New leftist leader takes office in Boliva

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — New leftist President Luis Arce has taken office in Bolivia, bitterly criticizing last year’s ouster of his mentor, former leader Evo Morales, and branding the conservative interim administration that followed as “brutal.” The former economy minister inherits a deeply polarized nation struggling with the coronavirus pandemic and the economic hardships it has caused, as well as sharp divisions over the 14 years in power of Morales, the country’