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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Oruro, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 33 stories have been published about Oruro which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Oruro, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 33 stories have been published about Oruro which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Andean, an introduction to the world of alpaca meat.

Andina is a venture that was born ten months ago in Oruro, first as a llama and lamb grillSee the Story

Oruro · Oruro

A fifth person investigated for irregularities in Oruro was arrested in

As part of investigations into alleged irregularities in 18 industrial evaporation pools at Bolivian lithium deposits (YLB), Edwin F.U., a former official of that state entity in the department of Oruro, was arrested, according to sources consulted by this media. This is the fifth apprehended in the case. It is presumed that he was in charge of the process of supervising the evaporation pools in the Industrial Complex, which, according to the …See the Story

Oruro · Oruro

Undocumented vehicle runs over and kills a military officer from

While fighting smuggling, a military sergeant tragically died in the department of Oruro after being hit by an undocumented vehicle, the Ministry of Defense reported. It happened Sunday afternoon, two kilometers from the Mejillones Infantry Regiment, on the main road Huachacalla-Oruro.See the Story

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Operative in Oruro achieves the kidnapping of more than 300 kilos of drugs and

The Intelligence and Special Operations Group (GIOE), in the immediate vicinity of the town of Poopó, located in the department of Oruro, in an operation kidnapped 300 packages of cocaine base paste that were being transported in two vehicles and apprehended six people. The drug shipment was discovered on April 25 when law enforcement officers were able to identify a suspicious wagon and dump truck that were traveling on the Oruro-Potosí highw…See the Story

Oruro · Oruro

Indigenous Bolivians flee homes as backlash to mining protest turns explosive

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Environmental activists in Bolivia say they’ve become the targets of discrimination, death threats and even bombings after speaking out against harmful mining operations in the department of Oruro. The activists, most of them women, have faced escalating violence this year because of their opposition to mining pollution, water scarcity and land use change near the Indigenous Quechua community collective, or ayllu, of Acre Antequera. In some case…See the Story

Oruro · Oruro

Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua: A Phantom or a Reality?

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Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua: A Phantom or a Reality? In early April, police officers in Oruro, eastern Bolivia, received a tip that a group of men were going to pick up weapons and ammunition from a home in the city. They stopped four Venezuelans, one of them a minor, armed with guns and grenades. The group threatened the officers, warning them they were members of Tren de Aragua – a notorious Venezuelan criminal group that has swept across Sout…See the Story

Oruro · Oruro

Military instructor arrested for alleged conscript violation

The departmental prosecutor of Oruro, Aldo Morales, announced this Tuesday the arrest of a non-commissioned military instructor in the city of Oruro, accused of raping a soldier inside a barracks. According to reports from the Public Prosecutor's Office, the indictment for rape is being prepared and his preventive detention will be requested in a prison in the city.See the Story

Oruro · Oruro

The Strongest beats GV San José in Oruro (0-2)

The current national champion The Strongest made a coup of authority yesterday at Jesús Bermúdez de Oruro stadium, after imposing 0-2 to GV San José, in the away duel of the final quarters of the Open Tournament 2024.See the Story

Oruro · Oruro

GV San José seeks to strike another blow against The Strongest

GV San José plans to organize a party this afternoon (17:30) at the Jesús Bermúdez stadium in Oruro, when it receives the visit of the national champion The Strongest, for the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Apertura Tournament. Due to the enthusiasm prevailing in the fans of Orureña, it is expected that today the stadium will be full to witness Aurinegro's visit to Oruro, after almost two and a half years.See the Story

Oruro · Oruro

Defensores ambientales en Oruro: "Todo puede pasar, nuestras casas están resguardadas por mineros"

Dirigentes del Ayllu Acre de Antequera, en Oruro, denunciaron el viernes que mineros del Sindicato Avicaya agredieron a mujeres de la Comunidad Totoral Chico que protestaban contra la minería ilegal, ya que les destruye zonas de cultivo y pastoreo, pero también las fuentes de agua.Según la Asociación de Pueblos Indígena Originario Campesinos Qhana Pukara Kurmi, las personas que se encontraban en la vigilia, y que apuntaban a la Empresa Minera S…See the Story

Oruro · Oruro

Four members of the Tren found with weapons, ammunition, and explosives

This Friday during a tactical operation in Oruro, the Police surprised four Venezuelans who were in possession of weapons and explosives and after being arrested, they threatened the uniformed officers. The green olive institution suspects that they are members of the criminal organization Tren de Aragua.See the Story

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