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Lost Temple of a Vanished Civilization Unearthed in Bolivia

Lost Temple of a Vanished Civilization Unearthed in Bolivia

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

Bolivia Rejects Trump’s Memo Tightening U.S. Blockade Against Cuba

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...

Sunday 6th July 2025 Football Match Fixtures

Sunday 6th July 2025 Football Match Fixtures

International Club Friendlies Widzew Łódź vs Jagiellonia Białystok AGF Aarhus vs Odense BK Briton Ferry vs Ynysygerwn VfB Oldenburg vs Hamburger SV Preußen Münster vs Verl FK Spartak Subotica vs Radnik Surdulica SC Poltava vs Viktoriya Sumy...

'It's a joke': Peruvians outraged after president doubles her salary

'It's a joke': Peruvians outraged after president doubles her salary

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...

International Year of Camelids 2024 under Saudi Presidency concludes

International Year of Camelids 2024 under Saudi Presidency concludes

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...

Lula Urges MERCOSUR to Adopt Local Currencies for International Trade Payments

Lula Urges MERCOSUR to Adopt Local Currencies for International Trade Payments

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...

Bolivian President rejects Trump’s memorandum against Cuba

Bolivian President rejects Trump’s memorandum against Cuba

Arce wrote on social media, “We join the call of most of the world’s countries, expressed repeatedly in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and the United States does not consider, demanding the immediate and unconditional lifting of the...

Bolivia’s Silent Destruction

Bolivia’s Silent Destruction

Select your citation format: MLA (Modern Language Association 8th edition) Chicago Manual of Style 16th edition (full note) APA (American Psychological Association 7th edition) Read the full essay here. Since 2019, policies encouraging land...

Bolivia's Central Bank boasts growing reserves

Bolivia's Central Bank boasts growing reserves

Wednesday, July 2nd 2025 - 10:37 UTC “The level of reserves continues to grow,” Rojas told reporters The Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) announced this week that its net international reserves (NIR) have continued to grow, reaching US$2.807 billion...

Lula visits former Argentinian president under house arrest in snub to Milei

Lula visits former Argentinian president under house arrest in snub to Milei

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

Peru’s President Boluarte gives self  huge pay raise

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...

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Archaeologists in Bolivia have discovered the ruins of a temple that was built by a little-known civilization up to 1,400 years ago. The temple, called Palaspata after the native name for the area, comes from the Tiwanaku civilization, a...

Bolivian president slams tougher US policies against Cuba as 'aggression'

Bolivian president slams tougher US policies against Cuba as 'aggression'

BUENOS AIRES, July 2. /TASS/. The memorandum by US President Donald Trump on the necessity to toughen Washington's policies against Havana is an act of aggression that violates human rights, Bolivian leader Luis Arce said. "The memorandum is yet...

Fantasia International Film Festival announces final wave of titles for 29th edition!

Fantasia International Film Festival announces final wave of titles for 29th edition!

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...

Pinal County cotton farmers are among nation's leaders

Pinal County cotton farmers are among nation's leaders

Pinal County cotton farmers are in the top 1% of cotton producers in the United States as measured by yield, even amid drought and heat. A University of Arizona study found that cotton growers here have reduced the use of pesticides and water in...

Brazil’s Lula da Silva promises to fortify Mercosur’s trade with foreign associates

Brazil’s Lula da Silva promises to fortify Mercosur’s trade with foreign associates

Updated at 3:09 p.m. Brazilian President Lula da Silva promised to work toward “fortifying inter-bloc trade with foreign associates” in the next semester as pro tempore Mercosur president after receiving the post from his Argentine counterpart...

MERCOSUR presidents hold summit in Buenos Aires

MERCOSUR presidents hold summit in Buenos Aires

However, the most striking event of the day, attracting public and media attention, is the visit of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday evening to former President Cristina Fernandez at her apartment in Buenos Aires...

Venezuela opens International Book Fair

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...

Peru's president doubles her salary despite record low approval rating

Peru's president doubles her salary despite record low approval rating

The president of Peru, Dina Boluarte, has issued a decree doubling her salary despite having a historically low approval rating of only 2%. She will now be paid more than 35,500 soles ($10,000; £7,300) per month. Peru's economy minister said the...

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025

Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...

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