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De Lima on Senate resolution seeking to bring back Rody Duterte: ‘Political posturing na lang yan’
Politiko
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July 8, 2025
By Billy Begas Mamamayang Liberal party-list Rep. Leila De Lima said the resolution filed in the Senate seeking to bring back former President Rodrigo Duterte to the Philippines has no legal bearing on the case filed before the International...
Skål International’s 2025 World President Denise Scrafton makes a powerful and symbolic visit to India
Tourism Breaking News
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July 8, 2025
Skål International’s 2025 World President, Denise Scrafton made a powerful and symbolic visit to India, a first in many years, reaffirming India’s rising prominence in the global Skål movement. Her presence inspired renewed energy and deeper...
Leila De Lima says it was she who was subjected to ‘witch-hunt’
Inquirer
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July 8, 2025
Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima says that if anyone was subjected to a ‘witch-hunt,’ it was her. File photo INQUIRER.net/Ryan Leagogo MANILA, Philippines — Former Senator and now Mamamayang Liberal party-list Rep. Leila de Lima said on Tuesday that...
Peru clinic fined over Shakira record leak
Hurriyet Daily News
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LIMA The Peruvian clinic that treated Colombian mega-star Shakira for an abdominal condition in February has been fined $190,000 over the leaking of her medical record, local health authorities announced on July 2. The 48-year-old four-time...
Peru’s president Dina Boluarte doubles salary despite 2% approval rating
Switch TV
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July 5, 2025
LIMA – President Dina Boluarte has doubled her monthly salary to 35,500 soles ($10,000), triggering public backlash as her approval rating sits at just 2%. The decision was announced through an executive decree signed by Boluarte. The pay hike...
‘Bloodshed’ Comment: Civil Society Group Calls For Amaechi’s Arrest
Daily Independent
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July 7, 2025
1 LAGOS – A civil society group, the Coalition for the Defence of Nigeria’s Democracy (CDND), has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over recent public remarks which it described...
Brazil, Peru show biggest gaps in student outcomes in Latin America, report says
United Press International (UPI)
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July 7 (UPI) -- A new regional report highlights sharp disparities in student achievement across Latin America, driven by socioeconomic status and gender. Brazil and Peru top the list for inequality, while Chile and Uruguay show higher levels of...
Potato activated time: ‘Germinations’ at the Renaissance Society
Hyde Park Herald - Illinois
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The Renaissance Society’s new show, "Germinations," by Lima-born artist Ximena Garrido-Lecca consists primarily of a large rectangle of compact earth covered in maybe four or five hundred potatoes. Some of them have sprouting green eyes, some have...
Newly Uncovered 3,500-Year-Old City in Peru Opens to Visitors
Greek Reporter
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July 7, 2025
The lost city in Peru opens to visitors after its discovery in Barranca. Credit: Ministry of Culture (Peru) A newly uncovered ancient city in Peru is now open to visitors, offering a rare look into life from 3,500 years ago. The site, called...
Peru’s highly unpopular President Dina Boluarte has doubled her salary
Zambian Observer
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July 5, 2025
Peru’s highly unpopular President Dina Boluarte has doubled her salary, the government announced Wednesday, July 2. The 63-year-old head of state, who faces protests against an explosion of gang violence in the country, will now receive the...
In Peru, criminal gangs are targeting schools in poor neighborhoods for extortion
WQLN - Pennsylvania
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July 7, 2025
LIMA, Peru — At a Roman Catholic elementary school on the ramshackle outskirts of Lima, students are rambunctious and seemingly carefree. By contrast, school administrators are stressing out. One tells NPR that gangsters are demanding that the...
Devida: Coca crops reduced in Peru despite higher drug demand
Andina
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July 7, 2025
Likewise, he addressed the closure of USAID and its impact on Peru. For the second consecutive year, the area of coca crops was reduced in 2024 by 3.3%, according to the latest monitoring report. What are the key factors in this result? For the...
Atlanta Contra Dance ✦ Latinas in Media Atlanta ✦ Lavender Performing Arts Festival ✦ GULCH visual arts calendar
WABE - Georgia
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July 7, 2025
July 7, 2025 Listen to the full episode here Or choose a segment below Act One: Atlanta Contra Dance at the Decatur Recreation Center Act Two: Latinas in Media Atlanta, also known as LIMA, creates opportunities for Latine artists. Act Three:...
OCIM Restarts Its Two Gold Processing Units in Peru
The Kingston Whig-Standard
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July 7, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Newsfile Article content Lima, Peru–(Newsfile Corp. – July 7, 2025) – This gold production restart, which comes just three months after the acquisition of the two plants, follows significant investments to refurbish the...
China may soon lift Brazil poultry ban, says minister
The Poultry Site
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Talks at BRICS summit signal shift after bird flu embargo China is studying ways to soon lift its ban on imports of chicken meat from Brazil, in place since the South American nation reported a case of bird flu on a commercial farm in May, Reuters...
Peñico: Peru’s 3,500-Year-Old City Sheds Light on Ancient Trade and Survival
The Rio Times
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July 7, 2025
Peñico, a newly uncovered archaeological site in northern Peru, is changing what experts know about early American civilizations. Official statements from Peru’s Ministry of Culture confirm that Peñico dates back over 3,500 years and sits about...
House neophytes De Lima, Diokno choose minority bloc
Philippine STAR
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July 7, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — As they enter the House for the first time, Rep. Leila de Lima (ML Party-list) and Chel Diokno (Akbayan) have chosen to align with the minority bloc in the 20th Congress. De Lima has since maintained that she wants to serve...
Peru ramps up fight against illegal mining, kicks most informal miners off permit scheme
WIKY - Indiana
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July 4, 2025
LIMA (Reuters) -Peru’s government has kicked 50,565 informal miners off of a temporary program that allowed them to continue operations, the minister of energy and mines said on Friday. Only 31,560 miners will remain in the program that aims to...
Edgard Pérez Alván, Ambassador of Peru to Hungary
XpatLoop
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Ambassador Edgard Pérez Alván has nearly 30 years of experience in the Peruvian diplomatic service. His career as a Peruvian diplomat has taken him to countries on several continents, including Malaysia, Cuba, China, the United States, Austria,...
Mas mahigpit na babantayan ang Marcos admin: House minority to be fiscalizer, not obstructionist – De Lima
Politiko
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July 7, 2025
By Billy Begas Mamamayang Liberal party-list Rep. Leila De Lima said the House minority bloc will be fiscalizers, not obstructionists, during the remaining term of the Marcos administration. In an interview on Monday, De Lima confirmed that she...