Oshkosh Airport Products reports in Firehouse.com: Oshkosh Corporation Delivers Three Striker ARFFs to Bolivia Oshkosh Airport Products is delivering three more Oshkosh® Striker® 6 X 6 aircraft rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) vehicles to airports administered and operated by Servicios Aeroportuarios Bolivianos S.A. (SABSA) for the country of Bolivia. Shown here are firefighters from Viru…
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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…
Big in Bolivia: Zebras in the Streets
Isabel Henderson reports for The Atlantic: Big in Bolivia: Zebras in the Streets By all accounts, local drivers have become more cautious and mannerly since volunteer cebritas started directing traffic. Zebras are running rampant through the streets of La Paz, Bolivia, where they can be seen hanging out in groups, interacting with drivers, and even…
Bolivia: 2 Disabled Protesters Killed in a Demonstration
Associated Press reports for ABC News: Bolivia: 2 Disabled Protesters Killed in a Demonstration A drunk driver in Bolivia ran into a protest by people with disabilities, killing two of them, authorities said on Thursday. Four other people were injured in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba. The demonstrators have been protesting in wheelchairs and crutches…
UN asked Bolivia gov to investigate the attacks to the home of the Ombudsman
AFP reports in Pagina Siete: UN asked to investigate the attacks to the home of the Ombudsman Two fires were recorded at the home of Villena who described the events ‘as a criminal political fact’. United Nations recommended the Bolivian public prosecutor to investigate the two fires in the home of the Ombudsman, a harsh…
Australians arrested in Bolivia accused of trying to board flight with explosives
Australian news report: Australians arrested in Bolivia accused of trying to board flight with explosives Natasha Christian and agencies [PLS, to watch video, use the link at the bottom ] Three Australians on the holiday of a lifetime were arrested at a Bolivian airport after explosives were found in one of their backpacks. Julian Giovanni…
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