Bolivia

Bolivia reports 29 monkeypox cases in one week; tally rises to 119

Bolivia detected 29 more cases of monkeypox in the past week, bringing the total number of cases so far to 119, Minister of Health and Sports Jeyson Auza said

Former Bolivian president Jeanine Anez sentenced to 10 years in prison

Former Bolivian interim President Jeanine Anez was sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges linked to her assumption of office in 2019 amid violent protests

Player banned, find $20,000 at Copa America for criticizing organizers

CONMEBOL suspended Bolivia striker Marcelo Martins for one match and fined him $20,000 for criticizing the Copa America being played in Brazil

Bolivia close to overcoming second wave of Covid-19, records 235,098 cases

According to the Ministry of Health, Bolivia has registered 235,098 cases of COVID-19, with 1,244 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, and a total of 11,107 deaths

Luis Arce sworn in as Bolivia's new President, gives his first speech

Luis Arce, winner of the October 18 general elections in Bolivia, took office as the new president of the South American country for the next five years

US eases Covid-19 travel advisory for Bolivia, raises alert for Mauritius

The State Department also lowered its alert for Bermuda to Level 2, which calls for exercising increased caution

Mexico grants asylum to Bolivia's Evo Morales for humanitarian reasons

Evo Morales resigned amid massive protests and growing unrest over his fraud-stained re-election to a fourth term on October 20.

Bolivia's president Evo Morales resigns amid election-fraud allegations

Morales was first elected in 2006 and went on to preside over a commodities-fed economic boom in South America's poorest country

Cabinet okays pact between India, Bolivia in geology, mineral resources

The approval was given in a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Striking miners beat minister to death in Bolivia

Carlos Romero called it a "cowardly and brutal killing" and asked that the body of Rodolfo Illanes be returned to authorities

Miners kill Bolivian deputy interior minister for labour law changes

Rodolfo Illanes was taken prisoner by miners as he tried to persuade them to end roadblocks

Injuries, arrests in Bolivia workers' protests

Four policemen were injured when protesters threw stones at them, Interior Minister Carlos Romero told a news conference