• Login
  • Home
  • Pakistan
  • International News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Pakistan
  • International News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
Time of Pakistan
No Result
View All Result
Home International News

Chile miners feted at presidential palace

ToP by ToP
October 26, 2010
in International News, Latin America
0
0
SHARES
2
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The 33 miners rescued after 69 days trapped underground in Chile have been feted by President Sebastian Pinera during a palace reception in Santiago.Each miner was given a medal to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Chile’s independence from Spain, which was celebrated while they were trapped.The 33 also played a football match against their rescuers and government officials.The government team won 3-2. The miners, whose team was called Hope, took an early lead with the former professional footballer, Franklin Lobos, scoring the opening goal.But the government team, which included President Sebastian Pinera, soon caught up.After the match, President Pinera said he and the miners’ captain had made a bet.”The winners will return to the presidential palace, and the losers will go back down the mine! That was the deal I made with Franklin Lobos. Then we’ll rescue them again,” he joked.The teams were made up of 16 players each in order to give all the miners a chance to play and also to allow for frequent changes, as some of them lacked fitness.The total number of men on the field, including the referee, was 33, mirroring the number of men who were trapped in the 5 August rockfall.

The miners have become celebrities not just in Chile, but around the world, since being rescued nearly two weeks ago.Books about their ordeal are being written, while there has been talk of Hollywood films of their story. Some of the men have been to Spain to appear on a TV chat show. People have been queuing up in Santiago and at the World Expo in Shanghai to have their photographs taken next to the Phoenix escape capsules that were built to bring the men to the surface after more than two months underground.

And the message that announced that the trapped men were alive and well has been copyrighted on behalf of the miner who wrote it, Jose Ojeda.Chilean writer Pablo Huneeus registered the phrase in Mr Ojeda’s name. It was discovered attached to a probe 17 days after the mine collapse.Mr Pinera showed off the note during his visit to Europe last week and in the UK gave copies of it to the Queen and prime minister – Bcc

Previous Post

Haiti: Cholera slows but fears of spread remain

Next Post

Police in training for ‘Mumbai-style’ gun attack in UK

ToP

ToP

Related Posts

indian pm modi
Pakistan

Pakistan Invites Indian PM Narendra Modi to SCO Meeting

by Jameel Ahmad
August 29, 2024
Largest IT Outage
Technology

Largest IT Outage in History Brings Y2K Fears to Reality, Says Web Security Expert

by Jameel Ahmad
July 19, 2024
Ishaq Dar
Pakistan

Ensure the Safety of Students”: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s Directive Amid Bangladesh Protests

by Jameel Ahmad
July 18, 2024
Trump Assassination Attempt
International News

Trump Calls for Unity After Assassination Attempt

by Jameel Ahmad
July 15, 2024
Narendra Modi Government
International News

India shares plunge as polls show Modi’s mandate slipping

by Jameel Ahmad
June 4, 2024
Ebrahim Raisi
International News

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Confirmed Dead in Helicopter Crash

by Jameel Ahmad
May 20, 2024
Shehbaz Sharif
Pakistan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Garners New Investment Promises from Riyadh

by Jameel Ahmad
April 29, 2024
Next Post

Police in training for 'Mumbai-style' gun attack in UK

Popular Stories

  • Welcome to Ghas Mandi: Asia’s largest gambling den

    Welcome to Ghas Mandi: Asia’s largest gambling den

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Bodybuilding Champion Found Happiness in God, not Competition

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Watch Video: Indian Father Buried His Ten Year Old Daughter Alive

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Google shuts failed social network Google+

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
Time of Pakistan

About Times Of Pakistan

kralbetbetturkeyikimislibahis1xbetm.infohipas.infohttps://www.wiibet.com/restbetcdn.com

Other Categories

  • Beautiful Pakistan
  • Fashion News
  • Funny News
  • Viral Videos
  • Weird News

Recent Posts

  • 11th J.A. Zaman Memorial Open – Powered by Gem Golfers
  • Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi Sentenced to Jail in £190 Million Case
  • World’s Largest Submarine Cable Arrives in Pakistan: Could This End Internet Woes?

Times Of Pakistan © 2024. Design & Developed by E2E Solution Providers.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Pakistan
  • International News
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In