Jonathan Watts reports for The Guardian; along with a very harsh video … Bolivia’s caravan of courage leaves a bittersweet legacy for disabled protesters When disabled protesters traversed the Andes to lobby for improved benefits, they were met with a police blockade. The Fight, a Guardian documentary, chronicles a battle that led to brutal violence…
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Sacred Heart Primary pupils take the stage to raise vital funds for Bolivian children with cancer
Chloe Laversuch reports for the Warrington Guardian: Sacred Heart Primary pupils take the stage to raise vital funds for children with cancer PUPILS at Sacred Heart Primary School put on a dazzling show to raise money for children suffering from cancer in Bolivia. The school chose the charity after head teacher Colleen Everett’s own daughter…
Repsol reports oil spill in Chuquisaca
Pagina Siete reports: Repsol reports oil spill in Chuquisaca According to the report of the governor of Chuquisaca, the leak would have affected two or three people living in the area of the accident. The governor of Chuquisaca, Esteban Urquizu, reported yesterday [04/06/2017], that there was an oil spill in the community of Rosario del…
Bolivia reacts to John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight zebras memes
Hector Cruz reports for Last Night On: Bolivia reacts to John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight zebras memes La Paz, Bolivia has invited John Oliver to the South American city to dress as a zebra after he highlighted their traffic program on “Last Week Tonight.” John Oliver ended a recent Last Week Tonight episode by encouraging…
Three Camargo communities disappear because of floods
El Dia reports: Three Camargo communities disappear because of floods The authorities of the municipality have not yet been able to specify the number of families affected. Camargo’s Mayor Valentín Cruz said on Friday that three communities in the 11 and 14 districts of that municipality had disappeared because of the floods and announced that…
Abortion bill makes unlikely alliance of Bolivian clergy, feminists
Catholic News Agency reports: Abortion bill makes unlikely alliance of Bolivian clergy, feminists Sucre, Bolivia, Mar 27, 2017 / 03:50 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A bill in Bolivia that would allow abortions only for certain groups of women is uniting unlikely groups in opposition to the policy – namely, Bolivian bishops and pro-choice feminists. Abortion is…
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