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Asia-Pacific summit closes in Peru with China’s Xi front and center as Trump whiplash looms
Read full article: Asia-Pacific summit closes in Peru with China’s Xi front and center as Trump whiplash loomsThe Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum has wrapped up with a spirit of detente that many fear the annual summit may not see again for four years.
With Peru in the global spotlight for APEC, so is one of the world's least popular presidents
Read full article: With Peru in the global spotlight for APEC, so is one of the world's least popular presidentsThe high-profile Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima has thrust one of the world’s least popular presidents into the limelight.
Peruvian theologian the Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, father of influential liberation theology, has died
Read full article: Peruvian theologian the Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, father of influential liberation theology, has diedPeruvian theologian the Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, the father of the social justice-centered liberation theology that the Vatican once criticized for its Marxist undercurrents, has died.
Peru celebrates 2 decades of a fast-growing breed of guinea pigs eaten as a delicacy
Read full article: Peru celebrates 2 decades of a fast-growing breed of guinea pigs eaten as a delicacyPeru is celebrating two decades since the creation of a genetically modified breed of guinea pig, a rodent whose meat has formed a part of the diet of people in the Andean nation for thousands of years.
Pope expels a bishop and 9 other people from a Peru movement over 'sadistic' abuses
Read full article: Pope expels a bishop and 9 other people from a Peru movement over 'sadistic' abusesPope Francis has taken the unusual decision to expel 10 people from a troubled Catholic movement in Peru after a Vatican investigation uncovered “sadistic” abuses of power, authority and spirituality.
Alberto Fujimori, Peru's controversial former president, buried after 3 days of national mourning
Read full article: Alberto Fujimori, Peru's controversial former president, buried after 3 days of national mourningControversial former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has been buried after three days of national mourning.
Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies at 86
Read full article: Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies at 86Alberto Fujimori, whose decadelong presidency began with triumphs righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in autocratic excess that sent him to prison, has died.
Hundreds in Peru mark Clown Day in hopes of getting the holiday official recognition
Read full article: Hundreds in Peru mark Clown Day in hopes of getting the holiday official recognitionHundreds of clowns have gathered in the streets of Peru’s capital to mark Clown Day, a holiday for which they have sought for years to gain official recognition.
Peru arrests an Iranian man accused of planning an attack on an Israeli citizen
Read full article: Peru arrests an Iranian man accused of planning an attack on an Israeli citizenPolice in Peru have announced the arrest of an Iranian citizen who was purportedly a member of Iran's Quds Force and had allegedly planned to kill an Israeli citizen in the South American country.
Endangered species list grows by 2,000. Climate change is part of the problem
Read full article: Endangered species list grows by 2,000. Climate change is part of the problemThe International Union for Conservation of Nature, the leading tracker of global biodiversity, released their new Red List of Threatened Species on Monday at the United Nations climate conference in Dubai.
Peruvian constitutional court orders release of former President Alberto Fujimori
Read full article: Peruvian constitutional court orders release of former President Alberto FujimoriPeru’s constitutional court has ordered an immediate humanitarian release for imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori.
Peru lost more than half of its glacier surface in just over half a century, scientists say
Read full article: Peru lost more than half of its glacier surface in just over half a century, scientists sayPeruvian scientists say Peru has lost more than half of its glacier surface in the last six decades due to climate change.
Japan's Princess Kako arrives in Peru to mark 150 years of diplomatic relations
Read full article: Japan's Princess Kako arrives in Peru to mark 150 years of diplomatic relationsJapanese Princess Kako on Friday arrived in Peru on an official visit to commemorate 150 years of diplomatic relations between both countries.
Natalee Holloway’s confessed killer returns to Peru to serve out sentence in another murder
Read full article: Natalee Holloway’s confessed killer returns to Peru to serve out sentence in another murderA Dutchman who recently confessed to killing American high school student Natalee Holloway in 2005 in Aruba has been returned from the U.S. to Peru to serve the remainder of his prison sentence for murdering a Peruvian woman.
