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Peru approves expansion of Las Bambas copper mine despite protests

MMG Ltd on Thursday said it has secured approval from Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines to expand its Las Bambas copper mine despite ongoing outrage from local indigenous communities.

Reuters

Historian says world has been getting Machu Picchu’s name wrong for past 100 years

The 15th century architecture marvel is the amongst the highest rated Unesco world heritage sites

The Independent UK

Machu Picchu: Inca site ‘has gone by wrong name for over 100 years’

Peruvian historian and US archaeologist say the pre-Columbian town was called Huayna Picchu by the Inca people

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Ecuador and Uruguay eye Qatar World Cup ticket

Montevideo (AFP) - Ecuador will try to break a historic hoodoo Thursday when they travel to Paraguay seeking the point that would book their ticket to the World Cup in Qatar later this year.

AFP

'It's up to him now', The truth about Rodrigo Vilca's chances of success at Newcastle United

Nobby Solano says that Rodrigo Vilca's chances of success at Newcastle United now depend on success in Liga 1

Chronicle Live

Manchester United duo Edinson Cavani and Facundo Pellistri receive Uruguay call-ups

Uruguay have announced their 26-man squad for their crucial World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Chile.

Manchester Evening News

Skull of 'marine monster' in Peru points to fearsome ancient predator

Palaeontologists unearth the roughly 36-million-year-old skull of a ferocious marine predator that once lived in a prehistoric ocean covering part of what is now Peru.

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36-million-year-old whale fossil found in Peruvian desert

Lima (AFP) - Paleontologists on Thursday unveiled the fossilized remains of an ancient whale that inhabited the seas 36 million years ago, found last year in a Peruvian desert.

AFP

Peruvian community lifts blockade affecting Las Bambas copper mine -govt

A road blockade affecting MMG Ltd's Las Bambas copper mine since March 1 was lifted on Thursday, the government said, allowing one of the world's largest producers of the red metal to ship the mineral onto clients worldwide.

Reuters

Peruvian court OKs prison release for ex-President Fujimori

Peru's Constitutional Court has approved the release from prison of former President Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year sentence for murder and corruption charges

The Independent UK

Peru top court approves recourse for jailed ex President Fujimori to leave prison -source, media

Peru's top constitutional court approved on Thursday a legal recourse that allows former President Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a prison sentence for rights violations, to be freed, a court source said on Thursday.

Reuters

Netflix tests charges for sharing passwords between households

Scheme being trialled in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru seen as way to make more money from existing subscribers as growth slows

The Guardian - US

Peru landslide buries dozens of homes with search underway for missing

Officials say up to 80 homes buried by mud in La Libertad region in north of country

The Independent UK

Eight rescued, at least 15 missing after mountain collapse in Peru

Eight people have been rescued and at least 15 are missing after a major landslide in Peru, the government said on Wednesday, with police and fire brigades continuing their search in the hope of finding more survivors.

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Peru's Castillo comes out fighting after impeachment vote, slams 'institutional crisis'

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo on Tuesday rejected allegations of corruption and told Congress, which passed a motion to impeach him earlier this week that all branches of government are in crisis right now.

Reuters

Landslide in northern Peru buries at least 60 homes

Part of a hill collapsed in northern Peru on Tuesday, burying at least 60 homes, the government said, with harrowing images on social media showing whole apartment buildings being covered by the landslide.

The Independent UK

Landslide in Peruvian Andes buries 15 homes after heavy rain

Authorities in Peru say more than 15 homes in a remote town in the Andes were buried after a hillside collapsed following heavy rains

Daily Mirror

Peru landslide: Dozens feared missing as at least 30 houses buried by landslide

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Peru congress votes to start Castillo impeachment process

Peru’s congress approved the start of impeachment proceedings against President Pedro Castillo, the second such attempt to oust him in four months.

Reuters

Peru Congress approves impeachment trial against Castillo

Peru’s Congress on Monday approved the start of impeachment proceedings against embattled President Pedro Castillo, amid low popularity and allegations of corruption.

Reuters

Southern Copper's Cuajone mine in Peru suspended production due to protest - SNMPE

Southern Copper Corp's Cuajone mine in Peru has suspended operations since Feb. 28 due to a protest by local communities who cut the company's water access and blocked a key railroad, Peru's mining chamber SNMPE said on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

‘Wisdom and respect’: what Peru’s forgotten generation can teach us about life and ageing

Connection to nature and strong family ties met photographer Alex Kornhuber on his journey to document elderly people in his country – as well as dementia, hardship and a brutal wave of Covid

France 24

Paris celebrates spring with pharaohs, fashion and surrealism: This season’s must-see exhibitions

The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the tables are full at Paris’s trademark café terraces. Spring has clearly sprung in the French capital and, after being kept away for almost two full years as a result of the pandemic, tourists have returned in droves. Paris is ready…

The Independent UK

Peru's 'worst ecological disaster' slams small-scale fishing

A recent spill of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Peru has had a devastating effect on more than 2,500 small-scale fishermen

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