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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Bolivian national football team have refused to play in an international ‘friendly’ match at Bulgaria’s Vasil Levski National Stadium. The reasons for this refusal were purely financial. The Bolivians had, at the last moment, demanded a large sum of money to travel to Sofia, the Bulgarian Football Union announced on Friday. ...
War News Updates (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Venezuelan Army. Photo from Army Recognition In Latin America, Weapons Buying Spreads Mistrust -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News Weapons purchases in Latin America are soaring as nations cast a wary eye on their neighbors. Whether it's called an ``arms race'' or a ``coincidental modernization'' of existing stocks, a wave of weapons purchases by Latin American nations is causing neighbors to watch each...
Patriot Room (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
So much for the value of fist bumps, hugs, and book exchanges: "A coalition of Latin American and Caribbean nations have agreed to adopt a new regional currency aimed at reducing the power of the US dollar. The sucre will be used in Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominica, Saint Vincent, Antigua and Barbuda."
Exposing Liberal Lies (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Great email: Obama's First Six Months' Accomplishments 1. Offended the Queen of England. 2. Bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia. 3. Praised the Marxist Daniel Ortega. 4. Kissed Socialist Hugo Chavez on the cheek. 5. Endorsed the Socialist Evo Morales of Bolivia. 6. Sided with Hugo Chavez and Communist Fidel Castro against Honduras. 7. Announced we would meet with Iranians with no pre-conditions while...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Over a three day period last week, the country of Bolivia hosted a forum focused on natural resources. While Bolivia has a strong resource base with ample reserves of silver, tin and natural gas, many of the participants of the forum came to learn more about the world’s hottest new commodity: lithium. Bolivia sits on 5.4 million tons of the element (used in making lithium-ion batteries), approximately...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The disappearance of glaciers in the Bolivian Andes Mountains is causing a concern because the future water shortages will affect the availability of suitable drinking water for a vulnerable migrant population.
The Right Perspective (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
A coalition of Latin American and Caribbean nations have agreed to adopt a new regional currency aimed at reducing the power of the US dollar. The sucre will be used in Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominica, Saint Vincent, Antigua and Barbuda. It was adopted by the nations, who call their coalition the Bolivarian Alternative [...]
BIG BLUE WAVE (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Just slightly amusing, in a morbid way: LA PAZ--Bolivia's Catholic church has called on the faithful to stop using human skulls at special Mass celebrations, a practice some link to occult powers. The Bolivian Episcopal Conference on Friday asked the overwhelmingly Catholic nation to cast aside the "growing" trend of seeking protection from bad luck by making offerings of coca, cigars or...
Truth Out (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Among the conventional wisdom that we hear every day in the business press is that developing countries should bend over backwards to create a friendly climate for foreign corporations, follow orthodox (neo-liberal) macro-economic policy advice, strive to achieve an investment-grade sovereign credit rating so as to attract more foreign capital. Guess what country is expected to have the fastest economic...
FreeThoughtManifesto (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Written by James J. Brittain Tuesday, 27 October 2009 Courtesy Of The Upside-Down World It is not difficult to obtain information related to the many social movements and progressive political mechanisms working to implement social reforms throughout contemporary Latin America. Venezuela continues to experience support for the presidency of Hugo Chávez [1999-] and the changes therein via the...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
By Sara Shahriari LA PAZ, Bolivia -- At first sight, Calle de las Brujas doesn't look so witchy -- there are no steaming cauldrons or pointy hats. It's just a one-lane, cobblestone colonial street. Tourists amble up and down the road, buying woven bags, hammocks and alpaca sweaters. But look closely and you'll find something more than the usual tourist fare: shops selling statues, herbs and llama fetuses....
craigbyrd2009 | 10/29/2009
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Sify (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Bolivia is planning to begin the production of lithium batteries for electric cars by 2018, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Roger Carvajal said here, according to a report.
Unending Conversations of Hope (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
A Nobel Prize for Evo Morales by Fidel Castro Ruz October 15, 2009 Via Bolivia Rising. If Obama was awarded the Nobel for winning the elections in a racist society despite his being African American, Evo deserves it for winning them in his country despite his being a native and his having delivered on his promises. For the first time, [...]
Climateer Investing (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
We last posted on Bolloré in the April post " France's Bollore opens talks over Bolivia's lithium (BOLL: Paris) ": Bolivian mining officials have opened talks with French conglomerate the Bollore Group, which is vying for a contract to mine lithium at the Uyuni salt flat, President Evo Morales said on Tuesday.... ...The Bollore Group ( BOLL.PA ) has developed a lithium battery that...
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craigbyrd2009 | 10/29/2009
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switbd | 10/13/2009
Bolivia used their home advantage to claim another big scalp in South American World Cup qualifying as they beat Brazil 2-1 in La Paz. Back in April, Bolivia thrashed Argentina 6-1 as Diego Maradona's team could not cope with the 3,600 meters altitude, and have now ended Brazil's 11-game winning streak.
aylagencer01 | 09/08/2009
Bolivia vs Ecuador Wednesday, 09 September 2009 La Paz 15:00 World Cup Qualification Match
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