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Nicaragua greets Afghanistan on the anniversary of its independence
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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August 19, 2025
It is our pleasure to address you and to convey you on behalf of the people and the Government of Reconciliation and National Unity of Nicaragua, as well as on our own, our fraternal congratulations to your government and to the brotherly Afghan...
Nicaragua: Top Security Advisor to Ortega & Murillo Jailed
Havana Times
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August 19, 2025
Nestor Moncada Lau was the dictatorship’s gatekeeper Nestor Moncada Lau and Rosarillo Murillo By order of Murillo, he was interrogated at El Chipote on Thursday August 14, sent home Friday, but on Saturday he was taken prisoner to La Modelo. By...
Bolivia heads to runoff after right turn in presidential vote
Stabroek News
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August 19, 2025
LA PAZ, (Reuters) – Bolivians decisively repudiated the leftist party which has ruled the country for most of the past two decades in a first-round presidential election vote, likely paving the way for more market-friendly policies for its...
Political belligerence in Costa Rica is a gray area
Q Costa Rica
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August 18, 2025
Q COSTARICA — Costa Rica’s president, Rodrigo Chaves, risks being removed from office and barred from holding public office for four years if he violates electoral law, as for the first time in history, the government will be barred from...
Nicaragua to begin yellow fever vaccination campaign
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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August 18, 2025
Immunization against the disease caused by the Aedes aegypti mosquito will be administered in each municipality according to a vaccination schedule, according to a MINSA statement. According to the report, workers at border crossings, tourist...
Is Israel Committing Genocide In Gaza? International Court Will Take Years
The Nigerian Voice
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South Africa instituted a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague in late December 2023, claiming Israel was violating the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide through its...
What to know about Bolivia's election that elevated a centrist shaking up the political landscape
Yahoo News
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LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — One candidate is Rodrigo Paz, a conservative centrist senator and son of a neoliberal ex-president who is pitching himself as a moderate reformer. The other is former right-wing president Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga, galvanizing...
What to know about Bolivia's election that elevated a centrist shaking up the political landscape
The Messenger - Kentucky
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LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — One candidate is Rodrigo Paz, a conservative centrist senator and son of a neoliberal ex-president who is pitching himself as a moderate reformer. The other is former right-wing president Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga galvanizing...
What to know about Bolivia's election that elevated a centrist shaking up the political...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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“There has been a paradigm shift,” said Bolivian sociologist Renzo Abruzzese. “What is truly historic is that the old cycle is over. It has carried away the classical leftist thought that dominated much of the 20th century.” The shadow of unrest...
Former Bolivian president and presidential candidate for the Alianza Libre coalition, Jorge 'Tuto' Quiroga Ramírez (left) and Bolivian presidential candidate for the Christian Democratic Party (PDC), Rodrigo Paz.
Buenos Aires Times
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August 18, 2025
A right-wing ex-president and a senator from Bolivia's richest regions will go head-to-head in the country's presidential runoff in October after leading the first round of voting on Sunday. Centre-right Senator Rodrigo Paz came from behind to...
U.S. Government Just Hit Russia With Awkward "Do Not Travel" Warning Right After Rolling Out Red Carpet For Putin
The Travel
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August 18, 2025
In May 2025, the most recent U.S. travel advisory for Russia appeared on the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs' website, noting "Level 4: Do Not Travel." While this level of advisory isn't brand-new, the reminder of it is, which...
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...
Bahamas goes 2-0 in international friendlies
The Nassau Guardian
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The Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team looked strong in their two-game international friendly series against Nicaragua on Thursday and Saturday, ahead of the 2025 FIBA (International Basketball Federation) AmeriCup Tournament, set for...
7Air launches cargo service at Miami International Airport
STAT Trade Times
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August 18, 2025
Miami-based cargo airline 7Air officially launched its service at Miami International Airport (MIA) on August 11, 2025 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a tour of its B737-800SF aircraft. The event was attended by Michael Mendez, CEO of 7Air...
Bolivia's left in historic defeat as presidential…
USA Today
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LA PAZ, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Centrist senator Rodrigo Paz was leading Bolivia's presidential election late on Sunday, according to early official results, which showed the ruling Movement for Socialism (MAS) on track for its worst election defeat in...
Bolivia's left in historic defeat as presidential vote set for October runoff
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Lucinda Elliott and Monica Machicao LA PAZ (Reuters) -Centrist senator Rodrigo Paz was leading Bolivia's presidential election late on Sunday, according to early official results, which showed the ruling Movement for Socialism (MAS) on track...
American Association of Jurists Condemns Trump’s LATAM Policy as Interventionist
teleSUR
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This week, the American Association of Jurists (AAJ), a nongovernmental organization with consultative status before the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), published a document analyzing and rejecting U.S. President Donald...
Rodrigo Paz Emerges As Frontrunner In Bolivia’s Presidential Election
StratNews Global
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August 18, 2025
Home South America Rodrigo Paz Emerges As Frontrunner In Bolivia’s Presidential Election Conservative former president Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga of the Alianza Libre coalition was in second place, with a likely second round needed. Early official...
Bolivia presidential count shows Rodrigo Paz in surprise lead
BDNews24
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Early official results in Bolivia showed the centrist Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic Party leading Sunday's presidential race, with a surprise 32.04% of the vote according to the country's electoral tribunal. Conservative former president...
FEALAC and Mongolia
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, August 19, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Mongolia will serve as Co-Chair (East Asia Regional Coordinator) of the Forum for East Asia–Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) for the 2025–2027 term. Mongolia will host the 10th FEALAC Foreign Ministers’...