Joran van der Sloot expected to plead guilty in Natalee Holloway extortion case
Read full article: Joran van der Sloot expected to plead guilty in Natalee Holloway extortion caseCourt records filed Friday indicate the chief suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance intends to plead guilty in an extortion case.
First leopard cubs born in captivity in Peru climb trees and greet visitors at a Lima zoo
Read full article: First leopard cubs born in captivity in Peru climb trees and greet visitors at a Lima zooThe first leopard cubs born in captivity in Peru are climbing trees and greeting visitors as they make their debut at a local zoo.
Workers uncover eight mummies and pre-Inca objects while expanding the gas network in Peru
Read full article: Workers uncover eight mummies and pre-Inca objects while expanding the gas network in PeruSome archaeologists describe Peru’s capital as an onion with many layers of history, others consider it a box of surprises.
Q-Pop: Peru’s social media phenomenon Lenin Tamayo fuses Quechua and K-pop
Read full article: Q-Pop: Peru’s social media phenomenon Lenin Tamayo fuses Quechua and K-popWhat happens when you take Quechua, the most widely spoken Indigenous language in the Americas, and fuse it with K-pop, the global musical sensation with roots in South Korea.
Dozens of cats in Poland had bird flu but the risk to people is low, the UN health agency says
Read full article: Dozens of cats in Poland had bird flu but the risk to people is low, the UN health agency saysThe World Health Organization says more than two dozen cats have been infected with bird flu across Poland, but no people appear to have been sickened.
Archeologists find mummy surrounded by coca leaves on hilltop in Peru's capital
Read full article: Archeologists find mummy surrounded by coca leaves on hilltop in Peru's capitalArcheologists have found a pre-Hispanic mummy surrounded by coca leaves on top of a hill in Peru’s capital next to the practice field of a professional soccer club.
Pope sends Vatican official to Bolivia as abuse allegations escalate
Read full article: Pope sends Vatican official to Bolivia as abuse allegations escalatePope Francis has sent one of his top sex crimes investigators to Bolivia at a time when the Andean nation is being shaken by an escalating pedophilia scandal involving priests.
Peru's ex-president returned home to face corruption charges
Read full article: Peru's ex-president returned home to face corruption chargesFormer President Alejandro Toledo has arrived in Lima after being extradited from the United States to face charges he allegedly received millions of dollars in bribes in a giant corruption scandal that has ensnared four of Peru’s ex-presidents.
Lawmakers back Paris Olympic law despite surveillance fears
Read full article: Lawmakers back Paris Olympic law despite surveillance fearsA proposed French law for the 2024 Paris Olympics that critics contend will open the door for privacy-busting video surveillance technology in Europe has passed an important hurdle.
Tank plant in small Ohio city plays big role in Ukraine war
Read full article: Tank plant in small Ohio city plays big role in Ukraine warThousands of miles from the front lines, a sprawling manufacturing plant in the small midwestern city of Lima, Ohio, is playing a critical role in the effort to arm Ukraine as it fends off the Russian invasion.
Steady rains set off mudslides that kill at least 36 in Peru
Read full article: Steady rains set off mudslides that kill at least 36 in PeruAuthorities in Peru say landslides triggered by steady rains swept mud, water and rocks into several villages in the country's south, killing at least 36 people.
Peru protesters tear-gassed after president calls for truce
Read full article: Peru protesters tear-gassed after president calls for truceThousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Peru’s capital and were met with volleys of tear gas and pellets amid clashes with security forces just hours after President Dina Boluarte called for a “truce” in almost two months of protests.
Peru closes Machu Picchu as anti-government protests grow
Read full article: Peru closes Machu Picchu as anti-government protests growPeru has indefinitely shut its iconic tourist site Machu Picchu in the latest sign that anti-government protests are increasingly engulfing the South American country.
