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End of an era in Bolivia as Morales resigns

End of an era in Bolivia as Morales resigns

Bolivia’s longest-serving leader Evo Morales has resigned after nearly 14 years in office. The culmination of the crisis stemming from the disputed 20 October election [WR-19-43], his departure on 10 November was precipitated by an audit of ...

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WEF ranks Chile top in class for competitiveness, Haiti bottom

WEF ranks Chile top in class for competitiveness, Haiti bottom

Chile ranks top in the region in the latest competitiveness report from the World Economic Forum (WEF), while Haiti comes in last....

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Region to tackle wildlife trafficking

Region to tackle wildlife trafficking

In October, Peru hosted the First High Level Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade in the Americas, the first such event focused on wildlife trafficking in the region. The two-day conference resulted in the adoption of the Lima Declaration on Illeg...

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Presidential elections in Argentina and Uruguay (which produced a first-round victory for Peronist Alberto Fernández in the former, and will go to a second round between Daniel Martínez of the incumbent l...

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Guyana has never been a typical country of the English-speaking Caribbean, and it is about to become even less typical. On 9 May, the BBC ran a headline asking: “Will Guyana soon be the richest country in the world?”. Maybe not, but it...