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Award-winning retired AP journalist Harold Olmos dead at 78

Award-winning Bolivian journalist Harold Olmos, who led Associated Press operations in Venezuela and Brazil, has died at age 78

The Independent UK

Villagers claim baby alien died after UFO landing before body mysteriously vanished

Locals claim to have taken images of what they say was a deceased extraterrestrial lying in the gutter in Huarina in Bolivia, before it mysteriously disappeared

Daily Mirror

Snake Pass named one of the most dangerous roads in the world

The 26-mile road is listed among treacherous routes found in New Zealand, Chile and Bolivia

Manchester Evening News

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Herve Renard will manage France at Women's World Cup after resigning from Saudi Arabia

"I think I did the maximum with the team," Renard said after losing 2-1 to Bolivia in a friendly earlier this week

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Bolivia president calls for joint Latin America lithium policy

Bolivian President Luis Arce said on Thursday he would be willing to jointly design a lithium policy with other Latin American countries to benefit their economies, echoing a similar proposal from Mexico's President.

Reuters

Film show: Director Sarah Polley on her movie 'Women Talking'

To mark International Women's Day, we bring you the story of an isolated religious community battered by sexual abuse. "Women Talking" stars Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley and Frances McDormand, among others. Canadian writer-director Sarah Polley's adaptation of Miriam Toews's 2018 novel is based on a real-life mass rape…

France 24

China Green Bulletin: Chinese Lithium Firms Have Bolivia in the Crosshairs

The South American country has the world’s largest reserves of the key EV battery raw material, but political and practical obstacles have prevented the nation from becoming a significant global supplier

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Weekly Must-Read: Why China’s Lithium Firms Have Their Sights Set on Bolivia

The South American country has the world’s largest reserves of the key EV battery raw material, but political and practical obstacles have prevented it from becoming a significant global supplier

Caixin Global

Man ate worms and drank urine to survive brutal 31 days lost in the Amazon jungle

Jhonatan Acosta, 30, has told how he became lost in part of the Amazon jungle in Bolivia and was forced to eat worms and drink his urine, while fighting off wild boars that attacked him

Daily Mirror

Man survived 31 days in Amazon jungle by eating worms

Jhonattan Acosta, 30, got lost in the jungle after becoming separated from his four friends while out hunting in northern Bolivia.

The Independent UK

Woman left fighting for her life after vicious dolphin nearly bit her foot off

Claire Bye, 28 was swimming in a river in Santa Rosa de Yacuma, Bolivia while on a guided tour when she entered the water and was attacked by a pink river dolphin.

Daily Record

Bristol holidaymaker bitten by dolphin on holiday of a lifetime

She was left with a 'huge hole' before surgery

Bristol Post

Woman left fighting for life after dolphin bites through her foot

Claire Bye, 28, was swimming in a river in Santa Rosa de Yacuma, Bolivia, when a pink river dolphin suddenly sunk its teeth into her right foot

The Independent UK

Woman left fighting for her life when dolphin nearly bit her foot off during a wild swim

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Daily Mirror

Wild dolphin attacks Brit swimming in Bolivia leaving her fighting for life

Claire Bye had to have 32 stitches and developed a life-threatening infection after a pink river dolphin attacked her foot on a trip of a lifetime around South America

Reuters

Colombia, Bolivia to ask UN to remove coca leaf from narcotics list

Colombia and Bolivia will jointly ask the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs to remove coca leaves from its list of prohibited substances and accept the plant's traditional uses, Colombia's government said on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Study: Don't blame climate change for South American drought

Scientists say climate change isn't to blame for the nasty three-year drought still devastating Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Bolivia

The Independent UK

Bolivian hospitals under strain as dengue kills dozens

Hospitals in Bolivia’s Santa Cruz region are struggling to keep up with an outbreak of dengue that has killed at least 26 people

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Bolivians turn out for opposition-led 'national assembly' as protests could return

Bolivians nationwide participated in an opposition-led "national assembly" on Wednesday to discuss a slew of proposals, including whether to restart protests which ignited in December over the arrest of Santa Cruz Governor Luis Camacho.

The Guardian - US

Bolivia’s dream of a lithium future plays out on high-altitude salt flats

The government eyes an economic bonanza in a mineral vital to electric batteries but critics ask if plan is viable and at what environmental cost

The Conversation

Peru protests: What to know about Indigenous-led movement shaking the crisis-hit country

Peru is in the midst of a political and civil crisis. Weeks of protest have culminated in thousands descending on the capital amid violent clashes and running battles with police.

The Guardian - UK

Rape survivor wins case against ‘cruel and inhumane’ state of Bolivia

An international court found that Brisa De Angulo, who was abused at 15, had her rights violated during the judicial process

The Independent UK

Protesters lift blockades in Bolivia's Santa Cruz region

Protesters in Bolivia have lifted the blockades that had largely isolated the rich eastern region of Santa Cruz from the rest of the country for more than 15 days

Daily Mirror

Sue Perkins left vomiting for 15 hours straight after downing hallucinogenic brew

Former Great British Bake Off host Sue Perkins has lifted the lid on her experiences with a hallucinogenic cup of tea which left her vomiting for 15 hours while on an adventure in Bolivia

The Independent UK

Bolivia: Opposition blockades push for leader's release

Trucks are snarled and people in the Santa Cruz region have to find ways to skirt blockades that opposition leaders set up across the area considered to be Bolivia's economic engine to protest the detention of Gov_ Luis Fernando Camacho late last year on “terrorism charges.”

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