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LATAM Airlines plane crashes on Peruvian runway, two firefighters dead

A LATAM Airlines jet collided with a firetruck on the runway as it was taking off from the airport in Peru's capital Lima on Friday, resulting in the death of two firefighters, the carrier said.

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Climate talks heading into overtime

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: A European Union proposal buoyed hopes of progress at the COP27 climate summit on Friday, its final scheduled day, as the 27-country EU said it would back one of the most contentious proposals — financing for countries harmed by climate-fuelled disasters.

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COP27:U.S. envoy Kerry gets COVID as climate talks head into overtime

U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry tested positive for COVID-19 in the final hours of the COP27 climate talks in Egypt, the State Department said on Friday, as tough negotiations for a final deal headed into overtime.

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Thousands march in Peru, demanding resignation of leftist President Castillo

Thousands of people took to the streets across Peru on Saturday to demand the resignation of embattled President Pedro Castillo, a leftist whose government is under investigation for corruption.

Reuters

Indigenous people free tourists taken in Peruvian Amazon

Lima (AFP) - Members of an Indigenous group on Friday freed more than 100 tourists whom they had abducted in the Peruvian Amazon a day earlier to protest what they called government inaction after an oil spill, officials said.

AFP

Attempting to reassert its once-dominant influence, US has a tough sell in Latin America

LIMA, Peru — When Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was meeting with Pedro Castillo in Lima, the Peruvian president was facing impeachment for a litany of charges — and not for the first time.

Los Angeles Times

Greta Thunberg on the climate delusion: ‘We’ve been greenwashed out of our senses. It’s time to stand our ground’

Governments may say they’re doing all they can to halt the climate crisis. Don’t fall for it

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Soccer's worst disasters: Same mistakes by police, fans die

Police firing tear gas into a crowd of soccer fans

The Independent UK

US pledges $240 million to address migration in Latin American countries

LIMA, Peru — Leaders from many of the Western Hemisphere’s nations attempted Thursday to tackle the region’s most intractable problems, including the deterioration of democracy and the displacement of millions of people, but they found few solutions.

Los Angeles Times

Peru conservative Opus Dei businessman elected mayor of Lima

Conservative businessman Rafael Lopez Aliaga won a closely contested election to become mayor of Peru's capital Lima on Monday after his rival, retired military officer Daniel Urresti, accepted his defeat.

Reuters

Race for mayor of Peru's capital is neck and neck among two conservatives -exit poll

An Opus Dei businessman and a retired military officer accused of murdering a journalist entered a technical tie in Sunday's run to become Lima's next mayor, according to an exit poll carried out by the firm Ipsos for Peru's local elections.

Reuters

Newcastle United to get first refusal on South American talent as Nobby Solano opens his own Academy

Newcastle United legend Nobby Solano has opened his own Academy in Lima

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Family demand answers after transgender Harvard student dies in Bali police custody on honeymoon

Rodrigo Ventosilla, of Lima, Peru, was detained on 6 August at Denpasar Airport

The Independent UK

Peru government proposes 9% budget increase for 2023

LIMA - The Peruvian government presented its 2023 budget plan to Congress Friday, proposing a 9% increase from this year's initial budget to 215 billion soles ($55.93 billion).

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LGBT activists question Peru's response to trans man's death in Indonesia

LGBT activists in Peru held a protest on Friday questioning how their government handled the death of a Peruvian transgender man in Indonesia earlier this month who was detained at the airport upon arriving to celebrate his honeymoon.

AFP

Sixth probe opened into Peruvian president after relative detained

Lima (AFP) - Peruvian prosecutors have opened a sixth criminal investigation into President Pedro Castillo for alleged corruption involving government tenders, officials said Thursday.

AFP

Peru registers first death in monkeypox patient: hospital

Lima (AFP) - Peru on Monday recorded its first death of a monkeypox-infected person, with more than 300 cases reported in the country to date, a health official said.

The Independent UK

Peru home build vexed by 'the neighbors' -- Inca-era mummies

Hipólito Tica saved for decades to build himself a proper house in a working class neighborhood of Lima

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Woman sunbathes topless to see public reaction and gets swarmed by creepy men

In the social experiment by Peruvian news channel ATV Noticias, the woman sunbathes topless on a beach near Lima to see the responses from those passing by - from creepy to hilarious

The Conversation

Climate-fuelled wave patterns pose an erosion risk for developing countries

The world’s coastlines are at the forefront of climate change. That’s because they’re constantly changing, and respond quickly to changes in climate. They’re particularly important because around 70% of the world’s population live within 100km of the coast, and 90% of the world’s trade passes through ports on the coast.…

Reuters

Factbox-Surging food prices fuel protests across developing world

The war in Ukraine and drought fuelled by climate change has sent global prices for grains, cooking oils, fuel and fertilizer soaring.

Chicago Tribune

A trip revealed how serious Peru is taking the pandemic. My return to Chicago led to infection

When the plane touched down in Chicago, I sighed with relief. After meticulous planning, we were returning from a two-week trip to Lima, Peru. We hadn’t seen my partner’s sister — soon to turn 91 years old — for five years and felt that with thorough precautions, we could keep…

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Peru communities protesting MMG's Las Bambas mine to meet President Castillo

A group of Peruvian indigenous communities that have been protesting MMG Ltd's huge Las Bambas copper mine will meet with President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday in Lima in a new bid to defuse the crisis, a community leader told Reuters.

AFP

Peru sues Spain's Repsol for $4.5 bn over oil spill

Lima (AFP) - Peru has filed suit against Spanish energy company Repsol over the massive January oil spill that ravaged its coast, seeking $4.5 billion in damages.

The Independent UK

Seeking the right to euthanasia in Peru

Ana Estrada, a 45-year-old writer, poet and psychologist with a progressive muscular disease, is fighting for the right to die by euthanasia, writes Samantha Schmidt

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