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Yiddish California cultural center plans move to La Paz, Mexico

Yiddish California cultural center plans move to La Paz, Mexico

Courtesy of Fideicomiso de Turismo de La Paz By Jennifer A. Stern July 10, 2025 In early August, the Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America (YAAANA) plans to move its arts and cultural center Yiddishland California — formerly...

Yiddish World Yiddish California cultural center plans move to La Paz, Mexico By Jennifer A. Stern 4 min read

Yiddish World Yiddish California cultural center plans move to La Paz, Mexico By Jennifer A. Stern 4 min read

default Courtesy of Fideicomiso de Turismo de La Paz By Jennifer A. Stern July 10, 2025 In early August, the Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America (YAAANA) plans to move its arts and cultural center Yiddishland California —...

Closure of Balaena Costa Apartments in La Paz upholds coastal environmental law

Closure of Balaena Costa Apartments in La Paz upholds coastal environmental law

Profepa ordered the final closure of the Balaena Costa Apartments project on July 9 after developers failed to secure an environmental impact authorization, reinforcing protections for the Ensenada de la Paz and El Mogote wetlands in Baja...

La marcha de Belize hacia la paz en la CIJ

Hace poco más de tres décadas, cuando el gobierno del PUP en Belize exhortaba a la población, incluyendo al partido opositor UDP, a sumarse a la campaña para apoyar la aprobación de la Ley de Áreas Marítimas (MAA en inglés) como vehículo para...

Former La Paz Mayor and Ex–BCS Comptroller Accused of Embezzlement and Abuse of Power

Former La Paz Mayor and Ex–BCS Comptroller Accused of Embezzlement and Abuse of Power

The La Paz corruption trial advances as former mayor Rubén Muñoz Álvarez and ex-comptroller Sonia Murillo Manríquez face charges of illicit public service and embezzlement in water-resource and fund-misuse cases. A control judge in Baja California...

Bolivian Congress Dramatic Clash | Lawmakers Conflict Over Russian Lithium Contract

Bolivian Congress Dramatic Clash | Lawmakers Conflict Over Russian Lithium Contract

Bolivian lawmakers scuffled, hurled papers & even drenched the Energy Minister in water as tensions erupted over a Russian, backed lithium deal. Opposition accuses the government of pushing a $2 billion pact that sidelines community benefits and...

Cómo Netanyahu influye en el objetivo final de Trump: negociar la paz en Medio Oriente

Cómo Netanyahu influye en el objetivo final de Trump: negociar la paz en Medio Oriente

Por Kevin Liptak, CNN La reunión del lunes entre el primer ministro Benjamin Netanyahu y el presidente Donald Trump marca su tercera visita a la Casa Blanca desde enero. A diferencia de los dos episodios anteriores, no hubo eventos públicos...

BRICS leaders at Rio Summit condemn strikes on Iran, call for upholding international law

BRICS leaders at Rio Summit condemn strikes on Iran, call for upholding international law

New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): BRICS leaders convened in Rio de Janeiro for the 17th BRICS Summit from July 6 to 7, where they strongly condemned recent military strikes on Iran and emphasised the need to uphold international law and nuclear...

Brazil president Lula tells Trump country can survive without US trade

Brazil president Lula tells Trump country can survive without US trade

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva insisted Brazil can survive without trade with the US and will look to other partners to replace it, a sharp response to Donald Trump after the American leader threatened 50% tariffs against the nation. “We’re...

Una religiosa acompaña la resistencia por la paz en Colombia

Una religiosa acompaña la resistencia por la paz en Colombia

Mientras el sol se ocultaba tras las colinas boscosas del pequeño asentamiento rural colombiano de San José de Apartadó, un puñado de campesinos se reunió al borde del camino de tierra y bajo un arco de hierro con el nombre comunidad de paz...

Donald Trump or Al Capone? The alarming rise of America’s gangster politics

Donald Trump or Al Capone? The alarming rise of America’s gangster politics

In his second term in the White House, Donald Trump is increasingly exhibiting characteristics reminiscent of a mafia boss rather than a democratic statesman. His behavior, marked by threats, vendettas, and political bullying, more closely mirrors...

Bolivian President urges nations to abandon US dollar for trade

Bolivian President urges nations to abandon US dollar for trade

Bolivian President Luis Arce has issued a sharp call for countries around the world to move away from using the US dollar in international trade, stating that the era of dominance by a single country-namely the United States-has come to an end....

Bolivian president urges to stop using US dollar

Bolivian president urges to stop using US dollar

Ties with Bolivia and Ghana reaffirmed

Ties with Bolivia and Ghana reaffirmed

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Bolivian President Luis Arce exchanged congratulations on the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations on July 9. Noting that China and Bolivia are good friends and good brothers, Xi said that the two sides have...

Bolivian Leader asks nations to stop their dependence on US

Bolivian Leader asks nations to stop their dependence on US

(MENAFN) Bolivian President Luis Arce called on nations around the world to move away from dependence on the U.S. dollar in international trade, advocating instead for the use of national currencies or alternative payment systems. His remarks were...

Bolivian President Urges Abandoning US Dollar

Bolivian President Urges Abandoning US Dollar

(MENAFN) Nations worldwide should move away from using the US dollar and instead depend on their own national currencies when conducting trade with one another, Bolivian President Luis Arce expressed during an interview with RT at the 17th BRICS...

L. Mesones (Expotextil Perú) on expanding outreach to buyers restricted by government policies

L. Mesones (Expotextil Perú) on expanding outreach to buyers restricted by government policies

Peru seeks to position itself in international fashion beyond Pima cotton and alpaca. The next edition of ExpoTextil Peru, to be held from October 23 to 26, will go in search of international customers in a turbulent context due to the tariff war....

UKSOL exports 4,500 PV panels for Bolivia’s largest private solar plant

UKSOL is the top-ranking solar panel supplier in Bolivia, with a 34 percent share of the market. At the heart of the scheme are 4,536 of UKSOL’s 670-watt high efficiency solar modules; spread over 3 hectares and strategically oriented northward at...

Yuma County: 27.3% of income comes from government transfers, ranking fourth in Arizona

Yuma County: 27.3% of income comes from government transfers, ranking fourth in Arizona

In 2022, Yuma County ranked as the fourth least government transfer-dependent county in Arizona, with 27.3% of total income coming from programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance, according to information from the...

Navajo County: 47.8% of income comes from government transfers, ranking second in Arizona

Navajo County: 47.8% of income comes from government transfers, ranking second in Arizona

In 2022, Navajo County ranked as the second most government transfer-dependent county in Arizona, with 47.8% of total income coming from programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance, according to information from...

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