Friday, September 21, 2007
BREAKING NEWS: GMT 13:43
Chile Court Extradites Fujimori (BBC, Reuters) "Chile's Supreme Court has approved the extradition of Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori. He is to be sent back to Peru, where he faces charges of human rights abuse and corruption - which he denies. Mr Fujimori - the son of Japanese immigrants to Peru - was arrested when he arrived in Chile from Japan in November 2005. He went there in a failed attempt to run in last year's Peruvian presidential elections."
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METEORITE UPDATE:
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Chile Court Extradites Fujimori (BBC, Reuters) "Chile's Supreme Court has approved the extradition of Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori. He is to be sent back to Peru, where he faces charges of human rights abuse and corruption - which he denies. Mr Fujimori - the son of Japanese immigrants to Peru - was arrested when he arrived in Chile from Japan in November 2005. He went there in a failed attempt to run in last year's Peruvian presidential elections."
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METEORITE UPDATE:
- 'Meteorite Likely Caused Crater In Peru' (Associated Press, Monte Hayes) "witness descriptions of a thunderous roar and a rain of smaller rocks coming down."
- 'Experts Say A Rare Meteorite Likely Caused Peru Crater' (Canadian Press)
- 'Meteorite Causes A Stir In Peru' (Los Angeles Times, Liubomir Fernandez, Patrick J. McDonnell, Adriana León) from Carancas; "When she heard the explosion, Isabel Junquilla said, she was sure that war had broken out. 'We thought the Chileans were attacking'."
- 'In Peru, A Crater And Questions' (The Lede, New York Times blog, Mike Nizza)
- VIDEO: 'UFO or Meteor???' (Live Video) With auspicious music, the amateur video asks "why wasn't this in the headlines" which is a bit disingenuous.
- 'X-Files Peru Edition: Mysterious Meteor and Noxious Crater Spawn Conspiracy Theories' (National Post blog, Canada)
- 'American Spy Satellite Downed In Peru As US Nuclear Attack On Iran Thrwarted' (opinion, Pravda)
- 'Possible Peruvian meteor Strike Reported' (UPI)
- 'ProMujer Peru and Colective Integral de Desarrollo (CID) Win IDB Awards (Inter-American Development Bank press release; ProMujer press release) ProMujer: "The award for non-regulated financial institutions went to ProMujer Peru, a non-governmental organization that provides poor women access to microcredit and social services such as healthcare and education." CID: "Colectivo Integral de Desarrollo of Peru won the award for excellence in enterprise development services. A non-profit organization that promotes youth entrepreneurship, CID started with just 13 projects in a poor neighborhood of Lima in 1990."
- 'Prem Rawat Foundation Helps Earthquake Victims In Peru' (Prem Rawat press release)
- 'Earthquake Causes Alarm In Arequipa' (Xinhua News Agency)
- 'Fujimori Extradition Decision Expected On Friday' (Agence France-Press)
- 'Ruling Expected Soon In Chile On Whether To Extradite Peru's Ex-President' (New York Times, Simon Romero)
- 'Chilean Supreme Court To Announce Fujimori Decision Friday' (Voice Of America)
- 'Fujimori Calmly Awaits Final Decision on Extradition: Lawyer' (Xinhua News Agency) "We have been with Fujimori during the past hours and he is very calm, just as he has been during the entire process. He is awaiting the Second Hall's decision," Francisco Veloso."
- 'Going Back To Peru' (opinion, Miami Herald editorial) "Some in Peru now grumble that the agreement will allow Yale to keep some artifacts. Yet Yale will also fund an exchange program for Peruvian and Yale scholars."
- 'Peru Battles Yale For Treasure Return' (Prensa Latina) "Yale maintains it is only safe to return 384, while the rest will remain at the US university for further study, with no date of termination; although they have been there for almost a century."
