Independent reports: Environment Map shows how climate change will hit the economies of the world’s poorest countries hardest Credit rating agency Moody’s issues guide to how climate change will affect states’ ability to repay their debts Ian Johnston Environment Corrrespondent A map showing the countries which are most susceptible to the effects of climate change…
SCHOOL OR WORK: THE DILEMMA FACING CHILDREN IN BOLIVIA
Equal Times reports: SCHOOL OR WORK: THE DILEMMA FACING CHILDREN IN BOLIVIA by Athénaïs Python , Tzivan Derveaux It is eight in the morning in the centre of Cochabamba, Bolivia’s third largest city. The América market is starting to bustle with activity. Gloria, aged 16, rubs her hands together to warm them up. “When you…
Bolivia covers up evidence of uncontacted Indians
El Diario reports via Survival International: Bolivia covers up evidence of uncontacted Indians © El Diario The Bolivian state oil company has denied reports that workers prospecting near the Peruvian border have had several encounters with a group of uncontacted Indians. The company, YPFB, had sub-contracted the exploration work to BGP Bolivia, a subsidiary of…
Due to Chilean workers’ strike: Bolivia’s Vice-Minister of Defence delivers humanitarian aid
Press Trust of India reports: Bolivia’s Vice-Minister of Defence delivers humanitarian aid Bolivia`s Vice-Minister of Defence delivered humanitarian aid on Thursday (November 10) to some of a total of 2,000 Bolivian drivers of heavy transport vehicles held up for several days on both sides of the border with Chile. The blockages follow strikes in Chilean…
Be careful when getting closer to boiling mud near geyser! Extremelly dangerous!
Francesca Gillett reports for Evening Standard: British pensioner Rod Keates burnt alive in Bolivia after falling into boiling mud near geyser A British pensioner has died on holiday in Bolivia after he fell into boiling hot liquid mud and was burnt alive. The 71-year-old retired magistrate was photographing geysers in the south American country when…
PAHO recommends Bolivian women delay pregnancy to avoid Zika
Xinhua net reports [pics found in the internet]: PAHO recommends Bolivian women delay pregnancy to avoid Zika LA PAZ, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) — Women in regions of Bolivia affected by Zika virus should delay pregnancies to avoid microcephaly cases in newborns, recommended the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Wednesday. Fernando Leanes, PAHO representative in…
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