Bolivia confiscates 115.000 hectares of land to distribute among peasants
Bolivia confiscated 115.000 hectares of allegedly fallow or ill-gotten land as part of President Evo Morales' drive to redistribute land to the poor, reported the National Agrarian Reform Institute (INRA).
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Unusually low temperatures empties Bolivian rivers of fish
With high Andean peaks and a humid tropical forest, Bolivia is a country of ecological extremes. But during the Southern Hemisphere's recent winter, unusually low temperatures in part of the country's tropical region hit freshwater species hard, killing an estimated 6 million fish and thousands of alligators, turtles and river dolphins.
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A Bolivian court has upheld a government decision to seize a ranch from a U.S. cattleman and his family on the grounds they treated workers as virtual slaves, an official announced Monday
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Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador, high risk areas for foot and mouth disease
Bolivia, Venezuela and Ecuador are considered endemic foot and mouth disease regions according to the Pan-American FAM office, Panaftosa, which keeps track of the disease in the continent and has its main offices in Brazil.“After a long decade of effort and hard work, 85% of the cattle herd in South America is free of foot and mouth disease, be it with or without vaccination”, said Dr. Ottorino Cosivi head of Panaftosa during a visit to Paraguay.
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Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador, high risk areas for foot and mouth disease
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Former Farmer and Bolivia’s president Evo Morales began his second mandate with a cabinet reshuffle removing most ministers and complying with the gender parity
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Former Farmer Bolivian President Evo Morales was re-elected and secured more than a two-thirds majority in the Senate during the first elections held under the mandate of the new Constitution. Also, the election was the first in which Bolivian citizens living outside of the country were able to vote.
Morales secured between 61 and 63.2 percent of the vote, according to the results from the first exit polls, three of
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Morales nightmare: Chile’s “pinochetistas” and Argentine “fascists”
Bolivian president Evo Morales said he was quite concerned with the possibility that the “Pinochetistas” in Chile and the “fascist right” in Argentina could win the general elections in those
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Bolivia considering closing border with Argentina because of the flu
Bolivia is considering temporarily closing part of its extended border with Argentina, (773 kilometres long), because of the outbreak and quick spread of the A/H“We are concerned with
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A little-known fruit from South America has got north Queensland growers very excited.
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