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March for Bolivia's ex-President Morales turns violent, as political crisis escalates
CARACOLLO, Bolivia (AP) — Thousands of anti-government demonstrators marching in support of Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales clashed on Tuesday with counterprotesters blocking their way, a stark sign of an escalating power struggle in the volatile Andean nation. In his most...
Bolivia's iconic ex-President Morales calls for anti-government march as political fight escalates
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's hugely popular and controversial former leftist president, Evo Morales, on Monday called on supporters to take to the streets in protest against his bitter political rival, current President Luis Arce, who hours earlier accused Morales on national TV of trying to...
Argentina minus Messi beats Chile to lead South American World Cup qualifying
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Without injured Lionel Messi and the retired Ángel Di María, Argentina eased past Chile 3-0 on Thursday to remain on top of the South American 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring in the 48, Julián Álvarez added a goal in the...
Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A judge in the Brazilian state of Rondonia has found two beef slaughterhouses guilty of buying cattle from a protected area of former rainforest in the Amazon and ordered them, along with three cattle ranchers, to pay a total of $764,000 for causing environmental damage,...
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Aug. 16 - Aug. 22, 2024 Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado attended a rally in Caracas to protest the country's disputed election results. Trash collectors clean up the Christ the Redeemer statue on Rio de Janeiro's Corcovado Mountain. Bolivia's former President Evo...
Bolivia's president promises public votes on fuel subsidies and constitutionality of reelection
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's socialist President Luis Arce said Tuesday national referenda would be held soon on the removal of politically combustible fuel subsidies and on the constitutionality of presidential reelections, offering for the first time a concrete path out of the country's...
Today in History: Aug. 6, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Today is Tuesday, Aug. 6, the 219th day of 2024. There are 147 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II, the U.S. B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 deaths. ...
Bolivia's beleaguered president announces natural gas discovery, promising a boon for the country
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's embattled president on Monday announced the discovery of vast natural gas reserves, describing it as the biggest find in nearly two decades that could help the cash-strapped country reverse its falling production. President Luis Arce called the...
A week after an alleged coup attempt in Bolivia, confusion and conspiracy theories reign
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A plan to stage a coup against Bolivia’s president was not what Gen. Tomás Peña y Lillo was expecting when he entered the military headquarters in La Paz last Wednesday. The leader of Bolivia’s retired service members said he was surprised to get a call...
Panama beats Bolivia 3-1 to reach knockout rounds and help eliminate the U.S. from Copa America
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Panama advanced to the Copa America quarterfinals for the first time, beating Bolivia 3-1 on Monday night to finish second in Group C. Panama will play the Group D winner in the quarterfinals, most likely Brazil or Colombia. José Fajardo scored...
