Bolivian Clowns Protest Job-Killing Decree

0:00Dozens of clowns took to the streets of La Paz, Bolivia, on Monday, protesting a government decree that squeezing their gigs dry. The rule lock schools into exactly 200 days of straight lessons a year, banning the fun events where these entertainers usually perform for. Kig-ids dropped in February by new President Rodriguez Paz, the Mandage Shift celebrations like Children's Day on April 12 to weekends only, if schools. That voluntary switch leaves pros like clowns out in the cold during prime work hours. Leaders such as the Palieto from the clown union fire back, singing guts their income and robbs kids of laughs they desperately need. Tailors stitching costumes and photographers snapping picks, join the colorful march, complete with whistles, fireworks and signs blasting the feds, for stealing smiles and jobs. All this hits harder amid Bolivia's deepest economic slump in decades, with natural gas cash drying up, dollars vanishing and imports skyrocketing in.

1:00The landlock spot. Protesters worry their futures look even dimmer. Government reps promised to rethink it for the 2027 school year, but the clowns marched on undeterred, determined to honk for change, before the joy fades out completely. That's your Canada News today update, AI powered and always on.