism, violence, war, poverty, disease and natural disasters like tsunamis and earthquakes, the pictures of the amazing operation ... Read more...
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Evacuation Process To Rescue Chilean Miners To Begin On Wednesday
October 10th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Copiapo, Oct 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In what has turned out to be the biggest mining rescue operation, 33 miners in Chile who have been trapped underground for the past two ... Read more...
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33 trapped Chilean miners could be free in ten days
October 5th, 2010 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 5 (ANI): The 33 miners trapped underground in Chile could reportedly be rescued in just 10 days.According to the Daily Mail, the rescuers are expected to make contact with the ... Read more...
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Chile miners’ families demand 12 million dollars compensation
October 1st, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 1 (ANI): A suit has been filed by the families of trapped miners in Chile against the owner, demanding 12 million dollars as compensation.Families of 29 of the 33 workers ... Read more...
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Trapped Chile miner to miss baby’s birth
August 30th, 2010 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 30 (ANI): The pregnant wife of one of the 33 trapped miners in Chile has said that she would give girth to a baby girl in absence of her husband ... 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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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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