Man trapped in Peru gold mine rescued
April 20th, 2012 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS
Lima, April 20 (IANS/EFE) A miner who was trapped in a cave-in at a southeastern Peruvian gold mine earlier this week has been rescued.Medardo Gutierrez had been partially buried in ... Read more...
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Peruvian president declares state of emergency
December 5th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Lima, Dec 5 (IANS) Peruvian President Ollanta Humala has declared a state of emergency following massive rallies against a multi-billion-dollar mining project in the north of the country.Humala announced late ... Read more...
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Yale to return Machu Picchu pieces
November 21st, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Lima, Nov 21 (IANS/EFE) Yale University will return to Peru all the pieces from the Machu Picchu archaeological site that it has had in its possession since 1912, Peruvian President Alan ... Read more...
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Peruvian Author Mario Vargas Llosa Honored With Nobel Prize In Literature
October 8th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa was announced as the winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in the category of literature by the noble committee of the Swedish Academy on ... Read more...
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Peruvian President abandons Clinton at joint conference in Lima
June 9th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Lima (Peru), June 9(ANI): U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in the midst of an awkward moment when Peruvian President Alan Garcia Perez walked out on her during a joint conference ... Read more...
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Peru invites China to invest in industry, banking, ports
November 24th, 2009 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Lima, Nov 24 (EFE) Peruvian President Alan Garcia has invited China to invest in this country's automobile industry, banking system and port sector when he met Jia Qinglin, a member of the ... Read more...
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Peru president rush back home as espionage row surfaces
November 15th, 2009 - 4:27 am ICT by IANS
Singapore, Nov 15 (EFE) Peruvian President Alan Garcia will cut short his visit to the Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation summit here to deal with an espionage case back home allegedly involving Chile.
Garcia ... Read more...
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Peru announces construction of 100 dams
October 27th, 2009 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lima, Oct 27 (EFE) Peruvian President Alan Garcia has announced the construction of 100 dams and 30 reservoirs, projects that the government forecasts will be concluded by the end of 2010.
"We have ... Read more...
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Venezuela will continue oil exports to US: Chavez
September 1st, 2009 - 7:28 am ICT by IANS
Lima, Sep 1 (EFE) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that Caracas will continue exporting oil to the United States because it is in the interest of his country.
Chavez said in a statement ... Read more...
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Peru vows to eliminate Shining Path guerrillas
August 8th, 2009 - 4:52 am ICT by IANS
Lima, Aug 8 (EFE) Peruvian President Alan Garcia has vowed to eliminate the Shining Path guerrillas from the country.
She said the rebels "must be exterminated" from the country's central Apurimac region, though ... Read more...
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29 killed in police crackdown on Peru protesters
June 6th, 2009 - 4:43 am ICT by IANS
Lima, June 6 (DPA) At least 29 people, including 22 civilians and seven police officers, were killed Friday in the northern Peruvian region of Amazonas in a police crackdown on indigenous people ... Read more...
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Peru suspends flights to and from Mexico
April 30th, 2009 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Lima, April 30 (DPA) Peru suspended from Thursday all flights to and from Mexico over the ongoing flu epidemic, in a decision that Prime Minister Yehude Simon described as "painful but necessary".
"We ... Read more...
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Former Peruvian president gets 25 years in jail
April 8th, 2009 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Lima, April 7 (DPA) Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru, was Tuesday found guilty and sentenced to 25 years in jail for human rights abuses and crimes against humanity, including ordering ... Read more...
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Lima, Nov 25 (IANS) Russia has concluded a series of treaties with Peru on defence, trade and scientific cooperation, in what is being seen as a sign of its renewed Latin American thrust, EFE reported Tuesday.
November 25th, 2008 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
The accords, signed Monday during the state visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to the Andean nation, are intended to launch "a second chapter" in the post-Soviet era in their bilateral relations ... Read more...
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APEC meeting ends with message of ‘confidence and faith’
November 24th, 2008 - 2:36 am ICT by IANS
Lima, Nov 24 (DPA) The leaders of the 21 economies that make up the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum ended their annual meeting Sunday in Peru with a message of "confidence and ... Read more...
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APEC leaders launch meeting behind closed doors
November 23rd, 2008 - 2:45 am ICT by IANS
Lima, Nov 23 (DPA) The annual Leaders' Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum was formally opened Saturday in Lima.Peruvian President Alan Garcia made brief remarks to praise the "vision" of ... Read more...
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‘Divine Sin’ to entice Apec leaders in Lima
November 22nd, 2008 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Lima, Nov 22 (DPA) When leaders of the 21 economies that comprise the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum formally launch their annual meeting Saturday, their greatest temptation might well be "Divine Sin."The ... Read more...
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Chavez, Merkel shake hands, appear to make up
May 18th, 2008 - 10:34 am ICT by admin
By Sara Barderas
Lima, May 18 (DPA) Politics often mixes and matches the most varied and even antagonistic elements. However, Friday, the "family photo" of heads of state and government at the European ... Read more...
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EU polishes trade talks with Latin America - except Mercosur
May 18th, 2008 - 6:00 am ICT by admin
DPA
Lima, May 18 (DPA) The European Union (EU) brushed up its trade talks with Latin American regional blocs Saturday in Lima, making progress with Mexico, the Andean Community and Central America. But ... Read more...
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EU-Latin America summit voices concern over food prices
May 17th, 2008 - 4:28 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Lima, May 17 (DPA) The European Union-Latin America-Caribbean (EU-LAC)summit stressed in its final declaration in Lima that participants were "deeply concerned by the impact of increased food prices", specifically citing troubled Haiti ... Read more...
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