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Vote for Autonomy
Bolivia's energy-rich Tarija province voted overwhelmingly Sunday for greater autonomy from the central government, the fourth region to defy President Evo Morales, early results showed.
The referendum in Tarija, the smallest of Bolivia's nine provinces but home to more than 80 percent of its vast natural gas reserves, followed similar ballots in the Amazon regions of Pando and Beni, and wealthy Santa Cruz.
Morales, the country's first indigenous president, says the votes are illegal and separatist. His supporters called for a boycott, and more than a third of Tarija's 173,000 registered voters did not cast ballots, early results showed.
LEBANON
Four Dead in Fighting
Fighting broke out in northern Lebanon on Sunday between pro- and anti-government factions, leaving at least four people dead and 29 wounded, security and medical officials said. Killed in Tripoli were three civilians and a policeman on his way to work, officials said.
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