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Peru to extradite suspect in 2005 disappearance of Alabama teen

A convicted killer imprisoned in Peru will be handed over to U.S. authorities to face extortion and fraud charges there stemming from the unsolved 2005 disappearance and presumed murder of an Alabama teenager, the Lima government said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Peruvian gas firm doubles up as pre-Hispanic tomb-finder

Peruvian archaeologist Cecilia Camargo isn't your usual tomb-finder hunting for lost ruins: she works for the local gas firm.

Reuters

Archaeologists in Peru find adolescent mummy wrapped in bundle

Peruvian archaeologists unearthed a more than 1,000-year-old mummy on the outskirts of the modern capital on Monday, in the latest discovery dating back to pre-Inca times.

Reuters

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Peru: former president Alejandro Toledo arrives to face corruption charges

Leader from 2001 to 2006 extradited from US after judge dismisses appeal

The Guardian - UK

Peru's ex-president returned home to face corruption charges

Former President Alejandro Toledo has arrived in Lima after being extradited from the United States to face charges he allegedly received millions of dollars in bribes in a giant corruption scandal that has ensnared four of Peru’s ex-presidents

The Independent UK

Activists gather for Earth Day, urge action to avoid 'dystopian' future

Climate change campaigners gathered in New York's Times Square on Earth Day to urge action on global warming and cuts in plastics use while volunteers worldwide planted trees and cleared trash to mark the 54th annual celebration of the environment.

Reuters

‘Without the ice cap, we cannot live’: the Andes community devastated by climate crisis

The Quelccaya glacier, high in the mountains of Peru, is shrinking at an alarming rate and the people who live in its shadow are struggling to maintain their livelihoods

The Guardian - UK

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Mayor closes museum of memories in battle over story of Peru’s violent past

Far-right mayor claimed Lima institution peddled false narrative of 1980-2000 conflict in which guerrillas and army killed 70,000

The Guardian - US

Peru set to jail third ex-president as Toledo awaits extradition from U.S.

A U.S. court rejected an appeal by former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo to stall his extradition over corruption charges, making it likely that he will be the third former leader to be held in a purpose-built jail in Lima.

Reuters

YouTuber recreates Rosalía show after singer’s tour skips Peru – and sells out

Ioanis Patsias plays pop star himself, replicating performance down to costume changes and dance numbers for 3,500 in Lima

The Guardian - US

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

Tribune News Service

Tank plant in small Ohio city plays big role in Ukraine war

Thousands of miles from the front lines, a sprawling manufacturing plant in the small midwestern city of Lima, Ohio, is playing a critical role in the effort to arm Ukraine as it fends off the Russian invasion

The Independent UK

As Peru descends into violent turmoil, California immigrants take sides

LOS ANGELES — In the two months since Peru’s leftist former president Pedro Castillo was arrested, driven from office and replaced by his vice-president, Dina Boluarte, protests in the South American nation have grown and spread from the Andean hinterlands to the streets of the capital, Lima.

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'They don't see us as humans.' In Peru, protests over racism and neglect spill from the Andes

ANTA, Peru — As anti-government protests spread across the Peruvian highlands last month, Remo Candia Guevara, a 42-year-old community leader in this rural farming town, grew increasingly anguished.

Reuters

Peru police disperse protesters who were approaching Lima airport

Peru's police said on Tuesday it had dispersed protesters who were approaching Jorge Chavez International Airport near the capital city of Lima, as protests in the capital spark fear of new flight suspensions.

The Guardian - UK

‘We’ll fight until the end’: a journey through the centre of Peru’s uprising

Inequality, poverty and discrimination lie behind explosion of rural anger against rich Lima

Reuters

Peru's Boluarte exhorts Congress to advance elections amid anger over deaths

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Sunday urged lawmakers to reconsider a proposal to advance elections to later this year, promising she would propose a constitutional reform to move general elections to October if lawmakers fail to do so.

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Lima records death after Congress refuses to expedite elections

Peru’s political turmoil, sparked by Congress' decision not to bring forward presidential elections, has claimed its first victim in Lima following the death of a demonstrator in the city.

The Independent UK

Peru's protest 'deactivators' run toward tear gas to stop it

When police fire tear gas at protesters demanding the resignation of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, most run away

The Guardian - US

Peru’s beleaguered president urges congress to bring 2024 elections forward

Dina Boluarte calls for vote to be held in December after weeks of anti-government protests since overthrow of former president

The Independent UK

Rights groups dismayed at lack of criticism for Peru abuses

In less than two months, more than 50 people have died in Peru, largely protesters at the hands of police officers

WEKU

Peru has closed off Machu Picchu due to growing anti-government protests

The Culture Ministry said it had closed the country's most famous tourist attraction as well as the Inca Trail leading up to the site "to protect the safety of tourists and the population in general."

The Guardian - UK

Police violently raid Lima university and shut Machu Picchu amid Peru unrest

Students say they were beaten and thrown out of dormitories as authorities crack down on protests against president

The Guardian - AU

Dozens injured and police stations attacked as protests continue in Peru

Police in Lima use teargas on demonstrators, with authorities claiming massive fire at historic building was ‘duly planned’

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