Peru police use tear gas to block protesters from marching
Read full article: Peru police use tear gas to block protesters from marchingPolice have fired tear gas to try to subdue thousands of protesters who poured into the Peruvian capital, many from remote Andean regions, calling for the ouster of President Dina Boluarte and the return to power of her predecessor, whose removal last month launched deadly unrest and cast the nation into political chaos.
2 more people killed in southern Peru amid unrest
Read full article: 2 more people killed in southern Peru amid unrestProtesters have set fire to the police station and judicial office in the Peruvian town of Macusani after two people were killed and another seriously injured by gunfire amid antigovernment protests.
Mexican ambassador expelled from Peru over meddling claims
Read full article: Mexican ambassador expelled from Peru over meddling claimsIn a roller-coaster day for Mexico's ties with Peru, Mexico announced Tuesaday that it had granted asylum for the family of ousted Peruvian president Pedro Castillo.
New Peru president appears with military to cement power
Read full article: New Peru president appears with military to cement powerPeru’s first female president appeared in a military ceremony on national television on Friday in her first official event as head of state, an attempt to cement her power and buck the national trend of early presidential departures.
Peru president's power grab recalls country's dark past
Read full article: Peru president's power grab recalls country's dark pastAt his initial court appearance in Lima, Peru on Thursday, Pedro Castillo gave only yes or no answers, looking on downcast as his attorney argued that he had been arbitrarily detained.
Dominican sugar imports tied to forced labor rejected by US
Read full article: Dominican sugar imports tied to forced labor rejected by USThe U.S. government says it will detain all imports of sugar and related products made in the Dominican Republic by the country's largest sugar producer amid allegations that it uses forced labor.
OAS launches external ethics probe into chief over romance
Read full article: OAS launches external ethics probe into chief over romanceThe Organization of American States has launched an external probe into allegations that Secretary General Luis Almagro may have violated the organization’s code of ethics while carrying on an intimate relationship with a staffer.
OAS boss vows to cooperate in ethics probe of romance claim
Read full article: OAS boss vows to cooperate in ethics probe of romance claimThe head of the Organization of American States says he won’t interfere in an internal ethics probe into claims he had a romance with a staffer, and he insists he took no action to favor the younger woman allegedly involved.
LGBTQ activists in Peru demand autopsy for death in Bali
Read full article: LGBTQ activists in Peru demand autopsy for death in BaliLGBTQ rights activists in Peru have rallied outside the prosecutor’s office to demand an autopsy be performed on a Peruvian transgender man who died earlier this month after being detained on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali.
Facing hunger, Peru's poor band together with 'common pots'
Read full article: Facing hunger, Peru's poor band together with 'common pots'Every day for more than two years, Cindy Cueto has woken up in the house she shares with her three children atop a desert hill in Peru’s capital, and wondered: “What are we going to eat?”.
Peru imposes, then withdraws curfew to quell price protests
Read full article: Peru imposes, then withdraws curfew to quell price protestsPeruvian President Pedro Castillo has lifted a curfew he had decreed less than a day earlier in the country’s capital and its main port in a bid to quell sometimes violent protests over rising fuel and food prices.
Peru judge bars Fujimori from leaving country once released
Read full article: Peru judge bars Fujimori from leaving country once releasedA Peruvian judge has banned former President Alberto Fujimori from leaving the country for 18 months as soon as he leaves a prison where he has been serving a 25-year sentence for murder.
Peru bans Repsol execs from leaving country after oil spill
Read full article: Peru bans Repsol execs from leaving country after oil spillA Peruvian judge has banned Repsol’s Peru director and three other executives from leaving the country for 18 months while the government investigates an oil spill at a refinery run by the Spain-based company.
Peru: Abimael Guzmán, head of Shining Path insurgency, dies
Read full article: Peru: Abimael Guzmán, head of Shining Path insurgency, diesThe Peruvian government says Abimael Guzmán, the leader of the brutal Shining Path insurgency in Peru who was captured in 1992, has died in a military hospital after an illness.
