Reuters, CNN: (La Paz)Bolivia’s highlands city of La Paz has been hit by an unusual heatwave, with levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation soaring off the charts, exacerbated by unusually low levels of cloud cover some experts link to climate change.Levels of UV radiation have at times in recent weeks hit 21 on a scale that…
Carro eléctrico – Quantum – Electric car
Giuliana Jaldin, Los Tiempos: Quantum surprises with an electric car that can be controlled from the cell phone Quantum Motors Marketing Manager, Marcelo Durán, said that the company brought several attractions for visitors to the 37th Cochabamba International Fair (FIC) to enjoy. Among the most prominent are a disassembled electric car so that people can…
Avasalladores son una mafia, generan inseguridad ciudadana – Bullies are a mafia, they generate public insecurity
El Diario: In the name of poverty, they enter municipal sites. These groups exert violence as a method of intimidation “The bullies are the ones who destroy, generate public insecurity, there are armed groups, here (La Paz) there are mafia groups that intimidate the neighbors, threaten them, beat them, the bullies have become a national…
Estado, tierras y violencia – State, land and violence
Editorial, Los Tiempos: What happened on Thursday in a rural area of Guarayos, Santa Cruz, is surprising due to the violence with which an irregular armed group took 17 people hostage and tortured them for seven hours, and is extremely concerned because similar events had already occurred recently. more than a month in the same…
Grupos armados en Bolivia – Armed groups in Bolivia
Editorial, Página Siete: In a report published on September 26 of this year, Página Siete warned that in the Guarayos province of Santa Cruz, there are armed groups that intend to settle on community lands and even on productive properties already titled. On that occasion, a council had given 10 days for its dismantling because,…
Paro indefinido – Nov 8 – Indefinite strike
Ivan A Paredes, El Deber: An indefinite strike is announced as of November 8; the MAS reproaches Trade unionists, transporters and doctors give the government until November 7 to repeal Law 1386. The ruling party says that the strike “will be a failure.” The measure would start from November 8 The unionists and other sectors…
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