A powerful explosion has killed at least five people, including a pregnant woman and 1-year-old baby, during a standoff between rival groups of gold miners in northwestern Bolivia.

In the huddled market stalls, sprawling farms and pulsing parties of Viacha, a scrappy town southeast of Bolivia’s capital, it’s typical for women to sport bowler hats, tiered skirts and fringed shawls.

Authorities say that a landslide caused by heavy rains has flooded dozens of homes in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia.

During the Day of the Dead celebrations that take place in late October and early November, Latin Americans honor their departed loved ones by setting up altars adorned with food, flowers and photographs.

Thousands of anti-government demonstrators marching in support of Bolivia’s former socialist President Evo Morales were clashing with counterprotesters blocking their way, a stark sign of an escalating power struggle in the volatile Andean nation.

Bournemouth midfielder Tyler Adams will miss the start of the Premier League season while he recovers from back surgery.

A group of gastronomy experts and student chefs in Bolivia attempted to break a world record for the largest sandwich.

The most notable thing about the annual Mercosur summit kicking off in Paraguay is an absence — that of Argentine President Javier Milei.

Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace as President Luis Arce said his country faced an apparent attempted coup.

Christian Pulisic scored in the third minute and assisted on Folarin Balogun’s goal in the 44th as the United States cruised past Bolivia 2-0 in their Copa America opener.

The U.N. health agency says it has tallied a tenfold increase in the global count of reported cases of dengue over the last generation, with climate change and the growing spread of virus-carrying mosquitos in part to blame for transmission that remains mostly prevalent in the Americas.

Four investment banks have announced during a meeting of leaders of trade bloc Mercosur they will put $10 billion for infrastructure works aiming to better connect South America.

Neymar has become the top goal scorer for Brazil’s national team after surpassing the total of three-time World Cup winner Pelé.

There is now a tentative target date for international soccer superstar Lionel Messi to play his first match with Inter Miami CF.

A Spanish Jesuit priest who died in 2012 has been accused of sexually abusing a minor in Bolivia three decades ago, the latest in a string of pedophilia cases that have shaken the Catholic Church in the Andean country.

Bolivia’s former interior minister pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday of conspiring to launder hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes from South Florida businessmen in exchange for helping the company obtain a defense contract, according to prosecutors.

The Biden administration has unveiled a regulation aimed at fending off legal challenges to a decade-old program that shields immigrants from deportation if they arrived as young children.

Lawyers for Bolivia have told judges that Chile’s decision to file a case at the United Nations’ top court about a river that crosses their border in the Atacama Desert has hampered diplomatic efforts to resolve the disagreement.

A merciless sun sears the migrants as they walk through one of the driest places in the world, trying to illegally cross the border from Bolivia into Chile fearing it might soon be closed.

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. El presidente de Bolivia, Luis Arce, habla durante la conferencia de prensa matutina diaria del presidente mexicano Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador en el Palacio Nacional en la Ciudad de Mxico, el mircoles 24 de marzo de 2021. El arribo a Bolivia de la vacuna rusa Sputnik V an no tiene fecha, por lo que Arce dijo que el plan de vacunacin se extender hasta octubre, un mes despus de lo planeado originalmente. (AP Foto/Marco Ugarte)If you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526.

(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)BEIJING — Sinovac said on Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac is safe and effective in children ages 3-17. State-owned Sinopharm, who has two COVID-19 vaccines, is also investigating the effectiveness of its vaccines in children. The House vote came just before the state health department reported that more than 1 million COVID-19 vaccine shots have been administered within the state. State officials say about 2.9 million vaccine doses have been given to about 1.1 million people so far in Arizona. ___LISBON, Portugal — Portugal resumed administering AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, a week after temporarily halting its use.

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. Todos los derechos reservados. Más tarde, en un nuevo comunicado, la cancillería boliviana llamó a todos los estados miembros a “defender la Carta de la OEA que privilegia la no intervención” y asegura que Bolivia “defenderá su soberanía, la independencia de sus órganos y no caerá en provocaciones malintencionadas". Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reservedIf you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526.

