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November 10, 2019 at 6:13 pm

Bolivian Leader Evo Morales Steps Down

President Evo Morales of Bolivia, who came to power more than a decade ago as part of a leftist wave sweeping Latin America, resigned Sunday...

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November 10, 2019 at 2:11 pm

Bolivian Leader Evo Morales Steps Down

President Evo Morales, who came to power in Bolivia more than a decade ago as part of a leftist wave sweeping Latin America, resigned Sunday...

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November 9, 2019 at 6:04 pm

Bolivian President’s Grip on Power Loosens as Police Rebel

The Bolivian president’s grip on power grew shakier Saturday as police units in major cities flipped their allegiance and joined anti-government demonstrations, key allies resigned...

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Demonstrators protest in Plaza Italia during an anti-government march in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. Unrest began last week when a rise in subway fares led to student protests, but then spread nationwide, fueled by frustration among many Chileans who feel they have note shared in the economic advances in one of Latin America’s wealthiest nations.(AP Photo/Esteban Felix) EFX118 EFX118

October 21, 2019 at 4:37 pm

What you need to know about the unrest in Chile

Over the weekend, a wave of protests in Chile set off by an increase in subway fares deteriorated into widespread looting, vandalism and arson. President...

August 22, 2019 at 11:16 pm

With Amazon ablaze, Brazil faces global backlash: ‘Lungs of the Earth are in flames’

Forest fires are common in Brazil during this time of the year, which tends to be cooler and drier. But the number now raging in...

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November 30, 2018 at 4:52 pm

Rio de Janeiro elevator attendants ‘adore’ their dying, chatty trade

The trade of elevator operator, which reached its global heyday in the age of telephone operators and has survived in Rio into the dawn of...

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President Nicolas Maduro speaks to supporters during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, on February 27, 2018. (Rayner Pena/DPA/Abaca Press/TNS)

September 8, 2018 at 4:26 pm

Trump administration spoke with Venezuelan officers plotting coup

Establishing a clandestine channel with coup plotters in Venezuela was a big gamble for the U.S., given its long history of covert intervention across Latin...