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Peru's PM doubles down on challenging Congress to a confidence vote

Peru's prime minister on Thursday doubled down on a request that Congress hold a confidence vote on the current Cabinet, suggesting the legislature's refusal could be interpreted as a vote of no confidence in itself.

Reuters

Lonely Planet's must-visit list for 2023 includes just one UK city

Lonely Planet has revealed its list of best places to visit in 2023 and Manchester has made the cut alongside hotspots in Peru and Australia

Daily Mirror

Australia World Cup 2022 guide: Star player, fixtures, squad, one to watch, odds to win

Australia took the long route to Qatar, playing most qualifying games away from home due to Covid border rules and then coming through play-offs against UAE and Peru, the latter memorable for substitute goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne’s penalty shootout antics.

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Peruvian Amazon Indigenous leaders to lobby banks to cut ties with state oil firm

Leaders from Achuar and Wampis peoples say Petroperú is responsible for spills in their territory

The Guardian - UK

Protesters in Peru break into Hochschild mine, cause interruptions

Residents of an Andean community in Peru broke into Hochschild Mining Plc's Inmaculada gold and silver mine, the company said on Saturday, causing interruptions and putting the safety of its workers at risk.

Reuters

Peru Congress shoots down prime minister's confidence vote challenge

The opposition-dominated Peruvian Congress on Wednesday refused to hold a confidence vote in Prime Minister Anibal Torres, who had challenged the legislative body to do such as part of rising tensions between state powers in the Andean nation.

Reuters

Peru's PM challenges Congress in new clash between state powers

Peru's prime minister on Tuesday challenged the legislature to a confidence vote, raising tensions once again between state powers in the Andean nation, which has been roiled by political infighting for years.

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Australia World Cup 2022 squad guide: Full fixtures, group, ones to watch, odds and more

Australia squeezed through qualifying thanks to a dramatic penalty shootout win over Peru and face a tricky group containing the world champions France and an in-form Denmark

The Independent UK

Australia World Cup Preview: Big Challenge for New-Look Socceroos

Of Australia’s 26 players, 17 are going to experience their first World Cup—and they’ll have to tame two top European powers to stay beyond three games.

Sports Illustrated

Can Australia exceed tempered expectations at the World Cup?

The Socceroos qualified for their fifth consecutive World Cup, but face an uphill battle in Group D.

Al Jazeera

Thousands march in Peru, demanding resignation of leftist President Castillo

Thousands of people took to the streets across Peru on Saturday to demand the resignation of embattled President Pedro Castillo, a leftist whose government is under investigation for corruption.

Reuters

The left now rules most of Latin America. Will it be able to live up to its promises?

MEXICO CITY — Over the last four years, leftist candidates have won presidential elections in one Latin American country after the other: Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Colombia.

Los Angeles Times

Indigenous group in Peru’s Amazon frees detained tourists

Members of the Cuninico community blocked passage of a tourist boat to draw government attention to a toxic oil spill.

Al Jazeera

Why 250 tourists were held captive by an indigenous group in Peru’s Amazon rainforest

Indigenous leaders have denounced the dire situation in their communities after oil spills have affected their access to clean water and food

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The Guardian - US

Amazon tourists and Peruvians held on boat released by Indigenous protesters

Group of more than 100 including British and American travellers were detained in protest over government response to oil spill

Daily Mirror

Brit held hostage by Peru tribe with machetes says food and water were running out

Charlotte Wiltshire spoke to the Mirror from the boat in the Amazon rainforest where she, her partner Ken, her son Luke and over 100 others were taken hostage by a group of indigenous protesters

Daily Mirror

Tourist group including Brits held hostage on boat in Amazon freed by Peru tribe

Dozens of people, including three British nationals, had been taken hostage this week by a group attempting to gain attention to a number of recent oil spills in the region

The Independent UK

More than 240 tourists, including US and UK citizens, are released after being ‘held hostage’ in Peru

Pregnant women, a one-month-old baby and elderly people were reportedly among those held hostage

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Brits reported to be among group being held hostage in Peru

It is reported that the action is part of a protest

Evening Standard

British tourists among 70 held hostage by Amazonian tribe released

Officials said the protesters had accepted their request to release the tourists

The Guardian - UK

‘Come to Germany and learn’: Albanian PM criticises UK’s immigration stance

Edi Rama tells press conference in Berlin that UK rhetoric sounds like ‘screams from a madhouse’

The New Daily

Police dress as superheroes for drug bust

Police in Peru dressed up as superheroes for Halloween. They knocked down a door using Thor's hammer and arrested four people.

Benzinga

Research Finds Ancient Nazca Sacrificial Ceremony Involved Psychedelics

A new research project recently revealed that a child belonging to the Nazca culture in pre-Hispanic Peru ingested a psychoactive plant before being sacrificed as part of a ritual ceremony, reported Live Science magazine.

The Independent UK

Normal tourism returns to Peru as all restrictions dropped

All Covid rules have been dropped

Reuters

Protesters in Peru target Hochschild's largest mine

Peruvian demonstrators on Monday burned infrastructure at Hochschild Mining Plc's Inmaculada mine as part of a protest, the company said, threatening the operations of its largest mine in the Andean nation.

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