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S. Korea conducts emergency response drill in Bolivia amid political unrest
Yonhap News Agency
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July 3, 2025
By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, July 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has carried out an emergency response drill in Bolivia as part of efforts to ensure the protection of its nationals in the South American country amid political instability ahead of Bolivia's...
Korea conducts emergency response drill in Bolivia amid political unrest
The Korea Times
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July 3, 2025
Korea has carried out an emergency response drill in Bolivia as part of efforts to ensure the protection of its nationals in the South American country amid political instability ahead of Bolivia's election, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday....
South America's Mercosur, Europe's EFTA bloc seal trade deal
Deutsche Welle
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July 2, 2025
Mercosur, South America's largest trade bloc, on Wednesday signed a trade deal with the four-nation European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The EFTA is made up of Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland, while Mercosur comprises full...
Pumped Storage Hydropower is an Option for Latin America
Inter Press Service
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July 2, 2025
Development & Aid, Editors' Choice, Energy, Environment, Green Economy, Headlines, Integration and Development Brazilian-style, Latin America & the Caribbean, Natural Resources, Sustainable Development Goals Energy The Kruonis pumped-storage...
Bolivia Rejects Trump’s Memo Tightening U.S. Blockade Against Cuba
teleSUR
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July 2, 2025
Bolivian Prsident Luis Arce. X/ @AbyaYalaBolivia July 2, 2025 Hour: 1:23 pm On Tuesday, Bolivian President Luis Arce criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for perpetuating the criminal blockade against Cuba. RELATED: Bolivia Expresses Its Deep...
An Overlooked Hill in Bolivia Turned Out to Be One of the Andes’ Oldest Temples
ZME Science
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July 2, 2025
Aerial view and layout of the Palaspata Temple. Credit Jose Capriles/Antiquity In the dry, wind-swept highlands of Bolivia, a dusty hill overlooked by archaeologists and tourists alike has revealed one of the most significant ancient discoveries...
Brunswick County Health & Wellness Fair set for August
WECT TV6 - North Carolina
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July 2, 2025
BOLIVIA, N.C. (WECT) - Brunswick County is inviting the community to the 2nd annual Health & Wellness Fair in August. According to the county, the event will include free medical screenings, food trucks, fitness lessons, giveaways, and more. The...
Bolivian President rejects Trump’s memorandum against Cuba
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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July 2, 2025
Arce wrote on social media, “We join the call of most of the world’s countries, expressed repeatedly in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and the United States does not consider, demanding the immediate and unconditional lifting of the...
Bolivia’s Silent Destruction
Journal of Democracy
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July 2, 2025
Select your citation format: MLA (Modern Language Association 8th edition) Chicago Manual of Style 16th edition (full note) APA (American Psychological Association 7th edition) Read the full essay here. Since 2019, policies encouraging land...
International Year of Camelids 2024 under Saudi Presidency concludes
Saudi Gazette
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July 2, 2025
Saudi Gazette report ROME — Saudi Arabia has concluded its presidency of the International Year of Camelids 2024, an initiative launched by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). A ceremony was held at FAO headquarters in...
Panama’s President Mulino Travels to Argentina to Participate in the Mercosur Summit
Newsroom Panama
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July 2, 2025
President José Raúl Mulino will travel to Argentina this Wednesday to attend the 66th Summit of Heads of State of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), where Panama will participate for the first time as an Associate State. As an Associate State,...
Bolivia's Central Bank boasts growing reserves
MercoPress
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Wednesday, July 2nd 2025 - 10:37 UTC “The level of reserves continues to grow,” Rojas told reporters The Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) announced this week that its net international reserves (NIR) have continued to grow, reaching US$2.807 billion...
Cuba appreciates Nicaragua and Bolivia’s denunciations of US measures
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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July 2, 2025
Through the social media platform X, the foreign minister expressed his gratitude to co-presidents Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, as well as to the Government of National Unity and Reconciliation and its revolutionary people for their...
Panamanian President to attend Mercosur Summit in Argentina
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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July 2, 2025
According to a joint statement from Palacio de las Garzas (headquarters of the Executive), this block of countries represents the fifth largest economy in the world and the first in Latin America, with more than 271 million inhabitants and a Gross...
Bolivian president slams tougher US policies against Cuba as 'aggression'
TASS
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July 2, 2025
BUENOS AIRES, July 2. /TASS/. The memorandum by US President Donald Trump on the necessity to toughen Washington's policies against Havana is an act of aggression that violates human rights, Bolivian leader Luis Arce said. "The memorandum is yet...
'Free spirited' Oisin Hoy was 'living his life to the fullest' when tragedy struck in Bolivia
Irish Mirror
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July 2, 2025
The heartbroken family of ‘free spirited’ Oisin Hoy, who was killed when a 4x4 overturned in Bolivia, have said he was ‘living his life to the fullest on his Bolivian adventure,’ when tragedy struck. Mr Hoy, 29, from Clontarf in Dublin, was among...
GAA club leads tributes to Irish man with 'trademark smile' killed on Bolivian adventure
Limerick Leader
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July 2, 2025
Tributes have poured in for a young Irish man described as a "free spirit" and a "remarkable soul" after his tragic death while travelling in Bolivia last Friday. Oisín Hoy, from Clontarf in Dublin, died following a car crash while exploring...
Latin American Bloc denounces US increasing economic pressure on Cuba
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) issued a strong condemnation on Tuesday of the United States’ policy aimed at increasing economic pressure and blockade against Cuba. In an official...
ALBA-TCP Blasts U.S. for Intensifying Economic Blockade Against Cuba
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) vehemently condemned the U.S. government's latest move to intensify its economic aggression and blockade against Cuba on Tuesday. In an official...
Chinese President to Miss BRICS Summit for First Time
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) China confirmed on Wednesday that President Xi Jinping will not be attending this month’s BRICS summit, marking the first time he will miss the annual gathering of major emerging economies. Instead, Premier Li Qiang will represent China...