Flash: Xi congratulates Rodrigo Paz Pereira on election as president of Bolivia

Tago-La Paz Bridge in Surigao del Sur still passable after magnitude 6.2 quake

Tago Mayor Jelio Val C. Laurente (R) has declared the Tago-La Paz Bridge safe for vehicle passage based on the assessment by the DPWH. Photo courtesy of LGU-Tago TANDAG CITY (MindaNews / 12 October) – The Tago-Lapaz Bridge connecting Tandag City...

Cubans rally for Venezuela, Bolivia's new president and more top photos this week from Latin America

Why Bolivia’s Election Is a Turning Point

In Bolivia’s presidential runoff on Sunday, center-right senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira defeated right-wing former interim president Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga. This was the first time in twenty years that Evo Morales’s Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) was...

Bolivia runoff shows why there is no longer an ‘Indigenous vote’

When Evo Morales swept into power in 2005, the first time an Indigenous leader had ever been elected to Bolivia’s highest office, to be Indigenous here meant to support Mr. Morales unequivocally. But a generation later, his party, the Movement...

Cubans rally for Venezuela, Bolivia's new president and more top photos this week from Latin America

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‘Better days are coming,’ say Bolivia bishops after election

Bolivia has elected Rodrigo Paz as president, picking a centrist politician with a history of amicable church ties. His victory in the Oct. 19 runoff election ended two decades of governance under the Movement Toward Socialism party, whose...

Planning board denies 209-home project near Bolivia

The Brunswick County Planning Board during its Oct. 13 meeting voted to deny the planned development application for Willow Haven, a 209-home project proposed of U.S. 17 S. across from Mill Creek Road SE near Bolivia. The Willow Haven Planned...

Bolivia's runoff elections: What you should know

Bolivia will hold its presidential runoff on the 19th of October after no candidate won the first round on August 17. The first-round results were a shocking blow to the Movement to Socialism (MAS) party, who had dominated South America's politics...

Purses stolen in robbery at Victorville discount store, suspect jailed 

Deputies arrested a man who they say threatened an employee while stealing purses from a dd's DISCOUNTS store in Victorville on Saturday, Nov. 1. The incident began about 1:35 p.m., when a man walked into the store at Seventh Street and La Paz...

¿Cómo reciben los venezolanos en EEUU la concesión del Nobel la Paz a María Corina Machado?

DORAL, Florida, EE.UU. — Los residentes en la “Pequeña Venezuela”, la comunidad más grande de nativos del país sudamericano en Estados Unidos, reciben la noticia del Nobel de la Paz a la líder opositora María Corina Machado con sentimientos...

Foreign policy under scrutiny as T&T aligns with US on Bolivia

RADHICA DE SILVA Senior Multimedia Reporter T&T’s decision to co-sign a joint statement with the United States and several Latin American countries congratulating Bolivia’s new president has sparked debate about the direction of T&T’s foreign...

Además de María Corina Machado, otros seis latinoamericanos han sido galardonados con el Premio Nobel de la Paz

Por CNN en Español María Corina Machado se ha convertido en la séptima persona en América Latina en recibir el Premio Nobel de la Paz. La líder opositora de Venezuela recibió un reconocimiento que en la historia de los premios recibieron en total...

Minuto internacional: comenzó el cese del fuego en gaza, se otorgó el premio nobel de la paz

En gaza inicia el alto el fuego y el ejército israelí comienza a retirarse de la zona, la líder opositora venezolana, maría corina machado gana el premio nobel de la paz y corea del norte celebra con un gran desfile, los 80 años de la formación...

From Across Mexico, Roasted Here in La Paz

Sometimes, the best things in life are found during the most unexpected detours. A chance encounter, a sudden inspiration, or even a little girl’s tumble can reroute an entire destiny. For the residents of La Paz, that’s precisely how we landed...

Trump habla con Machado después de que su Gobierno criticara la decisión de otorgarle el Premio Nobel de la Paz

Por Jennifer Hansler, CNN El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, habló este viernes con la opositora venezolana y ganadora del Premio Nobel de la Paz, María Corina Machado, según informó la Casa Blanca, después de que el Gobierno de EE.UU....

Bolivia: Quiroga Pledges Bold Economic Reforms If Elected President

Home South America Bolivia: Quiroga Pledges Bold Economic Reforms If Elected President Quiroga placed second to Paz in the August 17 first round with 27% of the vote, as the ruling Movement to Socialism founded by Evo Morales suffered its biggest...

Anuncian al ganador del Premio Nobel de la Paz 2025

El ganador fue seleccionado entre más de 300 candidatos nominados oficialmente para el Premio Nobel de la Paz 2025. WASHINGTON — El ganador del Premio Nobel de la Paz 2025 fue anunciado la madrugada del viernes. María Corina Machado, líder de la...

Twenty years of left-wing rule ends quietly in Bolivia

By Thomas Graham Election day might be the only time La Paz lives up to its name. There are no cars, no fumes and no honking horns in the Bolivian capital. Families enjoy the day out; skateboarders have the run of the place. This time, there...

De la alegría al descontento: así reaccionan los venezolanos al Nobel de la Paz otorgado a María Corina Machado

Por CNN en Español Venezuela se despertó este viernes con una noticia de alcance global: el Comité Noruego del Nobel otorgó el Premio Nobel de la Paz a la líder opositora venezolana María Corina Machado, por lo que describió como su trabajo para...