Chile officials to be charged for botched tsunami alert
February 11th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago, Feb 11 (IANS/EFE) Eight people in Chile, including a former minister, would be charged with failing to issue a proper tsunami alert after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit the ... Read more...
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UN announces new agency for women
September 15th, 2010 - 8:37 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 15 (IANS/EFE) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday announced a new agency - UN Women - headed by former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet, to oversee all programmes aimed at promoting ... Read more...
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12 strong quakes shake Chile on inauguration day
March 12th, 2010 - 6:44 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, March 12 (DPA) Twelve strong earthquakes shook Chile Thursday, including some just minutes before the start of the inaugural ceremony of incoming President Sebastian Pinera.
The tremblors - measuring 4.9 to 6.9 ... Read more...
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Three strong quakes shake Chile (Second Lead)
March 12th, 2010 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, March 11 (DPA) Three strong quakes shook Chile Thursday, just minutes before the start of the inaugural ceremony of incoming President Sebastian Pinera.
The tremblors, one of which reached 7.2 magnitude, caused ... Read more...
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Fresh earthquake shakes Chile (Lead)
March 11th, 2010 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago, March 11 (DPA) A strong quake shook Chile Thursday, just minutes before the start of the inaugural ceremony of incoming President Sebastian Pinera.
The 7.2-magnitude tremblor caused panic in several areas across ... Read more...
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India gives $5 mn for Chile quake relief
March 11th, 2010 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, March 11 (IANS) India has announced a cash contribution of $5 million for relief and rehabilitation in Chile in a show of solidarity with the people of the earthquake-hit ... Read more...
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Quake Hits Turkey: Haiti and Chile Still Devastated From Quakes
March 9th, 2010 - 2:55 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Mar 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) On January 12, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake Haiti, near Port au Prince, the capital of Haiti. It left around 230,000 dead, 300,000 injured, and a million or ... Read more...
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UN chief visits Chilean city hit by quake
March 7th, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
Concepcion (Chile), March 7 (IANS/EFE) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Saturday visited the Chilean city of Concepcion, one of the worst affected by the Feb 27 earthquake.
Ban went to Concepcion's so-called "ground zero" ... Read more...
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Chileans undaunted by earthquake’s destruction: Ban
March 6th, 2010 - 7:41 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, March 6 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon praised Chileans for their "courage and resilience" in the face of last week's massive earthquake, as he arrived in the Chilean capital to ... Read more...
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Chile quake reconstruction to take three years
March 5th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago, March 5 (IANS) Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has said the reconstruction of the country's quake-hit areas would take at least three years.
More than 800 people were killed after a magnitude-8.8 quake ... Read more...
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PM pledges $5 million for Chile earthquake relief
March 5th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Condoling the loss of lives in the earthquake that hit Chile last weekend Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday pledged $5 million towards relief and rehabilitation measures.
"It ... Read more...
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PM condoles loss of life in Chilean earthquake, pledges five million dollars towards relief
March 5th, 2010 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar.5 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has condoled the loss of life in the earth quake that hit Chile on the 27th Feb 2010.In a letter ... Read more...
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Chile steps up the quake relief efforts as the dead toll rises to 799
March 3rd, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Santiago, Mar 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) As the dead toll in the aftermath of the massive Chile earthquake rises, Chile has stepped up the quake relief efforts. The Chile President Michelle Bachelet ... Read more...
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Chile Quake Relief Efforts Need To Be Stepped Up
March 3rd, 2010 - 8:55 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Chile, Mar 3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Efforts are being made to restore peace and order in the quake ravaged Conception in Chile. The president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet tried to pacify ... Read more...
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Security top priority after quake: Chilean president (Lead)
March 3rd, 2010 - 7:01 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, March 3 (DPA) Chilean President Michelle Bachelet ordered nearly 14,000 military forces Tuesday to the regions hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami, vowing not to tolerate looting that followed the ... Read more...
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Clinton tours quake-hit Chile
March 3rd, 2010 - 3:48 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, March 3 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has visited the quake-hit areas in Chile and offered assistance to the government in dealing with the situation.
Clinton arrived in ... Read more...
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Chile quake toll rises to 795
March 3rd, 2010 - 2:55 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, March 3 (IANS) The toll from Chile's devastating earthquake has risen to 795, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has said.
The national emergency office said two million people were affected in last Saturday's ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama expresses sympathy for Chile quake victims
March 1st, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, March 1 (IANS) Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has expressed sympathy with the bereaved family members of the earthquake victims of Chile, an official statement said Monday.
An earthquake of ... Read more...
