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Long live democracy: Bolivia President thanks people after coup attempt fails, troops return to barracks

Bolivian President Luis Arce thanked people after a 'coup attempt' which saw armoured vehicles ramm…

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China's yuan expands its growing foothold in South America as Bolivia reduces reliance on US dollar

Bolivia made financial transactions totaling 278 million Chinese yuan from May through July, or abo…

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A dangerous movement hyping toxic bleach as a 'miracle cure' is more powerful than ever after exploiting the pandemic in Latin America

A bleach-drinking movement backed by politicians, crank medics, and local celebrities has been swee…

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Researchers discovered 20 new species of frogs, butterflies, snakes and more during an expedition in the Bolivian Andes

The expedition Bolivia's Zongo Valley was part of a Conservation International program to assess th…

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Bolivia's new government is encouraging people to take toxic bleach as a cure for COVID-19, a victory for a months-long disinformation campaign

Bolivia's health minister, Edgar Pozo, endorsed so-called "Miracle Mineral Solution," a toxic and t…

Tom Porter   


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Bolivia's biggest political party promised to legalize a toxic bleach to treat COVID-19. After winning a landslide victory, there is nothing to stop it

The triumph of Bolivia's MAS party was hailed by socialists worldwide, but it also marked a triumph…

Tom Porter   


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Bolivians are drinking a toxic bleach, wrongly believing it will ward off COVID-19. Many end up in the hospital.

A Business Insider investigation has identified a network of controversial medics promoting toxic b…

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How an entire nation embraced toxic bleach as a COVID-19 miracle cure after a tide of misinformation that authorities couldn't counter

Bolivia is in chaos, and advocates of a toxic-bleach "miracle cure" have exploited the situation an…

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Bolivia's senate approved 'miracle mineral solution' — a toxic bleach with no medical use — as a treatment for COVID-19

The substance, chlorine dioxide, is banned as a medical treatment in several countries but has beco…

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Bolivia's health minister has been arrested on corruption charges after overspending millions for ventilators that don't even work right

Suspicions around Marcelo Navajas arose last week, after doctors complained the ventilators weren't…

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3 young boys from Bolivia let a black widow bite them, hoping they'd turn into Spider-Man

The boys, aged 12, 10, and 8, hoped for superpowers, but instead got fevers, tremors, and muscle pa…

Jacob Sarkisian   


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The true death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic may be 3 times higher than official global estimates, new study says

Researchers say the pandemic may have already caused 18.2 million deaths, while official rates say …

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Researchers discovered a new waterlily species for the first time in over 100 years — and they're the biggest in the world

Victoria boliviana, the name of the recently discovered species, is the biggest waterlily in the wo…

Claudia Willen   


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An economist shares 3 policies that can reverse income inequality — and what the US can learn from them

Other capitalist countries have actively tried to reduce inequality through policy change — and suc…

Paul Constant   


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The roots of ivermectin mania: How South America incubated a fake-medicine craze that took the US by storm

Retracted scientific studies, populist politicians and a Fox News host have fuelled the popularity …

Tom Porter   


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The curious afterlife of the Lord of the Skies

Conspiracy theories about the death of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, Lord of the Skies, have lingered for…

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Lionel Messi just became soccer's greatest ever free agent, and Spanish TV announced the news in the most over-the-top way

Messi is free to talk to other clubs about a new deal, but most experts expect him to sign a new co…

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A leader of a movement touting toxic bleach as a 'miracle' COVID-19 cure has been charged following a 5-year-old boy's death

Argentinian authorities charged Andreas Kalcker, a German national, with falsely promoting a type o…

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China spent twice as much as the US on overseas development, but its Belt and Road Initiative is losing momentum: study

Several countries have canceled billions of dollars worth of projects, many over corruption and ove…

Matthew Loh