Tuesday, September 04, 2007
GENERAL NEWS:
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- 'Whose Treasure Is It Really' (editorial, New York Times) re: gold from the 1804 sinking of the Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes "Though a potential Peruvian claim to the treasure would rest on tenuous legal grounds — Peru wasn’t even an independent country in 1804, but part of the Spanish empire — it certainly could make a sound case based on moral considerations: The Inca didn’t freely give gold and silver to the Spanish invaders. Spain took it by force."
- 'Amazon River Levels Drop to Near Record Lows' (Andean Currents, C. J. Schexnayder)
- 'Debate Ensues Over Peru's 'Natural Viagra' (WCVB-TV, Mary Stuky, Boston) re: Maca; see accompanying slide show
- 'Senior Officials Lay Groundwork for APEC Leaders Meeting' (Brunei Times, Khairunnisa Ibrahim) "We hope that if we can move forward then in Peru, at the first Senior Officials Meeting next year, there will be a policy dialogue on this whole issue of structural reform," said Spencer.
- 'In the Final Countdown It's Bigger Than Ben Hur' (opinion, Daily Telegraph, Alison Rehn) re: APEC meeting "Mr Bush's entourage has as many drivers as Peru's entire delegation."
- 'Bachelet Signs Free Trade Pact with Japan' (MercoPress) "Another important human rights issue that may have been the subject of debates between Chile and Japan is the extradition of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori to Peru."
- 'Russian Foreign Minister to Visit Three Continents' (Novosti, Russia) heads to Peru September 11
- 'S'pore, Peru Wrap Up Free Trade Negotiations' (Agence France-Press)
- 'Peru & Singapore Conclude FTA Negotiations in Sydney' (Channel NewsAsia, Lynda Hong)
- 'Singapore, Peru Complete Free Trade Agreement' (Dow Jones, Roger Ng)
- 'Singapore, Peru Complete Negotiations for Free Trade Pace' (Deutsche Press-Agentur)
- 'Peru and Singapore Conclude Negotiations on the Peru-Singapore FTA' (Government of Singapore)
- 'Peru, Singapore: FTA Talks Concluded' (Stratfor)
- 'Singapore, Peru Wrap Up Free Trade Negotiations' (Thomson Financial)
- 'Venezuela Resects Peru's Decision to Give Political Asylum to Ortega' (ABN)
- 'Venezuelan Ambassador Claims that Carlos Ortega is in Lima' (El Universal, Venezuela)
- 'Peru Grants Asylum to Venezuelan Dissenter' (El Universal, Venezuela)
- 'Peruvian Embassy: Ortega Was Granted Asylum 'Several Months Ago' (El Universal, Venezuela)
- 'Peru Media Queries Asylum to Venezuela Con' (Prensa Latina, Cuba)
- 'Peru Gives Political Asylum to Leader of Venezuelan Oil Industry Shutdown' (Venezuela Analysis, Kiraz Janicke)
- 'Peru Ministry Orders Operators to Set Up Emergency Networks' (Cellular News)
- 'Peru Finance Ministry Sees 2008 GDP Growth At 6.2%' (Dow Jones, Rebecca Howard)
- 'Disney Broadens World-Travel Options' (Orlando Sentinel, Scott Powers) "Walt Disney Co. has added eight new "Adventures by Disney" vacation pacackages, including a Sacred Valleys and Incan Cities trip that showcases Perus panoramas, such as the ruins of the ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu."
- 'Yunnan Copper Teams Up with Chinalco's Copper Project in Peru' (Yunnan Copper press release)
- 'Hong Kong Offers Emergency Relief for Quake Victims' (China Daily, Hong Kong; Government of Hong Kong)
- 'We Want to Help Peru After Quake' (Evening Post, UK) re: Lily Turner-Saona
- 'What Are We So Afraid Of?' (opinion, Hartford Courant, Meghan Daum) "As the death toll in Peru soared past 500, on TV at least, it was the Utah mine tragedy we couldn't get enough of."
- 'Worried Mother' (Herald Democrat, Kathy Williams)
- 'Pan American Silver Peru Mines Undamaged' (Pan American Silver press release)
- 'Footballers of Peru, Brazil, Chile to Play for Quake Victims' (Xinhua News Agency)
- 'Sub Hits 10-Minute Hat-Trick' (Reuters) "Deportivo Municipal, surprise leaders of the championship's second stage, won 1-0 at San Martin with a 29th minute goal from Ramon Rodriguez."
- 'Venus Williams Advances at US Open' (New York Journal News, Jane McManus) "As Ana Ivanovic walked to the players' dining room yesterday a few hours before her match against Venus Williams, she carried with her a copy of the book 'Touching the Void.' The 19-year-old explained that she hadn't started reading it yet, but was interested in the story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' dangerous ascent of a peak in the Peruvian Andes."
- 'Peru's Sub-17 Soccer Players Will Be Awarded' (Xinhua News Agency)
- 'Body Work: The Secret to Ms. Fitness America' (Albany Times-Union, Kristi L. Gustafson) re: Amelia Powers was Ms. Peru Fitness
- 'Peruvian Sheepherder Makes His Way to Montana' (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Ted Sullivan)
- 'Fresh News and Views from Baghdad' (blog, Family Security Foundation, Jeff Emanuel) re: in the Green Zone "We perhaps spotted half a dozen people en toto, and had our ids checked and were searched by the Peruvian guards far more times than expected."
- 'Education Often A Casualty' (opinion, Philadelphia Inquirer) "In Peru, children crush rocks and use toxic mercury to extract the gold inside."
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