Bolivia coup attempt fails

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Sign up for Reuters newsletters  Daily Briefing Daily Briefing By Edson Caldas Bolivian President Luis Arce survives a coup attempt, Kenya braces for fresh protests despite the president's tax climbdown, and a highly anticipated US debate with age and fitness in focus. Plus, a special report on a villager living near Ukraine's front line.  Today's Top News   Members of Bolivia's military gather in La Paz. REUTERS/Claudia Morales Bolivian armed forces pulled back from the presidential palace in La Paz and a general was arrested after President Luis Arce slammed a "coup" attempt. The attack was condemned by international counterparts and top political figures. Kenyan police put up roadblocks on streets in Nairobi as some protesters vowed to "occupy State House", despite the president's climbdown on proposed tax hikes that sparked a week of demonstrations. Julian Assange spent his first night in 14 years as a free man back at home in Australia as the conservative opposition cautioned the government against hailing the WikiLeaks founder as a hero. We look at how Australia's quiet diplomacy led him to freedom. Hundreds of the pilgrims who died in fierce heat at this year's haj were not officially registered with the Saudi authorities, many had no access to services like air-conditioned buses and cool-off tents. The deaths highlight a looming challenge for organizers as climate change takes hold in the region. Elections around the world US President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, square off at a highly anticipated debate, offering voters a side-by-side look at the two oldest candidates ever to seek the country's highest office. Steve Holland joins today's Reuters World News podcast with what to expect. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer went head-to-head in their last debate before an election next week, with both launching highly personal attacks. Follow the latest. Two hardline candidates dropped out of Iran's presidential election, on the eve of the landmark vote, and called for unity among forces supporting the country's Islamic revolution. Business & Markets   In the rare earths sector, the EU will struggle to meet most of its ambitious goals in new legislation designed to boost domestic output of critical minerals and reduce dependence on China. BP's new CEO Murray Auchincloss has imposed a hiring freeze and paused new offshore wind projects as he places a renewed emphasis on oil and gas amid investor discontent over its energy transition strategy, sources at the company said. China's industrial profits rose at a sharply slower pace in May, underlining the struggles faced by the world's second-largest economy as weak domestic demand crimps overall growth. The yen languished near a 38-year low and struggled on the weaker side of 160 per dollar, keeping markets on alert for signs of intervention from Japanese authorities to prop up the currency. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government said it has asked the Tamil Nadu state to submit a "detailed report" after a Reuters story revealed that Apple supplier Foxconn rejected married women from iPhone assembly jobs in the country. The US National Transportation Safety Board said it was sanctioning Boeing for disclosing non-public details of the ongoing investigation into a 737 MAX mid-air emergency and referring its conduct to the Justice Department. In his home near Ukraine's front line with Russia, Yurii makes a stand   Yurii stands in the library of the school where he worked in the village of Dolyna. REUTERS/Thomas Peter In Dolyna, a village that was destroyed by the Russians after the war began, Yurii maintains a lonely vigil. There were once 500 residents living here - until the Russians came. Now there are only a handful. "I'm not afraid," says Yurii. "I'm in my home." Read our special report And Finally... Fossil of child with Down syndrome hints at Neanderthal compassion. Courtesy University of Valencia Living among a small band of Neanderthals in what is now eastern Spain was a child, perhaps 6 years old, with Down syndrome, as shown in a remarkable fossil preserving traits in the inner ear anatomy indicative of the genetic condition. This fossil not only represents the earliest-known evidence of Down syndrome but, according to scientists, hints at compassionate caregiving in these extinct archaic humans. Read more Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters.com Reuters Daily Briefing is sent 5 days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. Reuters Terms & Conditions and Privacy Statement © 2024 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036