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A Synthesis of English Language News on Peru

Thursday, August 30, 2007

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GOOD & AWFUL NEWS:

• Peru moves into the World Cup U-17 Quarter Finals; Horna wins doubles match at US Open.
• Atrocities are uncovered both in southern Peru and in the nation's history.
  

ATROCITIES:

• 'Father Forced to Lynch Son by Peruvian Vigilantes' (Guardian, Rory Carroll)
  
• 'Butcher of the Andes' (Miami New Times, Janine Zeitlin) re: Telmo Ricardo Hurtado, "A Peruvian soldier slaughters dozens, gets away with it, and heads for the subtropics."
• 'Former Peruvian Military Officer Gets New Hearing' (Vancouver Sun, Linda Nguyen) re: Alex Yale Ventocilla
  

GENERAL QUAKE UPDATE:
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released their 'Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 12' which notes:

Deaths already officially certified	519
Injured	1,366
Houses destroyed*	58,581
Houses affected	13,585
Hospitals destroyed*	14
Hospitals affected	103

(*according to Peruvian Government preliminary assessments)

The UN's full 8-page report is also online.

• 'UN Seeks Emergency Funds for Vital Health Services Following Quake' (United Nations press release)
• 'UN Populations Fund Seeks Emergency Funding for Women, Girls in Wake of Quake' (UNFPA press release)
• 'In Peruvian city of Pisco, Two Minutes Changed the Lives of Everyone' (Catholic World Service, Barbara Fraser)
• 'Emergency Assistance Received from Japan' (Government of Peru)
  
• 'Lessons from the Rubble' (opinion, Independent Institute, Alvaro Vargas Llosa)
• 'Peru Sectors Fight for Quake Repair' (Prensa Latina, Cuba)
• 'Peru Comes to Terms with Disaster' (The Telegraph, Alison Roberts, UK) re: "Where were you in the terremoto?"
  

RELIEF & RESPONSE:

• 'Concert for Peru Survivors Raises Thousands for ADRA' (Adventist Development and Relief Agency press release)
• 'Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) - Bulletin II' (AMDA press release)
  
• 'Post-Quake Peru Needs Tents for Homeless' (Australian News Agency; BBC; RTT News)
• 'Help Victims of Katrina, Not Peruvian Earthquake' (letters to Austin Statesman, Texas) re: "I got mad when I read that the United States is responding to the predicament of the Peruvian people after the recent earthquake."
• 'Benefit for Peru Quake Victims' (Bay Area Reporter, California)
  
• 'Visiting Cardinal Bertone Brings Solace to Quake Victims' (Catholic World News)
  
• 'Concert for peru to Benefit Victims of Quake' (press release, Miami) re: September 1 and includes Pepe Alva, Kuyayky, and Yawar Chicchi)
• 'Candente Organizes Fundraiser for Peruvian Victims' (Canadian Mining Journal)
  
• 'Consequences of Peruvian Quake Touched Many Valley Residents' (Daily Observer, Marie Zettler, Canada)
  
• 'How Much Do Americans Know About What Happens in Latin America?' (El aMaule, Eteena Tadjiiogueu)
• 'The Deepest Aftershock' (opinion, Georgetown Voice, Marco Cerna) re: remembering Yungay, 1970
  
• 'Church Responds to Quake' (Journal Now, John Hinton, North Carolina)
• 'Marubeni Joins Peru LNG Project' (Kyodo, Japan)
  
• 'Soccer Games Planned to Benefit Peruvian Quake Victims' (Morning News, Pablo Bello, Arkansas)
• 'SOS: Emergency Relief in Peru' (SOS-Kinderdorf International press release)
• 'Woman Assists Animals in Peru' (Summerland Review, Roxanna Maron, Canada)
  
• 'Bishop of Cork Announces Special Appeal for Peru' (Trócaire, Ireland)
  
• 'South Florida Shows Support for Peru Victims' (WSVN-Miami) see accompanying video
  

GENERAL NEWS:

• 'Chile Takes Time with Fujimori' (Prensa Latina, Cuba)
• 'Rights Body Pressures Government on Uncontacted Tribes' (Survivor International, press release) see accompanying video; re: The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights demanded to know what the Peruvian government is doing to protect uncontacted tribes living in the remote Amazon.
• 'Illegal Coca Famers Begin Lumber Business in Amazon Rainforest' (TimberWeb)
  

