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La Paz County: Unchanged number of active licenses to practice law in June compared to previous month
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Q2: Unchanged number of attorneys held active licenses to practice law in La Paz County compared to previous quarter
Ted A. Schmidt Board President-Elect of the State Bar of Arizona | https://www.azinjurylaw.com/Attorneys/Ted-A-Schmidt.aspxTed A. Schmidt Board President-Elect of the State Bar of Arizona | https://www.azinjurylaw.com/Attorneys/Ted-A-Schmidt.aspx...

Bolivian Students Forge Lithium Dreams into a Home‑Built Electric Car
On a high plateau where gasoline is scarce and lithium is abundant, a team of Bolivian engineering students has built a fully electric car using a homegrown battery. It’s more than a prototype—it’s a quiet rebellion against dependence and delay....

Bolivia’s Coca Heartland Becomes a Fortress as Morales Defies Capture
Deep in the coca fields of central Bolivia, Evo Morales has turned his village into a spear-ringed fortress. Declared ineligible to run for president, charged with trafficking, and abandoned by the state, he’s preparing for a political comeback—or...

Bolivia deploys door-to-door measles vaccination teams
Friday, July 11th 2025 - 19:17 UTC Brigades go door to door to stop the measles outbreak before classes restart Bolivian authorities, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), launched a door-to-door vaccination campaign...

Bolivia ups measles vaccination with Brazilian donation
Monday, July 14th 2025 - 11:03 UTC “This week, all departments will have the vaccines,” Minister Castro said Bolivian health authorities expanded the age target for the nationwide measles vaccination campaign following an outbreak of the disease...

Immunization in the Americas shows progress, but over 1.4 million children missed routine vaccines in 2024
PAHO urges countries to intensify efforts to reach unvaccinated children and close gaps in access to vaccines Washington, D.C., 15 July 2025 (PAHO)– Childhood immunization in the Americas has shown encouraging signs of recovery in 2024, but...

Azerbaijan rises in global broadband and mobile speed index
In June 2025, Azerbaijan climbed four places in the global ranking of fixed broadband internet speeds, reaching 83rd position among 152 countries with an average download speed of 81.36 Mbps, Azernews reports, citing the Speedtest Global Index....

Extracting Voices from the Archives: María de la Paz’s Story
Lynneth Renburg’s discussion of archival silences and archival shouting in Listening to Archival Silence: History and Hidden Voices last month started me thinking about how we extract information from the archives. We can’t find what’s not there...

Yiddish California cultural center plans move to La Paz, Mexico
Courtesy of Fideicomiso de Turismo de La Paz By Jennifer A. Stern July 10, 2025 In early August, the Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America (YAAANA) plans to move its arts and cultural center Yiddishland California — formerly...

El cambio de postura de Trump sobre Ucrania es un gran problema, pero probablemente no para Putin
Análisis por Stephen Collinson, CNN Los nuevos acontecimientos del martes reforzaron la idea de que el presidente Donald Trump ha cambiado significativamente su visión de la guerra de Ucrania. Pero sus cortos horizontes temporales y la falta de...

Yiddish World Yiddish California cultural center plans move to La Paz, Mexico By Jennifer A. Stern 4 min read
default Courtesy of Fideicomiso de Turismo de La Paz By Jennifer A. Stern July 10, 2025 In early August, the Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America (YAAANA) plans to move its arts and cultural center Yiddishland California —...

Former La Paz Mayor and Ex–BCS Comptroller Accused of Embezzlement and Abuse of Power
The La Paz corruption trial advances as former mayor Rubén Muñoz Álvarez and ex-comptroller Sonia Murillo Manríquez face charges of illicit public service and embezzlement in water-resource and fund-misuse cases. A control judge in Baja California...

Socialist Communes and Anti-Imperialism: The Marxist Approach
“The direct antithesis to the empire was the Commune.” –Karl Marx, The Civil War in France Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, which has gone hand in hand with ruthless assaults on the West Bank, Lebanon, Iran, Yemen, and Syria, all of it...
Today in High Prairie: July 16, 2025
Today in High Prairie! See what’s happening today in town, celebrity birthdays, local history, world history and your daily horoscope. Please send your birthdays and community events to southpeacenews@hotmail.com and/or spneditor@outlook.com....

Iranian youths to attend 8 intl. Olympiads in summer
TEHRAN – Iranian students are planning to participate in eight international Olympiads this summer. The first one is the 55th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) for high school students, which is held annually in a different country. In 2025,...

Una religiosa acompaña la resistencia por la paz en Colombia
Mientras el sol se ocultaba tras las colinas boscosas del pequeño asentamiento rural colombiano de San José de Apartadó, un puñado de campesinos se reunió al borde del camino de tierra y bajo un arco de hierro con el nombre comunidad de paz...
China Focus: Poll shows rising interest in Chinese culture, signaling wider resonance of Oriental values
BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- A survey released on Friday shows that the majority of international respondents view exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations as essential to promoting peace, development and modernization in today's...

UAE aid convoy enters Gaza with food and relief kits for children
A UAE aid convoy carrying essential food and relief kits for children arrived in Gaza on Wednesday night. The food supplies, which are to be used in community kitchens and to keep bakeries running, were delivered in 13 lorries which entered the...

Bolivia’s Arce Proposes BRICS Role in Protecting and Supporting Member Countries
President of Bolivia Luis Arce (C) at the XVII BRICS Summit. Photo: X July 6, 2025 Hour: 9:45 pm Bolivian President Luis Arce stated this Sunday at the BRICS summit that this bloc should generate protection and solidarity actions among the...