Bolivian President Evo Morales was overthrown in a U.S.-backed military coup d’état earlier this month after Bolivian army generals appeared on television demanding his resignation. As Morales fled to Mexico, the army appointed right-wing Senator Jeanine Añez as his successor.
Source : Motherboard, Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai & Jason Koebler, 17-10-2019
Au New York Times, les journalistes et le rédacteur en charge de la ligne éditoriale dans l’embarras suite aux critiques répétées de confrères qui leur reprochent de ne pas les citer quand ils les reprennent.
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