Spontaneous Osteonecrosis of the Knee - SONK. Also known as: Ahlbackâs disease. A condition of unknown aetiology characterized by the development of an area of osteonecrosis on the weight-bearing surface of the medial femoral condyle.
Friday 8 November 2013 09.16 EST First published on Friday 8 November 2013 09.16 EST. When 33 Chilean miners were hauled to the surface after 69 days trapped in a collapsed copper mine in 2010, more than a billion people around the world tuned in to watch as the rescue was broadcast live on television.
May 22, 1960: The largest recorded earthquake, magnitude 8.6 in Chile, created a tsunami that hit the Chilean coast within 15 minutes. The surge, up to 75 feet (25 meters) high, killed an estimated 1,500 people in Chile and Hawaii.