Tag: Peru
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Shooting Jr World Championship: India surge to the top
India swept the 10M Air Pistol medal events, including the Mixed, Women’s and Men’s Team competitions as well the 10M Air Rifle Men’s Team gold, to end the day with six gold, six silver and two bronze medals.
October 3, 2021 -
Peru: Abimael Guzmán, head of Shining Path insurgency, dies
Guzmán launched an insurgency against the state in 1980 and presided over numerous car bombings and assassinations in the years that followed. Guzmán was captured in 1992 and sentenced to life in prison for terrorism and other crimes.
September 12, 2021 -
11 dead, 6 injured in Peru boat collision
The people on the barge, including about 20 children, were asleep while returning to Yurimaguas after a religious event, local media reported.
August 30, 2021 -
Peruvian fragility
In the hour of Castillo’s triumph, his primary opponent has been remarkably gracious as she greeted the outcome with remarkable optimism.
July 23, 2021 -
Dire Uncertainty
The ONPE declared its count completed on 15 June. And yet no winner or loser has been named, reaffirming the mounting uncertainty.
June 21, 2021 -
Brazil registers more than 50,000 deaths from coronavirus
President Jair Bolsonaro, who has famously compared the virus to a 'little flu,' has clashed with state and local authorities over their use of stay-at-home measures and business closures to contain it.
June 22, 2020 -
Peru sets July date for football’s restart
Peru's top flight has been suspended since March 12, a day after the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.
June 9, 2020 -
Peru McDonald’s fined $250,000 after two teen workers were electrocuted death
Police said Porras Inga suffered an electric shock from one of the soda machines. Her co-worker, Campos Zapata, tried to help her but was also shocked in the process.
December 27, 2019 -
Amid Amazon wildfire crisis, 7 nations sign forest protection pact
The pact will also increase cooperation on fighting causes of deforestation, including illegal mining and forest clearing for agriculture and drug trafficking.
September 7, 2019 -
Chile to send 4 more aircraft to fight Amazon fires
Considered the "lungs of the Earth", the Amazon is mainly situated in Brazil, but parts of it lie in Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia and other South American countries.
August 31, 2019 -
2019 Copa America: Brazil beat Peru 3-1 to clinch 9th title
Brazil were reduced to 10 men in the 70th minute when Jesus was shown a second yellow card for catching Carlos Zambrano with an elbow as both were jostling for the ball.
July 8, 2019 -
2019 Copa America: Peru stun Chile to face Brazil in final
Peru were thrashed 0-5 in their last group match against Brazil, but they became a rejuvenated team after the humiliation. They edged past Uruguay with a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win in the quarter-finals before ending Chile's journey.
July 4, 2019 -
Copa America 2019: Peru out to deny Chile shot at third straight title
The "Clasico del Pacifico" between Chile and Peru is overshadowed only by the Argentina-Brazil rivalry in South American football
July 3, 2019 -
Peru rally to beat Bolivia in Copa America
Peru, with four points from two matches so far, will make it out of their group if they win their next fixture against Brazil.
June 19, 2019 -
2019 Copa America: Venezuela, Peru play scoreless draw
Peru was the more aggressive side overall and looked determined to show that their World Cup finals appearance last year was no fluke, but they had two apparent goals disallowed for offside and also botched scoring chances with several bad passes.
June 16, 2019 -
Cry (Campus) Freedom~I
Academics need freedom to conduct their research and to teach without intimidation and threats of regulation that more often than not constrict devoted teaching and research. When the government intrudes, academic freedom is at risk.
April 15, 2019 -
2018 FIFA World Cup | Peru coach Ricardo Gareca vows to overcome mighty France
Returning to the World Cup after 36 years, Peru lost the opener 0-1 to Denmark last week
June 21, 2018