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Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales , who nationalized the energy industry and rewrote the constitution, heads for re-election Dec. 6 bolstered by an economy projected to grow faster than any other in the hemisphere this year.
Police: Kentucky census worker killed himself; $5M reward offered for terror suspect; Swifter action vowed after crib recall; 3 airlines fined for tarmac stranding; Iran's leader finds support in Bolivia; China executes two over tainted milk
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian police say they have busted five cocaine labs and arrested two people in a remote Indian village after a confrontation in which an officer was shot. Maj. Alex Alfaro says Indians in Qaqachaca village held police at bay with dynamite blasts, allowing some to escape, and one officer was wounded in the leg by gunfire.
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Bolivian presidential candidate Manfred Reyes Villa , who will challenge President Evo Morales in Dec. 6 elections, said his home was attacked last night.
MIAMI -- Facing a group of presidents loudly critical of Washington, the U.S. government's Voice of America broadcast is expanding its audience in Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, VOA officials said.
Current Prior Producers Angola (Readj Kwanza) AOA 87.47 85.8 Bolivia (Boliviano) BOB 7.02 7.02 Brazil (Real) BRL 1.7356 1.727 Burundi (Franc) BIF 1236 1235.5 Central African States XAF 438.5 438.5 Central Bank of West AfriXOF 437.26 438.5 Colombia (Peso) COP 1975.6 1967.5 Costa Rica (Colon) CRC 559.4 558.9 Cuba (Peso) CUP 1 1 Dominican Rep (Peso) DOP 36.1 36.05 Ecuador (USD) USD 1 1 El Salvador ...
Police in Bolivia managed to track down a man wanted for murder from what is being called the world's worst artist's rendering of a suspect.
One of the most improbable crime sketches may actually have helped solve the brutal murder of a taxi cab driver in Bolivia. The drawing has been mocked as the world's worst police sketch and likened to a portrait of the Scarecrow from the "Wizard of Oz."
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez recently compared Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Idi Amin and Robert Mugabe - in a good way. Ahmadinejad's other Latin America stops include Brazil and Bolivia.
Jaguars in Bolivia may soon have a more comfortable home thanks to students, parents and teachers at Kernersville Middle School.
BUENOS AIRES -(Dow Jones)- China will loan Bolivia$60 million to invest in natural gas drilling and distribution equipment, Bolivia's state news agency ABI reported Wednesday.
JESUS DE MACHACA, Bolivia—In Ecuador, the Shuar are blocking highways to defend their hunting grounds. In Chile, the Mapuche are occupying ranches to pressure for land, schools and clinics. In Bolivia, a new constitution gives the country’s 36 indigenous peoples the right to self-rule. All over Latin America, and especially in the Andes, a political awakening is emboldening Indians who have ...
When Marcel Quiroga moved back to the United States from Bolivia while in her late 30s, she knew she would be starting from scratch. She didn’t have a job, she didn’t have a place to call home, yet she had two children to support on her own. Cut to four years later, and the Marblehead resident is already on her way to ascending toward the top of the financial field.
Drummer Martin Urbach is a citizen of the world. His travels have taken him from his native Bolivia to New Orleans and then New York. His experiences along the way are expressed musically on Free Will (Self Produced, 2008). In this interview, Urbach talks about his musical and cultural upbringing; h...
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 20, 2009) - Orvana Minerals Corp. (TSX:ORV) today announced preliminary mine development plans for its projects in Spain, the U.S. and Bolivia. The plans include initial targets for gold-copper production from the El Valle-Boinas/Carles underground mine project in northern Spain, which Orvana acquired in September 2009. Orvana also announced gold production ...
Current Prior Producers Angola (Readj Kwanza) AOA 85.8 85.8 Bolivia (Boliviano) BOB 7.02 7.02 Brazil (Real) BRL 1.727 1.7258 Burundi (Franc) BIF 1226 1225.5 Central African States XAF 440.5 441.5 Central Bank of West AfriXOF 440.135 441.16 Colombia (Peso) COP 1964.6 1951.9 Costa Rica (Colon) CRC 558.1 560.7 Cuba (Peso) CUP 1 1 Dominican Rep (Peso) DOP 36.15 36.15 Ecuador (USD) USD 1 1 El ...
