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La Niña is finishing an extremely unusual three-year cycle – here's how it affected weather around the world

It was anchovy fishermen in Peru who first noticed and named El Niño events in the tropical Pacific hundreds of years ago. Their catches would fluctuate and the largest declines were seen near Christmas when the ocean was at its warmest – they called it El Niño de Navidad, the…

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Why do Russia and China have a stranglehold on the world’s food security? Fertilizers

The cargo trapped for months at the Dutch port of Rotterdam was so precious that the United Nations intervened to mediate its release. The World Food Programme chartered a ship to transport it to Mozambique, from where it’s being taken by truck through the interior to its end destination, Malawi.

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Mexico to keep diplomatic staff in Peru as tensions simmer

Mexico’s foreign ministry said it “regretted” Peru’s decision to permanently withdraw its ambassador to the North American nation, but that it would nevertheless maintain diplomatic operations in the South American country.

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Mexico regrets Peru's decision to withdraw ambassador

Mexico says it regrets the decision by Peruvian President Dina Boluarte to withdraw her country’s ambassador to Mexico in response to criticism from Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador

The Independent UK

Mexico to maintain its diplomats despite Peru pulling its ambassador

Mexico's foreign ministry said on Saturday the country will maintain its diplomatic and consular representation in Peru and vowed to keep communication channels open, while regretting Peru's decision to remove its ambassador from Mexico.

Reuters

Peru withdraws ambassador from Mexico amid dispute

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has announced the withdrawal of her ambassador to Mexico in response to criticism from Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, whom she reproached for hurting ties in order to “privilege ideological affinities.”

The Independent UK

Peru president announces return of ambassador from Mexico

Peru's President Dina Boluarte announced on Friday the return of the country's ambassador in Mexico in response to comments from her Mexican counterpart branding her government as unconstitutional.

Reuters

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California says it can no longer afford aid for COVID testing and vaccination of migrants

All day and sometimes into the night, buses and vans pull up to three state-funded medical screening centers near California’s southern border with Mexico. Federal immigration officers unload migrants predominantly from Brazil, Cuba, Colombia and Peru, most of whom await asylum hearings in the United States.

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Peru protesters temporarily lift mining highway blockade, sources say

Peruvian protesters have temporarily lifted blockades of a key mining highway in the country's south, sources told Reuters on Wednesday, a boost for activity at major copper mines that saw activity hit in recent weeks as supplies were choked off.

Reuters

US grants extradition of Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo

Toledo, who was Peru’s president from 2001 to 2006, is accused of taking bribes in extensive corruption scandal.

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Peru says US has granted extradition of former President Alejandro Toledo

LIMA, Peru — Peru’s attorney general’s office on Tuesday said that the U.S. State Department had granted the extradition of former President Alejandro Toledo, to be tried in Lima over graft allegations.

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U.S. agrees to extradite former Peruvian President Toledo, says Peru

Peru's attorney general's office said on Tuesday on Twitter that the U.S. State Department had agreed to extradite former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo on corruption charges.

Reuters

Bird flu kills sea lions and thousands of pelicans in Peru's protected areas

Bird flu has killed tens of thousands of birds, mostly pelicans, and at least 716 sea lions in protected areas across Peru, the authorities said, as the H5N1 strain spreads throughout the region.

Reuters

Peru's top prosecutor opens corruption probe of ex-President Castillo

Peru's top prosecutor's office has formalized an investigation into former President Pedro Castillo, it said on Tuesday, regarding criminal allegations from before Castillo was ousted and detained in December after attempting to illegally dissolve Congress.

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Peru's Machu Picchu reopens to tourism

Officials in Peru have announced that the iconic tourist site Machu Picchu has been reopened to visitors as of Feb. 15.

The Independent UK

From a secret safehouse, Peru's Indigenous revolt advances

Peruvian Indigenous activists have gotten a jolt of self-confidence from the movement demanding the resignation of interim President Dina Boluarte

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Peru congress agrees to talk elections as 2023 vote hopes dim

LIMA, Peru — Peruvian lawmakers ended their legislative session on Friday by deciding to continue debates on early elections at the committee level without taking further action, dimming hopes for a vote this year.

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Peruvian loggers given 28 years in jail for murder of four Indigenous leaders

Victims – among them environmental defender Edwin Chota – were tortured before their deaths in Peruvian Amazon in 2014

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Peru Congress passes complaint against ex-President Castillo for alleged corruption

Peru's Congress passed a constitutional complaint on Friday against former President Pedro Castillo, who was ousted in December, for alleged crimes of corruption in his administration .

Reuters

Peru's Buenaventura mine reopens as country attempts to regain stability

Peruvian miner Buenaventura said on Thursday it had restarted operations at its gold and silver Julcani mine after a nearly 10-day hiatus, citing the "support" of nearby communities.

The Guardian - US

Peru’s ‘racist bias’ drove lethal police response to protests, Amnesty says

In a damning report, human rights group says state permitted ‘excessive and lethal use of force’ against Indigenous groups

Reuters

Peru protests jolt mine activity with Las Bambas, Antapaccay hit hardest

Peru's top copper mines are starting to see activity hit harder by protests and blockades in the country's southern Andes, power data reviewed by Reuters shows, with Chinese-owned Las Bambas and Glencore PLC's Antapaccay currently worst affected.

Daily Mirror

Is it safe to travel to Peru? Latest updates as Machu Picchu reopens to tourists

Machu Picchu in Peru has reopened amid protests calling for the resignation of President Dina Boluarte and members of Peru's Congress which have shaken the region for more than two months

Reuters

Machu Picchu reopens to tourists after closure over civil unrest

The Incan citadel of Machu Picchu, one of South America's biggest tourist draws, reopened to visitors in Peru on Wednesday after several weeks of closure due to civil unrest.

The Independent UK

Peru reopens Machu Picchu after agreement with protesters

Peru’s culture ministry has announced that Machu Picchu, an Inca-era stone citadel nestled in its southeastern jungle, reopened after being closed nearly a month ago amid antigovernment protests

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