Leftist teacher inches toward victory in disputed Peru vote
Read full article: Leftist teacher inches toward victory in disputed Peru votePeru has finished tallying votes in the country’s tight presidential contest but no winner has been declared, with electoral authorities saying they are scrutinizing a small number of ballots amid unproven claims of possible vote tampering leveled by the apparent loser.
New data in Peru show COVID-19 death toll is over 180,000
Read full article: New data in Peru show COVID-19 death toll is over 180,000Peru has announced a sharp increase in its COVID-19 death toll, saying there have been more than 180,000 fatalities since the pandemic hit the country early last year.
Ecuador goes with conservative banker in presidential vote
Read full article: Ecuador goes with conservative banker in presidential voteVoters in Ecuador appear to have turned to a conservative businessman in their presidential runoff election, rebuffing a leftist movement that has held the presidency for over a decade while ushering in an economic boom and then a yearslong recession.
Battling COVID-19 proving deadly for Peru's doctor corps
Read full article: Battling COVID-19 proving deadly for Peru's doctor corpsJavier Casana leaves flowers on the portrait of his uncle Jorge Luis Casana, 62, a doctor who died from COVID-19, in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, January 19, 2021. The Medical College has been seen affected in its entirety.”More than 260 doctors have died from the virus in Peru. Their colleagues blame the deaths on a lack of proper personal protective equipment and what they say is the government's abandonment of the health care system. Doctors now warn that Peru could face a crisis of physicians if the government does not take the appropriate steps. More than a million health care workers have contracted COVID-19 across Latin America, according to the Pan American Health Organization.
Peruvians get 3rd president in a week amid cautious hopes
Read full article: Peruvians get 3rd president in a week amid cautious hopesFrancisco Sagasti waves after being sworn-in as the new, interim president at Congress in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Sagasti's appointment marks a tumultuous week in which thousands took to the streets outraged by Congress' decision to oust popular ex-President Martn Vizcarra. “I hope this one is different.”Peru plunged into turmoil last week when Congress voted to oust ex-President Martín Vizcarra. Sagasti voted against Vizcarra’s ouster — a move likely to win him at least some backing from those who took to the streets in protest. Lawmakers used a 19th century-era clause to oust Vizcarra for “moral incapacity,” accusing him of taking bribes years ago when he was a governor.
Peru's Congress selects centrist lawmaker to be new leader
Read full article: Peru's Congress selects centrist lawmaker to be new leaderPeru's new interim President Francisco Sagasti waves to the crowd after he was designated by Congress to lead the nation, in Lima, Peru, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. Congress chose Sagasti to become the nation's third president in the span of a week after Congress ousted Martin Vizcarra and the following protests forced his successor Manuel Merino to resign. People waved the nation's red-and-white flag and blared horns outside the gates of Congress as Francisco Sagasti of the centrist Purple Party was selected the legislature's new president. Shortly after the vote, he took an oath to become Congress' president. In his speech before Congress, Sagasti recognized the deep wounds the legislature must work to repair before the election.
Peru's interim president resigns as chaos embroils nation
Read full article: Peru's interim president resigns as chaos embroils nationPeople celebrate after the resignation of interim president Manuel Merino, at Plaza San Martin in Lima, Peru, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)LIMA – Peru’s interim president resigned Sunday as the nation plunged into its worst constitutional crisis in two decades following massive protests unleashed when Congress ousted the nation’s popular leader. The politician agreed to step down after a night of unrest in which two young protesters were killed and half his Cabinet resigned. Congress called an emergency session for Sunday evening to select a new president, but was still debating the question late into the night. Merino, previously head of Congress, stepped in as interim president, but his six-day rule was marred by constant protests.
