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Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within La Paz County in week ending Aug. 16?
SW Arizona News
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August 20, 2025
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across La Paz County selling...
Bolivia’s swing right sounds alarm for Latin American leftists
Regional Media News - Iowa
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August 21, 2025
SANTIAGO/BOGOTA (Reuters) -The defeat of Bolivia’s long powerful socialists at the weekend highlights a broader backlash against incumbent leftists that could be reflected in upcoming elections elsewhere in the region. Driven by voter anger at...
US ‘drug war’ in Latin America: Bolivia’s President exposes Washington’s hidden agenda
Weekly Blitz
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August 21, 2025
US ‘drug war’ in Latin America: Bolivia’s President exposes Washington’s hidden agenda The rhetoric of the so-called “war on drugs” has long served as one of Washington’s most consistent justifications for military presence and political influence...
Socialism Just Imploded in Bolivia
Reason Magazine
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August 21, 2025
Two decades ago, democratic socialism was rising in Latin America. The so-called "pink tide" swept leftist leaders into power in Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Their useful idiots in the U.S. were delighted....
Tiwanaku Temple Hiding in Plain Sight Rewrites Maps in Bolivia
LatinAmerican Post
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August 21, 2025
On a windswept Bolivian plain, archaeologists stumbled onto a temple where none should be—a massive Tiwanaku-style complex hidden beneath centuries of footsteps. The discovery redraws the frontier of a vanished empire and reveals how religion,...
Shell threatens Bolivia with treaty claim
Global Arbitration Review
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Shutterstock, Karolis Kavolelis Shell has threatened to file an investment treaty claim against Bolivia over measures affecting its oil and gas interests, including the annulment of a commercial arbitration award and “malicious” criminal...
El colapso del movimiento al socialismo en Bolivia
Strategic Culture
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August 21, 2025
El resultado de las elecciones bolivianas es fruto de un campo político incapaz de sacrificar intereses personales en pro de un proyecto colectivo. Únete a nosotros en Telegram , Twitter y VK . Escríbenos: info@strategic-culture.su La primera...
Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progress
Associated Press
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August 20, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Bolivia’s upcoming presidential election will mark a shift from nearly two decades of socialist rule, but many Indigenous and environmental leaders doubt it will bring progress in stopping deforestation, fires or pollution...
Bolivia at a Crossroads: Deciphering the Electoral Shift After the 2025 First Round
teleSUR
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August 20, 2025
The general elections of August 17, 2025, in Bolivia cannot be understood as an isolated event, but rather as the crystallization of a process of deep political polarization that has been brewing since the institutional crisis of 2019. The...
Is a Bolivian ex-cop and TikToker key to its unexpected election results?
Buenos Aires Herald
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August 21, 2025
A political outsider broadcasting live from his secondhand clothing stand at a market in Santa Cruz, in Bolivia’s eastern lowlands, could unexpectedly find himself as the country’s vice president. Former police captain Edman Lara, 39, commands a...
Bolivia's Quiroga would grant resource ownership rights, eyes US trade
The Straits Times
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August 20, 2025
LA PAZ - Bolivian presidential candidate Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga said he would dole out ownership stakes in key natural resources like lithium if elected in October as part of sweeping economic reforms, and signalled a willingness to improve ties...
Bolivia abandons socialism
Jewish World Review
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SIGN UP FOR THE DAILY JWR UPDATE. IT'S FREE. (AND NO SPAM!) Just click here. LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia's socialist movement has been defeated for the first time in two decades, preliminary election results showed, as voters chose a centrist and a...
Por qué Trump merece reconocimiento por su impulso a la paz en Ucrania, y por qué todo podría fracasar
KVIA - Texas
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August 19, 2025
Análisis por Stephen Collinson, CNN Fue el mejor día que Ucrania ha tenido en mucho tiempo. Pero aún es difícil imaginar cómo podría terminar pronto la guerra desatada por la brutal invasión rusa. El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky,...
Edmand Lara, el expolicía y estrella de TikTok que acompaña a Rodrigo Paz Pereira en su campaña por la presidencia de Bolivia
KESQ-TV - California
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August 21, 2025
Por Cristopher Ulloa y Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español La noche del 17 de agosto, Rodrigo Paz Pereira no fue el único que dio la sorpresa al ser el candidato más votado en la primera vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales en Bolivia, donde las...
Paraguay’s Growing Leadership in Security and Its US Alliance
Dialogo Americas
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August 21, 2025
Paraguay and the United States are continuing to consolidate their strategic cooperation on defense and security through a multifaceted partnership — a cornerstone of stability in the region. This mutually beneficial alliance, built on a...
World Reuters Bolivia's swing right sounds alarm for Latin American leftists
Yahoo News
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SANTIAGO/BOGOTA (Reuters) -The defeat of Bolivia's long powerful socialists at the weekend highlights a broader backlash against incumbent leftists that could be reflected in upcoming elections elsewhere in the region. Driven by voter anger at...
Ancient temple discovery in Bolivia sheds new light on the mysterious Tiwanaku civilization
The Economic Times
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August 21, 2025
Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable ancient temple complex in the Bolivian Andes that may redefine understanding of the Tiwanaku civilization, a precursor to the Inca Empire which flourished near Lake Titicaca over a thousand years ago....
Bolivia shifts away from left wing for first time in 20 years
Latin America Reports
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August 20, 2025
Bolivia is set to have its first non-leftist president in two decades, following a first round of voting which placed centrist and right-wing candidates in the lead. After Sunday’s first election round, centrist candidate and senator Rodrigo Paz...
Bolivia's presidential frontrunner has 'phone stolen' while celebrating first-round win
Euronews
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August 19, 2025
Published on 19/08/2025 - 16:04 GMT+2 The surprise frontrunner in Bolivia's presidential elections reportedly had his phone stolen on Sunday while giving a speech to supporters to celebrate his first-round victory. Centrist senator Rodrigo Paz...
An indigenous voter casts her ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in La Paz on August 17.
Buenos Aires Times
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August 18, 2025
Voters sent two pro-business candidates to Bolivia’s presidential election run-off, ending two decades of almost-uninterrupted socialist rule and likely transforming both the nation’s economic model and its relations with Washington. With 95...