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Niclas Fullkrug’s brace helped Germany cruise 2-0 past Peru in Mainz following the first friendly in 2023 on Saturday. The Germans took the reins from the get-go and came close with 11 minutes gone as Peru’s goalkeeper Pedro Gallese had to palm away Fullkrug’s dangerous header. Gallese was hapless moments later though as Fullkrug slotted home Kai Havertz’s good build-up work. Peru’s goalkeeper remained busy but was on guard in quick succession as neither Timo Werner nor Fullkrug was able to beat Gallese from promising positions with 20 minutes played. The hosts controlled possession and made it 2-0 at the…

Thousands of protesters in Peru have converged in the capital Lima to show support for ousted former President Pedro Castillo and to demand the resignation of current President Dina Boluarte. The mass demonstrations on Thursday aim to keep up the pressure against the government, with protesters also calling for the dissolution of parliament and fresh elections. Counterprotests already under way are rejecting those demands, a sign of divisions wracking the country. Here is what to know about the unrest: What sparked the protests?The country has been rocked by violent unrest since Congress removed Castillo and replaced him with his vice…

LIMA, Peru—When Dina Boluarte was abruptly sworn in on Dec. 7, 2022, the fact that she was the first female president in Peru’s 201-year history was widely noted, yet barely explored by Peruvian media. Journalists had other things on their minds: Boluarte’s inauguration took place just hours after her predecessor Pedro Castillo was impeached for attempting to dissolve Congress and rule by decree, bringing down the curtain on a 17-month administration that had tipped the Andean republic into unremitting political instability and chaos. Boluarte’s professional credentials as a lawyer felt like a qualitative leap forward for the presidency—regardless of the…

A fish larger than a man, tasty as well as beautiful, the freshwater pirarucu is a favorite with poachers in a lawless part of the Amazon jungle where Brazil, Peru and Colombia meet. Prized for its skin as much as its flesh, the pirarucu has long been a staple for Indigenous people who hunt the air-breathing fish in lakes in the Javari Valley. But it has also become a much sought-after protein on the menus of gastronomic and fusion restaurants in Rio, Bogota and Lima – its rising popularity pushing up prices and raising the stakes for Amazon dwellers. The…

Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni has stated that Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star Lionel Messi could continue representing his national team if he succeeds in adequately maintaining his fitness levels. Messi, 35, completed his trophy collection after guiding La Albiceleste to their third FIFA World Cup win earlier in December. He scored seven goals and laid out three assists in seven matches in Qatar, becoming the first footballer to bag the Golden Ball award twice in the process. Following Argentina’s 2022 FIFA World Cup final victory against France, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner vowed to continue with his national team after the…

From the remote Galápagos Islands to the humid depths of the Amazon, governments are cutting back on plastic, citizens are cleaning beaches, and innovators are seeking alternative products as part of a region-wide movement to turn the tide on plastic pollution. Awareness of the need to act is growing in a region that is particularly vulnerable to marine litter and to other environmental threats caused by our changing climate, such as increasingly powerful storms. In 2020, 3.7 million tonnes of plastic pollution entered the ocean from countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region (LAC). Right now, 27 of the 33…

(CNN) — Joran van der Sloot has landed in the United States, where he is accused of extorting money from the mother of Natalee Holloway, the Alabama teen who was last seen with the Dutch national and two others 18 years ago in Aruba. FBI agents flew with van der Sloot on a US Department of Justice plane to an airport in Birmingham, Alabama, where he landed Thursday afternoon. Source: News 8000

Peruvian Interior Minister Vicente Romero received a delegation from the Federal Republic of Germany headed by Christian Klos, Director General for Public Security at the Ministry of Interior in said country, who has been on an official visit to Lima since last Saturday. The meeting, held at the ministerial headquarters, addressed the issue of bilateral cooperation between the two governments in order to strengthen the fight against transnational organized crime, especially on issues related to illicit drug trafficking and the eradication of illegal coca crops. Minister Vicente Romero thanked the foreign officials for their visit and highlighted the permanent willingness of the…

LIMA (Reuters) – Lawmakers in Peru voted on Thursday to declare Mexico’s leftist president unwelcome in the South American country, citing what they described as his meddling in Peru’s internal affairs and marking a deepening diplomatic split in the region. The declaration of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as “persona non grata” in Peru makes him the second Latin American leader to be slapped with this status. Peru’s right-wing dominated Congress approved the largely symbolic declaration by a vote of 65 in favor and 40 against, after Lopez Obrador derided Peru’s President Dina Boluarte as an illegitimate “usurper” after her…

PERU — Looking back, Chris Badami remembered the first time he appreciated a Cole Porter song. It was the John Williams orchestration of “Anything Goes” that played during the opening of “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.” He didn’t realize it was a Porter tune at the time. He and his partner Kati Roberts said that’s the case with plenty of Porter’s compositions. Some people will list off their favorite Ella Fitzgerald or Frank Sinatra songs, just for the couple to inform them Porter wrote it. For the past 31 years, Porter’s hometown of Peru has reminded residents of…