Bolivia

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Antigovernment protests in Bolivia leave multiple people dead | Protests News
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Antigovernment protests in Bolivia leave multiple people dead | Protests News

Tensions remain high in the South American country as an economic crisis converges with frustration over elections. At least four people have been...

Incumbent Luis Arce quits Bolivia’s presidential race amid slumping support | Elections News
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Incumbent Luis Arce quits Bolivia’s presidential race amid slumping support | Elections News

As Bolivia hurtles towards a hotly contested August 17 presidential election, two major shake-ups may shape the outcome of the race. On Wednesday,...

Plane crash survivors rescued from alligator-infested swamp in Bolivia All
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Plane crash survivors rescued from alligator-infested swamp in Bolivia All

All five people on board a plane that crashed in a remote part of Bolivia’s Amazon rainforest have been found alive.

Blast rips through Bolivian mining community amid fight with rivals | Mining
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Blast rips through Bolivian mining community amid fight with rivals | Mining

NewsFeed A powerful explosion tore through a remote mining community in Bolivia, killing at least five people amid a dispute with a rival...

Six people dead after alleged dynamite attack in Bolivia gold-mining clash | Mining News
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Six people dead after alleged dynamite attack in Bolivia gold-mining clash | Mining News

The dynamite attack is thought to be the result of two mining collectives fighting over access to gold deposits. A clash between gold-mining...

Women on the front line | Women’s Rights
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Women on the front line | Women’s Rights

On International Women’s Day, Al Jazeera’s journalists Teresa Bo, Fahmida Miller, and Maram Humaid reflect on what it’s like to report from some...

At least 37 people killed and 39 wounded as two buses collide in Bolivia | News
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At least 37 people killed and 39 wounded as two buses collide in Bolivia | News

The crash happened on the route between the cities of Uyuni and Colchani, when one of the vehicles swerved into the oncoming lane....

Lithium-rich Bolivia lags behind in race to mine key metal
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Lithium-rich Bolivia lags behind in race to mine key metal

View of Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat, in southern Bolivia, on November 9, 2016. In a patch of South America rich in...

Bolivia announces  bn deal with China to build lithium plants
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Bolivia announces $1 bn deal with China to build lithium plants

The plants are to be situated in Bolivia’s vast Uyuni salt flats. Bolivia said Tuesday it had signed a $1 billion deal with...