Peru

Bizarre moment cops dressed as Wolverine and Deadpool bust drug gang as they raid building & march suspects down street

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Bizarre moment cops dressed as Wolverine and Deadpool bust drug gang as they raid building & march suspects down street

THIS IS the bizarre moment cops dressed as Wolverine and Deadpool busted a drugs operation on Halloween. Footage of the peculiar scene, which involved two policemen wearing superhero costumes storming a building, was captured in Lima, Peru on Thursday. 8 Footage released by the Peru national police force shows the officers holding weaponsCredit: Policia Nacional … Read more

Asia as big a draw for diners as Europe, and 9 other 2025 trends in Future of Food report

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Asia as big a draw for diners as Europe, and 9 other 2025 trends in Future of Food report

Asia is a dining destination on par with Europe, judged by the number of international accolades its restaurants and bars have earned, a new report on food industry trends says. Luxury Group, the collective of high-end hotels within the Marriott International portfolio, recently launched its Future of Food report for the Asia-Pacific (Apac) region. The … Read more

Why Are Bus Drivers In Peru Getting Killed? Latin America’s Transport System Falls Victim To Ruthless Extortion Gangs

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Why Are Bus Drivers In Peru Getting Killed? Latin America’s Transport System Falls Victim To Ruthless Extortion Gangs

In recent months, Peru has been gripped by a wave of violence targeting bus drivers and transportation companies, primarily in the capital, Lima. This escalating crisis has revealed the pervasive control that extortionist gangs now hold over the country’s transportation sector, forcing companies and drivers to operate under the constant threat of violence. How Organised … Read more

Peru celebrates 2 decades of a fast-growing breed of guinea pigs eaten as a delicacy

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Peru celebrates 2 decades of a fast-growing breed of guinea pigs eaten as a delicacy

LIMA, Peru —  Peru on Thursday celebrated two decades since the creation of a genetically modified breed of guinea pig, a rodent whose meat has formed a part of the diet of people in the Andean nation for thousands of years. The genetically modified breed of guinea pig — known as cuy locally — is … Read more

China’s firms seek to avoid pitfalls in search of key EV metal in Latin America: analysts

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China’s firms seek to avoid pitfalls in search of key EV metal in Latin America: analysts

Chinese firms, which needs the raw material to make batteries for the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) market, are hitting resistance in some Latin American countries that hold the keys to the world’s reserves of the soft, silvery-white alkali metal. The miners face environmental, protectionist and occasionally political barriers, analysts said, with some issues leading … Read more

Brit arrested as police smashes major cocaine-smuggling ring in Peru

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Brit arrested as police smashes major cocaine-smuggling ring in Peru

A BRITON was arrested when police smashed a major cocaine-smuggling ring in Peru. Anthony Cooper and Irishman Leonardo Richards, 40, were caught with two suitcases packed with 55kg of the drug, destined for the UK. 1 A Brit was arrested when police smashed a major cocaine-smuggling ring in PeruCredit: panamericana.pe They were driving a hire … Read more

Miner tied to Chinese state-owned enterprise says Ottawa shouldn’t challenge Peru deal

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Miner tied to Chinese state-owned enterprise says Ottawa shouldn’t challenge Peru deal

A subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned mining firm says Canada is wrongly considering a national security review in its agreement to purchase a gold and copper mine in Peru. In May, Vancouver-based Pan American Silver Corp. announced an agreement worth almost $300 million US to sell its stake in Peru’s La Arena gold mine to … Read more

First imported cases of Zika-like virus detected in Europe – POLITICO

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First imported cases of Zika-like virus detected in Europe – POLITICO

Brazil’s health ministry sounded the alarm in July after four babies were born with microcephaly — smaller than expected heads. Their mothers had been infected with the virus. Zika virus, which is also transmitted via mosquitoes, is also known to cause congenital deformations including microcephaly. In 2015 and 2016, Brazil recorded more than 3,500 cases … Read more

As Venezuela courts chaos, some of Maduro’s allies demand receipts of election win

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As Venezuela courts chaos, some of Maduro’s allies demand receipts of election win

Traditional allies appear to have abandoned Nicolas Maduro as protests rock Venezuela in the wake of Sunday’s election, which the longtime president claims to have won with 51.2 per cent of the vote. Maduro was quickly recognized as the winner by Cuba, Nicaragua, Honduras and Bolivia, as well as Russia, China and Iran. But he got no recognition from … Read more

American mountaineer found mummified in Peru 22 years after vanishing

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American mountaineer found mummified in Peru 22 years after vanishing

LIMA, Peru —  The preserved body of an American mountaineer — who disappeared 22 years ago while scaling a snowy peak in Peru — has been found after being exposed by climate change-induced ice melt, police said Monday. William Stampfl was reported missing in June 2002, aged 59, when an avalanche buried his climbing party … Read more