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Amazon nations seek common voice on climate change, urge action from industrialized world

Eight Amazon nations have called on industrialized countries to do more to help preserve the world’s largest rainforest as they meet in a major summit in Brazil to seek to chart a common course on how to combat climate change

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023

Bolivia boosts lithium resources estimate, cementing spot as global leader

Bolivia’s president says the Andean country's total lithium resources have increased 2 million tons to a total of 23 million tons

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

Pope Francis expresses concern and dismay over alleged abuse by priests in Bolivia

Pope Francis has expressed concern — and dismay — over allegations of sexual abuse committed by priests in Bolivia

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023

Bolivia's Catholic Church acknowledges being 'deaf' to sex abuse victims

Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Bolivia are acknowledging that the institution has been deaf to the suffering of victims of sexual abuse at a time when the country has been rocked by a pedophilia scandal involving priests

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

Bolivian leader open to using yuan for trade, touting 'trend'

Bolivia's president expressed openness to the use of the Chinese yuan for international trade during a press conference on Wednesday, citing similar moves by Argentina and Brazil to tap the Asian currency for transactions with China.

Reuters · May 11, 2023

World's workers rally to mark May Day as France sees fresh pension protests

People squeezed by inflation and demanding economic justice took to streets across Asia, Europe and the Americas on Monday to mark May Day, in an outpouring of worker discontent not seen since before the worldwide COVID-19 lockdowns.

France 24 · May 2, 2023

US dollar scarcity threatens Bolivia's 'economic miracle'

For more than a decade, Bolivia was an economic oasis in a turbulent region, with low inflation and high growth

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2023

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 · Mar 24, 2023

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.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2023

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 Guardian - US · Jan 25, 2023