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Red Alert Issued for Bolivia's Measles Outbreak
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel News)The Plurinational State of Bolivia recently declared a National Health Emergency in response to a measles outbreak in ten communities. The government reported on June 25, 2025, that Health Minister Maria Renee Castro...
Church condemns ‘spiral of violence’ in Bolivia
Crux Now
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June 18, 2025
SÃO PAULO, Brazil – As Bolivians prepare to elect their new president on Aug. 17, social divides grow more and more profound in the South American nation which since the beginning of June has been facing a political crisis, described by the...
Bolivia’s Andean festival clouded by economic, political crises this year
Los Angeles Times
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June 16, 2025
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia’s largest Andean religious festival has long inspired joyous revelry and offered a chance for the nation to forget about its perpetual political turmoil and escape into the world of its rich folklore. But this year,...
Lost Temple of Ancient Tiwanaku Civilization Discovered in Bolivia
Greek Reporter
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June 25, 2025
Isometric reconstruction of the Palaspata temple rendered with 3m-tall walls. Credit: Authors / CC BY 4.0 A team of archaeologists has uncovered a lost temple from the Tiwanaku civilization in the highlands of Bolivia, offering new insight into...
Botonica Blends Culture with Cocktails in River Oaks
Houstonia - Texas
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Botonica's menu explores Latin culture's role in cocktail history. In Houston, we brag about our diversity. We’re proud to be made up of all different cultures, and we’re lucky it bleeds into our food scene. No matter where you are in the city,...
Become Like Children
Catholic Telegraph
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June 23, 2025
What is the best remedy for us when we find ourselves overwhelmed by sadness, despair, or hopelessness? We have all heard it said, “Laughter is the best medicine.” We know from experience that sharing a good laugh or simply a smile can serve as a...
Tiwanaku Civilization’s Temple Discovered in Bolivia
Sci-News
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June 24, 2025
Archaeologists in Bolivia have discovered an ancient complex roughly 215 km (130 miles) south-east of Tiwanaku’s historical site, where a large, modular building with an integrated, sunken courtyard strongly resembles a Tiwanaku terraced platform...
Catholic Church fights human trafficking & slavery
Renew America
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Barbara Kralis, RenewAmerica analyst August 4, 2006 The Catholic Church has assumed a pastoral responsibility to promote the human dignity of persons exploited through trafficking and slavery and to advocate for their liberation and economic,...
Measles epidemic reported in Bolivia
MercoPress
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Monday, June 23rd 2025 - 21:38 UTC Of the 50 confirmed cases, 47 are in Santa Cruz, one in Potosi, and two in La Paz, Enríquez explained Bolivian health authorities confirmed 50 cases of measles plus another 300 under suspicion, which prompted the...
Paraguay And Bolivia Conflict Revived in Color by Digital Historian
LatinAmerican Post
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June 24, 2025
Ninety years after Paraguay and Bolivia waged the Chaco War, artist Hugo Gunsett is reviving its full-color memory—hand-tinting more than a hundred archival photos so new generations can see and question South America’s bloodiest 20th-century...
More than 5,000 gather to form world’s largest LGBTQ+ flag in Mexico City
Mexico News Daily
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June 23, 2025
More than 5,000 people formed what officials in Mexico’s capital called the world’s largest LGBTQ+ flag over the weekend. Participants wielding rainbow-colored umbrellas gathered in Mexico City’s iconic Zócalo and performed synchronized...
You Might Want To Stop Calling Immigrants "Hardworking" To Defend Them — Here's Why
Buzzfeed
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June 24, 2025
In response to ICE raids in Los Angeles, Kim Kardashian, for example, wrote on social media that “When we witness innocent, hardworking people being ripped from their families in inhumane ways, we have to speak up,” while Republican Rep. David...
Liberan al activista palestino Mahmoud Khalil tras más de tres meses en un centro de detención en Louisiana
KESQ-TV - California
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June 21, 2025
Por Mark Morales y Dalia Faheid y Gloria Pazmino, CNN El activista palestino Mahmoud Khalil llegó a Newark, Nueva Jersey, la tarde de este sábado, un día después de ser liberado del centro de detención de ICE en Louisiana, donde pasó más de tres...
Photos of Bolivians ushering in the Andean New Year 5533 with sunrise celebrations
WTOP - District Columbia
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June 21, 2025
EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivians gathered in the mountains and city viewpoints to celebrate the Andean New Year, a… EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivians gathered in the mountains and city viewpoints to celebrate the Andean New Year, a tradition...
Andrónico Rodríguez: Bolivia's new Evo Morales?
Global Voices
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June 21, 2025
On the left: Presidential candidate of Bolivia Andrónico Rodríguez. On the right: Former President of Bolivia Evo Morales. Collage made by CONNECTAS. Used with permission. This article, by the Bolivian journalist Ernesto Estremadoiro, first...
Transsexuality, the Tinkuy of Identity with the Territory in Bolivia
Cultural Survival - Massachusetts
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By Edison Andrango (Kichwa, CS Staff) Life in the Andean valleys and highlands has always been a cradle of profound political and cultural diversity. Throughout history, these territories have been the scene of constant tinkuy (encounters) between...
Venezuelan ambassador receives honorary doctorate in Bolivia
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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June 17, 2025
After awarding Trompiz at the auditorium of the Bolivarian Union University in La Paz, the highest authority of that higher educational institution based in Cabimas, Zulia, Venezuela, highlighted the ambassador’s career in higher education. Romero...
Deadly clashes over Morales candidacy deepen Bolivia crisis in election run-up
The Guardian
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June 17, 2025
Fatal clashes between police and supporters of former president Evo Morales have deepened Bolivia’s political and economic crisis, heightening tensions in the Andean country just two months before the presidential election. Six people have been...
Could NYC’s Immigrant Vote Tip the Scales for Zohran Mamdani?
Documented - New York
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June 17, 2025
In recent days, as the city witnesses near-daily protests against ICE and the Trump administration’s deportation overdrive, the question of how the next mayor will stand up for New York’s immigrant population and push back on the president’s...
As Bolivia celebrates its main Andean festival, it feels the pain of mounting crises
Associated Press
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June 15, 2025
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s largest Andean religious festival has long inspired joyous revelry and offered a chance for the nation to forget about its perpetual political turmoil and escape into the world of its rich folklore. But this year...