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Workers of BHP Billiton's Escondida, the world's biggest copper mine, are seen in front of the open pit, in Antofagasta, northern Chile March 31, 2008. Picture taken March 31, 2008. Photo: REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
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Workers strike at world's biggest copper mine in Chile

The Escondida mine in northern Chile yearly digs up around five percent of the world's copper, a coveted metal used in everything from electrical wiring to rechargeable batteries

A woman lies among the remains of her burned house, following the spread of wildfires in Vina del Mar, Chile, February 4, 2024. REUTERS/ Sofia Yanjari
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Forest fires kill 123 in Chile's worst disaster since 2010 earthquake

The remains of burned houses are seen, following the spread of wildfires in Vina del Mar, Chile February 4, 2024. REUTERS/ Sofia Yanjari
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Chile wildfire death toll rises to 112

People try to extinguish a fire burning a house during the spread of wildfires in Vina del Mar, Chile February 3, 2024. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
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Forest fires kill 51 in Chile, menace urban areas

Surgeons use magnetic surgical robot arms, new technology instruments that work with magnetic fields, during an operation at a public hospital, in Santiago, Chile, December 4, 2023. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado
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Magnetic surgical robot makes international debut in Chile hospital

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Abir Sultan/Pool via REUTERS
Hamas-Israel war

Bolivia severs ties with Israel, others recall envoys over Gaza

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Chilean President Gabriel Boric makes a brief stopover at Dhaka airport

A man is silhouetted against the logo of the World Bank at the main venue for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meeting in Tokyo October 10, 2012. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
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Chile inks $630 million earthquake insurance deal with World Bank

FILE PHOTO: A wildfire burns areas in Los Venados, San Jose de la Mariquina, near Valdivia, Chile, February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Cristobal Saavedra Escobar
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Chile battles deadliest wildfires on record as heatwave grips

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At least 23 dead as dozens of wildfires torch forests in Chile

Local residents work to extinguish a wildfire in Santa Juana, near Concepcion, Chile, February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Ailen Diaz
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At least 23 dead as dozens of wildfires torch forests in Chile

A firefighter works, as a wildfire burns parts of rural areas in Quillon, Chile, February 2, 2023 REUTERS/Juan Gonzalez
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Chile wildfires consume over 750 hectares threatening forests, farmland

Volunteers work during a wildfire at the 'Santa Rosa de Colmo' area, in Valparaiso, Chile, December 11, 2022. Vina del Mar Firefighters/Handout via REUTERS
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Chile battles to combat forest fires amid threat to residents