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Bolivian leader's move to slash own salary fails to appease protesters in La Paz

· AFP

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said Monday he would slash his salary and those of cabinet ministers by 50 percent in an attempt to end weeks of anti-government protests. But the announcement by the centre-right leader fell on deaf ears, with protesters refusing to end their blockade of La Paz and clashing again with police.