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Santiago was one of the first cities outside the OECD to implement a tradable permit program to control air pollution. This article looks closely at the program
This April 11, 2010 photo shows peaople take part in a marathon honouring victims of the Feb. 27 quake in Santiago. A magnitude-6.4 earthquake has struck off Chile
Workers at Chilean copper-gold mine port facilities will soon be quenching their thirst with drinking water from an innovative new seawater reverse osmosis (RO) system supplied by Koch Membrane Systems (KMS).
UNITED NATIONS: India has announced a cash contribution of $5 million for relief and rehabilitation in Chile in a show of solidarity with the people of the earthquake-hit country.
Chicago: The massive earthquake which struck the west coast of Chile last month moved the entire city of Concepcion more than three meters (10 feet) to the west, scientists said on Monday.
Earthquake Toll Tops 300, Tsunami Does Little Harm
Sao Paulo: A day after an 8.8-magnitude temblor struck central Chile, the picture in the interiors was that of absolute catastrophe, even as coastal areas from Australia to the Russian far east and Hawaii heaved a sigh of relief as the feared tsunami waves triggered by the quake did little damage anywhere, except in Japan.
Heroism and banditry mingled on Chile's shattered streets as rescuers braved aftershocks digging for survivors and the government sent soldiers and ordered a nighttime curfew to quell looting. The death toll climbed to 708 in one of the biggest earthquakes in centuries.
: The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Chile rose to more than 400 people, an official at the National Emergency Office said on Sunday.
Chilean rescuers used shovels and sledgehammers on Sunday to find survivors of the mammoth earthquake that unleashed a Pacific tsunami and triggered loot- ing by desperate and hungry residents.
