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Rapid retreat of Chile glacier captured in images (AP)

December 8th, 2011 | Author: admin

This photo grab taken form a video released by the private organization 'Centro de Estudios Cientificos', CECs, shows the retreat of the Jorge Montt glacier in Chile's Patagonia in a year period. The pink line shows where the glacier stood in Feb. 2010, the orange line shows where it stood in April 2010, the blue one where the glacier was in Sept. 2010, and the yellow one shows the glacier's limit in Jan. 2011, when this photo was taken. According to Chilean scientist Andres Rivera, Chief of the Glaciology Lab at CECs, the images show that the snout of Jorge Montt Glacier retreated 1 kilometer (more than half a mile) between Feb. 2010 and Jan. 2011. (AP Photo/Centro de Estudios Cientificos)AP – Researchers in Chile released a series of time-lapse photos Wednesday showing the dramatic retreat of a glacier in Patagonia.


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Terrorist in Chile accidentally blows self up

June 2nd, 2011 | Author: admin

Luciano Pitronello Schuffeneger, 22, suffered third-degree burns throughout his body, lost his eyesight and had to have both hands amputated when an explosive he intended to detonate in a local bank unexpectedly went off, El Mercurio newspaper reported.

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Strong quake jolts Chile; magnitude 6.8 (AP)

February 11th, 2011 | Author: admin

A woman holds a child as they stand outside a building as a precaution after a magnitude-6.8 earthquake in Concepcion, Chile, Friday Feb. 11, 2011. The earthquake struck central Chile Friday, centered in almost exactly the same spot where last year's magnitude-8.8 quake spawned a tsunami and devastated coastal communities. Electricity and phone service were disrupted and thousands of people fled to higher ground following Friday's quake, but the government quickly announced that there was no risk of a tsunami, and there were no reports of damage or injuries. (AP Photo/Francisco Negroni)AP – A magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck central Chile Friday, centered in almost exactly the same spot where last year’s magnitude-8.8 quake spawned a tsunami and devastated coastal communities.


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Blasts at Swiss, Chile embassy in Rome, 2 injured (AP)

December 23rd, 2010 | Author: admin

Carabinieri police are seen inside the compound of the Swiss Embassy as an officer stands at the entrance of the embassy, in Rome, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010. A package exploded Thursday at the Swiss Embassy in Rome, wounding one person, police said. The Foreign Ministry called it a 'deplorable act of violence'' against the Swiss. The explosion occurred when the package was opened by an embassy staffer, who was wounded and subsequently taken to the hospital, said a spokesman at the Carabinieri police in Rome. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi)AP – Rome’s police chief says all embassies have been informed about a pair of package bombs that exploded at the Swiss and Chilean embassies, injuring two people who opened them.


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Fire during Chile prison brawl kills at least 81 (AP)

December 9th, 2010 | Author: admin

An area of the San Miguel prison is burned after a fire killed at least 81 prisoners in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010. A prison fire set off during a riot killed at least 81 inmates at the Chilean prison on Wednesday and seriously injured at least 14 others, officials said. (AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)AP – A fire started during an inmate brawl swept through an overcrowded prison Wednesday, killing at least 81 people and seriously injuring 14. Chileans heard the screams of inmates after a prisoner using a contraband cell phone called state television for help.


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Chile prison fire kills at least 83 (AP)

December 8th, 2010 | Author: admin

Relatives of prisoners at the San Miguel prison react as they listen the list of names of inmates who died in a fire in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010. A prison fire set off during a riot killed at least 81 inmates at the Chilean prison on Wednesday and seriously injured at least 14 others, officials said. (AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)AP – A fire set off by rioting inmates in a severely overcrowded prison killed at least 83 prisoners Wednesday and seriously injured at least 14 others, firefighters said. Chileans nationwide could hear the screams of dying inmates in the background as a prisoner used an illegal cell phone to call state television for help.


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Chile prison fire kills at least 81 (AP)

December 8th, 2010 | Author: admin

AP – A prison fire set off during a riot killed at least 81 inmates at a Chilean prison on Wednesday and seriously injured at least 14 others, officials said.

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