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Bolivia President Luis Arce Faces Coup Attempt Amid Political Tensions
Bolivian President Luis Arce, a mild-mannered and bespectacled former economy minister, faced down a coup attempt on Wednesday, as the armed forces withdrew after occupying the central square in La Paz and entering the presidential palace.
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Bolivia's Army General Arrested For Coup Attempt
Bolivian authorities arrested General Juan Jose Zuniga on Wednesday afternoon, a Reuters witness saw, hours after troops stormed into the presidential palace amid a military coup attempt.
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British Backpacker Trapped In 'Hellhole' Bolivian Prison, Family Appeals For Help
John Henshaw, from Atherton, Greater Manchester, was travelling in South America when he was reportedly arrested on a drug trafficking charge.
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Bolivian Ex President Evo Morales Barred From Running For 2025 Re-Election
Bolivia's Constitutional Court has disqualified former president Evo Morales from running for re-election in 2025, reversing a ruling that had let him seek a fourth term in 2019.
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35 Catholic Priests To Be Investigated Over Sex Abuse Allegations In Bolivia
Bolivian prosecutors are investigating 35 members of the Catholic Church after more than a dozen victims accused them of sexual abuse, authorities said Tuesday.
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''Ate Worms, Drank Urine'': Man Shares How He Survived In Amazon Forest For 31 Days
Following his rescue, Mr Acosta recounted how he kept himself alive in the forest and what hardships he had to go through.
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Play Date Between Bolivian River Dolphins and Anaconda Leaves Trail of Questions
Bolivian river dolphins' behaviour has raised several theories. While some believe adult males could have been teaching hunting techniques to the young ones, others think the juveniles could've been present at the spot out of curiosity. Another theory indicates this amusing behaviour of dolphins to be sexual in nature.
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Bolivian Soldier Who Killed Che Guevara Dies At 80
The former Bolivian soldier who claimed to have shot dead Marxist revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara died on Thursday aged 80, his relatives said.
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Bolivia, Serum Institute Sign Deal For 5 Million Oxford Vaccine Doses
The Bolivian government said on Wednesday it had signed a contract with Serum Institute for the supply of 5 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine.
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In Bolivia, 400 Bodies Of Suspected Covid Cases Recovered In 5 Days
Bolivian police said on Tuesday they recovered more than 400 bodies from streets and homes over a five-day period, with 85 percent of the dead believed to have had coronavirus.
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Bolivia President Evo Morales Resigns After Losing Backing Of Security Forces
Bolivian President Evo Morales resigned Sunday, caving in following three weeks of sometimes-violent protests over his disputed re-election after the army and police withdrew their backing.
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Protesters Drag Bolivian Mayor Through Streets, Forcibly Cut Her Hair: Report
The Mayor of a small town in Bolivia has been attacked by opposition protesters who dragged her through the streets barefoot, covered her in red paint and forcibly cut her hair.
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'Unfroggetable': Endangered Frogs Get Long-Awaited First Date
Happily, the first date between Romeo, once the last-known Sehuencas water frog, and Juliet, who was discovered deep inside a Bolivian cloud forest in January, went so well the two have been living together in the male's aquarium since.
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Romeo, Last Known Frog Of A Kind, Found Juliet. Did It Save The Species?
For 10 years, the world's last known Sehuencas water frog, named Romeo, lived alone in captivity in a Bolivian museum. Repeated expeditions by biologists into the nation's cloud forests, the only place the amphibians exist, had turned up no new specimens. The once-plentiful frogs had been all but wiped out by a killer fungus, widespread habitat los...
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World's Loneliest Frog, Romeo, Finds A Date In Juliet
Almost a year after conservationists sent out a plea to help save a species of Bolivian aquatic frog by finding a mate for the last remaining member, Romeo, his very own Juliet has been tracked down deep inside a cloud forest.
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Bolivia President Luis Arce Faces Coup Attempt Amid Political Tensions
Bolivian President Luis Arce, a mild-mannered and bespectacled former economy minister, faced down a coup attempt on Wednesday, as the armed forces withdrew after occupying the central square in La Paz and entering the presidential palace.
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Bolivia's Army General Arrested For Coup Attempt
Bolivian authorities arrested General Juan Jose Zuniga on Wednesday afternoon, a Reuters witness saw, hours after troops stormed into the presidential palace amid a military coup attempt.
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British Backpacker Trapped In 'Hellhole' Bolivian Prison, Family Appeals For Help
John Henshaw, from Atherton, Greater Manchester, was travelling in South America when he was reportedly arrested on a drug trafficking charge.
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Bolivian Ex President Evo Morales Barred From Running For 2025 Re-Election
Bolivia's Constitutional Court has disqualified former president Evo Morales from running for re-election in 2025, reversing a ruling that had let him seek a fourth term in 2019.
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35 Catholic Priests To Be Investigated Over Sex Abuse Allegations In Bolivia
Bolivian prosecutors are investigating 35 members of the Catholic Church after more than a dozen victims accused them of sexual abuse, authorities said Tuesday.
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''Ate Worms, Drank Urine'': Man Shares How He Survived In Amazon Forest For 31 Days
Following his rescue, Mr Acosta recounted how he kept himself alive in the forest and what hardships he had to go through.
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Play Date Between Bolivian River Dolphins and Anaconda Leaves Trail of Questions
Bolivian river dolphins' behaviour has raised several theories. While some believe adult males could have been teaching hunting techniques to the young ones, others think the juveniles could've been present at the spot out of curiosity. Another theory indicates this amusing behaviour of dolphins to be sexual in nature.
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Bolivian Soldier Who Killed Che Guevara Dies At 80
The former Bolivian soldier who claimed to have shot dead Marxist revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara died on Thursday aged 80, his relatives said.
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Bolivia, Serum Institute Sign Deal For 5 Million Oxford Vaccine Doses
The Bolivian government said on Wednesday it had signed a contract with Serum Institute for the supply of 5 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine.
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In Bolivia, 400 Bodies Of Suspected Covid Cases Recovered In 5 Days
Bolivian police said on Tuesday they recovered more than 400 bodies from streets and homes over a five-day period, with 85 percent of the dead believed to have had coronavirus.
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Bolivia President Evo Morales Resigns After Losing Backing Of Security Forces
Bolivian President Evo Morales resigned Sunday, caving in following three weeks of sometimes-violent protests over his disputed re-election after the army and police withdrew their backing.
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Protesters Drag Bolivian Mayor Through Streets, Forcibly Cut Her Hair: Report
The Mayor of a small town in Bolivia has been attacked by opposition protesters who dragged her through the streets barefoot, covered her in red paint and forcibly cut her hair.
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'Unfroggetable': Endangered Frogs Get Long-Awaited First Date
Happily, the first date between Romeo, once the last-known Sehuencas water frog, and Juliet, who was discovered deep inside a Bolivian cloud forest in January, went so well the two have been living together in the male's aquarium since.
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Romeo, Last Known Frog Of A Kind, Found Juliet. Did It Save The Species?
For 10 years, the world's last known Sehuencas water frog, named Romeo, lived alone in captivity in a Bolivian museum. Repeated expeditions by biologists into the nation's cloud forests, the only place the amphibians exist, had turned up no new specimens. The once-plentiful frogs had been all but wiped out by a killer fungus, widespread habitat los...
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World's Loneliest Frog, Romeo, Finds A Date In Juliet
Almost a year after conservationists sent out a plea to help save a species of Bolivian aquatic frog by finding a mate for the last remaining member, Romeo, his very own Juliet has been tracked down deep inside a cloud forest.
