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Barrick fined $16m for Pascua-Lama violations

Chile's environmental regulator blocked Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project on Friday and imposed its maximum fine on the world's largest gold miner, citing "very serious" violations of its environmental permit as well as a failure by the company to accurately describe what it had Full story

4-nation Pacific Alliance trade bloc forges ahead

The presidents of Colombia, Peru, Chile and Mexico meet in the western city of Cali on Thursday in hopes of completing a nascent trade bloc that looks to the European Union as a model and aims to further open their trade with Asia. Full story

Chile miner happy to be played by Banderas in film

Antonio Banderas will star in a movie as one of the 33 Chilean miners trapped deep underground for more than two months in 2010, and the charismatic survivor he's playing couldn't be happier. Full story

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Chilean cult leader accused of killing baby found dead in Peru

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  Student protesters clash with police in Chile

A march for education reform in Chile turned violent between police and student demonstrators. NBCNews.com’s Dara Brown reports.

  What third world economies can teach the US

Author Peter Blair Henry joins Morning Joe to discuss "Turnaround: Third World Lessons for First World Growth," which looks at how China, Mexico and Brazil turned around their economies and what lessons the U.S. can learn from those examples.

  Pilot whales wash ashore in Chile beach

Fisherman call on Chile's navy to help rescue nearly 50 pilot whales found stranded along the Strait of Magellan. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Chileans go to war with tomatoes

An estimated 7,000 people participated in the third annual "War of the Tomato" in Chile this weekend. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Massive waves batter, strand cargo ship

High waters off the Chilean coast batter a cargo ship, stranding it just off shore. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

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