MACRO/MICRO/MINING ECONOMICS:
- MACRO:

• 'Peru's Economy Grew 7.6% in Second Quarter' (Bloomberg, Alex Emery)
• 'Committee Asks for Special Powers to Investigate Peru's Telecoms Collapse' (Cellular News)
  
• 'Peru's Second Quarter Non-Financial Fiscal Surplus Reaches 8.2% Of GDP' (Dow Jones)
• '1500 Newshounds to Capture Moment' (The Australian, Sian Powell) "It was such a large and complex operation that Peru, which will host the APEC summit next year, plans to send an observer team to take notes on exactly how it works."
• 'APEC Forum Encourages More Corporate Responsibility' (Bangkok Post, Parista Yuthamonop) "The Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) forum will help push for a conclusion of the World Trade Organisation's Doha Development round at the 2008 summit meeting next year in Peru, said Ambassador Juan Capunay, the deputy executive director for the Apec secretariat."

- MICRO:

• 'Japanese Trading Firm Buys US$100 million Korean Stake in Peru Gas Company' (All Headline News, Windsor Genova, Tokyo)
  
• 'Pacasmayo Wins Bayovar Bidding' (BNAmericas)
• 'Wong Says It's Not For Sale' (Dow Jones, Robert Kozak)
• 'Embassy Goes North (and South Too)' (Hotel Interactive, Glenn Haussman) Embassy Suites Hotels to open "a 165-suite property in Lima, Peru one year later."
• 'ScotiaBank's International Group No Slouch Either' (National Post, Canada)
  

- MINING:

• 'Alturas Reports on Exploration Progress from Utupara, Banos del Indio and Huilcaollo' (Alturas Mineras press release)
  
• 'Awarding Newmont's CEO Inappropriate' (opinion, Denver Post, Tom Rowe)
  
• 'Doe Run Peru Begins Engineering on Third Plant in La Oroya' (Doe Run press release)
• 'Production Imminent at International Minerals' Pallancata Project' (International Minerals press release)
  
• 'Southern Copper Workers in Peru May Strike Sept 12' (Mining Journal; Reuters) according to Reuters: "Workers at Southern Copper's Cuajone and Toquepala mines and the Ilo smelter in Peru plan to down tools on September 12 in pursuit of an improved pay offer, union leaders said."
• 'Digging with the Locals: Managing Local Community Relations' (Mining Journal)
  
• 'Candente Extends Depth of Canariaco' (Northern Miner)

MUSIC:

• 'Peruvian Singer Noel Brings Salsoul to Stage' (Palisadian Post, California) re: Cecilia Noël & the Wild Clams

SPORTS:

• 'Luis Horna in Doubles with Agustin Calleri, Argentina, defeated Rajeev Ram and Donald Young, United States, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4' (US Open; Associated Press)
• 'Hero Hermoza Sends Peru Through' (FIFA) with accompanying video and photographs
• 'Peru is the Next Victim' (Ghana News Agency)
  
• 'Peru Cheers U-17 Into QuarterFinals' (Xinhua News Agency)
  

OTHER:

• 'Peruvian Man Herding Sheep Near Madison River' (Associated Press in Billings Gazette, Montana) re: Toninho Monago Toribio
• 'Peruvian Cuisine Makes Quite a Splash' (Bradenton Herald, Chris Wille, Florida) re: El Warike
  
• 'Drugs Bust Proves a Piece of Cake' (editorial, Hertsad Advertiser, UK) re: cake contained a kilo of cocaine
  
• 'An Amazon Escape' (The Daily, Australia) re: Expedition Amazonas
• 'Teacher Takes Sports Equipment, Goodwill to Street Kids in Peru' (Detroit News, Robert Snell)
  
• 'Ancient Peru Unearthed' (Embassy, Canada) re: exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum
  
• 'Student Trip To Peru Opens Locals' Eyes' (Golden Star, Colin Payne)
• 'Mission trip is eye-opening experience' (Jefferson County Journal, Trish Wallace, Missouri)
• 'Pickpocket Tourist Gets 9 Months' (see second article, New Straits Times, Shuhada Ellis, Malaysia) "A tourist had been in the country for just five days when he decided to make a quick buck by being a pickpocket. And for that, Humberto Carlos, 40, from Lima, Peru, was yesterday sentenced to nine months’ jail."

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