The inhabitants of Taltal, for instance, a small fishing and mining town in northern Chile, on Independence Day last month bedecked the town not with the traditional national standard but with black flags, in mourning for lost jobs.

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The death of the three-day-old baby last November shocked Chile, a predominantly Roman Catholic country.

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Chile has extended the school day.

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Mr Morales was speaking on Bolivia's "Day of the Sea", when it commemorates its defeat by Chile in the 19th Century War of the Pacific.

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After Chile's 1-0 win over the Swiss earlier in the day they knew defeat would end their interest in the tournament, but that was never a realistic proposition as they dominated proceedings from the outset.

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Rescue workers in Chile are continuing their operation to free a man trapped for more than a day in a mine in the northern Atacama region.

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Expeditions depart from either Puerto Williams in Chile or Ushuaia in Argentina, and include a tough three- to four-day crossing of the notorious Drake Passage.

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Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. shares are currently trading off about 0.2% on the day.

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On the same day that the World Health Organisation raised the alert about swine flu back in April, Michelle Bachelet, Chile's president, gathered a committee of experts to discuss the threat.

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The drinking water in Chile's capital, Santiago, is being restored after contamination left millions without supplies for a day, officials say.

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