Bolivia

• Cargo plane carrying money crashes in Bolivia, killing at least 15 people, official says

  Officials say the plane was transporting newly printed currency when it landed and veered off the runway, before ending up in a nearby field.

  World

  Feb 27
  
• Attempted coup in Bolivia fails, new military commander pulls back troops

  Video on Bolivian television showed President Luis Arce confronting the general commander of the Army in the government palace hallway.

  World

  Jun 26, 2024
  
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• Alberta wildfire experts in Bolivia to help with fire training, prevention

  Jane Park is one of two Alberta experts spending some of their off-season helping the Bolivian government prepare for an increase in fires due to climate change.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2023
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• Man survives 31 days in Amazon by eating worms, fighting off animal attacks

  The 30-year-old Bolivian man said he encountered a number of wild animals throughout the 31-day ordeal, including jaguars, anteaters and alligators.

  Trending

  Mar 3, 2023
• Bolivian police detain main opposition leader, sparking protests in Santa Cruz

  Luis Fernando Camacho, who is also governor of the Santa Cruz region, was accused of leading what the government characterizes as a coup in 2019, authorities said.

  World

  Dec 28, 2022
• Bolivia signs deal to import J&J vaccine from Canadian company, pending patent issues

  'The economy should be in service of life and not the other way around,' Bolivia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Rogelio Mayta said through an interpreter.

  Health

  May 11, 2021
• Luis Arce claims victory in Bolivian presidential election as country shifts left

  The leading rival of Morales's handpicked successor, Luis Arce, conceded defeat as did interim President Jeanine Anez, a bitter foe of Morales.

  Politics

  Oct 19, 2020
• Bolivia awaits tense presidential election results amid coronavirus

  Six hours after polls closed, barely 3 per cent of all ballot boxes had been counted, officials said.

  World

  Oct 18, 2020
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• Bolivia’s coronavirus cases surpass 100,000, with authorities predicting September peak

  Bolivia's confirmed coronavirus infections reached 100,344, the ministry said, and there have been 4,058 deaths since the virus first emerged in the country in early March.

  Health

  Aug 16, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Bolivia president, Venezuela’s No. 2 leader both test positive

  The infections in Venezuela, Brazil and Bolivia, which is seeing a spike in cases, come after Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez tested positive in June and was briefly hospitalized.

  World

  Jul 9, 2020