Posts Tagged ‘chilean’

Two Parcel Bomb Blasts in Rome

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

Two parcel bomb explosions rocked Italy’s capital Thursday-one at the Chilean embassy and another at the Swiss embassy. One person was injured in each embassy attack. No one has claimed responsibility; Rome’s mayor believes it the culprit is…

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Zuckerberg Is Time’s Person of the Year

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg beat out Julian Assange, the Chilean miners, and the Tea Party to become Time magazines’s Person of the Year, it was announced Wednesday morning. Richard Stengel, Time’s managing editor, says Zuckerberg was chosen…

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Chile miners meet United players

Monday, December 13th, 2010

Sir Alex Ferguson takes time out of match preparations to welcome the Chilean miners to a Manchester United training session.

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Chile prison fire kills dozens

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

A fire in a prison in the Chilean capital Santiago has killed at least 81 inmates, officials say.

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Mine Explosion Traps 27 Miners

Friday, November 19th, 2010

In a disaster reminiscent of the Chilean mine collapse, 27 miners are believed to be trapped in New Zealand’s largest coal mine after an explosion Friday. Relatives gathered outside the mine along with rescuers, but no one could enter for fear of any…

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New Zealand Mine Blast Traps 27

Friday, November 19th, 2010

In a disaster reminiscent of the Chilean mine collapse, 29 miners are believed to be trapped in New Zealand’s largest coal mine after an explosion Friday. Relatives gathered outside the mine along with rescuers, but no one could enter for fear of any…

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Miner completes New York marathon

Monday, November 8th, 2010

The Chilean miner who famously jogged underground while awaiting rescue has completed the New York City Marathon

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African runners win NYC marathon

Sunday, November 7th, 2010

Celebrities running in the usually star-studded New York Marathon on Sunday are likely to be overshadowed by a man from a less glamorous profession whose fame derived from his sprints inside the gloomy pit of a Chilean mine.

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Chile miner completes NY marathon

Sunday, November 7th, 2010

Edison Pena, the Chilean miner who famously jogged underground while awaiting rescue, completes the New York marathon.

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The Chilean Miner’s NYC Tour

Saturday, November 6th, 2010

Edison Pena is taking New York by storm. The 34-year-old Chilean miner, who was rescued after 10 weeks underground, is in town ahead of the New York City Marathon and has instantly become a media darling. After a photoshoot on the 86th floor of the…

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Before race, miner to see Letterman

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

Edison Pena, the Chilean miner who will take part in the New York City’s marathon this weekend, will appear on the “Late Show with David Letterman” on Thursday.

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Chilean miner to run in N.Y. marathon

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

Less than one month after being rescued, one of the now-famous Chilean miners will compete in the New York City Marathon Sunday, according to Mary Wittenberg, President of the New York City Road Runners Club.

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Miners play rescuers at football

Monday, October 25th, 2010

The rescued Chilean miners are to face their rescuers and government officials on Monday in a football match in the National Stadium.

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Stories of Hope and Hardship of ‘Los 33’

Monday, October 25th, 2010

While the world has begun to move on, the 33 miners rescued from a Chilean mine are just starting to grapple with the enormousness of what happened to them.

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Miner Shafted Second Mistress

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

Perhaps no story from the Chilean mine saga proved as memorable as the one about Yonni Barrios, whose wife Marta Salinas discovered her husband’s mistress waiting for him to emerge from the ground. It turns out that the mistress, Susana Valenzuela, had…

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