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Bolivia calls census in 2024 as protests reach three-week mark

Bolivia will hold its first census in more than a decade in 2024, President Luis Arce said in a midnight speech on Saturday, scheduling it a year later than demanded by the opposition, as protests crippling part of the nation hit the three-week mark.

Reuters

Bolivia’s ‘Water People’ Face Uncertain Future With Loss Of Major Lifeline

Bolivia's Lake Poopo was once a fountain of life for local inhabitants, but it is now a desert with abandoned boats.

Zenger

The left now rules most of Latin America. Will it be able to live up to its promises?

MEXICO CITY — Over the last four years, leftist candidates have won presidential elections in one Latin American country after the other: Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Colombia.

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Bolivian civic group threatens national strike as census protests escalate

A leading civic group in Bolivia threatened to hold a national strike to pressure the government to carry out a census next year, a potential escalation of protests that have already brought the farm hub of Santa Cruz to a near standstill.

Reuters

In Bolivia, Lake Poopo's 'water people' left high and dry

Puñaca Tinta María (Bolivia) (AFP) - An abandoned boat rests on the cracked earth where formerly it floated.Lake Poopo, once Bolivia's second-largest, has mostly disappeared -- taking with it a centuries-old culture reliant entirely on its bounty.

AFP

Bolivia to temporarily suspend exports of food products amid protests

Bolivia's government said on Wednesday it will temporarily suspend exports of food products including soy and beef amid protests in the key farming region of Santa Cruz.

Reuters

'We don't eat lithium': S. America longs for benefits of metal boon

San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) (AFP) - The turquoise glimmer of open-air pools contrasts sharply with the dazzling white of salt flats in Latin America's "lithium triangle," where hope resides for a better life fueled by a metal bonanza.

AFP

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Bolivian strike over census delay paralyzes agriculture export hub

Thousands of people in Bolivia launched an indefinite strike on Saturday in the lowland city of Santa Cruz, a major agriculture export hub, to protest the postponement of a population and housing census which delays access to more economic resources.

Reuters

Bolivian gold miners push into national park despite country’s green rhetoric

Mining co-ops – with oversize influence in the government – are moving into the Amazon’s Madidi national park

The Guardian - US

Ex-Bolivia president joins tiny list of leaders to wish Vladimir Putin happy 70th birthday

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales has wished Vladimir Putin a happy 70th birthday and called him his "brother" with Kim Jong-un the only other world leader to congratulate him

Daily Mirror

Unrest in Iran over woman's death: Is this a seminal moment for the country?

Iran has been shaken by violent mass protests after a young woman dies while in police custody, having been detained for not properly wearing a headscarf. Annette Young talks to Sussan Tahmasebi, a women's rights activist and Iranian specialist. Plus we meet those raising money to ensure Ukraine's women soldiers…

France 24

Bolivia hopes to prevent forest fires in vulnerable areas

Bolivian authorities are striving to prevent an increase in forest fires at its border with Argentina, after almost one million hectares (2.47 million acres) ravaged the eastern part of the country so far this year, authorities said on Sunday.

Reuters

Kasidit's heroics take Thailand to Davis Cup World Group I play-offs

Thailand booked their place in the 2023 Davis Cup World Group I play-offs after they defeated Bolivia 3-1 on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Bolivian coca farmers march on capital, burn disputed market

Thousands of coca farmers marched into the Bolivian capital of La Paz on Thursday and set ablaze to what they claimed was an illegal new market for the leaf.

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Evil dad kills his two kids by poisoning their yoghurt after ex meets someone new

Javier Hernández Rojano, 37, was caged for 60 years after killing his two children, aged seven and four, in Bolivia in March - he confessed to giving his kids yoghurt laced with insecticide

Reuters

Andean Community nations push for Venezuela, Chile to return to bloc

Representatives of the Andean Community bloc of nations - made up of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, said on Monday that they would like to bring Venezuela and Chile back into the group, as much of South America shifts left.

The Guardian - US

El Alto: graphic novel depicts Bolivia city’s future as Indigenous and robotic

Altopía imagines the bustling working-class city that overlooks neighbouring La Paz in 2053 – with coca-chewing cyborgs and minibuses with legs

The Independent UK

AP Week in Pictures: Global | Aug. 20-Aug. 26, 2022

From a handler swimming alongside a horse on a trip to the Caribbean Sea in Barbados, to Somalis clearing wreckage after gunmen stormed a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, to Cocoa farmers protesting in La Paz, Bolivia, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the…

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Anteater rescued from wildfires ravaging protected areas in Bolivia

Bolivian firefighters rescue an anteater as they toil to put out a blaze that's been sweeping through different protected areas for days.

Reuters

Four Latam nations back Castillo as Peru political crisis continues

The governments of Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador and Bolivia on Saturday backed the continuation of Pedro Castillo's presidency in Peru, where he is facing several criminal investigations and constant threats of impeachment.

Daily Mirror

Man smashes his way out of coffin after being BURIED ALIVE when he passed out at festival

Víctor Hugo Mica Alvarez, 30, was left traumatised after having to break out of the casket he was buried alive in, in a region of Bolivia 50 miles away from where he passed out

Reuters

Mexico foreign minister to discuss lithium collaboration in coming visit to Bolivia

Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard will discuss lithium collaboration with Bolivian authorities in his visit to the South American country scheduled for Friday, according to a statement published on Wednesday by the ministry.

The Guardian - UK

Bolivia’s Morales keeps up comeback hopes as Copa Evo kicks off

Some see youth football tournament as former president’s latest attempt to keep his name in frame for 2025 vote

The Independent UK

Russia charges 92 Ukraine soldiers with war crimes

Russia wants an international tribunal backed by Syria, Iran and Bolivia

Reuters

Russian investigator says wants new tribunal for Ukraine

The head of Russia's investigative committee said Moscow had charged 92 members of Ukrainian armed forces with crimes against humanity and proposed an international tribunal backed by countries including Bolivia, Iran and Syria.

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