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Peru's 'worst ecological disaster' slams small-scale fishing

A recent spill of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru has had a devastating effect on more than 2,500 small-scale fishermen

The Independent UK

Peru lawmakers launch new impeachment attempt as Castillo seeks Cabinet confirmation

Peruvian lawmakers on Tuesday introduced an impeachment motion to try to oust President Pedro Castillo, the second formal attempt to remove the leftist leader, on the same day his latest Cabinet sought a confirmation vote from the legislature.

Reuters

Support for democracy is waning across the Americas

People are losing faith in democracy throughout the Western Hemisphere.

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Oil spill at sea: who will pay for Peru’s worst environmental disaster?

As the state, the oil company and tanker owners play the blame game, damage from the ecological disaster continues to spread

The Guardian - UK

Unemployment, pay gap, instability the pandemic legacy for Peru's women

Lima (AFP) - When the pandemic struck Peru and forced the economy to shut down in an attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus, women were some of the hardest hit.

AFP

Who is Jhilmar Lora? The right-back Arsenal and Edu want to sign in summer transfer window

Arsenal are looking to sign Jhilmar Lora this summer - here is all you need to know about the Peru international

Football London

Peruvian community blocks road used by MMG copper mine, source says

A community in the Peruvian Andes has blocked a key transport road used by MMG's Las Bambas copper mine, a source close to the Chinese company said on Wednesday, in what is at least the third blockade to affect the firm this year.

Reuters

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1,200-year-old remains of sacrificed adults, kids unearthed in Peru

Peruvian archeologists have unearthed eight children and 12 adults apparently sacrificed around 800-1,200 years ago, they said on Tuesday, in a major dig at the pre-Incan Cajamarquilla complex east of Lima.

Reuters

First Peruvian ex-president on trial for Odebrecht scandal

A Peruvian judge has started a trial for corruption against former President Ollanta Humala and his wife, both accused of money laundering in a scandal involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht that has stained the highest political leaders in different governments in this South American country

The Independent UK

Highlander Confirms Expanded High Grade Silver-Gold Footprint at Politunche in Central Peru

February 21, 2022 - TheNewswire Vancouver, British Columbia – Highlander Silver Corp. (CSE:HSLV) (the "Company" or "Highlander") is pleased to announce the results from ninety-five (95) due diligence grab and chip samples (including six previously reported) from outcropping exposures on its recently acquired Politunche Property ("the Property" or "Politunche"). Highlander…

Benzinga

Japanese from Latin America, forced into US wartime incarceration camps, fight for full reparations

LOS ANGELES — At age 7, Libby Yamamoto came home from a sleepover to find that her father had been taken away by the village police in their Peruvian town.

Los Angeles Times

Peru Cops Bust Car-Theft Gang And Find Them Worshipping Chucky Doll For Protection

The alleged gang members had set up an altar for the doll alongside toy cars and candles.

Zenger

Khiron Adds Another Clinic Location In Peru In Partnership With Pain Clinic CDL

Medical marijuana company Khiron Life Sciences Corp. (TSXV:KHRN) (OTCQX: KHRNF) (Frankfurt: A2JMZC) is opening another Zerenia location in Peru in partnership with the renowned pain clinic, CDL. Khiron In Peru Highlights

Benzinga

1 month after oil spill, Lima's beaches empty, cleanup slow

Dozens of beaches near Lima are deserted and thousands of fishermen remain without work, one month after an oil spill at a refinery created what the United Nations called the worst ecological disaster in Peru’s recent history

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Peruvians get prison for fleecing immigrants with scam involving ‘required’ English classes

MIAMI — A pair of Peruvian brothers are going to spend several years in prison after admitting they shook down immigrants in the United States for more than $1 million by threatening that they would go to jail if they did not pay them for purportedly required English language classes.

Reuters

Peru community says it will not block Las Bambas mining road for now

A Peruvian community on Monday said it would not block the key mining road used by MMG's Las Bambas copper mine, according to meeting minutes seen by Reuters, which should allow the firm to resume normal operations.

The Conversation

Ultra-processed foods: global analysis shows they aren't well sign-posted

Straightforward guidance about ultra-processed foods is rare in national dietary guidelines. Only seven countries refer to “ultra-processed foods” explicitly. They are Belgium, Brazil, Ecuador, Israel, Maldives, Peru and Uruguay.

Reuters

Peru community to restart blockade of Las Bambas mine road, neighbors pause protest

A Peruvian community said on social media on Sunday that it will restart a road blockade against MMG's Las Bambas mine, even as a second community agreed to a 45-day truce in its blockade.

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Look: 500 years ago, Ancient Peruvians used human remains to defy colonialism

500-year-old evidence shows Peruvians may have reassembled their deads' vertebrae on poles as a ritual to counter colonizers' tomb raiding and looting.

Reuters

On Peru's protected Fishermen's Island, birds are still dying a month after oil spill

Peppered with fishing boats and thousands of hungry marine birds, from afar Peru's protected Isla Pescadores - Spanish for Fishermen's Island - looks much as it always has.

Reuters

Analysis-Peru's president plays musical chairs with ministers as turmoil persists

Halfway into his first year as Peru's unlikely president, Pedro Castillo has overseen dizzying turnover in his Cabinet and mounting doubts over his ability to survive a sense of chaos that former officials and analysts chalk up to inexperience.

Reuters

Peru's leftist government will embrace free market, says new PM

The latest prime minister picked by Peru's embattled president, Pedro Castillo, pledged to pursue free-market policies in his first public remarks on Wednesday, a day after a new Cabinet was unveiled that aims for stability in the Andean nation.

Reuters

Peru's Castillo names loyalist as PM amid recurring cabinet crises

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo swore in his fourth cabinet in just six months in office on Tuesday, picking a loyalist as prime minister, in a bid to end his administration's recurring crises.

The Independent UK

Peru's president swears in his 4th Cabinet half a year

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has sworn in the fourth Cabinet of his half year in office amid criticism for his poor previous choices for ministers and even calls by his rivals to step down

The Guardian - UK

Peru’s prime minister to step down after allegations of domestic violence

Héctor Valer confirms resignation just four days after being named for the post

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