Bolivia

Landlocked country in South America

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Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The constitutional capital is Sucre, while the seat of government and executive capital is La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales, a mostly flat region in the east of the country.

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Bolivia interim president withdraws from presidential race with socialists ahead in polls Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:24Published 6 days ago


Opposition blocks roads, demand election goes ahead Escalating protests in Bolivia revive memories of last year's violence, which led to the resignation of former President Evo Morales. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:39Published on August 11, 2020

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Coronavirus: The Bolivian orchestra stranded in a German castle The young musicians have been in a moated castle in eastern Germany for 73 days after Bolivia closed its borders. BBC News - Published on May 22, 2020
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Bolivian city gives out free doses of de-worming drug in bid to combat coronavirus Officials in the Bolivian city of Trinidad launched a campaign on Monday to give out free doses of the anti-parasite drug ivermectin in a bid to combat the coronavirus in the country's hard-hit eastern.. Reuters - Published on May 19, 2020
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Bolivian light plane crash kills six, including four Spanish citizens A Bolivian military plane crashed on Saturday, killing two crew members and four Spanish citizens who were being transferred before a planned repatriation amid the coronavirus outbreak, the country's.. Reuters - Published on May 3, 2020
Bolivian Parliament approves law calling for elections in 90 days, defying interim government Bolivia's opposition-controlled parliament approved a law Thursday night that calls for presidential elections within 90 days, prompting outcry from the country's interim president who has put the.. Reuters - Published on May 1, 2020
Bolivia extends coronavirus lockdown until May 10 Bolivia will extend its lockdown against the COVID-19 pandemic until May 10, the government announced on Wednesday, while planning to relax stay-at-home rules in parts of the country little affected by.. Reuters - Published on April 29, 2020	Bolivia, Chile strike deal to return stranded Bolivian migrants home Chile and Bolivia agreed on Tuesday to allow several hundred Bolivians stranded in a makeshift tent camp in Santiago to quarantine for 14 days and then return home, Chile's foreign ministry said in a.. Reuters - Published on April 28, 2020
COVID impasse: Bolivian and Peruvian migrants trapped at Chilean border More than a thousand mainly Bolivian migrants are stranded near Chile's northern border after informal labor sources in their host country dried up but they were unable to return home because of.. Reuters - Published on April 16, 2020	Bolivia's jailed former 'minister for cocaine' dies at 82 A former Bolivian interior minister known as "Minister for Cocaine" for his role in turning the impoverished nation into a narco-state during a military dictatorship in the 1980s has died after decades.. Reuters - Published on March 31, 2020
Bolivia, Uruguay confirm first coronavirus deaths Uruguay and Bolivia have confirmed their first deaths related to coronavirus, as many Latin America countries go into lockdown in a bid to mitigate the impact of the global pandemic that has infected.. Reuters - Published on March 29, 2020	Bolivia election body proposes June-to-September window for coronavirus-delayed vote Bolivia's electoral tribunal said on Thursday it had proposed new dates between June 7 and Sept. 6 to the country's legislative assembly for holding presidential elections that were delayed by a global.. Reuters - Published on March 26, 2020
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Bolivia

Landlocked country in South America

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