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Peru’s president Dina Boluarte doubles salary despite 2% approval rating
Switch TV
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July 5, 2025
LIMA – President Dina Boluarte has doubled her monthly salary to 35,500 soles ($10,000), triggering public backlash as her approval rating sits at just 2%. The decision was announced through an executive decree signed by Boluarte. The pay hike...
Bolivia: State Capacity and Democracy
Latinoamerica21
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July 4, 2025
For the second time, Evo Morales’s photo will not appear on the ballot for the upcoming August elections. In response, the former president has on three occasions ordered his followers to block roads and attack law enforcement. The most recent...
Peru’s highly unpopular President Dina Boluarte has doubled her salary
Zambian Observer
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July 5, 2025
Peru’s highly unpopular President Dina Boluarte has doubled her salary, the government announced Wednesday, July 2. The 63-year-old head of state, who faces protests against an explosion of gang violence in the country, will now receive the...
Matildas stunned by Panama in women’s football friendly – live reaction
The Guardian
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July 5, 2025
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature Joe Montemurro finishes by saying that Teagan Micah copped a heavy challenge late in the game but they hope she hasn’t sustained a concussion. The Matildas could do with...
Anwar heads to Brazil for Brics summit, pushing inclusive global order and AI governance as Asean chair
Malay Mail
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July 5, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is set to reinforce the importance of multilateralism amid a rapidly polarising global landscape and Malaysia’s unwavering commitment to a more balanced, inclusive world order at the...
International cocaine operation busted
Kathimerini
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Authorities have uncovered two sophisticated drug-trafficking operations using new methods to smuggle cocaine from Latin America into Europe, arresting 13 people in separate raids. In the latest operation Thursday in the Attica suburb of Pikermi,...
Bolivian president confirms attendance of BRICS summit in Brazil
TASS
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July 4, 2025
BUENOS AIRES, July 4. /TASS/. Bolivian President Luis Arce announced that he will attend the BRICS summit to be held in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro on July 6-7. "At the end of this week, we will also participate in the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro....
Bolivian congress brawls over China, Russia lithium deals
The Gazette - Colorado
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LA PAZ (Reuters) -Bolivia's energy minister was doused with water and pelted with garbage on Thursday as chaos erupted in congress during a debate on controversial lithium contracts with Chinese and Russian firms that could bring in investments...
Bolivia will adopt thousands of Mercosur regulations, 84 agreements
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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July 3, 2025
“We appreciate the collaboration, support, and provision of necessary information through the New Member States Accession Group,” stated Bolivian president, Luis Arce, during his address at the 66th Ordinary Meeting of the Southern Common Market...
U.S. Military Airlifts Relief Supplies to Flood Victims in Bolivia
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES 03.04.2007 Courtesy Story U.S. Southern Command here has partnered with the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Navy’s Project Handclasp to airlift more than $30,000 of emergency relief supplies to...
Argentina and Paraguay Plan Direct Gas Pipeline to Brazil, Bypassing Bolivia
The Rio Times
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July 4, 2025
Argentina and Paraguay are working together on a plan to build a new gas pipeline that would send natural gas from Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale fields directly to Brazil, passing through Paraguay. This project, announced at the Mercosur summit in...
PM Modi Will Be Key Leader At BRICS Summit As It Tries To Navigate Delicate Geopolitical Scenario
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Rio de Janeiro, July 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the key leader at the Rio de Janeiro BRICS Summit that starts Sunday as the group tries to navigate the delicate geopolitical and world economic situations. PM Modi,...
world 'It's a joke': Peruvians outraged after president doubles her salary
Asiaone
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July 4, 2025
LIMA — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte will double her salary to the equivalent of some US$10,000 (S$12,746) per month, angering many Peruvians who said the money would be better spent on alleviating poverty. The economy minister announced late...
Lost Temple of a Vanished Civilization Unearthed in Bolivia
SciTechDaily
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July 4, 2025
Stone alignments revealed an ancient temple, called Palaspata after the native name for the area. The temple complex is approximately 125 meters long by 145 meters wide — about the size of a city block — and includes 15 quadrangular enclosures...
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...
'It's a joke': Peruvians outraged after president doubles her salary
WTVB - Michigan
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By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) -Peruvian President Dina Boluarte will double her salary to the equivalent of some $10,000 per month, angering many Peruvians who said the money would be better spent on alleviating poverty. The economy minister...
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...
Lula visits former Argentinian president under house arrest in snub to Milei
The Guardian
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July 3, 2025
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has eschewed a one-on-one meeting with the Argentinian president, Javier Milei, during a trip to Buenos Aires, instead opting to visit Milei’s political rival, former president Cristina Fernández de...
Peru’s President Boluarte gives self huge pay raise
New National Star
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July 3, 2025
Peru’s highly unpopular President Dina Boluarte has doubled her salary with one year left in her term, the government has announced. The 63-year-old head of state, who faces protests against an explosion of gang violence in the country, will now...
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...