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Rescuers Continue Work In Earthquake Hit Chile
March 1st, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Mar 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In the wake of the massive earthquake that rocked Chile last weekend, extensive rescue operations are being carried out in the country as the death toll ... Read more...
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Chile quake toll reaches 711, 90 aftershocks (Second Lead)
March 1st, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago, March 1 (DPA) The streets were deserted Sunday night in Concepcion, Chile's second largest city, amidst a curfew imposed to clamp down on looting a day after the South American nation ... Read more...
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Chile quake toll rises to 708, emergency declared (Second Lead)
March 1st, 2010 - 5:24 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, March 1 (DPA) Searchers scoured the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors Sunday as the toll from the devastating earthquake that hit Chile reached 708.
President Michelle Bachelet released the new figure, ... Read more...
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More than 700 dead in Chile quake, tsunami
March 1st, 2010 - 3:32 am ICT by BNO News
CONCEPCION, CHILE (BNO NEWS) -- More than 700 people are confirmed dead after the extremely powerful Chilean earthquake that unleashed a tsunami, killing many near the epicenter and triggering a tsunami warnings ... Read more...
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Chile quake toll rises to 708
March 1st, 2010 - 2:53 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, March 1 (IANS) The toll in the devastating earthquake in Chile has risen to 708, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said.
The country was facing "a catastrophe of such unthinkable magnitude" and ... Read more...
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8.8 Earthquake Hits Chile
February 28th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Santiago, Feb 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Chile was hit with a major earthquake on Saturday, Feb 27, 2010. The earthquake measured 8.8 on the Richter scale. The earthquake struck near Concepcion, ... Read more...
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Chile earthquake toll rises to 300, two million overall affected
February 28th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
Santiago (Chile), Feb.28 (ANI): Chile's President Michelle Bachelet has revealed that the earthquake hitting her country on Saturday has so far claimed the lives of at least 300 people and affected ... Read more...
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More than 300 dead in massive Chilean earthquake (Third Lead)
February 28th, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago, Feb 28 (DPA) Chilean authorities were assessing the damage from a massive earthquake that killed more than 300 people, as Asian nations braced Sunday for the resulting tsunami that was ... Read more...
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More than 140 killed in Chile quake (Lead)
February 28th, 2010 - 4:27 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, Feb 28 (DPA) One of the most powerful earthquakes in decades rocked Chile Saturday, leaving more than 140 people dead and triggering a tsunami alert across the Pacific basin.
Hundreds of ... Read more...
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Chile quake toll rises to 82
February 28th, 2010 - 3:40 am ICT by IANS
Santiago, Feb 28 (IANS/EFE) The toll in a devastating earthquake in Chile has risen to 82, officials said Sunday.
A magnitude 8.8 quake struck Chile Saturday, causing widespread destruction.Most of Chile's 17 million ... Read more...
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Chile’s Robinson Crusoe Island deluged
February 28th, 2010 - 12:47 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Santiago, Feb 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Chile was hit by a massive earthquake of magnitude 8.8 today. After the earthquake, tsunami warnings have been issued for Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand and ... Read more...
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Massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake kills 122 in southern Chile -(update)
February 28th, 2010 - 12:03 am ICT by ANI
London, Feb 27 (ANI): A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake capable of tremendous damage struck southern Chile on Saturday, reportedly killing at least 122 people.President Michelle Bachelet said that more deaths were possible. The ... Read more...
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Tsunami hits Chile after 8.8-magnitude quake, toll 78(Fifth Lead)
February 27th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago, Feb 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Hours after a devastating earthquake killed at least 78 people in Chile Saturday, a massive tsunami hit the Robinson Crusoe island of the Latin American country, President ... Read more...
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Toll in Chile quake rises to 76 (Fourth Lead)
February 27th, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago, Feb 27 (DPA) Chilean authorities reported that at least 76 people had been killed in an 8.8-point earthquake that also inflicted major damage on the South American country early Saturday.
"There are ... Read more...
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Massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake kills 78 in southern Chile- (update)
February 27th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 27 (ANI): A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake capable of tremendous damage struck southern Chile on Saturday, reportedly killing at least 78 people.President Michelle Bachelet said that more deaths were possible. The ... Read more...
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8.8 magnitude Chile earthquake - Death Toll at 76
February 27th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Concepcion, Feb 27 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A huge earthquake of a magnitude of 8.8 has hit Central Chile. According to official estimates over 76 people have died in the earthquake. The massive ... Read more...
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Toll in Chile quake rises to 47: President (Third Lead)
February 27th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago, Feb 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The toll in a powerful earthquake which struck Chile Saturday has risen to 47, the country's President Michelle Bachelet said.
The 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit the Latin American country ... Read more...
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