Friday, September 14, 2007
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
Among the news today: a new UN review of quake relief efforts; blood banks in Peru may be infected with HIV; and religious leaders speak out about the impact of mining on parishioners and clerics.
TAINTED BLOOD:
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released their 'Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 16' which includes updates on the response including information on education, water and sanitation, as well as a review of donors. (The full 7-page report is also online.)
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Among the news today: a new UN review of quake relief efforts; blood banks in Peru may be infected with HIV; and religious leaders speak out about the impact of mining on parishioners and clerics.
TAINTED BLOOD:
- 'Peru's Blood Banks Under Scrutiny Following HIV Scare' (Agence France Press)
- 'Peru's Blood Bank Shut After Four Infected With HIV During Blood Transfusion' (All Headline News, Nidhi Sharma)
- 'Peru Closes Blood Banks After Four Infected With HIV' (Associated Press, Edison Lopez)
- 'Peru Blood Banks Face HIV Crisis' (BBC)
- 'Panic In Peru After HIV-Infected Blood Transfusions' (Xinhua News Agency)
- 'Bishops Concerned Over Death Threats Against Peruvian Bishop' (US Conference of Catholic Bishops) "Bishop Turley has spent most of his ministry in Peru. Last year he addressed the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Policy about the impact of the mining sector on vulnerable populations within Peru."
- 'Free Trade Would Hurt Peru' (letter, Birmingham News, Rev. J. Shannon Webster, Presbyterian Church) re: opposed to Doe Run activity
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released their 'Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 16' which includes updates on the response including information on education, water and sanitation, as well as a review of donors. (The full 7-page report is also online.)
- 'Posh Spanish Hotel Donates Used Beds And Other Furniture To Peru Quake Victims' (Associated Press) re: Hotel Villamagna
- 'IW Couple Tell Of Quake Devestation' (Isle of Wight County Press, Jon Moreno)
- 'Malaysians Lend A Hand To Friends In Need In Peru' (New Straits Times) "The Malaysian Volunteer Fire Rescue and Force of Nature Aid Foundation — had joined forces with the Embassy of Peru in Malaysia to seek help for victims."
- 'Clubs Respond To Peru Earthquake' (Rotary International)
- 'Parents Demand Justice For Woman Murdered in Peru' (Patriot News, Pete Shellem)
- 'US Explores Alternatives for Ecuador Air Base' (Reuters) "General Pace would not name which countries were in discussions, but U.S. officials speaking on condition of anonymity said earlier this year Peru and Colombia had approached them with offers. Both countries denied that."
- 'Overseas Chinese in Peru Slam Chen's Referendum Plan' (Xinhua News Agency) re: a symposium of over 40 representatives of overseas Chinese in Peru
- 'PSEG May Sell Chile, Peru Utility Stakes'' (Associated Press; RTT News; Wall Street Journal)
- 'PSEG Global To Explore Sale of Luz del Sur' (PSEG press release)
- 'Peru Proposes New Indicators To Measure Mobile Quality' (Cellular News)
- 'Peru Seen Jumping To Second Place In Global Copper Output (Dow Jones, Robert Kozak)
- 'Peru's Gas Developments Spur Drilling, Petrochemical Interest' (Dow Jones)
- 'Peru's Fin Min Presents '08 Budget Proposal In Congress' (Dow Jones)
- 'Colombia's ISA Power Grid Eyes $1.5B Invest in Peru, Brazil' (Dow Jones, Inti Landauro)
- 'WTO Chief Pascal Lamy in Lima' (Economic Times, India)
- 'Hunt Buys Into Maranon Basin Block 102 in Peru' (Oil and Gas Journal, Eric Watkins)
- 'Chariot Announces Additional Hight Grade Cu Oxide' (Chariot Resources press release)
- 'Doe Run Peru Appeals Fine on La Oroya Emissions' (Doe Run press release)
- 'Clean Development As Business Opportunity' (Inter Press Service, Milagros Salazar)
- 'Vean Says Metals Sector Ripe For Takeovers' (Reuters)
- 'IDB and WTO Organize Regional Aid For Trade Meeting on Latin America' (Inter-American Development Bank) re: 'Mobilizing Aid for Trade: Focus Latin America and the Caribbean' held today and tomorrow in Lima, Peru., organized by IDB, WTO, in association with the World Bank and government of Peru
- 'The World According to Charles Rangel' (Portfolio, Lloyd Grove) "I have a great working relationship with Paulson and a little less than with USTR [U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab], but we do have the same objectives to get [agreements with] Peru and Panama out of the way so that we can look at Korea and Colombia."
- 'USA Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Speaks To United Fresh Produce Association' (US Department of Agriculture) "The Peru FTA would immediately eliminate duties on more than two-thirds of U.S. farm exports including key fruits and vegetables like apples, pears, peaches, walnuts."
- 'US-Peru Pact Is Test of New Trade Approach' (opinion, Washington Post, Marcela Sanchez)
- 'A Growing Presence' (Gazette, Maryland, Rebecca McClay) re: Mercedes Chaparro
- 'Another Charge For Peruvian Ex Prez' (Prensa Latina, Cuba) re: "for the premeditated homicide of Juan Bardales and another 41 prisoners in Miguel Castro Prison 15 years ago"
- 'Royal Oak Woman Recruits Volunteers For Amazon Promise' (Detroit News, Doug Guthrie) re: Patty Webster and 'Amazon Promise' in the Belen neighborhood of Iquitos
- 'Paddington Bear Goes To Hollywood' (Guardian, UK) "Deepest, darkest Peru's most famous marmalade eating emigré is heading for the big screen, Warner Bros announced yesterday."
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