COLOMBIA
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Colombians took to the streets of the capital, Bogota, over the weekend in a third day of protests against austerity measures and state corruption, the BBC reported.
The anti-government demonstrations began last week and soon turned violent, leading to the death of at least three people.
Protesters are angry over possible pension and labor reforms and criticized the government for failing to hold to the 2016 peace deal with the leftwing FARC rebels.
The government has denied they plan to make reforms to the pension and labor system. Meanwhile, President Ivan Duque promised to deepen the “social dialogue” with Colombians over their concerns.
Colombia is the latest South American nation to be gripped by unrest in recent months, following protests in Chile and in Bolivia.
In Bolivia, protests and claims over election fraud forced long-time leftist President Evo Morales to resign.
Morales vowed to return but Bolivian lawmakers on Saturday approved new presidential elections and barred Morales, who fled the country, from running, CBS News reported.
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