Peru ouster throws nation's anti-corruption drive into doubt
Read full article: Peru ouster throws nation's anti-corruption drive into doubtOn Tuesday, Peru swore in Manuel Merino as president, after Perus legislature booted Vizcarra from office on Monday. Vizcarra dissolved Congress last year after lawmakers repeatedly stonewalled efforts to curb graft and reform the judiciary. Furious at his removal Monday, thousands have taken to the streets daily in protest, refusing to recognize the new government. The Organization of American States said Wednesday it is “deeply worried” about the upheaval in Peru. “That has created a political culture of corruption that now people are rejecting.”University student Violeta Mejia said many are simply fed up.
Ski resorts struggle to hire amid Trump's student visa ban
Read full article: Ski resorts struggle to hire amid Trump's student visa banBut Sotelo said there are plenty of jobs to go around, especially at and near ski resorts. Many industry leaders agree, saying that even with Trump’s order in place, it’s difficult to fill seasonal jobs with domestic workers. Another 1,000 to 2,000 workers come to U.S. resorts on H-2B visas, which are also barred by Trump's order. Huskey started recruiting foreign workers on J-1 visas in the mid-1990s after an improving economy made it harder to attract Americans. The NSAA and ski resorts across the country were keeping a close eye on two federal lawsuits challenging Trump’s order — one in Washington D.C. and the other in the Northern District of California.
Peru high court rejects request to halt impeachment hearing
Read full article: Peru high court rejects request to halt impeachment hearing(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)LIMA – A high Peruvian court rejected a request by President Martín Vizcarra Thursday to halt impeachment proceedings being pushed by opposition lawmakers who contend he tried to cover up ties with a controversial ally. Tribunal President Marianella Ledesma said magistrates agreed to let the impeachment proceeding advance because recent events indicate the removal attempt is unlikely to actually result in Vizcarra’s ouster. Lawmakers who initiated the impeachment process last week have struggled to garner support and analysts believe they are unlikely to get enough votes to remove Vizcarra. The impeachment would come at a tumultuous time for Peru, one of the countries with the highest per capita COVID-19 mortality rates in the world. The proceedings have been rushed and no probe has yet concluded whether any illegal activity indeed took place.
The Latest: India reports record number of new infections
Read full article: The Latest: India reports record number of new infections(AP Photo/Martin Mejia)NEW DELHI India has recorded another record number of new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours as it ramps up testing to more than 900,000 a day. The 69,652 new cases reported Thursday push Indias total reported cases past 2.8 million, of which 2 million have recovered. The Health Ministry says another 977 coronavirus fatalities were recorded in the past 24 hours, raising total deaths to 53,866. It has the third-most reported cases in the world, behind the United States and Brazil, and has the fourth highest number of reported deaths behind the U.S., Brazil and Mexico. Confirmed cases rose by 5,792 to 537,031, and 707 more deaths were confirmed, bringing Mexicos total to 58,481.
Venezuelan does funerals alone in Peru cemetery amid virus
Read full article: Venezuelan does funerals alone in Peru cemetery amid virusBrother Ronald Marin, a 30-year-old layworker from Venezuela, walks along a paved dirt road lined by graves, inside the "Martires 19 de Julio" cemetery in Comas, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Saturday, July 4, 2020. Wearing a white robe and shoes worn down by dust, Marin is one of the few who administers funerals in this cemetery far from the center of Peru's capital. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)LIMA Wearing a white robe and shoes worn down by dust, Venezuelan layworker Ronald Marn is the only one who administers funerals in a cemetery far from the capitals center. Sometimes they invite him to pray at the homes of the deceased after the first month of death. Peru has the highest death rate per million in the Americas, above Chile, the United States, Brazil and Mexico.
