Monday, April 07, 2008

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A boy walks in front of home that was destroyed by flood waters in Chiclayo in northern Peru, Sunday, April 6, 2008. At least 10 people have died due to flooding caused by heavy rains in Peru. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
FLOODS IN CHICLAYO
  • The Associated Press offers several (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ) photographs of the destruction caused by flood waters in Chiclayo in northern Peru. At least 10 people have died due to flooding caused by heavy rains.
  • Expert: Climate change to bring Peru more extreme weather (Xinhua) "Peru's National Meteorological and Hydrology Service's Sixto Flores told reporters in Lima that according to Pan American Health Organization, the Andean country has been the third most vulnerable country by extreme weather, following Honduras and Bangladesh."
DIALING PERU? ADD '9' TO CELLS
  • Peru migrates to 9-digit system for mobile telephony (Telecom Paper)
VALLEJO HONORED
  • Instituto de Estudios Vallejianos marks 70th Anniversary (Salt Lake Tribune) "The Brigham Young University Instituto de Estudios Vallejianos will mark the 70th anniversary of the death of well-known Peruvian writer Cesar Vallejo in a bilingual dance and theatre celebration Tuesday with the production, "Yo. solo Cesar Vallejo."
INTERNATIONAL VISITS
  • Peru to build new posts on border to step up security before regional summits (Xinhua) "The work is part of preparations for the Latin America, Caribbean and European Union Summit due to be held in Peru in May as well as the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum Summit due in November."
MACRO/MICRO ECON
  • World Bank lowers Latinamerica growth prospects to 4.8% (Merco Press) "Latinwatch forecasts Peru to expand 7%, after having grown 9% in 2007."
  • From rice in Peru to miso in Japan, food prices are rising (Associated Press, Katherine Corcoran)
  • On-Demand Desktop Hardware/Software Support Simplifies Management and Cuts Costs for Peruvian Bank (Outsourcing Journal)
MORE COKE NEWS
  • Peru police seize 2 tonnes of cocaine in pair of co-ordinated raids (Associated Press)
ENVIRONMENT
FUJI FILES
  • Former Peruvian president faces trial (Daily Vidette, Illinois State University, Andrew Rosten) "Dr. Carlos Parodi presents a speech titled, "Can Former Presidents be Tried for Human Rights Violations? Lessons Learned from Peru's Alberto Fujimori."
IMMIGRATION
  • Immigration agency sweep wraps up with 332 arrests (Miami Herald)
JUAN DIEGO WEDS (Diego-mania)
Scenes from Saturday's wedding ceremony, courtesy of Peruvian television networks.



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