the socialist government of president evo morales has pledged to develop the country's lithium inindustry, with boliva calling the shots. foreign investors and companies should play as small a role as possible. everybody here at the plant, from the boss to the drivers, is proud to be involved. >> it's an honor to be part of something that might one day bring enduring prosperity to our country. world will talk about us not because of our silver mines, but because of lithium. he said we would make batteries here one day. to be honest, we all thought he was a bit crazy. but now that i'm working here, i understand the process of industrialization depends on our commitment and on our hard work. reporter: maria belen andreada is responsible for safety at the plant. lithium has created 1000 jobs here. staff at the plant work for two weeks and then have a week off. she's taking the bus home to potosi. it's a four-hour ride. we visit her there. there's a lot to see. at an elevation of over 4000 meters, the city is one of the highest in the world. since colonial times, its silver and tin mines have

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cars and smartphones currently rely on lithium ion batteries the socialist government of president evo morales has pledged to develop the country's lithium industry with bolivia calling the shots. foreign investors and companies should play a smaller role as possible. everybody here at the plant from the boss to the drivers is proud to be involved. it's an honor to be part of something that might one day bring enduring prosperity to our country or spend a little but it isn't that it creates jobs because we're going to grow fast. in you know the cia i had a teacher at school who said one day the whole world will talk about us read up on him not because of our silver mines but because of lithium he said we would make batteries here one day said to be honest we all thought he was a bit crazy but now that i'm working here i understand the process of industrialisation depends on our commitment and on our hard work bill says of the new study says in the move to in a sort of muddy up bell and the riata is responsible for safety at the plant lithium has created a thousand jobs here staff at the plant

leftist government rafael correa was growing evo morales in bolivia who was elected 2005, came in in 2006 also country started to grow. - you had about 50 million people who came out of poverty and into the middle class as a result not only of the commodities boom, but also of the smart financial policies. - and as you moved into the mid 2000's what you really saw was the idea that you should have growth and social inclusion all at the same time. and i think that is something that has been a broad based cry. you've got to have growth with social inclusion. and that is something which is universal across latin america. (soft music) - [narrator] the commodities bubble eventually burst revealing fundamental problems. economic disarray went hand in hand with political upheaval. - there's a saying that when the tide goes out, you see who's swimming naked and i think that was true with a lot of latin american countries, brazil obviously being the most obvious case. the countries where there was a lot of corruption, the countries where they spent, especially recent years chasing off busines

carnival celebrations in bolivia the bomb went off in the city of all rural the capital of president evo morales his home province those are the headlines on al-jazeera the stream is next to stay with us. facing realities growing up when did you realize that you were living in a special place a so-called secret city getting to the heart of the matter is activists to live in jail just because she expressed herself hear their story on and talk to al-jazeera at this time. ok and you had a very stylish stream today legal profession devoted a lot of media well to the size of the models on the runway but this is the constraints tell us all that you're looking to censure the media to find fashion of models that represent your body type and your way of dressing idle thoughts of clashing. and with about eight hundred million users instagram has become a fashion for many including those who dress modestly plus size models or designers who sell gender nonconforming clothes so we asked our community some of their favorites and here's what they told us geo rubber gado says mine are two germans joe lasted for

president evo morales said he was dismayed by the news of the tragedy which comes amidst heavy rains, the festivities here, which attract nearly 500,000 people every year, are expected to go on for another week. pablo uchoa, bbc news. don't forget, you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. i'm @nkemifejika. thanks for being with us. hello there. sunday was a better, brighter, sunnier day for many of us than what we saw on saturday, but there were some pretty hefty hail and snow showers around. now, for the upcoming week, it's going to be fairly unsettled. i think there's going to be a lot of rain, maybe some disruptive snow at times. it'll be quite windy too. and then signs of something a bit milder moving into the south to end the week. this is the satellite picture from the last 12 hours. you can see those showers — the speckles indicating those snow and hail showers pushing into the north and west of the country. we start monday morning off on a really cold note. widespread frost and a risk of some ice, particularly where we have the showers. now, for monday it

carnival celebrations in bolivia the bomb went off in the city of all rural the capital of president evo morales his home province those are the headlines on al-jazeera the stream is next to stay with us. facing new realities growing up went to do you realize that you were living in a special place a so-called secret city getting to the heart of the matter is activists to live in jail just because she expressed herself hear their story on and talk to al-jazeera at this time. i'm sorry ok new it a very stylish stream today new york fashion week is underway and all media watching design is a little is on the runway but this is it is strange talk is are that you're looking to social media to actually find fashion models that represent your body type and your way of dressing and your thoughts on fashion. and with about eight hundred million views.

carnival celebrations in bolivia the bomb went off in the city of the rule of the capital of president evo morales says home province police say it appeared to be a homemade device but haven't said who might have been behind the attack and zimbabwe's political opposition has lost a towering figure with the death of morgan chang the founder of the movement for democratic change was being treated for colon cancer in neighboring south africa he was sixty five years old those are the headlines coming up next here on al-jazeera it's the documentary the big picture i hope you do stay with us thanks for watching . venezuela is gripped by crisis. ravaged by economic collapse and mobbed by political to k. . the government of nicolas maduro faces an existential threat. mother who has been a bully in the middle of a big storm. latin america has once model democracy struggles to maintain order and feed it divided people. have never seen a detour a show of living standards of this moment almost anywhere in the world a nation boasting the world's largest oil reserves fight the economic survival as it's called f

celebrations in bolivia the explosion went off in the city of a ruler over the capital of president evo morales his home province police said appears to be a homemade device but haven't said who might have been behind the attack eight people were killed in another explosion on saturday night just two blocks from the latest blast australian artists have reimagined harrowing stories that were written by refugees in the country's offshore prison terms a sydney gallery is showing the all we can't see exit in the hope is that it keeps a spotlight on the way australia treats refugees and thomas as more. she had been asking for a four minute shower as opposed to two minutes her request to be accepted on condition of sexual favor he had also tied the rope around his neck and attempted to weigh down the right he then said do i have to kill myself to go to australia the words from trauma incident reports written by people working with refugees the pictures and sculptures of artists imagining or interpretive was described god stated do not sit in front of me i don't want to see you and keep the chair. at

six people have been killed and dozens injured by an explosion at bolivia's khan of all president evo morales lamented the accident on twitter. say a street vendors gas canister exploded near the popular carnival. it was the end of an era for island's sion fane party after three decades at the helm gerry adams hundred over the reins to mary lou mcdonald's in her fast speech as leader she promised to fight for a united ireland and said rex it should not lead to a border between northern ireland and the republic. protesters are friendly it in the thai capital bangkok calling on the country's military rulers to step down and not her spine and election times the latest here the military seized power in thailand in a coup and twenty four t.v. and has postponed elections several times. in the sort of interest or empires came from jurors or dealing with anyone at all i killed many civilians i mean gosh come including my father while. i was a student because i wanted to build a life for myself lactase totally but suddenly life became elish kind sob. providing insights global news that matters d. w. m