http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:04:57 +0100 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:04:57 +0100 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/01/06/protests-erupt-in-la-paz-over-bolivias-fuel-subsidy-cuts http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/01/06/protests-erupt-in-la-paz-over-bolivias-fuel-subsidy-cuts Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:54:29 +0100 Bolivia sees protests in La Paz after fuel subsidy cuts doubled prices. Workers marched for days as clashes broke out and talks with the government stalled. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/09/safe-from-harm-study-reveals-world-record-breaking-dinosaur-footprint-park-protected-by-mu http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/12/09/safe-from-harm-study-reveals-world-record-breaking-dinosaur-footprint-park-protected-by-mu Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:45:27 +0100 A new study paints an enormous picture of almost 17,000 dinosaur footprints in a mountainous area of Bolivia, making it the world's largest find of its kind that's been protected from centuries of erosion. http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/09/rodrigo-paz-sworn-in-as-bolivias-new-president-ending-20-year-dynasty-of-one-party-rule http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/09/rodrigo-paz-sworn-in-as-bolivias-new-president-ending-20-year-dynasty-of-one-party-rule Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:37:53 +0100 The newly sworn-in president has promised to restore economic stability to Bolivia. The country has been dealing with a crippling economic and cost of living crisis, the worst in four decades, causing widespread unease and discontent. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/17/inmates-riot-at-san-pedro-prison-in-bolivia-over-food-allowances http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/09/17/inmates-riot-at-san-pedro-prison-in-bolivia-over-food-allowances Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:15:49 +0200 Inmates at San Pedro prison in La Paz staged a riot on Tuesday, seizing control of the facility for several hours to demand higher daily food allowances. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/19/bolivias-presidential-frontrunner-has-phone-stolen-while-celebrating-first-round-win http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/19/bolivias-presidential-frontrunner-has-phone-stolen-while-celebrating-first-round-win Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:04:51 +0200 Centrist senator Rodrigo Paz is up against conservative ex-President Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga in a runoff on 19 October to determine Bolivia's next leader. http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/07/venezuela-retains-bolivian-national-football-team-after-south-american-qualifiers-defeat http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/07/venezuela-retains-bolivian-national-football-team-after-south-american-qualifiers-defeat Sat, 07 Jun 2025 18:50:34 +0200 After losing 2-0 to Venezuela in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, the Bolivian national team has suffered a different and completely unexpected kind of setback: the authorities of the Maduro regime have prevented their flight from departing without offering clear explanations. http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/04/at-least-five-killed-in-explosion-during-clash-between-gold-miners-in-bolivia http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/04/at-least-five-killed-in-explosion-during-clash-between-gold-miners-in-bolivia Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:13:05 +0200 The victims of the explosion on Thursday included a pregnant woman and a 1-year-old child. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/03/14/severe-flooding-in-bolivia-destroys-crops-and-homes http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/03/14/severe-flooding-in-bolivia-destroys-crops-and-homes Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:54:02 +0100 Heavy rainfall in Bolivia’s Viacha community has caused severe flooding, destroying crops, submerging homes, and impacting 6,000 people as rivers overflowed in the highlands. http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/11/25/bolivia-landslide-in-la-paz-hits-40-homes http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/11/25/bolivia-landslide-in-la-paz-hits-40-homes Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:45:48 +0100 A landslide in La Paz, Bolivia, has affected 40 homes, with six people rescued and no injuries reported. http://www.euronews.com/2024/10/27/bolivias-former-president-claims-his-car-was-shot-during-an-assassination-attempt http://www.euronews.com/2024/10/27/bolivias-former-president-claims-his-car-was-shot-during-an-assassination-attempt Sun, 27 Oct 2024 20:50:03 +0100 Evo Morales has accused the country's current leader, President Luis Arce, of carrying out the attack. http://www.euronews.com/2024/06/28/bolivian-president-luis-arce-denounces-self-coup-claims-as-lies http://www.euronews.com/2024/06/28/bolivian-president-luis-arce-denounces-self-coup-claims-as-lies Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:35:50 +0200 Following a failed coup attempt, Bolivian President Luis Arce slammed the accusations that he orchestrated it himself, stating that the general who led the push to oust him