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Mysterious Ecological Disasters Bombard Chile
Region: ChileChilean scientists are trying to make sense of a series of as-yet-unexplained ecological disasters. The strange occurrences started in March this year when remains of large numbers of penguins were found washed up on a beach in southern Chile. Over 1200 carcasses are believed to have been deposited on the beach. This was followed soon after by millions of sardines, found dead on a nearby stretch of coast. The unbear... more
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Chilean Student Throws Water on Education Minister
Region: ChilePosted by Juliana Rincón Parra to Global Voices Online In Chile, a student fed up with the repression and incarceration of participants in the protests against the new General Education Law (LGE) and the beatings and abuse sustained by her from the military during these protests complained to the Minister of Education at one of the Participatory meetings organized by the Ministry [es] to discuss the LGE, disc... more
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Nazi Hunters Pursue ‘Dr. Death’ in Chile
Region: ChilePosted by FindingDulcinea Staff Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff has chased reputed Nazi war criminal Aribert Heim to Chile in an attempt to bring him to justice for past crimes. Aribert Heim, known as Dr. Death, tops the charts of The Simon Wiesenthal Center’s list of “Most Wanted Nazi War Criminals.” He would now be 94 years old. Holocaust survivors say that Heim tested the limits of a human pain by r... more
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Video: Political Messages in Online Music Video Stir the Population
Region: Chile
by Juliana Rincón Parra SubVerso (SubVerse) is the artistic name of Vicente Durán, author of Inform Yourself, a political critique Hip-hop song and video distributed mainly online, which has caused a stir in the Chilean community and unleashed a flood of comments, both in favor of the message it gives of informing yourself and not taking information on TV at face value, and others lashing against certa... more
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El Norte is One of Many Destinations in the Migration Shuffle
Region: Chile
As work plays out in their native countries, Latin Americans move on to Europe, Canada, the Middle East, and neighboring countries that offer a better economic climate than the one they’re leaving. Some are also fleeing armed conflicts, environmental degradation or the effects of natural disasters. Women can be escaping domestic violence, sexual abuse, or culture-specific customs that prevent growth and perso... more
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Bielsa Accepts Chile Job
Region: ChileMarcelo Bielsa has accepted the job with the Chilean national team. He was presented as coach of "La Roja" this afternoon at the ANFP headquarters in Santiago, Chile. For the past two weeks, Federation president Harold Mayne- Nicholls was dealing with "El Loco" both bargaining with each other and working out the various snags that the negotiations had throughout the process. Bielsa sig... more
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Thursday Scores for Chile's Copa Libertadores
Region: ChileUnión Maracaibo 1-3 Colo Colo COL: Fierro (47'), Biscayzacú (69'), Lancken (87'-OG) UAM: Díaz (90') Cúcuta 0-0 San José more
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Brazil Probables
Region: ChileWith rumors running rampant that Dunga will step aside after this week, Brazil head to Santiago to face a Chile side motivated in more than one way. First of all they have the Canarinha in their sights and would like to add more pressure to that pressure cooker. Second of all, Harold Mayne-Nicholls, the Chilean Football Federation president offered Marcelo Bielsa's players US$10,500 per player if they wer... more
Views: 687If You're A Whale, This Is Definitely Not Your Week
Region: ChileIf you are a whale, this week is not your week. When I say whale, I mean an actual whale. Think humpback whales, fin whales, bowhead whales, sei whales, blue whales, gray whales, bottlenose whales, beaked whales, sperm whales, and so forth. I am talking about these types of whales. I’m not talking about obese people which have been nicknamed as “whales.” I’m not talking about the very rich p... more
Views: 591Trinity of 'Super-Earths' Discovered Orbiting A Single Star
Region: ChileIt was recently discovered that three planets close to Earth’s size in mass have been discovered orbiting one star. It is not that hard to put two and two together and say that the star is acting as the sun for those three planets. The discovery of the trinity of planets has been discovered by European scientists in Chile. This further shows that there are planets everywhere. Yes, there are all sorts of new p... more
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