Peruvians fill streets as lockdown ends despite infections
Read full article: Peruvians fill streets as lockdown ends despite infectionsThe 106-day lockdown devastated Perus economy, causing thousands of businesses to go under and millions of people to lose their jobs. Many of the jobless and poor turned to selling goods in the street to survive despite the stay-at-home orders. President Martin Vizcarra said the goal of easing the lockdown is to reactivate the economy and generate jobs. But tough measures will remain in place in seven regions in central Peru where infections are on the rise. With more than 285,000 confirmed infections, Peru has the seventh highest case count in the world.
Virus pushes millions into hunger; UN seeks more food funds
Read full article: Virus pushes millions into hunger; UN seeks more food fundsFor many residents the "community pot" is their only defense against a hunger that's become a constant feature of life amid the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)JOHANNESBURG Millions of people have been pushed into hunger by the coronavirus pandemic, the U.N. World Food Program said Monday as it appealed for nearly $5 billion to help feed the growing numbers in poor and middle-income countries. The frontline in the battle against the coronavirus is shifting from the rich world to the poor world, said David Beasley, WFPs executive director. Until the day we have a medical vaccine, food is the best vaccine against chaos." Coronavirus infection levels are climbing when food stocks in some parts of the world are already low.
Peru giving up on virus measures in face of sinking economy
Read full article: Peru giving up on virus measures in face of sinking economyHundreds of people wait in line outside of at Mega Plaza mall in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, June 24, 2020. So now, Peru is prioritizing commerce over public health, and hoping for the best. Reopening malls is the largest step the government has taken so far, but by June 30, all anti-virus measures will be removed. Management was limiting shoppers to half that number under government orders this week but the result was thousands of people in closely packed lines outside. Peru was the first country in Latin America to impose widespread quarantine, which began on March 16.
Vigil held for Pontiac mother killed in Ohio
Read full article: Vigil held for Pontiac mother killed in OhioPONTIAC, Mich. Dozens gathered to remember a Pontiac woman who was killed shortly after she moved to Ohio. McKenzie Butlers body was discovered last weekend buried in a park in Lima, Ohio. READ: Family of former Pontiac resident found buried in Ohio park shocked by tragedyA vigil was held on Tuesday, and it intended to raise awareness about domestic violence. Butler was killed by a man her family said she was in a relationship with. Earlier this month, Butlers body was found buried in a park.
Beijing sees drop is virus cases as Brazil passes 1 million
Read full article: Beijing sees drop is virus cases as Brazil passes 1 millionA porter rests on his cart amid the new coronavirus pandemic, in La Victoria district of Lima, Peru, Friday, June 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)BEIJING Chinas capital recorded a further drop in coronavirus cases amid tightened containment measures while Brazil surpassed more than 1 million confirmed infections, second only to the United States. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva that nearly half of the newly reported cases were from the Americas, with significant numbers from South Asia and the Middle East. South Africa has about 30% of the virus cases on the African continent, or more than 87,000. Meanwhile, Germany reported the countrys highest daily increase in virus cases in a month after managing to contain its outbreak better than comparable large European nations.
In Peru, thousands of faces at Mass -- none now alive
Read full article: In Peru, thousands of faces at Mass -- none now aliveWorkers stick portraits of people who died due to the COVID-19, inside the Cathedral, in Lima, Peru, Saturday, June 13, 2020. Sunday's mass in Lima's cathedral with the presence of more than 4,000 portraits of the dead from COVID-19 is the first with these characteristics in the South American country where until Saturday more than 6,400 had died and more than 225,000 were infected. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)LIMA Archbishop Carlos Castillo on Sunday looked out over a catheral full of faces none of them now alive. The nation as a whole faces a projected economic contraction of 12% this year, and Castillo called for solidarity with the poor. There were images of doctors, police, firemen and streetsweepers, even an infant.
