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Bolivia taps China, Russia in bid to unlock huge lithium riches
Jun 30, 2023 09:13The Bolivian government has signed lithium agreements with Russian state nuclear firm Rosatom and China's Citic Guoan Group as the South American country looks to develop its untapped resources of the battery metal.
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Bolivian protesters take to streets to ask for action over sexual abuse in church-run schools
May 26, 2023 13:00Bolivian protesters have taken to the streets to demand action over sex abuse allegations that have rocked the country's Catholic Church.
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Supporters of right-wing leader wreak havoc in Bolivia after his detention
Dec 31, 2022 15:41Bolivian supporters of Santa Cruz Governor Luis Fernando Camacho have clashed with police following his detention on terrorism charges.
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Bolivia detains opposition leader Camacho on ‘terrorism’ charges
Dec 29, 2022 10:01Police in Bolivia have detained one of the country’s main opposition leaders, Santa Cruz Governor Luis Fernando Camacho, on “terrorism” charges in a move that is bound to significantly escalate tensions between his supporters and security forces.
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Bolivia sets census for 2024 as US-backed anti-government riots persist
Nov 12, 2022 14:18Bolivia’s President Luis Arce has set the date of the country’s next census for 2024, a year later than demanded by US-backed opposition groups that have waged anti government riots in recent weeks.
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Iran ready to undertake infrastructural projects in Bolivia: FM
Aug 29, 2022 12:23Expressing Iran’s willingness to broaden economic and trade ties with Bolivia, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the Islamic Republic is prepared to carry out infrastructural projects in the Latin American country.
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Ex-Bolivian president Jeanine Anez sentenced to 10 years in prison
Jun 11, 2022 11:23Former Bolivian interim president Jeanine Anez has been sentenced to a 10-year prison term more than a year after being arrested on charges of leading a US-backed plot in 2019 to oust re-elected socialist president Evo Morales.
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Brazil, Bolivia eager to boost ties with Iran
Sep 15, 2021 05:59The foreign ministers of Brazil and Bolivia congratulated their Iranian counterpart on taking office, calling for the expansion of relations with Iran in various fields.
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Forest fires tear through Bolivian forest
Aug 24, 2021 13:29Devastating wildfires in the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz consumed nearly 600,000 hectares this year so far of which 64% are located in protected areas.
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Bolivia's ex-president Anez facing charges of genocide
Jul 06, 2021 13:02Bolivia’s former interim president Jeanine Anez is facing new charges of genocide, allegedly committed during mass protests against a coup d’etat, two years ago.