- 'Capture of alleged killer of journalist Antonio de la Torre Echeandía' (Reporters Without Borders)
- 'US Commerce Secy Urges Approval Of Pending Free Trade Deals' (Associated Press, Jessica Gresko)
- 'US-Peru Deal Seen As 'A Breakthrough' ' (Financial Times, Alan Beattie)
- 'Workers' Right Protection' (Financial Times, Alan Beattie)
- 'US Officials: Congress Sapping Regional Influence' (Miami Herald, Pablo Bachelet)
- 'Bush Says Free Trade Pacts A Test For Congress' (Reuters)
- 'US, Florida Officials Urge Passage Of Free-Trade Deals' (Sun-Sentinel, Florida, Doreen Hemlock) "U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez told the annual Americas Conference in Coral Gables that rejecting any or all of the three countries would "probably be one of the biggest foreign policy mistakes we can make in Latin America in our time."
- 'Peru Central Bank Intervenes To Buy $50 Million' (Dow Jones)
- 'Peru Public Treasury To Give $290 Million For Paris Club Payment' (Dow Jones)
- 'Peru To Pay Paris Club Debt After Scrapping Sale' (Reuters)
- IMF Managing Director Speech In Lima (IMF) "In my view, the regional seminar was very successful."
- 'Innovative Conductor Design Meets The Peruvian Challenge' (Power Engineering, Thierry Capelle) "The reinforcement of the electrical transmission infrastructure in northern Peru is being driven by the need to meet the growing demand for energy in the country’s industrial and mining region."
- 'Southern Copper's Cuajone, Ilo Unions Vote To Strike In Peru' (Dow Jones)
- 'Peru Mining Federation Mulling New National Strike' (Dow Jones)
- 'Peruvian Copper Miners Vote To Strike' (Mineweb, Dorothy Kosich) re: On October 2
- 'Peruvian Union Demands Pay Raise' (Prensa Latina)
- 'Peruvian Mine Workers Wanting Their Share Of Inflated Metals Prices Call For Strike' (Resource Investor, Jane Louis)
- 'Guitarist/Composer Is Moved By Rhythms Of The World' (Tallahassee Democrat, Mary Leslie) re: Carlos Odria plays today at Atlantis Club & Grill, Tallahassee
- 'Reaching Out Beyond The Grave' (Washington Post, Desson Thomson) re: review for film, 'Forever'; "Heddy Honigmann, a Peruvian-born Dutch filmmaker whose documentaries frequently turn on-camera interviews into meditationally affecting moments, does the same again."
- 'Suspect In Peruvian Wife's Death Gets Prison Term' (Patriot-News, Pennsylvania, Pete Shellum) re: accompanying photographs
- 'Gene Savoy Obituary' (The Independent, UK)
- 'Peruvian Dies After Springdale Bar Fight' (KHBS-40, Arkansas) re: Ricarti Bayona
- 'Four Nations' Marines Forge New Paths In Chile' (USA Marines, Mike Dougherty) "In addition to the four nations participating, Peru sent an observer as well, and is scheduled to fully participate in next year’s event."
- 'Tour Of Western Hemisphere At Benning' (WRBL-3, Georgia) re: Fort Benning; "Chiti Choy is from Peru and is teaching students about his county."
- Luis Horna in Davis Cup Matches In Lima (Davis Cup)
- 'Nobby Relishes Quick Return' (Football, UK)
- 'Peruvian Keeper Arrested After Kicking Ball Boy' (Reuters) "Television pictures showed Juan Flores arriving at the police station in Arequipa, southern Peru, after being sent off during Cienciano's match away to local side Total Clean."
- 'Kayak Team To Paddle Length Of Amazon' (Sea Kayaking)
- 'Peruvian Soccer Coach Travels to Europe to Visit Players' (Xinhua News Agency) re: Jose Del Solar observing Roberto Merino, Andres Vasquez and Carlos Zambrano
- 'Alpaca On The Menu' (Adelaide Now, Australia, Tracey Linguey) "ADELAIDE diners will be among the first in the country to taste alpaca when it goes on the menu at the Hilton Adelaide."
- 'La Duni Goes To Lima' (Dallas Morning News, Bill Addison) re: Aló restaurant
- 'Mariani Announces Its New Coca Wines' (Mariani Amalgamated press release)
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