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Bolivia saw fresh clashes between rival groups, road blocks and demonstrations on Friday following the controversial reelection of President Evo Morales in a disputed vote that triggered riots and allegations of fraud from the opposition.From early morning, demonstrators draped in Bolivia's red, yellow and green flag blocked roads in La Paz with barricades of tires, rope and trash cans as they demanded their "vote be respected."

Morales has claimed a fourth term after the October 20, 2019 elections, extending his mandate to 2025 and giving him 19 years as president

While much of Asia is tolerant of homosexuality, Taiwan became in May 2019 the first in the region to allow gay marriage

The United States is seeking to hurt Cuba's booming tourism industry by blocking its airlines' access to leased aircraft

Cuban leader Fidel Castro presents Alicia Alonso a medal in 1998 to markthe 50th annivesary of her founding of the National Ballet of Cuba

Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell (left) and Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez announced a visit by Spain's King Felipe VI to the island nation

Canada defeated the US 2-0 in their CONCACAF Nations League fixture on Tuesday.

Protesters in Ecuador fought a running battle with security forces Wednesday in a second day of violent demonstrations over a fuel price hike that forced the government to suspend most of the country's deliveries of crude.The violence broke out as thousands of people representing indigenous groups, farmers, students and labor unions marched on a square in Quito's historic center near the government headquarters.

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and political rivals such as Texan Ted Cruz united in a letter to NBA commissioner Adam Silver asking him to suspend all NBA activities in China until boycotts by businesses and telecasters are ended

Since the arrival of Donald Trump in the White House, Washington has toughened sanctions against Cuba, accusing it of aiding and abetting President Nicolas Maduro's government in Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro scoffed at fresh EU sanctions, saying they made him "laugh" and accusing the European Union of doing the bidding of US President Donald Trump

Unbeaten World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, at right knocking down Luis Ortiz in a 2018 victory, will face the Cuban again in November at Las Vegas in a title rematch, promoters announced Saturday

Former Cuban president Raul Castro gives a speech in front of his revolutionary brother Fidel Castro's tomb in January 2019

Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos speaks on company sustainability efforts on September 19, 2019 in Washington; Amazon is the latest company to be sued under a US law for profiting from property seized by Cuba's communist government

Havana's Jose Marti International airport is being claimed by Jose Ramon Lopez Regueiro, whose family owned it until it was nationalized in the 1950s

Former Cuban president Raul Castro gives a speech in front of his revolutionary brother Fidel Castro's tomb in January 2019

Migrants from Honduras wait in line at the Mexico-United States border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico on September 12, 2019

A Venezuelan delegate holds up a book referring to South American independence hero Simon Bolivar while US President Donald Trump addresses the UN General Assembly

Colombian President Ivan Duque, who has championed a hard line on Venezuela, speaks at a UN summit on climate change

The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on various companies for transporting Venezuelan petroleum to Cuba

The explusion of the Cuban diplomats came as the United Nations holds its 74th General Assembly in New York