Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz announced a 50% salary cut in an attempt to quell ongoing anti-government protests. However, demonstrators continue to demand his resignation.

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz said on Monday he would slash his salary by 50 per cent to try to end weeks of anti-government protests. But the announcement by the centre-right leader fell on deaf ears, with protesters calling for his resignation and clashing again with police in the Andean city of La Paz. The US-backed Paz has made various gestures aimed at ending a popular revolt that has exploded just six months into his presidency. The demonstrations have radicalised since trade unions began...