Bolivia's former interim President Jeanine Anez is escorted into a police station after giving her statement at the prosectors's office, in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, March 13, 2021. “This is not justice,” said former President Carlos Mesa, who has finished second to Morales in several elections. Áñez, a legislator who had been several rungs down the ladder of presidential succession, was vaulted into the interim presidency. It won last year's elections with 55% of the vote under Morales' chosen candidate Luis Arce, who took the presidency in November. New Justice Minister Iván Lima said that Áñez, 53, faces charges related to her actions as an opposition senator, not as former president.

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2019 file photo, Bolivia's interim President Jeanine Anez speaks during a press conference in La Paz, Bolivia. Anez said on Friday, March 12, 2021, that the new government has issued a warrant for her arrest. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)LA PAZ – Bolivia's former interim president said Friday that authorities are seeking her arrest as they move against officials who backed the ouster of former leader Evo Morales, which his party — now back in power — considers a coup. “The political persecution has begun,” Jeanine Añez, who headed a conservative administration that took power after Morales resigned in November 2019, said on her Twitter account. But Morales' party won election again under his chosen successor, Luis Arce, and the former leader has returned home.

(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)MEXICO CITY – Mexico approved the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V for use Tuesday, just hours after the publication of early results of an advanced study saying it is about 91% effective. The Russian vaccine would become the third to receive emergency approval in Mexico. Mexico turned to the Russian vaccine following delays in obtaining others it was counting on. A dozen countries have already approved the Russian vaccine for use, including Bolivia and Argentina, where López-Gatell visited in January to learn more about it. Ad“The Russian Sputnik V vaccine is safe, it has 92% efficacy against COVID, it can be used safely and is effective in seniors,” López-Gatell said.

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. Todos los derechos reservados. El presidente del Colegio Médico de Bolivia, Cleto Cáceres, dijo a The Associated Press que la partida de vacunas no es suficiente pero que sí ayuda a la lucha contra el COVID-19. “Es importante que se inmunice a los médicos... porque hasta la semana pasada teníamos 23 médicos fallecidos”, señaló. Copyright 2021 The Associated Press.

All rights reserved)LA PAZ – El expresidente Evo Morales se recuperó del nuevo coronavirus y fue dado de alta el domingo de una clínica privada en medio de un rebrote de la enfermedad por el país andino. “Me siento muy bien, me siento recuperado”, dijo Morales en una conferencia de prensa junto con dos doctores que lo atendieron, tras ser dado de alta de la clínica en Cochabamba, en el centro de Bolivia. “La pandemia es fregadita pero cuando se cumple con las recetas médicas se puede superar al virus”, agregó. El primer presidente indígena de Bolivia siempre fue hermético con su salud, sus controles médicos los realizó en Cuba, incluso una cirugía en su garganta. En noviembre del año pasado retornó al país después que su partido ganó las elecciones.

Bolivia recibiría su primer lote de vacunas la próxima semana, dijo Arce el viernes. No especificó la cantidad, pero dijo que durante el proceso de vacunación se garantizan 15 millones de dosis. Su administración realizó gestiones para comprar 5,2 millones de vacunas rusas Sputnik V y llegarán bajo el sistema COVAX, alianza impulsada por actores públicos y privados para garantizar el acceso equitativo a las vacunas. También se recibirá un número no determinado de las inoculaciones creadas por el laboratorio AstraZeneca y la Universidad de Oxford. All rights reservedIf you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526.

En 2015 también causaron polémica sus expresiones en referencia a una candidata presidencial izquierdista llamada Verónica Mendoza sobre quien dijo “por lo menos es sumamente fachosa y guapa. Días después añadió: “Dios y sus padres fueron generosos con ella (...) quisiera conocerla, no la conozco solo en fotos y lo que sale en la televisión". ARCHIVO - En esta fotografa de archivo del 29 de agosto de 2008, el ministro de Defensa de Per, Antero Flores Araoz, a la izquierda, revisa la guardia de honor durante su ceremonia de bienvenida por parte del ministro de Defensa de Bolivia, Walker San Miguel, no en la foto, en La Paz, Bolivia. Flores Araoz fue nombrado primer ministro de Per el 11 de noviembre de 2020 por Manuel Merino, quien jur como nuevo presidente un da despus de que el Congreso destituyera a Martn Vizcarra. (AP Foto/Juan Karita, archivo)If you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526.

Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. Este material no puede ser publicado, difundido, reescrito o redistribuido sin permiso. “Cambiar las reglas que rigen los procedimientos de la Asamblea Legislativa para acomodarlas a sus necesidades no solamente no es ético sino que es absolutamente antidemocrático, daña al Estado de derecho y mella la credibilidad de las instituciones en Bolivia,” dijo Longaric ante la OEA. (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)If you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526.

Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. Desde su exilio en Buenos Aires, Morales declaró a una radio local que esta semana definirá “cuándo y cómo” regresa a Bolivia. Todavía no se sabe el papel que jugará el expresidente, pero Arce dijo advirtió que no gobernará “a la sombra” de Morales tras su triunfo en primera vuelta con 53% de los votos. (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)If you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526.

Luis Arce, presidential candidate for the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party, speaks during an interview at his campaign headquarters in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, two days after elections. Officials have not released a formal quick count of results from Sundays vote, but the MAS party claimed victory in the presidential election as rival candidates conceded defeat. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)LA PAZ – A final official vote count released Friday gave leftist Luis Arce a smashing victory in Bolivia's presidential election, a vindication for the Movement Toward Socialism party of ousted President Evo Morales, who was barred from running. Last year's presidential election was annulled after protests broke out over alleged fraud by Morales, who had claimed a narrow first-round victory. Morales, who faces a series of charges lodged by the interim administration, was barred from seeking office.

Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. Este material no puede ser publicado, difundido, reescrito o redistribuido sin permiso. Ante la incertidumbre, los analistas se mostraban cautos. “Hay ansiedad y susceptibilidad en los políticos y en la población por los conflictos del año pasado”, explicó a The Associated Press la profesora de Sociología María Teresa Zegada. Published: October 18, 2020, 12:01 am Updated: October 19, 2020, 3:48 amPublished: October 18, 2020, 12:01 am Updated: October 19, 2020, 3:48 amIf you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526.

Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. Todos pueden entrar a Bolivia, pero que no hagan injerencia”, dijo Murillo. La autoridad enfatizó que Fagioli entró al país tras el pedido del presidente del Tribunal Supremo Electoral, Salvador Romero, y la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA). (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)Published: October 17, 2020, 11:34 am Updated: October 17, 2020, 11:44 amPublished: October 17, 2020, 11:34 am Updated: October 17, 2020, 11:44 amIf you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526.

Al mirar trabajar a Mariana, Jonatan y sus otros hijos —y enviar a los niños mayores a las calles a vender sus productos—, Héctor Delgado, de 54 años, sabe lo que está en riesgo. No van a recuperar el tiempo y yo me esfuerzo para que ellos sean más que carpinteros”. “Probablemente algunos niños deserten, tal vez no en primaria, pero los que salieron en sexto grado este año”, teme Hernández. En su tiempo libre vuelve a ser el niño que es, juega a las canicas y ríe. Published: October 15, 2020, 9:13 am Updated: October 15, 2020, 9:53 amPublished: October 15, 2020, 9:13 am Updated: October 15, 2020, 9:53 amIf you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526.

La pandemia “ha afectado al gobierno transitorio, que se ha mostrado inconsistente con estos alargamientos y con la tan difícil situación de enfrentar una crisis de salud inesperada como la pandemia”, explicó a The Associated Press la analista política María Teresa Zegada, de la estatal Universidad San Simón. Lo que ha generado (la pandemia) es una mayor polarización, mayores y tensiones políticas”. ″Que nadie se equivoque porque somos los únicos que podemos derrotar definitivamente a Morales y Arce, porque Arce no es otra cosa que Morales y Morales 'never in the life' (nunca en la vida)”, expresó Mesa. Por la tarde, Arce cerró su campaña en el bastión del MAS, en la ciudad de El Alto, vecina a La Paz, ante centenares de sus seguidores, los cuales no respetaron el distanciamiento y varios no usaban mascarillas. Sin embargo, las normas de seguridad para evitar contagios en las campañas políticas no siempre se siguieron al pide de la letra.

