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Venezuela opens International Book Fair
“Reading humanizes” will be the motto accompanying the major national and international literary exhibition held each year by Venezuela. This year, the state of Guayana Esequiba will participate with its initiatives as a local guest. As part of...
Bolivia declares national health emergency due to measles outbreak
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...

Bolivia: Measles outbreak leads to schooling reschedules
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 to Combat Measles Spread
(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....

Wellness is going high tech at these hotels
Natural treatments and products have long been wellness buzzwords—think of aromatherapy sessions using plant-derived ingredients, or skin-smoothing immersions in mineral-rich volcanic mud. But now, a different approach is on the rise. “What’s...

S. Korea conducts emergency response drill in Bolivia amid political unrest
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
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....

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.2.25
Good Wednesday morning. Less than two years into his first term as a state lawmaker, Miami Rep. Mike Redondo has cemented his spot in line to lead the Legislature’s lower chamber. All 22 members of the House GOP first-year class voted for Redondo...

International Peace Forum 2025 Calls for Justice as NATO Expands Its War Machine
International Peace Forum 2025 in Brussels: A global call against NATO’s militarization.Photo: @EmbaCubaBelgica. June 24, 2025 Hour: 4:02 pm As NATO intensifies its militarization at The Hague, the International Peace Forum 2025 in Brussels...

Peru’s unpopular president gives herself a huge pay raise
Peru’s President Dina Boluarte | FILE PHOTO/Agence France-Presse LIMA — Peru’s highly unpopular President Dina Boluarte has doubled her salary with one year left in her term, the government announced Wednesday. The 63-year-old head of state, who...
Wrong arm of the law
Did these seven top cops cross the thin blue line to a darker shade? 03 July 2025 - 05:00 by Paul Ash In 1975, a round-the-world biker named Ted Simon arrived at a decrepit border post in Bolivia. There was the usual blizzard of paperwork, fees...

Sahrawi Chargé d'Affaires receives dean of Bolivian Union University
La Paz (Bolivia), July 1, 2025 (SPS) - Chargé d'Affaires at the Sahrawi Republic's Embassy in Bolivia, Ambarec Abdallah, received today, Tuesday, Mr. Pedro Quiroz, Dean of the Bolivian Union University, along with his administrative team at the...

International News Briefs for Tuesday, June 24, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Trump Lashes Out After Israel Violates Fragile Truce with Iran Jun 24, 2025 President Trump has lashed out at Israel after its...

Panama’s President Mulino Travels to Argentina to Participate in the Mercosur Summit
President José Raúl Mulino will travel to Argentina this Wednesday to attend the 66th Summit of Heads of State of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), where Panama will participate for the first time as an Associate State. As an Associate State,...

Sheinbaum responde a críticas de Trump: dice que necesita “estar informado” sobre acciones de México contra el narcotráfico
Por CNN en Español La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, dijo este jueves que Trump necesita “estar bien informado” sobre las accciones de México contra el tráfico de drogas, luego de que el presidente de EE.UU. afirmara que los cárteles...

Brazilian minister talks about “episodic” presences of the PCC in Portugal
“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...

An Overlooked Hill in Bolivia Turned Out to Be One of the Andes’ Oldest Temples
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...

‘Blatant Political Capture’ Feared as Saudi Aramco Exec Nominated to Lead IPCC Science Role
The United Nations’ top climate science body is embroiled in an intense debate over appointing a veteran executive from one of the world’s most aggressive oil and gas companies as a lead author for its next report on oil and gas emission...

Cuba appreciates Nicaragua and Bolivia’s denunciations of US measures
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...

Bolivia declara emergencia sanitaria a nivel nacional por casos de sarampión
Por Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español El Gobierno de Bolivia declaró este martes emergencia sanitaria a nivel nacional por los casos de sarampión registrados durante las últimas semanas, informaron el presidente Luis Arce y el Ministerio de Salud...