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Bob Barker Helps 25 Bolivian Lions Find a US Home

DENVER -- Twenty-five lions, most of them rescued from Bolivian circuses, arrived in Colorado on Wednesday to start their new lives at a wildlife sanctuary. The 14 males and 11 females landed at Denver International Airport around 4:30 p.m. The jetliner pulled into a maintenance hangar and police officers armed with...

UN Climate Talks: Not Perfect but a Step Forward

CANCUN, Mexico (Dec. 11) -- The United Nations annual climate change summit ended on a dramatic note of compromise, with more than 190 nations adopting a set of agreements that lay the groundwork for future negotiations. "The text is the best we can do right now and there is room to improve things next year," said Mohamed...

Chilly in Chile: South America Hit by Cold Snap

(Aug. 6) -- The U.S. might be experiencing a hot, hot summer, but south of the border, things couldn't be more different. Latin America's southernmost regions are shivering through the coldest winter in decades, which has left vast swaths of Argentina and Brazil with snow, and caused millions of freshwater fish to freeze...

Amazonian Indians More Advanced Than We Knew

(June 25) -- For decades, archaeologists thought of the Amazonian Indians as lowly hunter-gatherers who inhabited widely scattered villages and barely eked out a living in the harsh landscape. Now that image is collapsing. In a study to be published later this summer, scientists detail an ancient system of monumental...

Authorities: Bolivian Woman Sold Newborn for $140

(June 4) -- A Bolivian mother has been arrested after admitting that she sold her newborn baby girl for $140 to another woman who wasn't able to have children, investigators say. Police say that at first, the woman pretended that her baby had been kidnapped from the maternity ward in the central city of Cochabamba, where...

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05/24/12 Ferrum Americas Mining Receives Environmental Permits... Source: Marketwire TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 05/24/12 -- Ferrum Americas Mining Inc., (TSX VENTURE:FEM) ("Ferrum" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the receipt of environmental permits for its Cerro Rojo iron ore project located in eastern Bolivia, approximately 55 kilometres west of Puerto Suarez and the Hidrovia River system near Corumba, Brazil.
05/23/12 Bolivia: Iran's Newest Friend in Latin America Source: The Heritage Foundation Venezuela's Hugo Chavez has long been Iran's greatest ally in the Western Hemisphere, but as Chavez's cancer grows and his country's future becomes increasingly uncertain, Iran may need to find a new best friend in Latin Americaâand fast.
05/23/12 Bolivia will implement a model program for early... Source: Inter-American Development Bank Bolivia will implement a model program for early childhood development to improve access and quality of care for more than 25,000 children under 4 years old, with a $20 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
05/23/12 Bolivia gets 7th national police chief in 6 years Source: The Express - Lock Haven PA Bolivia's corruption-plagued national police force has its seventh new police commander in six years.
05/22/12 Phosa offers clarity on nationalisation Source: Namibia News www.euronews.com The European Union and Spain have spoken out again the Bolivian government's nationalisation of the local unit of Spanish power transmission company Red Electrica.