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2 hrs ago | PR-inside.com

Hacker gets into Chilean government files, leaks personal data to Internet

A hacker who identified himself as Anonymous Coward stole personal data of 6 million Chileans _ reportedly including a daughter of the president _ and posted it briefly on the Internet, authorities said Sunday. via PR-inside.com

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7 hrs ago | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Chile fears effects of volcanic ash

“I am tremendously worried because this is an environmental, social and ecological disaster”

Lightning bolts illuminate clouds of ash above Chile's Chaiten volcano. Cases of electrical storms breaking out directly above erupting volcanoes are well documented, although scientists cannot agree what ... via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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23 hrs ago | XtraMSN Real Estate

In Chilean town, living in the ashes of Chaiten volcano

“Many people have fled, but I'm staying, even if I die here”

With just three bottles of drinking water and a few boxes of food provided by the military, Remigio Ramos hunkered down Saturday in his modest home in this ash-enshrouded village to wait out Chile's erupting ... via XtraMSN Real Estate

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Yesterday | Reuters

VIDEO: Volcano forces emergency evacuation

“What us men at least are going to need is work. And I think that if we can't go back to our homes in Chaiten, why don't they just tell us? Because if Chaiten disappears how are we going to live? This is the only stuff we managed to bring out.”

Chile ordered hold-out residents to flee from an erupting volcano in the remote region of Patagonia and vowed to remove them by force if they refuse to obey. via Reuters

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Saturday | The Associated Press | Posted by The Associated Press

Activists want pets rescued from volcano

“There are some people among us thinking of a commando operation to reach the town”

Help is on the way for hundreds of household pets left behind in the wake of a volcano eruption in southern Chile, an animal welfare group said Saturday.

The Coalition for Ethical Control of Urban Fauna, which has been critical of the government's attention to stranded animals, said the Emergency Bureau offered to carry food to pets in Chaiten, a town 6 miles from the volcano of the same name. Contacted on Saturday, the bureau had no information.

An estimated 450 dogs and 350 cats were left when the town's residents were evacuated after the initial May 2 eruption, the volcano's first in thousands of years. Read more

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Saturday | Xinhuanet

"Pele" to visit Chile in June

World soccer star Brazilian Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pele", will visit Chile on June 4 as Copa Libertadores ambassador, an official statement said on Friday. via Xinhuanet

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Friday | Science Daily

Chilean Volcano Captured Blasting Ash

The 1000 m-high volcano had been dormant for thousands of years before erupting on 2 May, causing the evacuation of thousands. via Science Daily

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Friday | Xinhuanet

1,200 Chileans evacuated on active volcan

Over 1,200 people were evacuated as a preventative measure from the edge of the volatile Chaiten volcano in southern Chile on Friday. via Xinhuanet

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Friday May 9 | Reuters RSS Reuters.com

Chile volcanic eruption at critical stage: Expert

“The volcano is now at its limit and one possibility is that the column could collapse quickly, generating flows of pyroclastic material down its ravines”

A towering plume of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile's remote Patagonia could collapse back down to devastate the surrounding area, a leading expert warned on Friday. via Reuters RSS Reuters.com

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Thursday May 8 | Reuters Video

VIDEO: Chile volcano's spreading ash cloud

Experts say Chile's Chaiten volcano could belch out ash for months to come. Some experts say it could rumble on for years. via Reuters Video

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