acted independently. http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/06/27/watch-key-moments-in-bolivias-coup-attempt-captured-on-video http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/06/27/watch-key-moments-in-bolivias-coup-attempt-captured-on-video Thu, 27 Jun 2024 19:48:20 +0200 In a dramatic sequence of events in Bolivia, videos have emerged that chronicle the failed coup attempt and the strong support for President Luis Arce. http://www.euronews.com/2024/06/27/bolivian-general-arrested-after-military-coup-attempt-fails http://www.euronews.com/2024/06/27/bolivian-general-arrested-after-military-coup-attempt-fails Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:14:32 +0200 The South American country already struggling with financial chaos and political deadlock now faces a new crisis. http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/03/30/watch-sand-artists-recreate-the-passion-of-christ-in-the-bolivian-andes http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/03/30/watch-sand-artists-recreate-the-passion-of-christ-in-the-bolivian-andes Sat, 30 Mar 2024 18:19:38 +0100 Artists from Bolivia and Argentina gathered in a desert area of the Bolivian Andes to recreate the Passion of Christ and images from the Old Testament of the Bible. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/11/21/switzerland-returns-centuries-old-mummies-to-bolivia-in-landmark-repatriation-ceremony http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/11/21/switzerland-returns-centuries-old-mummies-to-bolivia-in-landmark-repatriation-ceremony Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:35:36 +0100 The three mummies were officially restituted to the Bolivian Minister of Culture and Decolonisation Sabina Orellana Cruz during a ceremony at the Geneva Ethnographic Museum (MEG). http://www.euronews.com/health/2023/09/25/mental-rather-than-physical-issue-bolivian-start-up-produces-hyperrealistic-prostheses http://www.euronews.com/health/2023/09/25/mental-rather-than-physical-issue-bolivian-start-up-produces-hyperrealistic-prostheses Mon, 25 Sep 2023 19:49:00 +0200 This prosthetics maker designs hyperrealistic limbs that emulate the patient's age and skin tone as closely as possible - adding in wrinkles, nail pigmentation and even tiny hairs. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/04/16/protesting-teachers-in-bolivia-demand-a-bigger-education-budget http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/04/16/protesting-teachers-in-bolivia-demand-a-bigger-education-budget Sun, 16 Apr 2023 16:57:59 +0200 Education workers from across Bolivia held protests in La Paz on Friday to demand a bigger budget for their sector and to reject the new education plan http://www.euronews.com/2023/04/08/easter-around-the-world-nicaragua-celebrations-limited-by-government http://www.euronews.com/2023/04/08/easter-around-the-world-nicaragua-celebrations-limited-by-government Sat, 08 Apr 2023 13:59:25 +0200 Roman Catholics in Nicaragua had to hold traditional “Stations of the Cross” and other Holy Week processions on church grounds or inside churches Friday amid a ban on public demonstrations. http://www.euronews.com/2023/03/21/teachers-protesting-in-bolivia-against-education-reform-pepper-sprayed-by-police http://www.euronews.com/2023/03/21/teachers-protesting-in-bolivia-against-education-reform-pepper-sprayed-by-police Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:19:10 +0100 Teachers protesting in Bolivia against education reform were pepper-sprayed outside the Ministry of Education in La Paz by police. http://www.euronews.com/2022/10/28/south-americas-lithium-triangle-communities-are-being-sacrificed-to-save-the-planet http://www.euronews.com/2022/10/28/south-americas-lithium-triangle-communities-are-being-sacrificed-to-save-the-planet Fri, 28 Oct 2022 17:25:20 +0200 Lithium extraction requires vast amounts of water, and is jeopardising people's lives and livelihoods in Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/08/16/bolivian-coca-farmers-and-police-clash-in-third-week-of-market-dispute http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/08/16/bolivian-coca-farmers-and-police-clash-in-third-week-of-market-dispute Tue, 16 Aug 2022 17:01:47 +0200 Anti-government coca farmers throw homemade dynamite sticks at the police in Bolivia's La Paz as they continue their attempts to shut down a parallel market for the plant, which they claim is illegal and enjoys government support. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/08/09/coca-growers-police-clash-in-bolivian-capital http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/08/09/coca-growers-police-clash-in-bolivian-capital Tue, 09 Aug 2022 17:16:10 +0200 Clashes broke out in the Bolivian city of La Paz on Monday between protesters and riot police that left several people injured, according to officials. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/08/02/indigenous-aymara-women-play-golf-in-bolivia http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/08/02/indigenous-aymara-women-play-golf-in-bolivia Tue, 02 Aug 2022 12:42:29 +0200 Two indigenous Aymara women play golf in traditional dress at the exclusive La Paz Golf Club. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/07/27/massive-fire-engulfs-parts-of-new-commercial-building-in-bolivia http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/07/27/massive-fire-engulfs-parts-of-new-commercial-building-in-bolivia Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:59:16 +0200 A massive fire engulfed part of the 13th floor of a new commercial building in La Paz on Monday. