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August 17, 2021 at 12:34 pm

Report shines light on abuse by Bolivia’s interim government

Bolivia’s past interim government came to power by sidestepping constitutional rules for presidential succession and relied on systematic torture to persecute opponents in the tumultuous...

June 9, 2021 at 9:35 am

Bolivia’s ‘People of the Water’ try to survive loss of lake VIEW

PUNACA TINTA MARIA, Bolivia (AP) — For many generations, the homeland of the Uru people here wasn't land at all: It was the brackish waters...

March 13, 2021 at 6:16 am

Bolivia arrests ex-leader in crackdown on opposition VIEW

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The conservative interim president who led Bolivia for a year was arrested Saturday as officials of the restored leftist government...

March 12, 2021 at 1:05 pm

Bolivia’s ex-interim leader says authorities seek her arrest VIEW

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's former interim president said Friday that authorities are seeking her arrest as they move against officials who backed the...

October 23, 2020 at 8:07 am

Final count gives leftist big victory in Bolivia election

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A final official vote count released Friday gave leftist Luis Arce a smashing victory in Bolivia's presidential election, a vindication...

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October 18, 2020 at 9:24 pm

Morales party claims win as Bolivia seems to shift back left VIEW

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia appeared Monday to be shifting sharply away from the conservative policies of the U.S.-backed interim government that took power...

October 17, 2020 at 9:00 pm

Bolivia’s vote a high-stakes presidential redo amid pandemic VIEW

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivians vote Sunday in a high-stakes presidential election redo that could determine the country's democratic future and bring a return...

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Andres Gomez works inside an amber mine near the community of Jotolchen II in Chiapas state, Mexico, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. The 11-year-old said that before the new coronavirus pandemic hit, he attended school and then would spend a couple of hours mining after class, but since the school closed in March he is spending entire days mining. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo) LAT301 LAT301

October 15, 2020 at 6:13 am

Pandemic driving world’s children back to work, jeopardizing gains VIEW

The COVID-19 pandemic has closed their schools and sent children back to work throughout the developing world, threatening decades of gains made against child labor....

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September 25, 2020 at 9:00 pm

He’s not running, but Morales looms large in Bolivia vote VIEW

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Even in exile, Evo Morales looms over Bolivia’s election next month. National rifts that contributed to chaos in Bolivia in...

August 13, 2020 at 11:19 am

Bolivia’s political crisis threatens hospitals and patients VIEW

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Hooked up to ventilators, 11 prematurely born infants struggled for survival Thursday in the intensive care ward of a Bolivian...