How a Little Town in Peru Is Becoming a Hotspot
Time Magazine - Thu Nov 26, 4:54 pm ETThe name of the place was, if anything, a synonym for bad luck but now it ison the trade highway between Peru and Brazil, between the Pacific and theAtlantic
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Peru’s Antamina Miners Sign Three-Year Labor Accord (Update2)
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 26, 6:54 pm ETNov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Cia. Minera Antamina SA , operator of the world’s largest combined copper and zinc mine, avoided a strike after reaching a three-year wage accord with its workers, the company’s union said.
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Drug lords finding safe haven in Bolivia
The Washington Times - 2 hours 16 minutes agoSANTA CRUZ, Bolivia | Narco-trafficking cartels are migrating to the Andes region in Bolivia, where a diminished U.S. presence has allowed a boom in cocaine production and the opening of new drug routes, regional anti-drug officials say. Recent studies by the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime show a steep rise in cocaine production in Bolivia and a smaller increase in Peru. They also show a drop in ...
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Peru court reviews Fujimori's 25-year sentence
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 9:45 pm ETPeru'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's First Liquified Gas Exports Ready for May 2010
Nasdaq - Tue Nov 24, 4:17 pm ETLIMA -(Dow Jones)- Peru LNG will have its first cargo of liquified natural gas ready for export in May 2010, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday.
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Peru’s Antamina Miners Sign 3-Year Labor Accord (Update1)
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 26, 12:19 pm ETNov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Cia. Minera Antamina SA , operator of the world’s largest combined copper and zinc mine, avoided a strike after reaching a three-year wage accord with its workers, the company’s union said today.
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Vena Announces Drill Program at Esquilache Gold/Silver/Copper Property, Puno-Peru
Marketwire - Wed Nov 25, 2:27 pm ETTORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 25, 2009) - Vena Resources Inc. (the "Company") (TSX:VEM)(LIMA:VEM)(FRANKFURT:V1R) is pleased to announce that a 3,000 meter drill program will commence on the Esquilache polymetallic property before the end of November. A contract has been signed with Canchi Perforaciones Peru S.A.C. to immediately mobilize a track-mounted drill to the property and complete ...
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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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Gilat Chosen by Telefonica del Peru for Broadband Satellite Communications Project Covering More Than 3,500 Sites
GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Nov 25, 8:39 am ETPETAH TIKVA, Israel -- Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. today announced it is providing a Gilat SkyEdge II broadband satellite communications network covering more than 3,500 rural sites nationwide to Telefonica del Peru.
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Corona man blames murders on split personality
YourNabe.com - Fri Nov 27, 5:26 am ETA 48-year-old Peruvian man from Corona who has been charged in the grisly murders of his wife and younger son told police his split personality was responsible for the crimes, the Queens district attorney said.
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Carus Invests in Reducing Greenhouse Gases
ThomasNet - 6 minutes agoLaSalle/Peru, IL - Carus Corporation has installed an innovative water treatment system in their plant as a result of an initiative to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The new reverse osmosis (RO) system has been operational for 10 months, and there have been substantial reductions in energy and chemicals used, as well as a reduction in CO2 emissions. Carus uses a state-of-the ...
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Fire chief spreads God's word, ECHO technology in Peru
Lehigh Acres News Star - Wed Nov 25, 1:21 am ETSAN DAMIAN, PERU - Mission trips are a monumental experience in seeing the hearts of others and their struggles through life.
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PERU: Police find 14 pounds of pot
The Ottawa Times - Tue Nov 24, 11:59 pm ETOne of the largest — if not the largest — confiscations of drugs by the Peru police patrol division took place early Friday morning. An officer saw a driver operating a Toyota Land Cruiser commit traffic violations at 12:17
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Thurman added in Quebec City
Fightnews.com - Thu Nov 26, 6:20 pm ETUndefeated welterweight Keith Thurman (11-0 9KO) of Clearwater Florida has been added to this weekend’s undercard featuring Lucian Bute defending his IBF Super-middleweight title in a rematch versus mandatory challenger Librado Andrade. in Quebec City. Thurman will be taking on local product Leonardo Rojas (8-9-3 2KO). The Peruvian born Rojas has proven to be a durable opponent in the past but ...
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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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Solvang resident makes a difference in the Peace Corps
The Santa Ynez Valley News - Thu Nov 26, 10:21 am ETValley resident Jenna Sell is ending her two-year commitment with Peace Corps this month in Peru, believing she has made a small difference in the world and found her path in life to become a nurse practitioner.
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