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Fantasia Fest Reveals Third Wave Of 2025 Films: Queens Of The Dead, Fixed, It Ends, More
411Mania
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Fantasia International Film Festival has announced a strong final wave of films for its 2025 edition including Tina Romero’s Queens Of the Dead and more. The biggest genre film festival in North America announced the third wave of titles on...
Tributes paid to Irish man who died in Bolivia crash
Irish Independent
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Oisin Hoy (29) from Clontarf in Dublin, died on Friday while amongst a group of seven travelling on Bolivia’s salt flats in the southwest of the country. He was gravely injured and died on route to the nearby city of Potosi. Paying tribute...
How many white students were enrolled in La Paz County districts in 2023-24 school year?
SW Arizona News
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June 27, 2025
Bicentennial Union High School District Superintendent Kari Avila (2023) | Bicentennial Union High School DistrictBicentennial Union High School District Superintendent Kari Avila (2023) | Bicentennial Union High School District There were 398...
Activists warn CFE gas plant in Los Cabos threatens whales and marine life
Puerto Vallarta Daily News
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June 28, 2025
Environmental groups warn that a proposed gas-fired power plant in Los Cabos by Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission threatens whales and marine ecosystems in the Gulf of California. A coalition of more than 40 environmental organizations has...
Fantasia International Film Festival announces final wave of titles for 29th edition!
JoBlo
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July 3, 2025
The 29th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival is set to run from from July 16th (one day earlier than previously announced) through August 3rd at the Concordia Hall and J.A. de Sève cinemas in Montreal, with additional screenings...
Bolivia Miss Cholita
Bluefield Daily Telegraph - West Virginia
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A woman leads the ceremony of the Miss Cholita Pacena beauty pageant, an annual contest aiming to recognize Aymara Indigenous women's fashion and beauty, as well as their command of the Indigenous lifestyle and language, in La Paz, Bolivia,...
Bolivia’s Last-Ditch Currency Bet: When Spare Change Becomes Crypto Lifeline
LatinAmerican Post
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June 27, 2025
On the streets of Cochabamba, people are dropping single-boliviano coins into Bitcoin kiosks—not as speculation, but as survival. As Bolivia’s reserves vanish and its currency buckles, crypto is emerging as a lifeline in a country starved for...
Death in the Air
The New York Review of Books
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July 3, 2025
So long have serial killers been a staple of American popular entertainment—films (Zodiac, Se7en, Badlands, Natural Born Killers, The Silence of the Lambs, Monster, Longlegs), TV series (Dexter, Criminal Minds, True Detective, The Fall,...
Por qué algunos adultos jóvenes de Pilsen viven con sus padres
South Side Weekly - Illinois
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July 3, 2025
Traducido por City Bureau y editado por South Side Weekly Las sesiones de arte nocturnas de Bibiana Saucedo suelen terminar con pinceles agotados y pintura fresca esparcida por la casa de su familia en Pilsen. Se desvela para que su inspiración no...
There were 1,197 Hispanic or Latino students enrolled in La Paz County districts in 2023-24 school year
SW Arizona News
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June 24, 2025
Bicentennial Union High School District Superintendent Kari Avila (2023) | Bicentennial Union High School DistrictBicentennial Union High School District Superintendent Kari Avila (2023) | Bicentennial Union High School District There were 1,197...
The BRICS model of inclusive cooperation is coming of age
CGTN
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President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends the opening ceremony of the First Meeting of Sherpas of the Brazilian BRICS Presidency in Brasilia, Brazil, February 26, 2025. /VCG President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends the...
Crypto payments soar 630% in Bolivia, central bank reports $430M since lifting ban
CryptoSlate
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June 27, 2025
The Bolivian central bank reported on June 27 that domestic crypto transactions totaled $430 million in the 12 months since regulators reopened formal payment rails, a 630% jump over the previous year. The Banco Central de Bolivia (BCB) reported...
Bolivia Declares National Health Emergency to Combat Measles Spread
MENAFN
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June 25, 2025
(MENAFN) Bolivia has officially declared a National Health Emergency amid a measles outbreak that has confirmed 60 cases across the country. This urgent action aims to halt the virus's rapid spread in multiple regions of the South American nation....
There were 496 American Indian or Alaska Native students enrolled in La Paz County districts in 2023-24 school year
SW Arizona News
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June 22, 2025
Bicentennial Union High School District Superintendent Kari Avila (2023) | Bicentennial Union High School DistrictBicentennial Union High School District Superintendent Kari Avila (2023) | Bicentennial Union High School District There were 496...
Measles cases rise in the Americas in 2025
Pan American Health Organization
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July 3, 2025
Washington, D.C., 3 July 2025 (PAHO) – A total of 7,132 confirmed cases of measles and 13 deaths have been reported in the Region of the Americas as of mid-June 2025, according to the latest epidemiological update from the Pan American Health...
Bolivia: Measles outbreak leads to schooling reschedules
MercoPress
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June 25, 2025
Wednesday, June 25th 2025 - 10:26 UTC A health emergency is declared nationwide for measles at the request of the National Strategic Council for Health Emergencies, Castro announced Bolivian education authorities in Santa Cruz have moved forward...
Bolivia declares national health emergency due to measles outbreak
Xinhua News Agency
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LA PAZ, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia declared a National Health Emergency on Tuesday in response to a measles outbreak that has seen 60 confirmed cases in different parts of the South American country. "After urgently convening the National...
Lula Urges MERCOSUR to Adopt Local Currencies for International Trade Payments
teleSUR
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Brazilian President Lula da Silva (L) and Argentine President Javier Milei (R), July 3, 2025. X/ @atanimaciones July 3, 2025 Hour: 11:18 am On Thursday, Brazilian President Lula da Silva called on member countries of the Southern Common Market...
The world’s nine best (and five worst) countries for a road trip
WAtoday
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July 3, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size This article is part of Traveller’s Holiday Guide to the world’s greatest road trips.See all...
The Operation Condor files: These kidnapped children were returned to their family — thanks in part to the Buenos Aires Herald
Buenos Aires Herald
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June 27, 2025
Throughout 2025, the Herald is publishing a special series to mark 50 years since the Operation Condor agreement was signed. The pieces were co-produced with the Plancondor.org project, coordinated by Dr. Francesca Lessa in collaboration with...