Peru court reviews Fujimori's 25-year sentence
AFP - 34 minutes agoPeru's Supreme Court has opened a three-day review of former president Alberto Fujimori's 25-year prison sentence for human rights violations.
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Peru Exports to Rise 10% in 2010 on Metals, Fishmeal (Update1)
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 23, 4:49 pm ETNov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Peru’s exports will rise 10 percent next year as the global economic recovery spurs demand for metals, fishmeal and natural gas, an exporters’ group said.
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Peruvian gang killing people to sell their fat, police say
Chicago Sun-Times - Sat Nov 21, 5:04 am ETLIMA, Peru -- Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists.Three suspects confessed to killing five people, but the gang may have been involved in dozens more, said Col. Jorge Mejia, chief of Peru's anti-kidnapping police ...
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Peruvian police says gang killed people for their fat, allegedly for use in cosmetics
Chicago Tribune - Fri Nov 20, 1:45 pm ETLIMA, Peru (AP) — Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists.
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Peruvian gang killed 5, drained bodies of fat
New Haven Register - Sat Nov 21, 3:26 am ETAssociated Press LIMA, Peru — A gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, police charged Thursday, draining it from the corpses and offering it on the black market for use in cosmetics. Medical experts expressed skepticism that a major market for fat might exist.
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Peru Authorizes Domestic Bond Swap To Lengthen Maturities
Nasdaq - Mon Nov 23, 1:17 pm ETLIMA -(Dow Jones)- Peru's government has authorized a swap of sovereign bonds, aiming to lengthen the maturities of its outstanding debt.
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Peruvian police: Gang killed people for their fat
The News-Press - Fri Nov 20, 2:09 pm ETLIMA, Peru — Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use...
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Arrests made in ring that sold human fat, Peru says
CNN - Sat Nov 21, 8:45 am ETPeruvian authorities say they have arrested four members of a gang that specialized in selling to European labs fat obtained from dead humans.
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Peruvian Police: Gang Killed to Collect Human Fat
Fox News - Sat Nov 21, 10:21 am ETPolice in Lima, the capital, said that three suspects had confessed to killing five people, luring their victims into the Peruvian jungle with promises of work before cutting off their heads and limbs to collect fat.
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Peru Freight Transport Report Q1 2010 - New Report Published
OfficialWire - Sun Nov 22, 7:43 am ETThe Peruvian government was planning to execute two major transport infrastructure projects in the country, estimated to cost US$6.5bn in total, according to reports in early September.
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PERU COMMUNITY SCHOOLS CONDUCTS PRESCHOOL SEMINAR
The Peru Tribune - Mon Nov 23, 8:19 am ETRecently Peru Community Schools offered a seminar for preschool teachers with sessions to help them prepare students for kindergarten and for the screening process used for admission.
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SECTIONAL FINAL BERTH ON THE LINE FOR PERU
The Peru Tribune - Mon Nov 23, 8:28 am ETFor the first time since 2001, Peru is playing postseason football after Round 1. In that season, Peru beat Maconaquah in the sectional opener before falling at Frankfort.
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PILGRIMS FEAST ON PERU TURNOVERS
The Peru Tribune - Mon Nov 23, 8:25 am ETPLYMOUTH n Peru’s Lady Tigers tipped off the 2009 girls’ basketball season Thursday night without the benefit of a scrimmage and with a brand new player who had only practiced with team once.
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Gang Killed People For Their Fat: Peruvian Police
The Huffington Post - Fri Nov 20, 12:57 am ETLIMA, Peru A gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, police charged Thursday, draining it from their corpses and offering it on the black market for use in cosmetics. Medical experts expressed skepticism that a major market for fat might exist.
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IVY TECH’S KIZER TO SERVE PERU AND WABASH CAMPUSES
The Peru Tribune - Mon Nov 23, 8:18 am ETIvy Tech Community College recently named Brandy Kizer the associate director of financial aid and career services for the Peru and Wabash campuses. The move follows the appointment of Anjanetta Polk, the former associate director, to the regional post of interim director of financial aid.
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Peru’s Police Say Gang Drained Victims’ Fat
New York Times - Fri Nov 20, 2:03 pm ETA gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, the police said Thursday.
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