The streets of Washington and New York were completely paved with Venezuelan asphalt, extracted by eager American companies that enjoyed advantageous conditions for resource extraction during the late 19th and throughout the 20th century, leading up to the enactment of the Hydrocarbons Law of 2001 during Hugo Chávez's administration. Months after the law was enacted, the Venezuelan right-wing, backed by the U.S., staged a coup.

Comments from RN Deputy Diego Schalper regarding the future opposition to José Kast's government prompted reactions on social media, with users recalling his calls in 2022 to "stifle" Gabriel Boric's administration.

Patricio Vilches Guerrero, a teacher from a multigrade rural school in Cabildo, has been selected as one of the 50 finalists for the Global Teacher Prize 2026, one of the most prestigious teaching accolades worldwide.

A doctoral student in Astrophysics from the University of Valparaíso has been selected as the ALMA 2026 Ambassador, becoming the first Chilean to hold this student role.

The initiative by Gaspar Rivas aims to grant extraordinary powers to the Executive to legislate by decree.

The director of De Frente magazine was victim to a second burglary at his home in less than two months, occurring in a context marked by journalistic investigations into corruption and organized crime.

A study by ODECU has uncovered severe information asymmetries, restrictive clauses, and barriers to contract termination in major gym chains operating in Chile.

According to The Economist's ranking, Colombia has successfully combined strong economic growth with a thriving stock market. This performance allows it to surpass G7 powers like Canada, France, and Japan in a year globally characterized by persistent inflation and worldwide growth around 3%.

In an unprecedented event in the history of the Chilean penitentiary system, the State Defense Council (CDE) has filed a criminal complaint against 77 individuals for alleged involvement in a widespread corruption network, including 42 officials from Gendarmería de Chile and 35 civilians, tied to serious breaches of integrity within two major prison facilities.

Subclade K is a variant of influenza A(H3N2), which naturally evolves over time, leading to different branches of the same virus. Available evidence indicates that the 2025 influenza vaccine continues to provide protection against severe illness.