Quarantined surfers return to Peru's famous waves
Read full article: Quarantined surfers return to Peru's famous wavesThe emblematic surfers who dot Peru's coastline are retaking to the waves as the hard-hit nation relaxes COVID-19 related restrictions on outdoor sports. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)LIMA Peruvian surfers are returning to their nations world-famous waves after three months spent in lockdown due to the coronavirus. It was about time, no? said a smiling Alessandro Currarino, sporting a black wetsuit and matching face mask after hitting the waves. Under the new rules, the surfers must wear face masks while on land and practice social distancing. More time in the water the better, she said during a break Thursday from the cold, choppy waves.
New Zealand near eradication, but virus has grim global hold
Read full article: New Zealand near eradication, but virus has grim global holdThe latest job-loss figures from the U.S. Labor Department bring to 41 million the running total of Americans who have filed for unemployment benefits since the coronavirus shutdowns took hold in mid-March. In New Zealand, health authorities have not found any new virus cases for a week. That increased the overall death toll to more than 1,300 and the number of cases to over 64,000. And first-time applications for unemployment benefits have fallen for eight straight weeks, as states gradually let stores, restaurants and other businesses reopen and the auto industry starts up factories again. Worldwide, the virus has infected more than 5.8 million people and killed about 360,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
'This is war': Virus charges beyond Latin American hot spots
Read full article: 'This is war': Virus charges beyond Latin American hot spotsPeople infected with COVID-19 disease wait for an available bed, outside a public hospital in Lima, Peru, Thursday, April 30, 2020. More than 90% of intensive care beds were full last week in Chile's capital, Santiago, whose main cemetery dug 1,000 emergency graves to prepare for a wave of deaths. In Lima, Peru, patients took up 80% of intensive care beds as of Friday. In terms of intensive care, we're stripped bare," city health secretary Lenn Mantilla said. More than 85 percent of intensive care beds are full in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
Peru's congress ignores its president
Read full article: Peru's congress ignores its presidentProtesters gathered in Peru's capital Lima, as the country descended into political uncertainty following President Martin Vizcarra's decision to dissolve congress, prompting rebel lawmakers to suspend him and appoint another leader. LIMA, Peru - The President of Peru has decided to dissolve the country's congress, but it's not listening. After Vizcarra moved to dissolve the body on Monday, the opposition-controlled legislature swore in Vice President Mercedes Araoz as interim president. But the confusing standoff between Vizcarra and opposition legislators took a new turn on Tuesday night, when Aroz announced her resignation -- both as vice president to Vizcarra and as the interim president. He added that Peru's congress seeks "to restore the balance of powers that should have never been broken."
Protests in Peru throw country into political uncertainty
Read full article: Protests in Peru throw country into political uncertaintyLIMA, Peru - Protestors gathered in Peru's capital Lima on Tuesday as the country descended into political uncertainty following President Martin Vizcarra's decision to dissolve congress, prompting rebel lawmakers to suspend him and appoint another leader. Congress president Pedro Olaechea responded by declaring the temporary removal of Vizcarra, alleging "moral inability" and accusing Vizcarra of "breaking the constitutional order." Monday's political crisis came after the Peruvian congress named a new magistrate for the country's top court, the constitutional tribunal. "It is fair that the political polarization in the country will be resolved by the people at the polls." According to Jimena de la Quintana, CNN's correspondent in Peru, the current political turmoil is a first for a country which has recently been mired in scandals.
Efforts to exhume John Dillinger go on
Read full article: Efforts to exhume John Dillinger go on1933: Members of John Dillinger's gang impersonate Indiana State Police officers to break Dillinger out of the Allen County jail in Lima, Ohio. Claiming they had come to extradite Dillinger to Indiana, they shot and killed Sheriff Jess SarberINDIANAPOLIS - A relative of infamous 1930's gangster John Dillinger is renewing efforts to have Dillinger's remains dug up from their burial site at Crown Hill Cemetery. For the second time since July, Michael Thompson, a Morgan County man, has filed an application for disinterment with the Indiana Department of Health. The first application expired before Dillinger's remains could be dug up. As part of the show, Dillinger's remains were supposed to be exhumed this month.