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/07/22/bolivia-opposition-protest-against-political-persecution http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/07/22/bolivia-opposition-protest-against-political-persecution Fri, 22 Jul 2022 16:51:51 +0200 Bolivia’s opposition protest in La Paz against the government of President Luis Arce, whom they accuse of "political persecution" and demand the release of right-wing ex-president Jeanine Anez who was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/06/22/bolivians-welcome-andean-new-year-in-winter-solstice http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/06/22/bolivians-welcome-andean-new-year-in-winter-solstice Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:32:49 +0200 Dozens of Bolivians, including the president Luis Arce, rise their hands in the Tiwanaku pre-Inca religious complex to welcome the indigenous new year 5.530 saluting the sun and asking for prosper sow and harvest. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/03/14/cholita-wrestlers-fighting-racism-in-bolivia http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/03/14/cholita-wrestlers-fighting-racism-in-bolivia Mon, 14 Mar 2022 19:08:20 +0100 Young women dressed in billowing skirts and long braided hair take to the wrestling ring to fight anti-Indigenous racism in Bolivia. http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/02/01/bolivians-march-for-justice-against-gender-violence http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/02/01/bolivians-march-for-justice-against-gender-violence Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:17:57 +0100 Hundreds of people rallied in the Bolivian capital La Paz on Monday in protest at violence against women http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/01/25/bolivia-releases-condor-into-andean-region http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/01/25/bolivia-releases-condor-into-andean-region Tue, 25 Jan 2022 18:58:28 +0100 Specialists from the Bolivian Ministry of Environment released a condor back into the the wild in the Andean region of the country on Monday http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/11/27/christmas-parade-kicks-off-festivities-in-bolivia http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/11/27/christmas-parade-kicks-off-festivities-in-bolivia Sat, 27 Nov 2021 13:13:57 +0100 Hundreds paraded through central La Paz on Friday dressed as Christmas trees, candles, shepherds and Santas to mark the start of the holiday season. http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/10/15/cholitas-fashion-show-celebrates-bolivia-s-capital http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/10/15/cholitas-fashion-show-celebrates-bolivia-s-capital Fri, 15 Oct 2021 17:16:55 +0200 Bolivia's emblematic Cholitas returned to the catwalk on Thursday to celebrate the 473rd anniversary of the capital's foundation and to boost the pandemic-stricken local economy. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2021/10/14/sakharov-prize-alexei-navalny-jeanine-anez-on-eu-shortlist-for-human-rights-award http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2021/10/14/sakharov-prize-alexei-navalny-jeanine-anez-on-eu-shortlist-for-human-rights-award Thu, 14 Oct 2021 19:23:13 +0200 A group of Afghan women are also on the shortlist to win to European Union’s top human rights prize. http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/10/05/clashes-tear-gas-at-bolivia-coca-farmers-protest http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/10/05/clashes-tear-gas-at-bolivia-coca-farmers-protest Tue, 05 Oct 2021 18:32:30 +0200 Thousands of Bolivian coca leaf growers on Monday stormed the country's main coca market in La Paz following violent clashes with security forces. http://www.euronews.com/2021/08/27/these-endangered-scrotum-frogs-breathe-through-their-saggy-skin http://www.euronews.com/2021/08/27/these-endangered-scrotum-frogs-breathe-through-their-saggy-skin Fri, 27 Aug 2021 16:22:18 +0200 Chester Zoo in the UK is working with scientists in Peru and Bolivia to try and save this rare species from extinction. http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/08/17/bolivia-dogs-blessed-on-san-roque-s-feast-day http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/08/17/bolivia-dogs-blessed-on-san-roque-s-feast-day Tue, 17 Aug 2021 14:21:13 +0200 People in Bolivia on Monday celebrated St Roch's Day, honouring the patron saint of dogs. Saint Roch was born in France around 1295. According to tradition, his life was saved by a dog which brought him food when he contracted the plague. http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/08/10/inca-mummy-renamed-during-ceremony-in-bolivia http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/08/10/inca-mummy-renamed-during-ceremony-in-bolivia Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:03:01 +0200 The Bolivian government held a ceremony in the presence of Indigenous authorities to rename a mummified Inca girl, honouring them during the celebration of the World's Indigenous People's Day on Monday. http://www.euronews.com/2021/08/09/indigenous-and-tribal-peoples-are-the-best-guardians-of-the-forest-says-groundbreaking-un- http://www.euronews.com/2021/08/09/indigenous-and-tribal-peoples-are-the-best-guardians-of-the-forest-says-groundbreaking-un- Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:07:59 +0200 For International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we look at how their territories contain about one third of all carbon stored in the forests of Latin America and the Caribbean. