Bolivian leader to slash own salary by 50% in gesture to protesters

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...