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Location of the Antofagasta Region in Chile.

Authorities in Chile say at least two people have been killed and more than 100 injured after a powerful earthquake struck in the north, sending terrified residents into the streets and cutting power to some of the country's copper mines. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake struck on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 at 15:40:53 UTC. Full story

Latest News

• 29 March 2008: Around 240 Chilean protesters detained after anti-government demonstration
• 1 March 2008: Iquique, Chile struck by moderate earthquake
• 26 November 2007: 2007 Ig Nobel Prize winners announced
• 23 November 2007: MS Explorer cruise ship passengers are safe
• 19 November 2007: Spanish King's 'shut up' to Chávez becomes ringtone
• 15 November 2007: Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Antofagasta, Chile
• 5 October 2007: Family of Chile's former leader Augusto Pinochet arrested on embezzlement charges
• 20 July 2007: Violence erupts after game at 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
• 13 July 2007: 2007 FIFA U20 World Cup: Austria, Czech Republic, Spain and US make it to quarters
• 18 May 2007: Penguin swims ashore in Peru

Politics and conflicts

• 29 March 2008: Around 240 Chilean protesters detained after anti-government demonstration
• 19 November 2007: Spanish King's 'shut up' to Chávez becomes ringtone
• 29 March 2007: Wikinews Shorts: March 29, 2007
• 11 December 2006: Former Chilean dictator Pinochet dies at 91
• 3 December 2006: Former Chilean President Pinochet suffers heart attack

Disasters and accidents

• 1 March 2008: Iquique, Chile struck by moderate earthquake
• 23 November 2007: MS Explorer cruise ship passengers are safe
• 15 November 2007: Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Antofagasta, Chile
• 23 April 2007: Earthquake in Chile triggers landslide
• 5 February 2007: Wikinews Shorts: February 5, 2007

Crime and law

• 5 October 2007: Family of Chile's former leader Augusto Pinochet arrested on embezzlement charges
• 5 February 2007: Wikinews Shorts: February 5, 2007
• 11 July 2005: Pinochet arrested after Supreme Court ruling

Obituaries

• 11 December 2006: Former Chilean dictator Pinochet dies at 91

Wackynews

• 26 November 2007: 2007 Ig Nobel Prize winners announced
• 19 November 2007: Spanish King's 'shut up' to Chávez becomes ringtone
• 18 May 2007: Penguin swims ashore in Peru

Economy and business

• 2 March 2006: Natural gas discovered in Chile according to President Ricardo Lagos

Science and technology

• 26 November 2007: 2007 Ig Nobel Prize winners announced
• 18 May 2007: Penguin swims ashore in Peru
• 26 April 2007: Newly discovered extra-solar planet may be Earth-like
• 29 March 2007: Wikinews Shorts: March 29, 2007
• 2 July 2005: First photo of a planet that orbits another sun

Culture and entertainment

• 19 November 2007: Spanish King's 'shut up' to Chávez becomes ringtone

Sports

• 20 July 2007: Violence erupts after game at 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
• 13 July 2007: 2007 FIFA U20 World Cup: Austria, Czech Republic, Spain and US make it to quarters
• 29 March 2007: Wikinews Shorts: March 29, 2007

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