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/05/25/bolivian-wine-high-altitude-high-quality-and-healthy http://www.euronews.com/travel/2021/05/25/bolivian-wine-high-altitude-high-quality-and-healthy Tue, 25 May 2021 18:00:50 +0200 This wine has been grown high in the Bolivian Andes since the 17th Century and it could have some health benefits. http://www.euronews.com/2021/03/14/bolivia-s-political-crisis-deepens-after-former-interim-president-arrested http://www.euronews.com/2021/03/14/bolivia-s-political-crisis-deepens-after-former-interim-president-arrested Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:44:24 +0100 Jeanine Anez, the conservative interim president who led Bolivia for a year, was arrested on Saturday and released after questioning. http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/01/25/bolivians-hope-for-health-at-this-year-s-scaled-back-wish-fair http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/01/25/bolivians-hope-for-health-at-this-year-s-scaled-back-wish-fair Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:08:16 +0100 Health is the main thing Bolivians are hoping for this year as they celebrate the annual Wish Fair. http://www.euronews.com/video/2020/12/19/bolivia-recognises-same-sex-couple-s-civil-union-for-first-time http://www.euronews.com/video/2020/12/19/bolivia-recognises-same-sex-couple-s-civil-union-for-first-time Sat, 19 Dec 2020 19:40:16 +0100 Guido Montano and David Aruquipa, who have been a couple for 11 years, said they consider the step a victory for human rights in Bolivia. http://www.euronews.com/video/2020/10/16/rivals-groups-fight-over-mayoral-office-ahead-of-bolivian-election http://www.euronews.com/video/2020/10/16/rivals-groups-fight-over-mayoral-office-ahead-of-bolivian-election Fri, 16 Oct 2020 19:27:37 +0200 Police disperse and detain people supporting either Cochabamba's mayor-elect Jose Maria Leyes or his substitute Mayor Ivan Telleria. http://www.euronews.com/video/2020/02/23/bolivians-clean-up-after-river-flood-forces-evacuation http://www.euronews.com/video/2020/02/23/bolivians-clean-up-after-river-flood-forces-evacuation Sun, 23 Feb 2020 17:33:00 +0100 The Bolivian town of Tipuipaya in the department of Cochabamba is forced to be evacuated after an overflowing Taquina River damaged several houses. http://www.euronews.com/video/2020/01/18/men-peel-potatoes-in-bolivia-in-campaign-against-sexist-violence http://www.euronews.com/video/2020/01/18/men-peel-potatoes-in-bolivia-in-campaign-against-sexist-violence Sat, 18 Jan 2020 18:58:28 +0100 It was all about showing the home is not the exclusive domain of women, one participant said. http://www.euronews.com/2019/11/24/bolivia-s-interim-president-anez-approves-legislation-to-hold-new-elections http://www.euronews.com/2019/11/24/bolivia-s-interim-president-anez-approves-legislation-to-hold-new-elections Sun, 24 Nov 2019 23:05:58 +0100 Bolivia's interim President Jeanine Áñez has enacted the law to appoint a new electoral board that will be tasked with setting a date for a general election. The bill will bar candidates from running if they have served two presidential terms. http://www.euronews.com/2019/11/22/does-bolivia-s-ouster-of-morales-have-anything-to-do-with-lithium http://www.euronews.com/2019/11/22/does-bolivia-s-ouster-of-morales-have-anything-to-do-with-lithium Fri, 22 Nov 2019 00:06:03 +0100 Euronews worked with experts to debunk a conspiracy theory claiming the ousting of Morales was orchestrated by the United States to control the exploitation of lithium in the country. http://www.euronews.com/2019/11/17/un-warns-bolivia-violence-could-spin-out-of-control http://www.euronews.com/2019/11/17/un-warns-bolivia-violence-could-spin-out-of-control Sun, 17 Nov 2019 11:22:14 +0100 Protesters have been showing off bullet casings and tear gas canisters — debris from clashes with police that left nine dead and more than 100 hurt. http://www.euronews.com/video/2019/11/16/vigil-in-bolivia-after-five-supporters-of-deposed-president-evo-morales-shot-dead http://www.euronews.com/video/2019/11/16/vigil-in-bolivia-after-five-supporters-of-deposed-president-evo-morales-shot-dead Sat, 16 Nov 2019 14:20:22 +0100 The Bolivian city of Sacaba was in mourning on Saturday after at least five supporters of the deposed president Evo Morales were shot dead by security forces. http://www.euronews.com/2019/11/16/supporters-of-deposed-bolivian-president-evo-morales-killed-in-police-shootout http://www.euronews.com/2019/11/16/supporters-of-deposed-bolivian-president-evo-morales-killed-in-police-shootout Sat, 16 Nov 2019 12:45:53 +0100 A Bolivian town was in mourning on Saturday after at least five supporters of deposed president Evo Morales were shot dead by security forces. http://www.euronews.com/2019/11/13/who-is-jeanine-anez-bolivia-s-interim-president http://www.euronews.com/2019/11/13/who-is-jeanine-anez-bolivia-s-interim-president Wed, 13 Nov 2019 22:55:12 +0100 Less than a month ago, it would have been impossible to predict that Jeanine Áñez, 52, a lawyer with a low political profile, would end up ruling Bolivia, at least temporarily.