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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 01/10
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In Pictures: 2010: The year in pictures
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In Pictures: Chilean miner's marathon
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/14
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A year after joyous miner rescue, Chile struggles with conflict
After soaring to a 65 percent approval rating following the miner rescue, President Sebastian Piñera's rating is now at 30 percent as his country is riven by protests, riots, and other crises.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 01/10
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In Pictures: 2010: The year in pictures
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In Pictures: Chilean miner's marathon
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Chile mine rescue may spur more rescue efforts worldwide
The Chilean miners' ability to survive 17 days trapped underground without outside contact could spur future rescue missions to persevere when hope seems lost.
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As media circus wanes, Chile miners' families turn spotlight on reporters' antics
Sitting around a campfire in the Atacama Desert, family of the rescued Chile miners laugh about the media's excesses over the past 70 days.
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In Pictures: Kiddie costumes
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/14
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Chile mine rescue a success after last of the miners is raised to safety
The last of the 33 miners trapped underground for months has been brought to the surface in a joyous ending to the Chile mine rescue efforts.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/13
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5 reasons Chile mine rescue is so successful
Shortly after midnight on Oct. 13 in northern Chile (11:12 pm in New York City), Florencio Ávalos became the first of 33 miners to emerge from the Atacama Desert. An Aug. 5 cave-in blocked their exit from the gold and copper mine, and the trapped men were initially suspected dead when they were unable to contact the world for 17 days. Entombed a half-mile underground for a total of 69 days, the rescue mission united Chile, inspired the world, and succeeded in part because of the following five reasons.
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Florencio Avalos is the first of 33 trapped miners to be lifted to the surface after the long awaited Chile mine rescue
Chile mine rescue: the first of the 33 trapped Chilean miners has been successfully rescued using a NASA-built escape capsule. Florencio Avalos greeted his family and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera in an emotional celebration after being freed from a collapsed mine in Chile.
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Chilean miners rescue: escape capsule begins rescue of trapped men
The 33 trapped Chilean miners are counting down the minutes to their rescue as the NASA-built escape capsule arrives at the rescue platform 622 meters underground.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/12
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Chile miners rescue: 33 men need a calm head below and above ground
With the Chile miners rescue set to begin Tuesday evening, concerns loom about how the 33 men will fare during their ride to the surface and upon their reentry to society.
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In Pictures: Chile mine rescue
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Joy after Chile mine rescue drill reaches trapped miners
Chile mine rescue teams are now aiming for Wednesday to begin to hoist 33 miners from the copper and gold mine where they have been trapped for more than two months.
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Chilean miners: A way out, at last, as drill punches through
A drilling rig punched through to where 33 Chilean miners have been trapped for 66 days under the Chilean desert, raising cheers, tears and hopes on Saturday.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day 09/27
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/21
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/17
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