Bolivia

Iranian students shine in IOAA

irna.com     28-Aug-2008          

Iranian students snatched one gold, one silver and two bronze medals and a honorary diploma in the 2nd International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics in Indonesia. Some 24 countries took part in the competition which...                    

South American Silver Announces Intersection of New Lead-Zinc-Silver SEDEX Mineralization at...

earthtimes.org     28-Aug-2008          

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- 08/28/08 -- South American Silver Corp. ("SASC" or the "Company")(TSX: SAC) is pleased to announce the results from the next 12 holes from the Malku Khota Project, Bolivia. All diamond drill...                    

Natural Hazards: Fire: Fires in Central South America

nasa.gov     28-Aug-2008          

Hundreds of fires (locations marked in red) were burning in central South America on August 26, 2008, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite passed overhead and captured...                    

Clashes on Bolivia's Highways

reuters.com     27-Aug-2008   6 related          

Aug. 27 - Bolivia's political crisis continues unabated as the military faces down opposition groups blocking national highways. The latest conflict is over the Direct Hydrocarbons Tax (IDH), which Morales has brought...                    

Causes of Cancer Misconstrued?

fwicki.com     27-Aug-2008   19 related          

by Kelly Jad'onCancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Approximately 8 million people died as a result of cancer globally in 2007--one of them was my father. That's approximately one in every eight deaths....                    

Franklin CEO Releases Memo Summarizing Current Status of Mining Division, Plans for Energy Division

earthtimes.org     27-Aug-2008          

LAS VEGAS, NV -- 08/27/08 -- Franklin Mining, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: FMNJ) (FRANKFURT: FMJ) Chairman and CEO William Petty has released the first of a two-part Memorandum summarizing the company's mining division's current...                    

Neglected lives and Rights-Status of Minor Minerals Mining in Rajasthan

wordpress.com     27-Aug-2008          

Ecuadorian Assembly Approves Constitutional Rights for Nature on July 7, the 130-member Ecuador Constitutional Assembly, elected countrywide to rewrite the country's Constitution, voted to approve articles that recognize...                    

Fitch Upgrades Coca-Cola Embonor S.A.'s IDRs to 'BBB' & Withdraws the Ratings (Business Wire)

yahoo.com     27-Aug-2008          

Wednesday August 27, 4:36 pm ET SANTIAGO, Chile--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has upgraded the international foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of Coca-Cola Embonor S.A. (Embonor) to 'BBB' from...                    

Barcamps in Bolivia and Madagascar

pbs.org     27-Aug-2008          

Tellingly, when you search for "barcamps" on Google, the first location-specific reference is not San Francisco, Boston, or Seattle. No, it's Bangalore, once known for its large British military station, and today the...                    

While Washington bitches about secessionist elements in Georgia, they seem to be promoting the...

weazlsrevenge.blogspot.com     27-Aug-2008          

Bolivia: Is Evo in Danger after the August 10 referendum ? The US prepares a civil warby Michel Collon Global Research, August 10, 2008 Bolivia has certainly changed. In La Paz, I attended a large reception given by the...