The governor’s office said Newsom was tested on Wednesday after someone in the governor’s office tested positive. The staff member who tested positive had not interacted with Newsom or anyone else who often sees the governor. ___HARTFORD, Conn. -- Dr. Deborah Birx of the White House coronavirus task force says she is concerned about the uptick in coronavirus cases in the Northeast. The virus has killed at least 5,416 people in Louisiana, according to the state health department. A cluster of fewer than 20 people tested positive for the virus at the Nashville Rescue Mission’s facility for women and children, Brian Todd said.

Nearly 25% of the cases reported Thursday were in Multnomah County, Oregon’s most populous county and home to Portland. Missouri is dealing with a surge in new coronavirus cases, with 1,580 more confirmed cases reported Wednesday. State officials reported 333 new confirmed cases of the respiratory virus on Thursday, topping the previous single-day record set less than a week ago. The state Department of Health Services reported 566 new confirmed cases across the state, bringing the confirmed total to 215,852. The state reported 565 people hospitalized on Wednesday, down from the mid-July high of more than 3,500.

Throughout Latin America, a traditionally Catholic region with a surging evangelical presence in nearly every country, evangelical churches have kept spreading the Gospel despite government measures meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus. In at least two countries, evangelical pastors have died in alarming numbers during the pandemic. Some have attended evangelical services in the city of Atalaia do Norte and then brought the virus to our lands," he said. In Nicaragua, evangelical churches large and small stayed open too at least at first. Back in Nicaragua, many evangelical churches have reopened, some with health precautions, like Bethel where congregants are asked to bring their own hand sanitizer.

FILE - In this Friday, June 12, 2020 file photo, a doctor holds a bag of blood plasma donated by a COVID-19 survivor at at blood bank in La Paz, Bolivia. On Sunday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized what's called emergency use of the treatment under its special powers to speed the availability of promising experimental drugs during a public health crisis. The antibodies float in plasma the yellowish, liquid part of blood which is collected from COVID-19 survivors and given to patients infected with coronavirus. Swaminathan said WHO considered plasma therapy to be experimental and that it should continue to be evaluated. She said the treatment is difficult to standardize: Plasma must be collected individually, and people produce different levels of antibodies.

Victoria on Sunday saw a welcome drop in its new COVID-19 cases with 394 but a record 17 deaths, including two people in their 50s. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said confirmed cases also include almost 1,000 health care workers. ___FRANKFORT, Ky. Kentucky is reporting an increase of 801 cases of COVID-19, including 29 cases in children age 5 or younger. ___PHOENIX Arizona health officials on Saturday reported 1,054 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 56 more deaths. The figures from the Department of Health Services increased the states total confirmed COVID-19 cases to nearly 186,000 and the reported death toll to 4,137.

Even amid a global pandemic, theres no sign that corruption is slowing down in Latin America. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)MIAMI Even in a pandemic, there's no slowdown for swindlers in Latin America. Coronavirus clusters are still spreading in Latin America, fueling a spike in deaths, swamping already-precarious hospitals and threatening to ravage slumping economies. To be sure, disasters breed corruption all over the world, not just in Latin America. But stealing state funds is especially vexing in Latin America because of gaping poverty and a tattered social safety net.

Supporters of former president Evo Morales block a road to an oil refinery as part of a protest against the new Interim President of Bolivia, Jeanine Aez. LA PAZ, Bolivia - A simple haircut can make Alfredo Mamani feel like things are getting back to normal. The school teacher is glad to get a trim after three tense weeks in Bolivia that have upturned its government. Alicia Valenciana, who calls herself a chola -- the name used by indigenous peasant women in Bolivia -- says she thinks Evo Morales was falsely accused of fraud, but nevertheless welcomes a change in leadership after his nearly 14 years in office. The group of street vendors outside the teleferico stations, disappointed as they are that the nation's first indigenous presidency has ended, say it's time for new blood to lead Bolivia.

CNN(CNN) - While the world's attention focuses on the destructive Amazon wildfires in Brazil, devastating blazes have decimated swathes of tropical forests and savannah in neighboring Bolivia. The Amazon spans eight countries, including Bolivia, though the majority of the forest is in Brazil. The Amazon forest produces about 20% of the world's oxygen and plays an essential part in the fight against climate change. He added that on a visit to certain locations, mainly around Robore in eastern Bolivia, fires had decreased by about 70%. During the G7 summit on Monday, Macron announced a $20 million emergency fund to help Amazon countries affected by the rainforest fires.