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Peru’s government will unveil new measures in the coming weeks designed to lift the Andean country’s battered economy, a senior minister said on Monday, after its worst contraction in over two years in May. Economy Minister Alex Contreras touted what he dubbed “fiscal space” within the public treasury, suggesting new spending plans, but he did not provide further detail. Since earlier this year, Peru’s mining-dependent economy has been hit by destabilizing anti-government protests after leftist former President Pedro Castillo was ousted and jailed last December after he sought to disband Congress and rule by decree. The protests temporarily shut key…

BEIJING, July 1 (Reuters) – A Chinese military delegation visited the Britain and France from June 24 to Saturday to discuss the development of bilateral defence relations, China’s Ministry of Defence said on Saturday. The delegation of the People’s Liberation Army’s defence strategy consultation exchanged in-depth views on international and regional security issues of common concern, and enhanced mutual understanding and trust, the ministry said in a statement. Asked about the visit, a spokesperson for Britain’s Ministry of Defence said that it had hosted a U- China Defence Strategic Dialogue in London. “Discussions covered respective National Defence Strategies; the situation…

The Presidency of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will be handed over to Peru for the third time, and formalizing the reception of this assignment in a ceremony to be held in the city of San Francisco, United States, in November this year is planned. The active participation in this forum since 1998 has meant for Peru the improvement of various significant indicators, in addition to having allowed the South American country to assume this presidency in 2008 and 2016. In those periods, investments worth approximately US$9.4 billion were generated. The role to be played by Peru at the APEC Presidency…

A Pakistani expert has expressed concerns over the tripartite AUKUS military pact, which was announced in 2021 and involves the United States, Britain, and Australia. Under the agreement, Washington and London will support Canberra in building nuclear-powered submarines. The expert has warned that the military pact is a geopolitical maneuver that poses a significant challenge to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).

Joran van der Sloot pleaded not guilty in federal court during a Friday morning arraignment hearing on extortion charges, entering court with a smile as he faces extortion and wire fraud charges in connection with the 2005 disappearance of Alabama 18-year-old Natalee Holloway. Van der Sloot, 35, is the prime suspect in the May 2005 disappearance of Holloway, who was last seen leaving a bar with him in Aruba during a trip for graduating seniors from Mountain Brook High School. The court was prepared to provide a translator for him, but van der Sloot said, “It’s really not necessary” because he speaks good English.…

Two new Trinity College graduates have been awarded prestigious Fulbright Program grants to support teaching in Peru and research in Germany. Aiden Chisholm ’23 received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Program Grant to support the teaching of English in Peru. Nic Zacharewski ’23 received a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to work at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.…

In general terms, it can be said that the recent summit of South American presidents in Brasilia, convened by President Lula Da Silva, was a practical reflection of the political-electoral shift towards the progressive camp in the region. Although this change of geopolitical orbit has yet to guarantee its horizon of possibility in the medium term, it has already produced a first image in the Brazilian capital that signals a change in the times. The meeting, on a symbolic level, also represents the official end to a cycle of fragmentation, bitter political dispute, and planned attempts to destroy the intergovernmental…

Lima, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) Insufficient answers and silences stand out in today’s headlines about the statement of Peru’s coup President Dina Boluarte to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, as she is under investigation for the deaths in the repression of protests against her post. So was highlighted by several media outlets reporting leaks of the president’s statement on Tuesday, behind closed doors, in the framework of a preliminary investigation for genocide, aggravated homicide and other possible charges. The president’s lawyer Joseph Campos assured that Boluarte only answered questions from the Prosecutor’s Office. The head of Government refused to reply questions…

Football’s world governing body FIFA announced Monday the withdrawal of Peru’s hosting rights of the 2023 Under-17 World Cup after the country failed to complete the infrastructure required for the tournament. FIFA, who had an extensive discussion with the Peruvian Football Federation before making the decision, promised to keep the tournament schedule on November 10-December 2, 2023. “The Bureau of the FIFA Council will now designate a new host in due course,” it added. FIFA said Peru doesn’t have enough time to get the investment and complete the necessary work before the tournament start date.

At least eight people were killed and another five still missing after mudslides hit communities in Peru’s Camana province, in the southern Arequipa region, the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN) confirmed on Monday. Heavy rains over the weekend sparked mudslides that affected several communities, including Pampaylima, Venado de Oro, Infiernillo, San Martin, Miski and Secocha, all located in the district of Mariano Nicolas Valcarcel. The death toll was updated by the COEN shortly after Wilson Gutierrez, technical secretary of the National Civil Defense Institute for the district, told Radio Programs of Peru that 36 people had been killed. In Miski…