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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....
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...
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...
Health Ministry Urges Yellow Fever Vaccination Amid Surge in the Americas
Nationwide 90FM
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June 23, 2025
The health ministry is again urging Jamaican travellers to get vaccinated against yellow fever prior to leaving the island. This, amid reports of increasing incidents of the illness in the Americas. Yellow fever is an acute illness caused by the...
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...
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...
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...
Brazilian minister talks about “episodic” presences of the PCC in Portugal
Portugal Pulse
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July 3, 2025
“What we have here regarding the presence of potential Brazilian criminal factions in Portugal and vice versa are isolated incidents, not a structural collaboration,” stated Ricardo Lewandowski in a joint interview. Thus, it doesn’t generate...
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...
Bolivia says US attacks on Iran were “arbitrary”
MercoPress
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Monday, June 23rd 2025 - 10:00 UTC Bolivia's links with Iran go beyond a mutual friendship Bolivia's President Luis Arce Catacora and the South American country's government condemned the US military strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities at Fordow,...
Brazil Leads Condemnation as Latin America Weighs Costs of Middle East Escalation
The Rio Times
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June 23, 2025
Official government statements confirm that on June 21, 2025, the United States and Israel bombed three Iranian nuclear facilities—Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan—citing the need to block Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The attacks killed Iranian military...
'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...
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...
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...
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...
Opposition candidates lead polls for Bolivia's presidential election
United Press International (UPI)
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With fewer than 45 days until Bolivia’s presidential election, politician and businessman Samuel Doria Medina (C) , leader of Unidad Nacional, a center-left social democratic party, is leading the polls with 19.6% support. File Photo by Gabriel...
Brazil’s English Skills Lag Far Behind Global Standards
The Rio Times
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June 22, 2025
Brazil faces a big challenge as it prepares to host the United Nations Climate Conference (COP30) in 2025. The country ranks 81st out of 116 countries on the EF English Proficiency Index, a respected international measure. This means most...
PAHO and Global Affairs Canada initiative strengthens the health of women and adolescents in situations of vulnerability in six countries of the Americas
Pan American Health Organization
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July 2, 2025
Washington, D.C., July 2 2025 — A joint project by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Global Affairs Canada is transforming health outcomes for populations in situations of vulnerability in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras...