Venezuelans in Chile rally around María Corina Machado
The opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate attracted a crowd of over 15,000 people to a demonstration in Santiago, where she had traveled to attend José Antonio Kast’s inauguration
The goat brigade that stops raging forest fires in Chile
Biologist Rocío Cruces and her husband, forestry engineer Víctor Faúndez, are the creators of the organization Buena Cabra (“Good Goat”). The couple is developing a smart collar to advance strategic grazing that prevents fires in the central Biobío region, the third-most-populated region in Chile
‘The dream of studying in the United States has turned into a nightmare’
Thousands of young Latin Americans with a spot at a US university for the next academic year are feeling fear and uncertainty about the consequences of Trump’s policies against foreign students
Adrián Simancas, swallowed by a humpback whale in Chile: ‘When I was inside it, I remembered Pinocchio’
The 24-year-old Venezuelan, who was sucked in and then expelled by the animal in Punta Arenas, says that, at first, he thought he had been eaten
The world’s southernmost rice farms innovate against climate change
In Chilean fields, techniques are beginning to be adopted to reduce water consumption in crops by more than 50% and to grow in extreme weather conditions
The criminal path of Larry Changa, co-founder of the mega-gang Tren de Aragua
Larry Amaury Álvarez Núñez, lieutenant of the Venezuelan-born transnational organization, fled Chile in 2022. He was the leader of a criminal cell named La Compañía
Maduro coin? Venezuela begins pre-sale of new cryptocurrency
The “petro” will be backed by the state’s oil, gold and diamond reserves, according to the president
Venezuela’s Maduro says he will attend regional summit with or without an invitation
Peru withdrew the president’s invite to Summit of the Americas amid concerns over upcoming elections
The failure of Venezuela’s ‘cultural revolution’
Suspension of literary award and cancellation of youth orchestra tour highlight crisis in sector
Torture victims in Venezuela testify to Maduro regime’s brutality
UN condemns “widespread and systematic” use of “excessive force” against political opponents
“I’ve never seen anything like this, a plague has passed through the country”
Protests against the government in Venezuela have seen widespread looting, worsening shortages
Venezuela’s naked protester and other forms of non-violent resistance
Three demonstrators who have become symbols of the struggle against the Maduro regime tell their story
Venezuela’s Maduro orders new tailor-made Constitution written
Move could isolate and wrong-foot opposition, which lacks the regime’s nationwide support structures
Venezuela’s pro-government militias terrorizing opposition protest marches
Civilians accused of working with police and responsible for killings apparently operating with impunity
Ruperta, the starving elephant who’s come to symbolize Venezuela’s crisis
Images of extremely thin animal on social networks prompt outpouring of sympathy and outrage
Venezuela’s divided opposition sits down to talk with government
Leopoldo López’s hardline Popular Will refuses to attend Vatican-sponsored talks
Babies in boxes reveal extent of ongoing crisis in Venezuela
A photo of six newborns in improvised cribs in a hospital has quickly gone viral
Delayed recall referendum in Venezuela pushes elections to 2019
Maduro could go in February plebiscite, but ‘chavismo’ would remain in office through vice-president
Non-Aligned Movement summit in Venezuela overshadowed by crisis
Government locks down host island of Isla Margarita for conference accused of promoting authoritarianism
Vatican accepts mediation role in Venezuela crisis talks
The Venezuelan government must now formally request the participation of the Holy See in the conflict
Venezuelans take to the streets to demand Maduro step down
Opposition leverages discontent with inflation and lack of basic goods, stepping up pressure on government
Venezuela’s hospitals reduced to ‘wartime conditions’
As infant mortality rates soar, doctors tell patients to bring their own medical supplies
Venezuela’s opposition calls for defiance against state of emergency
President Maduro announces “counter-offensive” against foreign “threats”
Crisis in Venezuela has reached “tipping point,” warns opposition
Former Spanish prime minister flies to Caracas as part of mediation mission
Venezuela rules out recall referendum after declaring state of emergency
Opposition insists there are hardliners in ruling party who want to oust President Nicolás Maduro
Daily power cuts raise the tension in embattled Venezuelan city
Residents of Maracaibo have to deal with ransacked businesses, suspended classes and streets under army control
Venezuela changes time zone as energy crisis worsens
Move by President Maduro comes after introduction of four-day working week for government employees
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