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A Chilean Odyssey

12.10.11
Sarah Sands explores Chile's extraordinary landscapes, from the arid Atacama Desert in the north to the spectacular summits of Torres del Paine in the south... more

Talks begin after student revolt

05.10.11
Students in Chile began talks with the government today over education reform after five months of huge protests led by Camila Vallejo, right, a 23-year-old studying geography.... more

Chile school strike erupts in violence

25.08.11
More than 300 people were arrested in Santiago during a 48-hour strike by students and unions calling for improved public education in Chile... more

Student march erupts in violence

15.07.11
A riot policeman arrests a student demanding reform of Chile's education system... more

Shell ploughs on with asset sales in Chile deal

01.04.11
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has racked up more than £1 billion of asset sales this week as it followed its disposal of the UK's second-biggest refinery by agreeing to offload most of its business in Chile... more

81 die in Chile prison after gangs set fire to mattresses

08.12.10
Fire during a prison riot in Chile kills at least 81 inmates and seriously injures at least 14 others... more

Over the moon in Chile

20.10.10
Imogen Stubbs found the breathtaking lunar landscapes of Chile’s Atacama Desert as miraculous as the rescue of its trapped miners... more

BBC’s £100,000 on Chile rescue leaves it short to cover G20

14.10.10
The BBC is planning to cut its coverage of the G20 and the Oscars after spending more than £100,000 on the rescue in Chile... more

The Discerning Drinker: Chilean wines

14.10.10
The Chilean miners are rescued! Our discerning drinker picks the best Chilean wines to celebrate with... more

Tears of joy as Chile miners complete their great escape

13.10.10
The Chilean miners trapped for 69 days are winched to fresh air and freedom amid cheers from their families and countrymen... more

Longest 20 minutes of their lives: Chile miners face the final trauma

12.10.10
The 33 miners trapped in Chile face the greatest trauma of their two months underground when they are winched to the surface in a capsule, experts warn... more

Chile miners hope of rescue within 15 days

29.09.10
The families of 33 trapped miners in Chile cheer as a rescue drill makes twice expected progress... more

Long live Chile, chant the miners as they play cards in their tomb

27.08.10
How 33 men pass the time knowing that they are trapped until Christmas... more

Miners’ plea to Chile president: Get us out of hell

25.08.10
Miners trapped half a mile underground plead with government not to abandon them... more

'We need oxygen... and tooth brushes' say trapped Chilean miners

24.08.10
Thirty-three miners trapped underground in Chile tell rescue teams on the surface they have been surviving on tuna, tinned milk and biscuits... more

Chile miners trapped half a mile underground until Christmas

23.08.10
Group of miners trapped underground in Chile will not be brought to the ground for months, possibly Christmas... more

Penguins found starved to death on Brazil beaches

21.07.10
About 500 penguins that starved to death have washed up on Brazil’s beaches... more

Brazil worry over missing players

30.06.10
Coach Dunga is sweating on the fitness of a trio of players ahead of Friday's quarter-final clash with Holland... more

Dunga: Chile won't stifle us

28.06.10
Brazil coach urged his team to go on the attack to extend their impressive record over Chile in tonight's World Cup last-16 clash in Johannesburg... more

Mark Gonzalez goes for the jugular

25.06.10
Former Liverpool winger warns Spain that Chile are looking for the win which could eliminate European champions from World Cup... more

Marco Bielsa: Chile will not go out

22.06.10
Coach does not even want to contemplate the prospect of bowing out of the World Cup finals at the first hurdle with six points... more

Chile celebrate historic win... but not for long

17.06.10
Mark Gonzalez intended to enjoy Chile's first World Cup win for 48 years... more

Jean Beausejour is the hero as Chile end their barren run

16.06.10
South Americans put in an impressive display to secure their first victory in a World Cup for 48 years ... more

Chile and Uruguay record friendly victories

27.05.10
South American rivals Chile and Uruguay both enjoyed comfortable friendly victories over Zambia and Israel respectively... more

The discerning drinker: Chile is bouncing back

15.04.10
The signs, thankfully, are that the wine industry is bouncing back fast after a difficult few months. Still, opening a bottle of Chilean seems the least we can do.... more

Chile earthquake to cost Brit Insurance £47 million

26.03.10
Brit Insurance says it will be getting claims of about £47 million from the Chile earthquake... more

Hiscox expects £100m loss from earthquake

16.03.10
Insurance firm Hiscox puts its expected losses from the Chile earthquake and hurricane Xynthia last month at £100 million... more

Chile's devastating earthquake will rock RSA Insurance

02.03.10
RSA Insurance says it expects to lose about £30 million from the earthquake in Chile ... more

Billionaire 'is next Chile president'

14.12.09
Billionaire Sebastian Pinera, 60, took the lead in Chile's presidential election but failed to win enough votes for an overall majority... more

BHP scales new heights but warns of Chilean output fall

23.07.08
Global mining giant BHP Billiton has produced another stellar quarterly production report, with a new record in iron-ore output and big gains in oil and gas as new projects pick up speed... more


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