Thomas Graham, Yale School of the Environment: In Bolivia, Mercury Pollution Spreads Amid a Surge in Gold Mining A boom in small-scale gold mining in Bolivia has raised concerns about pollution from mercury used in the mining process. Researchers are citing the health impacts on downstream villages, but the government has yet to act to…
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A profound difference – Una profunda diferencia
CARLOS VALDEZ, Associated Press, ABC News: In Bolivia, literacy training makes a profound difference Bolivia is one of the poorest nations in South America, and nearly a fourth of its citizens could not read nor write a generation ago PUCARANI, Bolivia — Anacleta Mamani has no teeth, but a happy smile: She’s learned to read and…
FIRST AIR COMBAT IN AMERICA -PRIMER COMBATE AÉREO EN AMÉRICA: Chaco hero, Cap. Rafael Pabón
Por/By: Ramiro Molina Alanes 90 YEARS AGO: THE FIRST AIR COMBAT IN AMERICA At around six in the morning on Sunday, December 4, 1932, exactly 90 years ago, in the skies of the Boreal Chaco, one of the most glorious and transcendental feats of our military history took place, the first air combat in America,…
Drug trafficking and illegal logging | Narcotráfico y la tala ilegal
Ivan Paredes, El Deber: The Bolivian Amazon under attack: drug trafficking and illegal logging penetrate the area An investigation shows how gangs dedicated to the extraction of wood operate in the Amazon basin. Bolivia and Ecuador are the most affected by this crime. Behind them are the drug trafficking mafias that use the same routes….
Finally, the masismo was forced to do its job | Finalmente, el masismo se vio obligado a hacer su trabajo
AFP, France24: Bolivia sets date for census after violent protests La Paz (AFP) – Bolivia’s leftist President Luis Arce said Friday a bill had been approved to hold a national census in March 2024 after weeks of deadly protests over the count. “We passed this Census Law so people’s blood will not be spilled. The census…
Political persecution
Nuestros líderes cruceños enfrentan persecución politica. | Our Santa Cruz leaders face political persecution. @ONU_es @UNHumanRights @ACNURamericas @OEA_oficial @CIDH @Europarl_ES @kguerrerocnn @soyfdelrincon
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