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Firefighter Allegedly Used Cigarettes To Start Wildfires That Killed 130 In Chile
A volunteer firefighter and a Chilean forestry official have been formally accused by prosecutors with involvement in setting wildfires that engulfed central Chile this past February, killing over 130 people.
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"It Was Raining Ash": Chile Wildfires Kill 112, Emergency Declared
The death count from central Chile's blazing wildfires jumped to at least 112 people on Sunday, after President Gabriel Boric warned the number would rise "significantly" as teams search destroyed neighborhoods.
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"Extreme" Wildfires Kill At Least 19 In Chile, State Of Emergency Declared
Wildfires blazing across central and southern Chile have left at least 19 people dead, officials said Saturday, warning the death count was likely to climb as responders comb through burnt-out homes and the flames continue to spread.
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Black Vulture Spotted In Gurugram In Rare Sighting, Bird Watchers Puzzled
Also known as the American black vulture, the bird's range usually spread from the northeastern US to Peru, Central Chile, Brazil and Uruguay in South America.
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China Plans Yuan Pool To Counter Dollar's Reserve Currency Status
China's central bank has signed an agreement with Switzerland based Bank for International Settlements to establish a yuan pooling scheme
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Chile's Central Bank to Decide on Rollout of Digital Currency in 2022
Chile's central bank will decide in early 2022 on a strategy for the potential rollout of its own digital currency, the bank's president said on Monday, as policymakers worldwide seek to keep pace with fast-spreading cryptocurrencies.
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Fake Snow To Rescue As Climate Change Forces Ski Stations To Innovate
Once deep in powder this time of year, Chile's ski stations are fighting the ravages of climate change and pollution that have brought less and less snow to the central Andes.
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Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Hits Chile Coast, No Reports Of Damage
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit the coast of central Chile early on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Chile coast
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocked central Chile late Saturday, monitors said, though there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
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6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Central Chile: Officials
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake of "great intensity" struck central Chile on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage, officials said.
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Strong 6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Chile: US Geological Survey
A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted central Chile today, though there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage to property, the US Geological Survey reported.
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Strong 6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Chile: US Geological Survey
A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of central Chile late Tuesday but there was no immediate tsunami alert, US seismologists said.
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Chile Rocked by 6.0 Magnitude Earthquake, No Injuries Reported
An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Moment magnitude scale shook central Chile today, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, the country's National Emergency Office said.
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Aftershock Earthquake of 6.5 Magnitude Shakes Chile, No Damage Reported
A fresh 6.5 magnitude aftershock struck central Chile on Monday, rattling buildings in Chile's capital city Santiago, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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Thousands Left Homeless by Giant Chile Earthquake
More than 9,000 people were left homeless after a powerful earthquake hit northern and central Chile last week, officials said on Sunday, dramatically increasing previous estimates.
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Firefighter Allegedly Used Cigarettes To Start Wildfires That Killed 130 In Chile
A volunteer firefighter and a Chilean forestry official have been formally accused by prosecutors with involvement in setting wildfires that engulfed central Chile this past February, killing over 130 people.
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"It Was Raining Ash": Chile Wildfires Kill 112, Emergency Declared
The death count from central Chile's blazing wildfires jumped to at least 112 people on Sunday, after President Gabriel Boric warned the number would rise "significantly" as teams search destroyed neighborhoods.
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"Extreme" Wildfires Kill At Least 19 In Chile, State Of Emergency Declared
Wildfires blazing across central and southern Chile have left at least 19 people dead, officials said Saturday, warning the death count was likely to climb as responders comb through burnt-out homes and the flames continue to spread.
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Black Vulture Spotted In Gurugram In Rare Sighting, Bird Watchers Puzzled
Also known as the American black vulture, the bird's range usually spread from the northeastern US to Peru, Central Chile, Brazil and Uruguay in South America.
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China Plans Yuan Pool To Counter Dollar's Reserve Currency Status
China's central bank has signed an agreement with Switzerland based Bank for International Settlements to establish a yuan pooling scheme
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Chile's Central Bank to Decide on Rollout of Digital Currency in 2022
Chile's central bank will decide in early 2022 on a strategy for the potential rollout of its own digital currency, the bank's president said on Monday, as policymakers worldwide seek to keep pace with fast-spreading cryptocurrencies.
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Fake Snow To Rescue As Climate Change Forces Ski Stations To Innovate
Once deep in powder this time of year, Chile's ski stations are fighting the ravages of climate change and pollution that have brought less and less snow to the central Andes.
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Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Hits Chile Coast, No Reports Of Damage
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit the coast of central Chile early on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Chile coast
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake rocked central Chile late Saturday, monitors said, though there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
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6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Central Chile: Officials
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake of "great intensity" struck central Chile on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage, officials said.
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Strong 6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Chile: US Geological Survey
A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted central Chile today, though there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage to property, the US Geological Survey reported.
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Strong 6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Chile: US Geological Survey
A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of central Chile late Tuesday but there was no immediate tsunami alert, US seismologists said.
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Chile Rocked by 6.0 Magnitude Earthquake, No Injuries Reported
An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Moment magnitude scale shook central Chile today, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, the country's National Emergency Office said.
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Aftershock Earthquake of 6.5 Magnitude Shakes Chile, No Damage Reported
A fresh 6.5 magnitude aftershock struck central Chile on Monday, rattling buildings in Chile's capital city Santiago, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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Thousands Left Homeless by Giant Chile Earthquake
More than 9,000 people were left homeless after a powerful earthquake hit northern and central Chile last week, officials said on Sunday, dramatically increasing previous estimates.
