News: Bolivia

We have started to collect the most important news related to Bolivia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Bolivia: news

Boy searching for mother ends up in wrong country

Thursday, May 12th 2011, 12:37
related countries: Chile

A 10-year-old Bolivian boy, who left home in search of his mother, mistakenly ends up in Chile after a 1,000km journey by lorry.
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UN staff die in Bolivia air crash

Saturday, May 7th 2011, 20:41

Four United Nations anti-narcotics staff and two Bolivian pilots die as their plane hits a tree and crashes in the jungle.
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Bolivian pair get royal treatment

Saturday, April 30th 2011, 3:29
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

The UK ambassador in Bolivia throws open the embassy for a local couple's wedding on the same day that William and Kate tie the knot in London.
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Bolivia protesters block roads

Friday, April 15th 2011, 21:51

Bolivian protesters block roads and clash with police on the ninth day of demonstrations against the government of Evo Morales.
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Peak in peril

Saturday, April 2nd 2011, 13:47

Bolivia's 'rich mountain' feared to be at risk of collapse
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Brazil joins Bolivia drug fight

Wednesday, March 30th 2011, 22:43
related countries: Brazil, United States

Brazil signs an agreement to help Bolivia tackle cocaine production and trafficking, taking on a role previously filled by the US.
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Bolivia leader pans drug reports

Thursday, March 10th 2011, 22:15
related countries: United States

Bolivian President Evo Morales says criticism of his drug strategy in two recent reports published by the US and UN are part of efforts to defame him.
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Bolivia says no to US drug agents

Friday, March 4th 2011, 1:03
related countries: United States

President Morales says the arrest of his former drug czar will not force him to invite US anti-drugs agents, whom he expelled in 2008, back to Bolivia.
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In pictures

Monday, February 28th 2011, 10:12
related places: La Paz

Aftermath of landslides in Bolivia's main city of La Paz
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VIDEO: Thousands homeless in Bolivian landslides

Monday, February 28th 2011, 3:37

Officials evacuated the area after weeks of torrential rains and flooding that has affected much of the country.
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Floods and landslides hit Bolivia

Monday, February 28th 2011, 0:21
related places: La Paz

Floods and landslides strike the Bolivian city of La Paz, killing at least five people and destroying a poor suburb.
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Bolivia ex-drugs chief arrested

Saturday, February 26th 2011, 22:03
related countries: Panama, United States

A former head of Bolivia's anti-narcotics police is arrested in Panama for alleged drugs smuggling and sent to the US to face charges.
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VIDEO: Performing lions rescued from Bolivian circuses

Wednesday, February 16th 2011, 2:30
related countries: United States
related places: Colorado

A group of 25 performing lions from Bolivian circuses are preparing for a new life in Colorado, in the US.
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Bolivia leader flees food protest

Friday, February 11th 2011, 1:45

Bolivian President Evo Morales abandons a public event in the face of a food protest by miners throwing dynamite.
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Coca-chewing Bolivians protest ban

Thursday, January 27th 2011, 2:54

Indigenous activists in Bolivia have been holding a mass coca-chewing protest as part of campaign to end an international ban on the practice.
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Coca-chewing protest in Bolivia

Wednesday, January 26th 2011, 20:54
related countries: United States

Bolivian protesters stage a mass coca-chewing outside the US embassy as part of campaign to end an international ban on the practice.
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Bolivia launches coca diplomacy

Wednesday, January 19th 2011, 2:09

Bolivia launches a diplomatic campaign to try to end the international ban on chewing coca leaf, which is a deep cultural tradition in the Andes.
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Bolivia reverses fuel prices hike

Saturday, January 1st 2011, 5:38

Bolivian President Evo Morales rescinds a decree which raised fuel prices by more than 70% and sparked civil unrest.
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Anger in Bolivia over fuel prices

Friday, December 31st 2010, 1:17

Protests over fuel price rises in Bolivia have escalated, with protesters vandalising buildings and throwing rocks at police.
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Transport strike chaos in Bolivia

Monday, December 27th 2010, 21:34

Transport workers in Bolivia begin an indefinite strike in protest at an increase of more than 70% in the cost of fuel, forcing the army to help out.
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Protest at Bolivia fuel cost rise

Sunday, December 26th 2010, 23:48

Bolivia announces a huge rise in the price of fuel, sparking transport unions to call a strike in protest.
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Charges brought over Bolivia plot

Saturday, December 18th 2010, 19:56

Bolivia charges 39 people, including opposition politicians and former generals, over an alleged plot to kill President Evo Morales.
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