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by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) – Mountain glaciers shrinking due to climate change are less voluminous than previously understood, putting millions who depend on them for water supply at risk, researchers reported Monday. Glaciers in the Andes Mountains of South America, for example, were found to store 23 percent less fresh water compared to earlier estimates, they wrote in the journal Nature Geoscience. Bolivia’s largest city La Paz, with more than two […]
(Eagle News) — At least two people were killed and 12 others–including a congressman and his wife— were injured after two grenades exploded at a public gathering in Abra early Thursday. Chief Supt. Edward Carranza, director of the Cordillera Administrative Region, said the attack–which he said could have targeted Abra Rep. Joseph Sto. Nino Bernos and his wife, Abra Mayor Mitzie Bernos— took place around 1:30 a.m. in La Paz. Carranza said in an interview […]
AGUSAN DEL SUR (Eagle News) – Idineklara ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Agusan del Sur ang “state of calamity” dahil sa pinsalang dulot ng mga pagbaha sa nasabing probinsiya. Ito ay dala ng tail end of cold front noong nakaraang linggo at matinding pag-ulan na patuloy na nananalasa sa malaking bahagi ng Mindanao. Mayroong ng 8 Munisipyo sa Agusan del Sur ang naunang nagdeklara ng state of calamity, ito ay ang sumusunod: San Luis Esperanza Loreto La Paz […]
LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) — The ongoing and defiant protest led by Bolivians in wheelchairs took on new dimensions Tuesday (May 3) as the protesters push on for an increase in state benefits. The demonstration ended in violence in La Paz just steps away from the government palace. Several police officers were injured, as was one woman protester. Hundreds of protesters have arrived in La Paz from throughout the country to step up pressure on […]
